Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-10-27

i Tho se"ks TO SET one portion against al
t other. is destroying the house By dividin
it. hlt. Jefierson said that there was
natural alliance between the Northern l.
borer and the South. Both are concernc
for The interest of labor, and most of I'll
sympathy ,.h,ch the South has found j
i, the North, has grown out CT tina, nature
: bond It is This power, then, that ha
been friendly to us tliat we ate invoked t
ssrikr. The power which drives til
loom, ana makes busy the We, ',shops a
the n or;h, is friendly to tina. which raise
the cotton and the corn for taeii use, ant
now we are gravcly asked 10 rob Of i
fair political weight, and to transfer it /,
the capitalist, who so far has been again>
Us.
It is 10. be remembered that every whit
inllabitant, whether foreign or alien. i
counted in estimating the political powe
Of the States. In the actual and probable
state Of Massachusetts society such poll
cy would throw its whole power into the
l.ands OF her capitalists, TO be ielded. ii
| IS likely, as it has been here totore used,
against ourselves. But It may be said,
She can disiranchse the foreigner at home
without Cur assistance; and SO she may
Bat II other States refuse to follow her sx-
ample she cannot persevere in It. Ii she
treats the foreigner much worse than her
neighbor he viii go to States tina. are more
liberal; and thus she will lose his iabeF
which is essential 10 her. At any rate
she is not entitled 10 anv assistance or
eouptenance which the Federal Govern-
ment might give. bY way OF atonement
Tor the sin which She meditates against
her own labor she would be motal al the
expense OF others, and turn loose the .afri-
can slave n the South, our safety being
the cheap material upon which all sorts Of
experiments may tie tried. Row, 50 Far
as Virginia IS concerned, shall we Eet say
that we adop, neither branch of her poll
cY. The African slave we shall not turn
loose, beeanse his present condition is bet
ter bpth Tor INN and Tor Us aud the white
a6eser we intend TO be iree-lree TO enter
into an equal competition for all the prizes
Of lile--iree TO puisuc all the avenues 10
honor or profit. and free to hope aud as
pare lof al that can give dignity 10 man
and happiness. If he fails twill be ow-
ms TO hielself, and not because the eP7or-
lnaities OF success are denied him bv the
policy OF the Government to which be Is
attached. II he be native, then, ike ST
Paul, he vas born Roman citizen II he
be OF teteish birth, then. like the Ceh.as'
. IN. &c sna'' nc: oe lo'csa 10 pay efes,
p I'VE 'o' ,he iH''nege' OUT pace s'iaii
DC oi'ehsa io' MN !" our poi'ea, sae'e's'
AZ a sooa a. - nc s'Yes evidence Oh MS h,ness
~ II. oeea Is 'he po'cY "h'eil we nave
hetetofose pursued, ah'' II me haaih' II
:'as '1ofAea wen. '.e sr'Peh' Is yet 70
DC warmed 1910 NE IN ms country @fich
soesa s''a!i' sae '''o'i' 'ha. Pfo'eesea II.
W. have tiins not only been abie to re.
ceiYe tins large foreign element and as
II INTO cur system, bat also TO con.
Sets III ,ihto the means ct new growth.
! As'eao OF ne'ns an e''eh power ~ the
oeaes o' our society," we have attached II
20 us D, we suoh@ ties OF sympathy and
interest. II we should oiieT extraord.nar!
ana unnatural Inducements to this emigra-
lion, Ii might become mischieyons by
pouring III SO rafid!y as 10 destroy the
homogeneous character OF our people
But II we leave nature flee TO pursee her
own couise, there can be no danger either
OF this or of an unwho!eiome competition
between the foreign and native born Ia
hoIer. So long as a field is open large
enough TO employ prolitably those at home,
and those who will come from abroad, the