The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-08-03

inst tolions which 4 iaericalis and III dsuossd
fore Rnera 10 highly yalti are \ ia tie hands
of Americans and in their hands would rather
they should remain, Imagine TIE reil.s Of pov-
era rneat In the hands of such men as e nIe,
Knssufh, John Mitchell. ne MeapI,er AMI
wssre .sh .usd we, Ameficans AMI for irners. al
together 60! don't know, bul j for one, slonld
be far shutting my eyes, that mighi not ace
"fny own destfuctiontt
Vow. { undefs.1nd the snbi ct ar;oht. A.
merca1s are vii ing b I've i der the sa slc laws
they make for. reigprs They only claim the
right toapake them. That right IS undsputa.
bly, theirs, and let them cnjoy il. Well-aisposeds
foreiRners will not failto see the dsflvef DC le
ling freigners occupy Offices, &c. and am
sure will cheerfully bow their heals III subrnis-
sfcn. Some Of them may cl i'm that they have
forgotten sil abositthe'r nalite land; that ihy
have leye remaining for the place Of their
or q; th 4 memory never carries them back to
fha st se 2|l|eEeon they enacted tte scenes of
nation, Wss|5er ia l1fowery wales, and d b. ~ r..
r;pphngS Sfresms; thatthey never, in Imagination.
i.,haLfhs perfume of its Wild flowers andaccom-
pany its will birds in their songs ofAprai sc to-
the God Of nature. To such would saw. rot,
are BY natureso base, and your sensiblities are
20 blunted, that yoa are not tit TO be citizens OF
any. Country. - Is esl 81
Agsin, y is said, the Know N things do the
forelgncrs an injustice. Now, claim that. in
coming ~ America. was prompted by motives
as g od as foreigners genera In, and came ex-
prssiy for my ownbeneft Others do the same,
and If they nrs benefited by coming, let them
stay and be contented; or, If not, return to the
place from whence they came. II is al, absur-
dity to suppose they come q - to benefit Amer
leans, for thy have no notion 81 IL It will do
very. well to talk to school boys about dsiG,er-
estedness Of motives, &c, but facts are stub
born things. and the fact is, that though good
foreigners do benefit America by improving the
land and increasing iss commerce., thatis not
their motive In coming here, and they are ben
hted themselresin greater degree.
LIT foreigners loek at tie number OF crimin-
ais and paupers, - in this country, of forei a
birth. and ask tl1en1S|1es what they wonlI do
II the case was reversed. For my part, ii i had
remained in England, and Americans, or a
other fores nefs had come there. filing the jails,
the lunatic asylums, and aInshouses, AID sought
to assume the contrd Of eovcrnment into the
bargainsI sl1oHH do as the Americas have
done, and would have shouted 0s loudly as they
do, "Englislinen slall rule Enuiand!. How can
anything else be expected! Nor can thehelp
80 condition OF foreigners be pleaded in tn cir
behalf. It ght do in court of Justice, but
not at the bar of the on.-Foreigners should
not come unless they are prepared tosearn an
honest livelihood. America has enough to dc
to take care other own criminals and her own
insane. and to ameliorate the condit on Of her
own poor, and heIpless, and in irm. When she
has done this when there is no crime, no poy.
erty, and no insanity withinhsr borders, sht
my turn her attention toward the suffering o.
other nations, but not before
. 1t has been hinted.th because am for
eigner and at the same time nm advocate Of A.
meri anism, that am migrate ful, selfish, &c
Butwhy, Cannot understand. Five years ago
or nearly SO. left my native land, mot then Is
years of age,) and sought home in strange
land and among estrangs rs. Long. long before
that the cypress and the yew tree had bowel
their heads in $ lence over the graves of my an
cestor-! There was not one tn re with whom
couH claim any relation hip, not even the
most distant.
! In@America found a home; live beneath
American Institutions; am protected hy Amer
lean laws; the food | rat is the product Of Amer
lean soiI the air that breathe is the pure am
free air of America, that liberty which was woI
by those who fought and bledin freedoms cause
Il admire it, and desire that it may be p2rpetua
ted. l believe the descendants Of those who wol
it are its best guardians, and Why then should
not advocate the cause of Americansml wan
no Office, / am able and willing to earn my liv
ing by my own labor, and all ask is, that If b,
industry and perseverance accumulate prop
erty in your midst, you win afforl ine the pre-
lection of your laws, that may enjoy it j
!, peace.
I Now, sir, to conclude this part the subjec
I claim that Americans are in reality, the bes
friends of foreigners. Because their objects, j
attained. will secure to them the enjoyment {
2 that liberty which distinguishes this from thei
native land, ard TO their pos Gritty that whic
! Americans now claim for themselves. In th
g letter sent BY the convention that framed tn
9 Constitution, to the Congress Of America, th
: passage occurs: individuals entering into 81
Z ciety mrst give up share of liberty to pfeser,
!. the rest. = And: SO should all foreigners wh
are well disposed, becontent TO give up a shar
I that they may secure the most important po
!. ! ton, viz that reals true and constitutional lbe
= tyaWhich secures to them thespeaceable enjo.
!. ment OF their lives, propsrty and religion, an
= to the country those institutions beneath the q
;. fuence Of which she llas SO greatly prospert
Z and advanced in all the arts, sciences, &c, tn
: distinguish civilized from barbarors nations,
;, Butto sumup all ina few words, the laws
% nature andof justice give to Am ricans the rig
TO governt the land ot their birth, and the histo
% of America proves that they have the abilit
lo There Is an end ii the dispute.
:. : JOSEPH FLETCHER.
RI From tho LcdIsgille journal.
. 9 Anotaer Reason. ANTI Americans Z
e let;ll uneor;no af fha y,a rtu for ark,,y