The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-10
KNOW RoTHINGIsM IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Address OF Fns Exeellency Henry j. Gardner.
to she two Branches OF the Legislature Of
Massachusetts,.
Bosroy, Jan. Q, 1855.

EteDoD foreign population the duties of
repubhcanism towards them, It's dangers from them.
The immigration to this country was
From 1890 to 1870. 10000
from !SiO 10 lI90O0
Frsm 1920 to 1890 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 203s79
From lS3o TO !sio ~, 500
From 1910 to $780,. $40 500
statistics during the present decade from
1850 to 1850 in regularly increasing rato nearly four
Of aliens win probably be poured in upon
With this alarming decennial ratio Of increase-with
astonishing statistical facts that nearly four hs of
The beggary two thirds of the paupersm than
laton-that than bali the public charities more
than half the prisons and amshouses, than half
the police and the cost OF administering criminal justice
are for foreignersthe people demand Of their states
and wise craftsmanship suggests that national and
state legislation should interfere to direct, ameliorate
and control these elements far 1t may be done
within the limits of the constitution.
msn os ths arso tot me deveop
action OF the whole people In the gradual disruption
Of The great parties whose struggles constitute po
hca history in the general resolution of these bodies
into their individual elements when old issues are OBJ
solete or dying out, the individual freed from the
tyranny Of party, naturally reyerts to the great
primary principles of government and to the
Sentiments and purposes Of its founders The remark
naturally and wisely jealous Of their nationality, OF for
egn immigration in the ten from 1910 to 1850 out
numbering the whole previous influx since the organize
tono f the republic, progressing too in equally in
creased ratio since the latter date probable Euro
pean commissions threatening steady augmentation OF
food tend naturally to attract and bind together
the people in one united NATIONAL not party movement.
troll the mingling of races into nationality. The dom
nant race must regulate the incoming class Such ia
salvation Of both It is the compac: Of the incoming
race Legislation must cooperate with time and cir
IF pca @ Of
TO dispel from popular use every foreign language,
great preserver Of unassmilang elements of CHAR
acter-to print all public documents in the English
tongue aoneto ordan that all schools aided by the state
hall use the same language-to diseand military
companies founded and developing exclusive foreign
II yopaihies-to discourage imported political denia-
gogyes the broken down leaders of insuar agraransm
(Su%sx
Ito put themselves at the head Of their deuded country
men, to organize prejudice to valize foreign feeling
and morbid passion, and then sell themselves to the
highest partisan bdder-to purify and ennoble the
elective franehise-to adopt carefully guarded
and energetic nationalty-to develope a high and
vital pariotsn-to Anercanize Amerca-to retain the
II Sur ns ses sns the
ral'ze and to educate before eithero guard against
citisensbip becoming cheap,-all these constitute
work traDscending the ordinary platform of party and
ranking with the great movements that originally found
has been said the times propitious for the sue.
cessful persecution Of this great work. All who
friendly to these vital measures should remember that
II they fail now, they lost during this generation
perhaps fer Unanimity of purpose among Their
advocates, and patriotic sacrifice to duty CT partisan
attachments, alone are needed to ensure success.
The prodgalty with which citizenship, and its fran
chses are layishei upon foreigners in this country,
clearly tends 10 lower the tone OF American feeling to
cheapen the value upon its privileges and to len
national spirit and the pride Of country Neither the
" an analogy.
In tho elevation and speador of Athenian saws
Chancellor Kent, the privilege OF citizenship con-
dered so distinguished favor that it granted only
special decree Of two successive assemblies of the
people, and then alone 70 signal worth and reputation In
the times Of the earlier Caesars the freedom Of the city
and mpre given with sparng hand but the line Of
this salutary jealousy OF the right Of citizenship,
teadipg it drst to the whole Of Italy and finally
the tire empire composed "a It Of aggregate Of
A subjugated kingdoms, until the national blood was
tainted the distinctive national prejudice and spirit
were dissolved, and the State persisted under horde OF
foreign bar barians whose warke invasion affords al
most the only historic parallel in number to the
full AID nsdous foreign influx to shores at the pre-
day In England the most liberal Of the present
European governments citizenship 10 conferred only by
there still further limitations, total prohibition.
When witness The profuse liberaty With which the
sacred right citizenship is bestowed among the sen
der guards that exist against It's unworthy or fraudulent
gift and the great interests In the hands Of those who
recefSe as well as those sho grant It, shouli pause
and calmly consider the possible consequences.
To a repu blican government there necessarily cause
for greater alarm than others Here the adopted cti
invested with both the right Of choosing ng
chosen to Office Not only must he be eector but he
may be, and often is officer Every additional natu
radiation tends denatonalze Europeanise Amer
The universal record OF HISTORY teaches that all
pubhcs that have risen and fallen owe their destruction
to foreign influence unseen at first permitted till too
4 strong for resistance at last fatal.
The danger Of foreign influence keenly felt by the
early iathsrs Of the Republic Washington In language
eous statesmanshp repeatedly warns his counryDen TO
beware Of II. The writings Of nearly all his distinguish
contain similar eounses. This was at period when
ships were comparatively few and small steamers
known and practically the old world quadruple the
distance from us it is now; at time, too, whsn the
stream Of immigration almost imperceptible in
parson with the like tide that sets In upon to
day at time, also, before the alien element in
elections had become important dat the foreign vote
had been bartered for Office and honors, and
this side and now on that had once and again decided
who should rule the des.nies Of the American re-
public.
Tine does not permit me to quote the names Of the
long line Of distinguished statesmen who have given ut
tersnce to similar sentiments this danger has
clearly developed itself during the half century since
intervening but cannot forbear mentioning the autho
rity and words Of our own Webster He said than
ten years since In Faneui Hall and in the presence Of
some who hear me- 'tThere Ia imperative neces
sty for reforming the naturalization laws of the untsd
those patriots with to.dsy coald they witness
the more imminent danger now exsng We feel assured
that their voice Of warning would be raised with re-
ldoubled earnestness.
AetIBg, then on my convistion1 Of duty, express
the o. S sna sa.
endangered BY these causes, for long time
seen, but yearly growing more alarming They
and creeds antagonis,ical to republicanism venal
voters controlled by alien leaders for Office and honors
I'D power vicious voters bought by promised mpunity
and license for their wrong doings.
The alien born who has lived among foreign customs
and institutions however honest and well disposed
not be competent TO enter into the spirit and
one born ana educated amid them. No native
cltizen can vote for his civil rulers, erceptKin
.he rev cases OF temporary absence from the
country, until has lived twenty years under the
blessings and influences OF system lie must become
not only famiarized WITH its workings but OF ts
value. This period Of life being when the nellec
"a most active 10 acquiring infor nation and the facul
ties most face 10 ADAPT themselves 20 the circumstance
around them the whole time Is spent In Graduating
old theories and preferences, but in acquiring
To the alien all this IL different. lie comes here az a
later age with perceptiye powers less acute opinions
formed Judgment already biased by the intellectual po
tical social and religious influences Of his native land
Too Frequently also the want Of early ednaion and
the necessity Of unremtng toll preclude those oppor
tuntes OF instruction and habits Of thought that
common schools afford 70 all who born within the
circle their influenza Looking only the proper ein