Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-19


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lonsider. also. tina, these emgrants. stunning
the South, from their unwilingness Ia coup, ie
With slave labor-and hocking 10 the orih,frou,
their abolition tendencies. la search 81 kindre1
spirits. ere thus rapidly increasing the majority
against YOU in Congress.at every apporiionmenl.
and will. unless checked, in no very great length
of,ime place The Constitution and the institutions
of Tho South at the mercy " fanaiicism
And how nre these enamitirs IL be ayrrted. Il
his horde of Foreigners. rnpdly increasing. j. 4"
he annually added IN your socirty' The plagnes
Of Eey,d were mercie-. since they were guided
by Divine bencrnlence, and >tuyed by His ON
Impotence when the heliverrnce ri his chosen
peaple wa, effected. Bot who shall stay thi-
moral lt-stilcnce, il ynH are Inaccessible 10 yoaf
daneerl II perseyered in, in what can il evenin
ate but ia the ruin Of The Iiepubliel Can the n'
bic system of Government es'ahlsheiby our ihlh-
ors ha administered by men like these!
lnu arc told that your numbers 81 largely OK
cced that Of the foreign population, that all o.
preheil-ion Of danger II idle. | do not mrun Ia
i've offence 90 any man, bat to spehk in the sin
eeritv of my heart. when say that such nn ar
gnment seems 10 me 10 estimate very humhly
the Understandings Of those TO whom II is od-
dressed. Ia the open, manly defence Of your
rights and bcrlies--ol that glorious constitution
hequeaihrd 10 you by your fathers Of your nome
ihesn against open and manly assault, you are
competent to resist not only the foreigners among
u bni n world in arms. God forbid one Amer
can bosom should paptate with craven fear IN
,iew of such conflict. But this Is not the dan
c4r which mennces. Every man unworthy OF
citizenship who is admitted TO lis privileges =
~ enemy IN your cnnp--a moral leper, spread
Ing eantagiou far and wide. The morals OF the
community are oorfnptcd--its henrt is tainted By
l.. aalx will
the stamp of citizens makes them politically part
Of yourselves. Tan You bear The analg amntion.
And why should YOU bear IN Foreigners aid
ed us in our revolutionary struggle Aye,--nnd
they have received their rewards. They became
Incorporated among US or have voluntarily gone
elsewhere in quest of new adventure. But we
invited immigration. Ayc,-nt the close OF our
revolutionary war. when, amid its tolls and Pm
vations we had achieved our independence. we
Ind a sparse and exhausted population, and an
extensiy. aud uneutivated domain. We rcquir
I'D an increase of population for tho purposes OF
internal Improvement and external defence, hnd
conforming to this policy, our system OF natural
cation was established. Europe was then calm
at least free from The menace of intestine commo-
ton. Party spirit among ourselves,was compar-
alivcy quiescent We invited foreigners, and
We received them. They came TO US in small
numbers. mingled with our people, and peaceful
" pursued the nvocalions OF industry. Al thiS
is changed We have population sufficiently
mum fpu, for every present purpose, and without
tie aid ui immigration We are increasing IN mum
hers u rapidly rs We could desire Satwithstund-
ing thu. there Is an annual outponrng upon rs,
OF the RESTLESS ana unquiet spirits of Europe, It's
puupers aud its criminals Not mlngling with
Us, a. when their numbers were small they are
now sufli 'jently numerous to herd together {"
live apart from us-to constitute distinct foreign
societies in the midst the native population In
the bitterness of our purity contests this lorcign
vote has been eagerly. and often by nn@orlhY
means. sought after and obtained alternately by
both parties; aud aetingHs unit the boast OF
kossuth has been roalizCd--it holds the balance
and may decide our elections.
This is state of things not to be borne 10y
American frecmpn The foreign ineursion must
be regulated or checked, and the American party
has lis origin in the conviction of this necessity
The very general existence of this conviction has
secured to them support beyond the limits 1T
their association. concur with them III the be
lief that the laws regulating emigration, aud the
of foreigners ought to he subjected
II thorough and searching revision, TINT the
term OF probation should be largely extended, that
to protect us from the intrusion of pAupers and
criminals, provision ought to be nude for the AZ
certanlnrnt by our eonsuls abrend Of tho churac
ter and condition Of persons prop sing To emiprne
to tho ntcd Stale, mud tint every safeguard
which he wisdom oi tongrcs, can devise, should
be thrown around the amendatorv statute, to pre-
vent and punish liz evasion.