The American patriot., 1855-09-15
Thomas Green Davidson.

Thomas Green Davidson.
When an individual prefers his claim to the
public, and especially to an American public,
for political advancement, his former political
career is legitimate subject for discussion.
Now, we propose to show in the past political
history Of Mr.. Davidson glaring inconsistent
cy in comparison with the position he now oc-
cupies as the standard bearer of the anti-Ame-
rican party in this Congressional District. In
a former number Of the Patriot we published a
letter of Mr.. Davidson's containing the most
ultra Native American views, and we are not
surprised at them when we see such most ex-
cellent and conclusive reasoning to support
those views, as set forth in the address to
which his name is signed, published in 1889,
and extracts from it again published in the Pat
riot last week. Look at the following extracts
and then look at his course now, and in what
light should we consider the political chatacter
Of Thomas Green Doridson?
That the minds of many foreigners indulged
in imaginings connected with the possible flu
ture usurpation of all political power in the
United States, is not only shadowed forth in
the hostility Of large proportion of them to
a repeal of the naturalization laws and their
slanderous and vituperative assaults on those
native Americans, who foreseeing the dangers
which threaten their country have availed them
selves of right guaranteed by the constitution
to every American citizen, and have petitioned
Congress on this subject but the design has
been openly avowed in the following handbill
which was literally circulated in the city of
New York at the late charter election.
It is these words:
"IRISHMEN to your posts or you will lose
America. By perseverance you may become
its rulers. By negligence you will become its
slaves. Your own country was lost by sub
mitting to ambitious men, This beautiful
Vote the ticket, ALEXANDER STEW ART,
Alderman, EDWARD FLANAGAN, for AS
sessor-both true IRiSHMEN."
"Here," says recent report of special
committe Of its own body to Congress- Here
you have the objects avowed-the subvcrsion
Of your Government-and revolution con-
templated.
Mark the language of this appeal, and re-
member that it was made to Foreigners, in the
city of New York, at an election for officers of
the City Government, within which they num-
Der more than one hundred thousand Fdreign-
erS.
We, therefore, like those patriots seeing por-
tentious evils approaching our country from
foreign influence, like them. though tar inferior,
will never cease to warn the people, till those
evils are corrected or averted;
When we sometimes converse with our cOun-
trymen, who have never reflected on the mo-
mentous subject of foreign influence, they
sometimes reply to our expressions of appre-
henson, "Oh what can few foreigners more
or less do to injure the United States -
But when we tell our countrymen, that in
1907, the foreign born population in the Unit
ed States born a proportion to the native OF
about Zone to forty" and that now the pro-
portion is about one to five or six, and that
from two to five hundred thousand foreigners
arrive annually in the United States.
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When we tell our conntrymcn all these
things, and every native American heart re-
sponsive echoes the truth and justice of our
assertions let no native American hereafter say
in answer to our appeals, "Oh a few foreign
cas- more or less, can never do the United
States any HARM"
This standard bearer will NEVER CEASE TO
WARN the people, till the evils approaching our
country, from foreign influence are corrected
or averted.' Oh! most immaculate Davidson
surely thou hast had most potent reasons for
thus changing your determination, after SO
ably justifying your former course. Is not
there the same danger Of an attempt at usur.
patton ofpolitical power by foreigners now as
then, "shadoseed forth IN their hostility to tn.
repeal Of the Naturalization aus'"
Has not this been demonstrated, not only by
flaming handbills, but by preconcerted person
al violence? We say it has. Yet, THOMAS
GREEN DAVIDSON, who was first to raise
the alarm cry, and says in his letter: ~ am q
NATIVE AMERICAN, because I beleire the perpe
tuity Of our belored institutions depends upon
our BANIsHlNG FOREIGN INFLUENCE FROM ouI
COUNCILS" who was 50 anxious for the forma
ton Of party for this sole purpose, and who
says in his letter, II hare seen and deeply de
plore THIS FACT, that this holy and sacred
question has been vILELY PRosrITurED by me,
Of ALL PARTIES" is found where, and in wha
political position? Attached to party OPPO
SED to the great American Party, having bu
one settled principle Of action, viz: WILEY
rRosTlTuTING this question TO the shrine of it