New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-13

bridge destroying and track plowing ST Erie aaf
HsrbCr Creek, b. which 80 Tsny Thousands who
have 10 share il tie quarrel are 50 largely suf-
ftre-:.
KNOW-NOTDiSG POLITICAL ECONOMY.
Mr.. Henry J. Gardner the new Kno v
fret Governor elected so far as we nov recol-
lect on the platform of Nativim, pure sud
simple. has nsugurated biz rule by an Address
of mich our readers have already heard. and
which while it embodes some good suggestions
would in the main sppesr far more Apostle ani
sensible if put forth by an Iroquois or Seneca
Oh IF than when deliberately uttered BY an
Anelo-Amercsn Governor whose ancestors prob
ably crossed the Atlantic TO seek home 10 the
New World not more than half dozen genera
ton. back Had they but known or even strong
y su,pected, the wrong they were according to
their descendants logic doing to the set
tiers who bad preceded them. we must presume
that Z ey would have staid in Europe at any per
senal cost rather than done such uuprovokei in
Jury 10 Americs.-But we did not propose to
deal with the Boston Governors narrow and
rampant Natyism in general. but with this single
specimen Of il:
The present Emope1n immigration il deeply pre-
judicial 70 the fair remuneration ot American labor.
The mechanic. the artisan the agricl'tIrist daily
sU.er from fs influence There Il no sf4tcusa' 10
political ethics more pslpebio or fundamental than
hat horest Industry should receive iis cwaf1
Those who hourly feel the depressing competition Of
slirn labor appreciated uodcr the task masters n
TIE Old World and schooed IN The self denit!s and
noCts Of existence there 20 uBirers al properly be-
Ieve shat their Own. wei as the Interests Of tte
Republic demand that their elective fraa.hi shOII
b. exercise Tor toe protection of American labor.
Now, it is rather the fault of the People who
elect than of the indisiduas who happen 70 be
chosen if Governors and other high function
aries are made ost OF men who never seriously
considered tie grsvest problems Of Political
Economy prior 70 their election and who there
upon make haste 70 PROFOUND the risbest and
most mischieyous die'G, as Il they were uu-
doubted sx oms; nut this notion of foreign i'm
migration reducing the price of home-b)rn labor
is so specious aud so commonly received without
examination. that We propose TO scrut'uize it.
We pronounce it, though not without cOua-
t.psnce from some isolated facts in the main
false and mifleadirg. Let us consider:
Louis XIV, in 1853. revoked the Eiict Of
Nantes which, since the reign of Heny " had
gusrsntt ed Rel gious FreedoL to the Proiestants
Of France ard commenced in earnest the work Of
drsgooning them into the b som Of the Gallo
Ca,bo,ic Church. lie closed The frontiers against
them, set Bis booted apostles upon them.
aud, by all manner Of persecution, endeagored to
msbe them ALLURE their faith. He succeeded 10
good part; but many rhoussnis escaped ia one
disgu e or another, and tlei to Holland t. swift
ztrloud, TO En- lanj 70 Germany TO New-York,
Philadelphia and Charleston $. c. Many Of orr
hest families are descended rom these fugitive
Hueuouots They were 10 large proportion man
ulac'urtrs as TOE French PrOtestants still are
and took With them msny valuable arts--such a,
s'lk-vtaving, dycng, &c -whi.h they natural
ized in taeir new homes Historians undoubt-
inlly, unanimously affirm, that the countries
which gave them refuge were greatly benefited
ard strengthened by this Hegirs, while France
was sensibly weakened and impoverished by It,
TWO centuries before this toe Christian Span
iards bad CON pleted their long series Of v,tories
over the declining Moorish power, and had re
solvod 70 cousumms'e their triumph BY the exile
and bsnsf ment from Spain of every adhefeut to
the Mahomn ejsn faith. This they did: and the
Moors. 10 tie number Of some fifteen hunired
thou.snd. were driven out Of Spain. They we're
in good part a-rifcers and artIsans-skifIi in
celious aud Elective. lIs.or ans are agreed in
recording that expulsion of the Mcors as u fact
ihe ib.'al and powerful cause of.he decline and de-
cay of Spanish industry. thrift and substantial
power. which received therein blow from which
they hsve never recovered.
somu.b for Hst1! now let u look into the
reason If the ibing:
Suppose five thousand Of the beat farmers 10
Europe were 20 sell OUT their properties, come
over ard buy our cbesper land., snl commence
draining su5sOlirg trenching, root culture
ard fui; growing. after the most approved
methods known TO Englsud Belgium, or the
Scotch Lowlands-would American Labor be
depressed by their immigration Where II the
blocbbesd stupid enough TO pretend &c
WI suppose they were to come and buy
three or four hundred square miles in the center
If Lorg bland. employ thereon ten thousand Ia
bor,rs. lall foreign if you please snd 6ll our
Cit,'s markets with vegetables, Fruits aed Is.
culeL. Roots, Of which our supply i Low Do,0-
ri0Us deicient-Hho would be harmed by them
Who does 10. kuOw that they would be general
hert factors Would NOT even Know y thing
Governor be sshsmed 10 repel them We rrg.t