The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-09
OPINIONS OF PARIS JOURNALIST IN REGAR
TO KNOW NOTHINGISM.

chief clerk in the place OF Mr. Hunter
OPINIONS OF PARIS JOURNALIST IN REGARD
TO KNOW-NOTHINGISM.
few Of the foreign journalists differ from their great
contemporary Of the London Times their estimate of the
intelligence honesty and patriotism Of the know-noth
ing party Of the United States The abolitonization Of
know-nothngism whilst it has secured the countenance
sympathy of the English press has not enlisted
equal number of friends and admirers the other side Of
the channel From late number of La Patrie of Paris
we extract the following
Amongst the official reports recently submitted to the
American Congress by the Department Of State Of the
most interesting the account OF the number OF engans
arrived in the different ports Of the Union during
the year 1854
results from this document that in the of the
year persons have dsembarked in the United
States with intention of fixing their residence there The
port of New York alone received 32s, 600.
the nationality Of these emgrants, Germany
furnish the largest contingent she figures In it
the number Of 900 then Ireland for
then England for 900. The other European
tons American, and Asiac, make up the total num-
Der Of 4G0,474.
France this last category for only per-
sons journal which certainly be accused OF
aggerated sympathy for country the New York Herald
mentioning this fact is forced to recognise the index
of general stu alton which little desire sThe
of emigration from France it SAYS
rally conclusion that the of the French peo-
Pile comparatively happy and conened ut home and that
they prefer the modest that they find in
France all the brilliant perspecyes of riches and political
liberty which the United States present to them. This is
striking proof only OF the content and webeing Of
population nearly forty millions of souls but also of the
popularity of Louis Napoleons government notwithstanding
the risks Of CONSUMPTION
off this limited of French emigration has
doubtedy the Specification assigned by the New York
Herald the considerable and yearly increasing amount OF
emigration has evidently opposite one and we,
J:g arl
ernments whose populations furnish the largest contngents
this exodus seek the Of arresting by
multiplying the datory ormaltes imposed families that
wish to emigrate.
ssThat which we understand less the fact that on the
other side Atlantic intelligent politicians should
with the ignorant and bosterous
aion Of the know nothngs which has assumed for its mis-
the encouragement and checking of this tide Of emgra
on The United States have only arrived at the high de-
gree prosperity Of which they proud by
European emigration If the English provinces, which less
century ago proclaimed their independence had taken
the jealous destined to the establishment
their soil Of European emigrants IT, in word Washing
ton Franklin Jefferson, Adams &c. had been know
ng the American federation would have arrived
the point OF being OF the great civilized of the
world and the present time it would be much it
could do keep march with Brazil the Argentine
Confederation, the Mexican republic 1t the
American Union has been liberal intelligent sympathetic
all contributing large share human liberty and to the
individual initiative that it has become great powerful
become 6dgety mean aud exclusive according the
gifts Of jealous and minded patriotism and ii will
coon descend from elevated which occupies The
history China shows the impotence Of huge walls
the deporabe results Of exclusive political and social
syrtem.
Besides il quite that European emigration
PRODUCES paupersm the United States To DO poor IL
consttutvc state of is relative position,
which when the circumstances that have occsoned II
have disappeared. peasant s in his village in Wur
temburg or in Tppcary because the society in which he IL
- ~. a. l. go
faculties absorbs the results Of his abors But
this individual find himself suddenly transported into The
midst of the virgin soils OF the Far West Of America with
sruments labor wife, children determined to do well,
and his past lquidAtcd and forgotten: WELL there IS
Who he be already ch il the road to become
Thus II emigration should only carry The shores
the Union pauper individuals 1t would nevertheless
tribute enrich the country or places in presence and
contact two elements which, separately nothing, but
which, brought cose produce rchesnsmey the land and
the laborer.
"But is not say that all emgran even
the majority them, the greater part Of them,
the contrary, carry with them little stock OF Clothes
ss furniture, and rroyion, which, according the
moderate Gale ulation, nimum OF ono thousand
francs for each The four hundred
that the American Union annually receives therefore rep
in reality money capital OF four hun
dred Millions without reckoning human capital the value
of which too variable figure estimate In
change these four hundred thousand which hev
wish to cut of the Of the annual Of
the country, what do the know nothings proposeg
we SOC that the question which Is with
emigration, immense II BY ITSELF also complicated
with question dollars and cents, which, like H. Is Of
make profound impression the clnnenty
tica and calculating character OF the American people
Prs.cx President Fillmore arrived in Boston on
Saturday. Senator james, OF Rhode Island is about 70