Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-09-26

1851 "The number, &C., 1850; town. s, 493
State 1854 Of last Il, $40 were foreigners, and
of these 9o5 were natives OF Eaglanu ana lrelana
1852 "The number, &C., 1881; town, $3.50
State, Il, Sss. Of these, 1921 were Foreigners
came into the State this year." =
1853. Number &C., 26 Ala; town, 60OS; State
Il, $751; OF these, 11,s74 were foreigners, of whom
lOO14 were natives of England and Ireland. 1,134
foreign paupers come into the State this year
And this brings to the natal day of Know
Nothingism Early in 1854, perhaps at the close of
1858, it was born deaf and dumb in Massachusetts,
Why we will see presently. According to Chick
ering in 1910 the foreign population in Massachu-
sets was but 472 per cent of the whole population
of the State. In 1850, it was 1920 of the whole
population-more than fifth In 1880, it was but
1853 of the whole population. Now, what could
have poured such a flood of emgrants into Massa-
chusetts (the most sterile and thckly settled State
in the Union,) between the years 1910 and 1850?
Why such vast dispToportion from England and
Ireland? Did they come to sustain her In her et%
forts to overthrow the government? Or did they
come from the impression that all her feelings and
sympathies in unison with their own? NO mat
ter which, never was there more just retributlon
for fanatical madness than this. The burden is not
half told Her criminals, her deaf and dumb, her
insane in like proportion, and settled upon her
at an expense which is absolutely astounding For
| eigners are a growing fungus upon her, that must
| waste her away if it cannot be removed. But how
is it to be removed? Shall she use up the contrl-
buttons of her conederates, and then cut their &C
quaintance and drive them off? That would be dis
graceful even to her. She has borne up under the
growing evil long and herocay; shall she bear it
forever? That is impossible. Well may she abhor
foreigners. Now Know Nothingism is the very
remedy for her. Form q secret society against
them-swear the members that they will not dis
close their names deeds, and stab them in the
dark Bind Catholics to them, for popularity sake,
and put Temperance over them with like intent,
and sanctfy the sacrifice, and send out emssaries
every where, some to preach in the street against
Catholics and others to work like the devil in Eden,
upon the innocent and unsuspecting. Whisper this
to the hater of Catholics and slavery; that to the
dreader of foreigners and the other the lover of
Temperance. Put on any face, promise any thing
hold any language, to gather recruits; and when
strong, that they cannot get out or go counter to
the will of Massachusetts, and her abolition klth and
kin at the North. Thus get strength, kill off Dem
ocrats take the reins of government, drive off allies
southern ana foreign, kill off Catholics, and crush
the slave power, by turning loose the slave upon
his master" Here, take it. is the spawning, the
poisoning, and the satanic aiming of Know Moth
ingsm it came from its mother. Had it adhered
to it's original darkness and muenes, it would have
accomplished its ends to the full, and the South
would have been made accessory to her own undo
ing. Never abolitionism so silent, trucuient
and seemingly national 1T has been since the birth
of Know Nothingisni. 1t would profess any thing,
it would swear anything, until the touch-stone OF
slavery applied to it, and then 1t showed Its
coven foot, fed back to its den and Set up its nat
ural howl louder than ever. How such men as 10
bert Breckenridge could have dreamed that
Massachusetts and Virginia abotonists and slave
holders could be united into a national party is, to
me- the great mystery of these mysterious times.
Could oaths do it? Why, every officer in MasSa
chusetts to support the Constitution OF the
United States and violates his oath without scrup!e
or remorse. Every senator and representative OF
hers in Congress does the same. Oh, it the
master scheme of abolition iniquty, to unite oath
defying and oath-respectns men, of different lat-
tudes, in bonds ndissouble at the will of the
frstl Heavens and earth, upon what precipice
flo tyrnfv nDlOn fhC
how perfectly everything tales with these reveal
TONS Wherever Know Nothingism has triumphed,
the champions of the constitution have fallen, and
abotionism has gloated them. Wherever it
has usurped authority, it has nulliied the constu
ton and laws of the Union, hustled off poor wo-
men and chrildren of foreign birth, grabbed in the
sacred editices of Catholics, and made hostility to
the South condition for office. Hear me patient
ly honest sons of the American party and you will
soon excuse for "medding with politics" this
Bear with me little while, ye patrons of
the University, and you will applaud the " old do
tard for fiinging himself between your children
aud the American party.
One word more before leave this head, and then
/ have done with it. 1t is the darkness Of night
which brings out the lustre of the stars. So it is
the darkness of State that brings gorously to
view the truly noble of her sons If Massachusetts,
has sunk herself to the foot of the sisterhood of
States those of hers who have stood by the
Constitution and laws of the land, through long
years of fanatic blstering have placed themselves
high above all the republicans of the Union. They
have been tried by fire and found pure Immortal
honor be their reward!
We now turn attention to the policy of the
against foreigners.
It is not true that every immigrant is pauper.
1t is not true as have supposed that tenth, or
even twentieth Of them are paupers. But let us
suppose that the pauper grants, to the thrift
ty; as l to 10. Then have seen, if the -
brought into the country with them nothing but
their industry. it would be bad policy to exclude
them. But they bring more. They bring talents
in every department of science; many of them hea-
Wy mercantile capital many the means of establish
all of them bring some money in their pockets Ev
cry dollar that they bring with them is just much
wealth added to the country without labor. thou
sand recently arrived in New York who brought
with them over $34, 900. To be upon undisputed
ground, will suppose that each sound foreigner
brings with him but the half of that sum-$l7 900.
put down the whole number of foreigners who
have come to this country from 1887 to this date
august 1860 at but 0oO, 900. From this number
deduct the paupers, 157 1884, and we have of sound
2S42 1O6, who have added the actual capital of
the country $4S 315 802 $71O 526 per annum upon
an average. Now the average expense of pauper
for period of eight years in Massachusetts, is not
quite dollar week. But compute it a dollar |
The numbers of paupers who have come into the |
country is on an average 1922 Ground numbers.)-
Their expense per annum is $12O,744 This amount |
subtracted from the sum brought into the country
by the sound leaves $3.50 ss2 per annum clear gain
to the country by immigration. In the year ending
30th September, 184S, there to the United |
States from abroad, by ship alone 229, 492. OF |
these 2,96S were natives, leaving of foreigners 1885,
524. The males were to the females in round num-