The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-25
Our Virginia Corr dependence.

RICHMOND, Feb. 10, 1850.
Waynirg TO The Norfh-Number Of Foreigners
North and Soah-F5,eign Population in Massa
ctusets and Vtrginta-Roman Catholics in VIZ.
ginia-JVIse and Popular Education Mysteri-
Gus Gathering in Richmond.
In the name Of the Know Nothings of Virginia
THANK you for your bold, manly and decisive warn
iEg to the Know No,hlnss Of the North ELECTED by
the infamous sentiments of Burlirgame, and the
endorsement thereof by the Mi'sachu sets Sena:or
elect, General Wilson. You have spoken nothing
bat the truth, Mr.. Editor, and your words vibr ate
through every heart in the Southern States Sir as
am myself q warm friend Of the governments Of Ans
RIGA by Americans, kaow that speak TIE ssnti.
ments of every Southern bosom, as | do mos. AZ
suredly Of my own, when ask what in .erest have
we Of she South 10 Know NothiDgsm, tlat we should
allow it for one moment to conflict with our ias.itu.
uons and our property? 1t Ia the North, not the
South, tina: suffers from foreign immigration; aud
II the North is going to strike down cur labor do
they expect US to support their, against foreign
competitions Now, TO show which ,ti1n is pvac.
ticaly interested most 10 this matter and which
section suffers most from from foreign immigration,
let me present few facts and figures which tell th.
whole story.
According to the census of 1850, Of the frse
inhabitants OF the United State, l7,737,505 are
natives OF its soil, aud 2,2l0,s2s were born
in foreign countries. or the waole number of
foreign born inhabitants, one million uiae bun
dred and sixty five thousand five hun drei add
eighteen we're residents Of the flee Sta.es, aui
only two huadred forty.fye thou'and three hun.
drt and ten Of the slave Stats ;reigners rarely
ccme 10 slave States. The abolition Journals are
fond OF proclamiDg aud Blasting Of tnat feet. VIVA.
interest," Of her own, then has the South a. ALL be
compared with those OF the North, in getting rl OF
forefan 81 Take, for example, the two States Of
Massachusetts, ard Virginia. la Masaach stts vi Ia
a population Of 9945l4, there are l60 900 iuhabl
tant- OF foreign BIRTH in Virginia. VITA es
population OF $40 1885, and Of slsves Az 2S max ug
three hundred and mir etyouf inhabitants of foreign
birth. Now Gao very well see why MSs,chn .stts
should lock upon Know Nothicgism as toe sheet
erchcr OF lis salvation: but can you tell ms why Viz
ri 10 should 60 into fits about on her own accoua2
In there anything 40 dapge-ous in he % 1874 for
e'eners, that, in order TO remove them from her
soil she should give M her az j2S slayssg Let us
look at tie RJman Catholic aspect of tbs sub.
ject. The church acc 5mmodatioas OF the Cnutc1
throughout the Ueitcd States and rardtone.,
plumber I0j,9S3, OF which only l66 $50 are
found In the slaveholdiny States aud Ter.
ritories In MAS achuset's there are thirty ak
RI man Catholic churches, whose aggregate church
accommodations amount TO 80, 3l5, and the total
value OF their church property, SAT-, 500. Ia vir-
eipiA there are only seventeen Roman Cnholic
churches, whose aggregate church ccommodA.ions
are $50. end The whole value OF their church pro.
perry s126,100 Nov. d, you suppose that Ia .
population II nesxiys million and hall, We live In
suea pg'h 'arror " fight 's9r-aad pe1 cssao!is',