The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-06-20
Popular Fanatlcism.


The baleful influences of the proscriptive
political fanaticism of the day, begin to ex-
hibit themselves in a manner not to be dis
puted or evaded. Met here with spirit
of prescription which puts to blush the in
tolerance of any civilized European people
thousands, of sturdy, well-disposed men of
foreign birth, who came to our country to
better their fortunes, and to escape the
hardships of the old-world living, are re-
turning to the rule of governments which,
nominally despotic. cherish no such illiberal
spirit as has grown into rankness IN a
country professedly liberal and democratic
beyond all others. These returning immi-
grants are not slow to correct the erroneous
impressions which half a century of Demo
cratic legislation and generous public feeling
had infused throughout the masses of all Eu-
rope, and the effects are shown Enthusiastically
in the records Of immigration at the principal
seaports during the present year. A COM
parison between the arrivals at New York
thus far this year and for corresponding
months last year show great decrease, to
Passengers arrived in New York up to June
I'd, 1854. ia, 467
Passengers arrived in New York up to June
I'd, 1890. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 52,2lS
Falling off in 1855, five months. 62,249
This falling off in the month of May this
year is very great, and indicates that emf
grafton from Europe will soon nearly, if not
entirely, subside.
Arrived in the month of May, 1854: ........ 67,s74
1855. ....... 26O94
Less in May, 1855. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Al, $50
This change, remarks contemporary,
can only be accounted for from the spirit Of
intolerance that has sprung up within the
past year in this country towards our foreign
population. A party has organized whose
declared object is to disfranchise men on ac-
count of their birth and religion. This
withdraws to some extent the hand of wei
come that has heretofore beckoned the
oppressed of all lands to our country, and
repulses the emigrant who desires to adopt
the Republic of America as his home and
an asylum from the expressions that have
alienated him from fatherland. He hears
that the people of America are prescribing
the adopted citizen OH account of his foreign
birth and religious sentiment, and concludes
Its better to suffer the ills We have,
Than fly to those know not Of"
Immigration has not been without its
obiectional features, but taken as a whole
it has proved lasting blessing to our COM
mon country. 1t has added to our wealth
it has peopled our waste lands-t has
brought to us Industrious men and women,
who seek employment and perform labor
that the born Yankee scorns to lay his
hands tot has dug our canals-built our
railroads-erected our cdices and houses
and with its iron sinews borne the burth-
ems of labor in this country. Yet, our
people, with all these benefits staring them
in the face, conspre to Cypress and crush
the very men, who have come among us to
help make our country great and prosper
Gus. 1t is for this that the emigrant turns
back with a heavy heart, and the oppres-
sions of Europe, rather than cross the wide
ocean to face the expressions Of America.