The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-30
A Valuable Convert.

We make extract from the excellent letter Of
o. L. Burch, E-q of South Carolina. That gentle
man formerly belonged to the Democratic party but
deems the crisis too important to justify him in
preferrng the duties of the partisan to those of the
patriot. The example of few men in Caroline will
exercise a better influence than that Of Mr.. Burch
Observe what he says Of the Ph lldelphia PLATFORM
II joined the American party when it COM
paratyely, in its infancy, when there was
surance, except that which springs from the power
of truth, that it would ever gain the ascendencv
and have any patronage to bestow, and at period
too when that party, TO which l had previously be
longed, had at It's disposal the whole power and
patronage Of both the State and Federal govern
ments. But | Welded to the honest dictates of my
judgment, for the more I examined the principles
upon which the American party was based the
more thorough and settled became NV conviction
that the successful establishment Of those principles
was necessary for the perpetuation Of our Repub
lean institutions and the safety Of the Union
Could | shut my eyes 10 the fact that ambitious
and corrdpt men of both the old political parties,
in different sections Of the country, were tanning
the flames Of discord, and arousing all the accursed
passions incident to- and engendered by sectional
strife and that it behoOved the conservative Of
each party to rally around the banner Of their coun
trlf Could | resist the force OF tee fact. that by
the rapid increase OF foreign immigrants the con-
slant influx OF foreign paupers criminals and lawless
disorganzers, the peace and safety Of the country
were endangered!
"Was t not becoming. every year, more and
more arppafent that such men, not satisfied with
the social and civil protection afforded them, in
the enjoyment, under the Law, OF property, liberty,
aud life, and the unmolested pursuit Of happiness
sought TO overawe the ballot box, 20 control the
elections TO dictate the policy OF the county, and TO
demand "a a reward for their partisan DEVOTION the
high and responsible Offices Of the government 10
fhe exclusion Of native born Americans? We're not
the evils and dangers, incident to such astaie Of
things too apparent 20 escape notice or evade at
tentiouF Were Americans to be required. under
tame and servile submission, TO stand aside aud
give place TO foreign upstarts Who though ignorant
of the language laws and institutions Of the
try iancied themselves, under tie bise htttery Of
drmagogues, its rulers AMI the masters over its
people aud their destinyi Could even the most
lukewarm and careless ak that the naive born
sons Of the soil those who felt that they had a
country TO save a. well as party TO serve, shoud
postpone any longer the vrldieaton OF that coun-
trys nationality, Il would be base and eowarily IN
any man, seeing these things. and being convinced
Of the existence Of such evils not 20 rally. with
alacrty 20 the Gag Of his country. casting TO the
winds II necessary those shsckles OF party, which
would frtter has efforts to aid In the protection and
defence Of that fagl
Il consider the great cardinal principles Of the
American Party 20 be. opposition 70 ioreign In.
huenee, and the immigration hither Of foreign pau.
pers and erimiauls-the nationality Of America--
no union Of Church and Siate-sRd, therefore, re-
sistAnee 10 the PAp.l pOwer-the Consultation as
Il is-Ihe rights Of the States and ths union Of The
States must be preserved