The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1855-09-29

OHy DC UNJUST W luOSc WIZ ihNSotSu SuIl-
tai underline protective policy, and prove ruin
Gus to the manufactures, but must subject the
government itself to bankruptcy, and bring
ruin and distress upon every class OF our cit
izens.
The estimates of Robt j. Walker, secreta-
ry of the treasury under Mr. Polk, of the rev.
cnue, that would arise from customs under the
democratic tariff Of 1916, was treated as mere
guess.work, that trial of the same, would dis
sipatc the deluson the very first year. They de-
clared it would not produce revenue enough to
defray the ordinary expenses OF the govern
ment by millions. Mr.. Webster estimated that
at the most, it would not exceed Is millions,
Others said less, and all that it could not answer
and would have to be abandoned What has
been the result. Mr. Walkers estimate of 90
millions was more than realized the very first
year. Instead of %, it turned out to be 81
Millions and instead of not answering the
wants of the government, and to have to be
abandoned, it is even now in most successful
operation, and instead of not deiraying the cX-
penses Of the Government, it has produced q
surplus too large for nvenience-President
Pierce has been wisely applying it to the pay
ment Of our national debt before the outstand-
ing bonds were due; thus presenting an exam
pie to the world of nation comparatively out
of debt, and with more money than it knows
what to do with. All this too, is accomplish
cd under democratic policy, democratic meas
ures, and democratic rulers.
Having disposed of these questions to his
own satisfaction, Col. Pond next arraigncd the
two old parties, for panderng to foreign inllu,
ence charged them with corruption by using
money, whiskey, and other means to catch the
foreign vote, by which he meant both those
that were naturazcd, and those that were not
There were, he said, about 3Sl 900, and about
rs many more who were not naturalzed. That
they all managed to vote, and that it was a
unit ut the polls. He turned states evidence
against the old whig party and said for the
last twelve or fifteen years, he had acted with
that party, and knew what he said. He ac-
knowlcdgcd that that party had used money,
whiskey, &c, to buy up the foreign vote for
their side, and that Genl Scott, bad gone
round the country making speeches in which
he expressed himself particularly in love with
the rich Irish broguc and the sweet German
accent, but it all would not DO, the foreign
vote was cast against them. The foreign vote
he said, though not large, was still large enough
to hold the balance of power in Presidential
elections. In addition he said the foreign en-
igration of the present day was very different
from the emigration that had heretofore come
to this country. That it was filling our aims
houses, our prisons, and our charity hospitals
&c, &c.-That our naturalization laws must
be modified in order to prevent their coming.
How did the old grey headed wings who
were sitting around relish this bare-faced ad-
nf t<>r
to which they once belonged and were proud
to acknowledge and Defend as worthy of all
confidence and support, we are a little curious
to know We are very confident many Of
them did not acknowledge the truth Of the pic
ture. They knew themselves TO have been
honest, and sincere in support Of whig princi-
| pies, and the whig party, and believed every
one else actnatcd by the same motives. We
at least will do them the justice to believe So
How Col. Pond knows that the foreign emf
grafton to this country is of II different charac-
ter from what it was in former times, puzzles us
to comprehend. Theywere mostly Irish e. Ger
mans heretofore, they are mostly so now. Why
the characteristics Of these people should be diff
ferent from what they were in the earlier days
ef the republic, is problem which no one but
q X. N. can solve. If they have changed at
all, we should think it would be for the better,
us the means Of education has greatly increas-
ed in those countries, and the Governments
have become more liberal than in days gone
| by. That most Of the poor emgrants who
come to this country should remain in the great
commercial cities where they can get employ,
ment is perfectly natural. They have to do
something for support, and their services are
more in demand in the great cities than any
where else, consequently they remain. We all
know how many Diseases vices, and tempta-
tions to which they are exposed. Often house
less and fricndless, without money substance,
or employment, shivering with cold, and dying
of hunger, is it any wonder, many more of them
than our own native population, who are much
better provided for, should yield to temptation
and transgrcss the should fall victims to
vice and disease and death. We do not defend
them in their vices, but we deplore their mis-,
fortunes, and pity their sufferings, and in the
sincerity of truth and the spirit Of justice do
we confess that great allowances should be
made for those, whose necessities compel them
to do those things that under more favorable
auspices they would seorn to commit.
l Although the statement of Col Pond, may
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