Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-03-29
seuthern Natireisan.

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The contest still RACES IN Virginia, between the
Democrats and Know Sothings, and makes "a
very pretty quarrel" the the bellicose Captain
MeTurk used to remark. Henry A Wise
launches out broadsides of eloquent and impas-
stoned denunciati0n against his opponents, the
Know NOthiugs, as being abolitionists in dis
guise; while they reply to him, By attempting to
prove that the KNOW Nothings'' are the real,
genuine, hearty. emphatic friends OF the South
and Southern institutions.
The Richmond Penny Post IS very active IN it,
opposition to the election Of Mr. Wise, and II Is,
also very anxious to increase the strength Of the
Know Nothings in the South 1t argues, with
sturdy and candid emphasis, in favor OF the pros
cription Of foreigners, and brings forward both g
ures and facts 20 show why Southern men should
be opposed to immigrant enfranchisement. The
Penny Pos lays II down as an indisputable fact,
that ''sll the immigrants to this country are in
imieal TO Southern instituti0ns-made 50 BY edu-
cation, prejudice, and interest Ii says that, IN
consequence OF despising the Shareholders, the
great majority Of the immigrants settle n the
North, nh ere, BY adding TO the population, they
not only increase the Northern representation,
but have the insolence and temerity 70 elect a5o-
lition members Of Congress The Penny Pos
assumes that It does not make these statements
upon mere general rumor, but II pretsnds TO have
indisputzble figures for their basis. l. saws that
the population Of New Endlznd Is about equal in
numbers with the free population OF the Eve
Southern States Of MARYLAND, Virginia, North
Carolina. South Carolina, and Georgia. With
equal populations. the five Southern States have
sixteen thousand i've hundred and thirty-sTe
more annual births, 50 that the natural increase
in these States exceeds that Of New England By
twenty-seven per cent In the five States South,
the deaths are IN the proportion Of one 70 eghty-
five, while IN New England they are one IN sixty
four, OF nearly thrty-three per cent. in favor Of
the slaEe States. Yet the population il New
England increases more rapidly than in the
Southern States referred 70, and her political IN
Auenee always preponderztes over that Of the
South.
The above figures ans reflections are the Penny
Poa's; and, taking them as the basis Of its req
soning, II proceeds to argue that New England,
the hot-bed Of Auti-Slavery, would not De able
to maintain an equality Of representation with
the FIVE States spoken Of, if she was not rein
l
says Of the foreign immigrants
"Abolitionists themselves. they elect Adolf
tiouists and give the North preponderznce IN
the halls of National legislation In this way
the South is kept down, her institutions vili6ed.
the voices Of her representatives,, few and feeble
are utterly disregsrded, whilst those Of New Eng
land are strong and ever increasing"
The Post then goes on to show that, Il the
f'principles Of the American party should be
cd by ovaTur-
grants VIII cease TO speak al the polls. Northern
representation in the House Of Representatives
viii, IN measure, remain stationary, whilst the
Southern States, increasing 50 per cent more
rapidly, will soon overtake and pass the North IN
representation in Congress
The Penny Post sums up its arguments in favor
Of National KaoD Nothing party by attempt
ing to show that foreign emigration does not go
to the South, because It hates slavery; but II
goes to the North because of its affinity and love
for abolitionism-shat the south has no reason to
complain Of foreigners except the allies ofthose
who oppose sIaYery-and that if immigrants are,
heneeforth denied the right Of Suffrage the South
viii soon command, by the force Of its representa-
tons the whole power Of the Union and win crush
out abolitionism.
Such, right or wrong, Is a Southern K Ms
view Of the 'sNatiTe American movement Il
IS, according to his ideas, both in inception and
ultimate, stern opposition to freedom. It would
deny the franchise TO Kossuth and Mazzini If they
were settled among US, because, from education
they are opposed to Southern institutions"
Nativism- in the South, would ignore the p-in-
eiples Of social liberty, towards men OF our own
blood, language and religion, because it would
perpetuzte and extend the personal bondage Of
5.000,0 Of men who are Native Americans
according to the Know Nothing sense, but who
are not of our race.
Southerners go unto Know Nothingism not be-
cause they experience the least local ineonveni-
ence from immigration; but, because they hate
the sentiment Of the North which is in fayorof
freedom, and because they desire to prevent that
sentiment from being heard in Congress Nnow
Nothingism, according to the southenyiew oft,
is to cut of the night arm Of abolitionism and
then conquer it in congress. 1t is upon this
ground alone that Southerners are Know Moth
ings. If therefore, northern men are induced to
unite with Southerners, in proscnpiiYe crusade
against men borne outside Of the United States,
they cannot say they do SO without knowing the
true purpose Of the alliance