Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-20


when he appointed TO represent the interest OF the
United States, as Minister at the Court Of Madrid,
at time when the most important and ycxing
questions that ever came up between this country
and that Of Spain was under discusson--a native
of the soil OF France, a man by birth, and educar
ton, and principle radical French Red KepuDllv
can--who had settled in the State of Louisiana,
where, by the force Of his talents, he had sue
ceeded in attaining an elevated position, but still
had never been able to free himself Of the preju-
dces Of his native country. do not deny his
talents or mplishments, but the result show
ed that his foreign education had not qualified him
10 represent the nationality OF America. What
was the result? You have il bafcre you. He pur-
sued that line of policy which his own prejudices
indicated. He kept back the Instructions forward.
ed to him by Mr. Secretary Marcy; substituted
views Of his own and had 1t not been for the ac-
ton Of the Secretary Of his Legation, Mr.. Perry
"a fact which has been proved and established be-
yond all doubt)--wc should have been involved In
war with Spain, simply because our government
had appointed to represent IL Mt the Court OF Ma
drid. native of France, who had never been able
TO Undue himself with the spirit Of American insti-
tutions This case Of Pierre Soule is sufficient OF
itself, to establish the leading principle of the
American party. t @
But Washington was not the only patriot who
advocated the principle that !" Americans should
rule America; !" Thomas Jefferson has left us his
views on the subject, and had he written nothing
else during his entire career, they would have
been sufficient to establish his undying fame, as
farseeing philosophic statesman. Thomas Jeffer-
son says:
"Civil government being the sole object OF form
ing societies. its administration must be conducted
by common consent. Every species OF govern
ment has its specific principles. Ours are more
peculiar than those of any other in the universe.
1t is composition Of the freest principles OF the
English constitution, with others derived from
natural right or natural reason. To these nothing
can be more opposed than the maxims OF absolute
monarchies. Yet from such we are to expect the
greatest number of immigrants. They will bring
with them the principles of the government they
leave, imbibed in their youth, or, if able to throw
them of, it will be in exchange for an nnboaaded
Hcentiousness, passing as is usual, from one er-
IRENE to another. 1t would be miracle were they
TO stop precisely at the point of temperate liberty,
y In proportion to their numbers, they
viii share with us in the legislation. They will in
fuse into it their spirit warp and bias its direction,
and render 1t heterogeneous, ancoherent and dts
f,acted mass"
If Thomas Jefferson had stood in the Park Of
New York last winter, and heard the speeches
there delivered he could not have more distinctly
expressed the evils arising from foreign immigra-
ton. lie could not have shown more distinctly
the evils flowing from the existence of that Great
German organization in our midst, which has
branches at New York, New Orleans, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia,
and elsewhere-w where they distinctly avow that
their object is to change the Constellation Of the
United Sates-to abrogate all laws relative to the
observance of the Sabbath in the United States l
read some Of their resolutions:
REFORM IN THE LAWS OF THE GENERAL GOVERN
MESr, AS IN THOSE OF THE STATES.
w. Ju,,.nd. 1uk ITn;varaal a,,ffra ma
Cd. The election Of all officers by the people.
Sd The abolition Of the Presidency.
4th. The abolition Of Senates, so that the Legis'
latures shall consist of only one branch.
9Th The right Of the people to recall their Rep
resentatives cashier them) at their pleasure.
9Th The right of the people to change the con-
stitution when they like.
pense
9Th A department Of the government to be set
up for the purpose Of protecting immigration.
9th. A reduced term for acquiring citizenship.
REFORM IN THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE Gov
/. Abolition Of all neutrality Of intervention in
favor Of every people struggling for liberty.
REFORM IN WHAT RELATES TO RELIGIONS.
/. A more perfect development Of the principle
Of personal freedom and liberty of conscience;
ance of the Sabbath b. Abolition of prayers in
Congress; c. Abolition of oath upon the Bible; d.
Repeal of laws enactug religious test before TIA
king an Office.
,. Taxation Of church property.
3. A prohibition of interpretations OF all church
property In the name of ecclesiastics.
But say some, you exaggerate. These organiia-
tons are feeble. / shall be able to show before
close that they are powerful
II a. IN no
question which lies beyond and above the question
Of regulating the exercises Of the elective franchise
by the foregn-born, namely, how far a nation Is
justified In checking or entirely stopping immgra.
ton. That question is already looming up in the
futnre and viii, in due time, occupy large por-
ton Of the attention OF the American people BY
them It must be decided. l do not propose now
even TO discuss IL. But do propose TO show that
the infusion Of the foreign element into our coun-
try has become much greater than most OF us are
aware Of / have before me carefully prepared
table of the immigration 10 the United States by
decades comparatively from the year 1870 to
1880. BY CHANGING at these figures we shall be
enabled to perceive the enormous increase OF i'm
migration for period of sixty years. From 1870
TO 1910 the immigration TO this country was 1907
900; from 1910 70 1920, il was ll4,000; from
1920 to 1880, Il was 203, 900; from 1880 to 1910,
Il reached the enormous sum total of 77s,500,
and from 1910 to 1850, Il more than doubled on
the enormous increase Of the preceding decade,
and amounted TO 1,5f2,s $50. Still later, In 1854,
the immigration to the United states-arriving
principally at the port Of New York-was SOC, 200,
a half million Of people. Let this continue, and
during the present decade from 1850 TO 1860, in
regularly increasing ratio, we shall have the enor-
nous Influx TO our shores Of nearly, IL no. quite,
100000 Of aliens Who are these people Are
they the intelligent, educated, and enlightened
portion Of the population Of Europei Some Of
them doubtless arc. Some are honest, intelligent,
educated, and respectable. But they are few IN
proportion. The governments Of Europe have for
years been making America the lazar-house for
their prisons and their alms-houscs. The statistics
Of our country show that nearly four-fths Of the
beggary, two-tards Of the pauperism, and more
than threeffths of the crime, spring from foreign
thnAn hn1f fIn rnnhc chaIi.