The weekly American banner., 1855-09-28


4 1lr ~ Ro6 I1fon.
TIE Courier, by ss7l1 BE |onwsa singq
lar one, and his 65 IN canyssdIng his State |
might sound stl Ne VAS advocating the |
right Of Americans 70 govSrn america. Does
any man denyiti Does not {he proposition meet
the approval ofevery aative Americanand every
good. intelligent ioreigneri
Hethen proceeded TO read from the census Of
ls50the statistics which form the basis Of our
uneasiness At the growth and srrogantp assump-
tions Of foreigners. From 1870 10 1900 the en-
igration was annually 5000; from 1910 to 1850,
nearly 100000 annually. We now number a.
bout 25,O00,ooo Of this, $500 900 are slaves; .
! little above l6,oopyep. native whites, and the
balance Foreigners ,z,1xs1-.
BE showed the inad oE foreignersin the
National and State Governments, as wellas in
all elective Offices. Michigan had come into the
Union with statnte prstbaing that aliens should
be allowed the elective franchise This was doue
in 1885 b secure the electian of Mr.. Van Buren.
Mr. Calhoun, Mr.. Clay, and other distinguished
patriots and statesmen, had demonstrated against
the shameful act, but In vain; and that when the
vote was taken, bowed down with sorrow andre
gret, they left the Senate chamber rather that
behold the Constitution so basely disregarded
The celebrated Nebraska and Kansas bill pro-
vided the Same rights to aliens, Mr.. BENJAMIN
had "cheerfuliy sacrificed this great principle be-
cause Of other wise provisions Of the bill," and
the Abolitionists had "accertea it because the
, provision woald thus Increase the number and
thepowef Of foreigners were liberty-loving
Z and slavery-hating men sy instinct,-and would
thus enable them to wipe ont the foul blot of sla.
J, very from the nation" Most Of the ministers to
. the important governments were foreigners--te
e the disgrace Of the nation. Places held by Frank
ei lin and Jay and Adams when we were just takin;
" farm and strength as nation, werc now, whel
. We had grown to place and power in the world
+ occupied bp visionary and unreliable foreign
eiers.
Il OF the Ave millions Of foreigners now in tn,
1t United States uneducated or badly educated
with no defined idea Of liberty and with less knowl
n edge Of . government like oursb large propoi
ue ton Of which are men over 81 years Of age -or
j. y . few handred thcuaend settled in the South
= lrn. States. Itxas time ~ - il AelfS6 m 4
ldam out the waters which threatened u : 0g
Ius--to check this mad multitude which easdar
gered our institutions. Abolitionism had grow
formidable since these. hundreds of thousands
have become such by this inaux-and it was tin
for Americans to say "thus far shalt thou com
- and Go farther"
sn He then asked what influence four or Eve hui
or dred thousand Americans would be likely to exc
ny upon England or France. IF we should annua
its pour this number Of Americans into any OF Il
ne nations of Europe Loving their native land-ve
Grating its illustrious dead-gathering about the
M; the fallen mantles Of its heroes and statesmen.
Al revolution and nsa-.l ~ss e''"oy 'oio
a --..1 uoes : Soyage acrosa the Atlantic blot o.
Ill the recoections Of home and native land, astin
ie in the human heart, and 90 educate and transfer
ni- the foreigner as to ct him at once to adopt OF
re- country end comprehend the vast machinery
our complicated system of government!
But it is said I'VE do injustice to foreigners
ia We do them no injustice. Who rules Englan
he Who governs Frances Do foreigners usurp a
nd thority theres Weinvite the oppressed of all n
tions to occupy our territory to enjoy our pri,
is leges, we ask that Americans shall rule
tut merica.
Ice It is also said, awe are sngrGieful" Lafayet
and Koscusko came to our relief ia the dark no
nd of our nations struggle, neither of the
ct asked to rule US. True to nature, both Low
their native land more than they loved Americ
to and when our Independence was 6chieved, retur
no led,-the one to promote the cause of lin
In his beautiful France the other to die withoQl
country and withodl bone
10 Many in that andie1csRept Nhil Iepli
nd with full heart to The tau IL =
IN contimptible and sensea c1In| eigners Il
as we are natiyeseby, accidentr- they, itizens
IS, ct6ice; He did n6t.choosa his birth place. n
msaid be ose her who ave him birth, hut ]
bore Henose the love te Nd, ana Nj dhld cIsril
for the mother WHO kim. -
.is O. Ipsn j. III =!
. moment, was FORMATION Of SoutIssn part
an 50 insisted upon BY those who resoi5 70 al
q scheme to defeat the American party, or to %
n tain the crumbling edifce of Democracy /