Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-06-27
Foreign Iaflu.nr,.

there is an article upon which we wish 70
ofier few remarks. and in doing so, we
arc aware Of the position in which we
place ourselves We are aware Of the fact
that we come III competition with an able
writer, one well.skilled in party tactics,
and who possesses afguntentatiSe powers
in high degree. and who is welkskilled
: IN all tbe ways Of reasoning which would
make the worse appear the better cause"
The article alluded to is headed 1.-The
Foreign Influence aud lie commences
'No nation can be truly said TO DO free.
remarks the Louisville JeUrnd. whose nc:
ton is controlled BY a foreign influence.
no matter whether that influence be Ell.
crted By foreigners dwelling among us Or
whether il proceeds from those who do not
inhabit the country In this We heart
" concur. and we readily acknowledge
that we have had our ISLANDER up" for
some time a ,ainst certain party under
new name, who have always been led
by 'foreign influence, and who have been
always trying to engraa into the Constir
tuition of our free and happy country some
Of the worst features Of The laws and usa
ses Of the nio st intoleralt and bisoted ma
tons Of the Old World, ~. X ss ~:
This cry ofB"Foreign Influence" is no
new thing. | entered largely into the de-
bates upon the adoption Of the present
Constitution Of theCnited States, and it
was one Of most difficult settlement. There
wers men in tn se days, as well as now,
who were opposed to the encouragement
Of migration, and who went for extending
. the term Of naturalization 10 81 years, and
making it a constitutional law; others op-
posed it, and among them were JAMES
MADISON and GEORGE WAsnrxeToS. They
! finally agreed to leave it to Congress. and
not specify any time. Thus, the Consti-
tuition only cenfafs on Congress the pow.
er to make annifprm system of natural
cation laws, and Congress, after fixing up.
ou;yarious times from two to fourteen
years-thc first tenn passe ID under, the
administration OF Gen. WAsnrxGroN, and
!, the last nnder. the Alien and Sedition laws
of the elder ADANs--it was finally modi.
fed to the present term Of Sugars, under
the administration of THOMAS JEFFERSON
: We are perfectly satisfied with the law as
!. it is, and have'no wish to see it altered OF
amended, II the foreigner is suffered tc
come here al all, il is not TO our interest
to have him an alien among us. Five
years are sufficient for any man To- ,learr
our usages and customs; and If he is no
capable in that time, he ought not TO 'bt
allowed to come here. + .>t...t ST
We honestly believe that this cry o
danger from Foreigners coming amongs'
us, is all humbug. If you carry ou
the principles Of this Know No thing par
ty, and deny them the right Of Citizenship
after they do csme here, then they would
be dangerous indeed, because it would i'm
bitter them against the government, and
they would tell their wrongs to their chill
dren, and we.wou!d then. have Two sects
among US, like the free -men,and Helots ir
the republic Of Sparta, which would soor
end in civil war and anarchy; whereas, i
YOU let the law remain as Il is, and pu
down every aspiring demagogue who il
trying to array the native against the
adopted citizen, for mere selfish motives
without rejecting upon the wrong he j,
doing 70 the principles Of free government
the foreigner would then be as lie has al
ways before been, a blessing TO this coun'
!, try, instead Of a curse. --. r. J. /
This Know Nothing doctrine is the for
oign influence against which we should
guard. It is the doctrine preached BY
kingly governments, and for tie assump
ton Of which we once went to war Will
i Great Britain. She claimed that her sub
jccts had no right TO expatriate them selves
& 3 . / al = =
i and she took them from our vessels ant
forced them into her service wherever sha
found them, and never felinquished III,
right to do so until ne forced herto do il
Now, this party wish us 10 back out iron
that position, and acknowledge we wer
wrong. This We don't think the Amer
can people are prepared to do,
! Another complaint against the natura
lied citizen i that they all vote the Dem
ocratie ticket; and for that reason the
ought not TO beallowed the right Of SUI
'frage. Admit. for argument sake. that
isso-,hey have right 70 vote as the
please, aud no one but a tyrant won
gainsay Il. We know, from person
knowledge. however. that Of all the 70
eignersin this county and there are SON
20 or 5o-not more than cne.tOurth5 o
Democrats; and but two voted the Dem
cratic ticket At the last election. Those
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