Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-11

Europeans Ncrcfhur AmerirGi::Zel. Ths Anu .-, -
GeGcr prcdomina.cs every where, aut r"iw.'.~ir'.
Ing tho number of tles1 foreigners they ar - -f,
hu,ed ns 10 make tho process q! rr;: a.s...,n:,sn
with American society marc rrvIi AMI ,r-v. I..s
country :irn, has been i,rccd IN" irI" "y,'- -. ey-
trig, and not only rh" workshop ia "h;ch lruuvna-
or- have ni,i but 1t grand aa' ":ia! nauu:t.f,.,.
IN wl;rh lncn %: vHriouH races have r""r.ri q 'l
American mould. Il s estimated. in to-. ~. .'n ,,f
which spcai, that !9.DHn ahlr.hnd.en lisu- a.,
both sexes, annually c"n.i'. ~ 'is '0r.,r:
from nhr"n!, and II tbs statement should >'pg.i. ...
VIII" hnv" s"rm that The Custom llnTs" rc..li- ,-'..
only 'h' l!jO ns the total nnmbcr ni ioreIya ,n....
let h;ln member. tha, both Chi""g:pg G.l4 ~ ii.-
"s'Inh'" Their returns IL beng ~ per I.i. '.n
true count. Oi these very lnr:t pr"Inrr .uu l,'s
been Hscrr'Hinrd "a be H. aml uu,r T. =. ar. %.
u..'. When the sta>fi. upon this rr,l. nr, .ul.t
and compared, i; iY. L." "l,r iiii, ta. !'.. ,..
mate ;ODptO j., q; least pr"babi, a',,rl, ra. .,r
Ia the trll. number. %"w, whilst mos; ui g., 81. is.
borers settle in the free Ann,ia $ia:cs - div. '
looms ~ y. IIglaul, and Keep tn woya shop 20: y.
York and Prnusy ylvana husyH lar:cr nuu5,r,,!mii.,
bcrn citizen, march annual ini" :hc wdnrr..s .r~.!:
II h"lt lo the domain ni cuva'ion I'll. t;yf,.l-.
ton. Who estimate IN figures "a" ,i:,r.- ~ tins
double process apon In" growth and pro -ri.v r .n
Coni,ttrrnrv. mud pnrcui-'v Of ,hc !ra,. Sf,.,.'
ynu estimate tho annual production at each ..,: -r:gr
labnr,r NJ only $ir, y"u have o. "JnvGI tor r- .a.u
alone. Il say n"ti!n! "i III" money wEiri irag.. .
them hrn. pay their rHs-Gcc md Establish ,l,..-
selves in the cnnntry. Nav, does anY man .r-...~
that the r;e States. md Massachusetts ,..,,..l.v
where this kurw- NOthu. Drjar artius 70. haze. 90.
tabsEcd rs head guarr"rs. can intend e. -.urr m
huX oi such stream uf wealth tii.! S'lr, - rl,
Hood al ..u grafton entirely from orr -srro- r,,,
such blight woiG fall upon Mns~a. ..u..':- ~ 49,,
hnS heretofore IN tie course ui Lur L-.gry
She n"; only does NOT intend +" pro'!Gc. such .r
but SHE ,tr'- uui urrr,- "vuu tn d.Sl". y. o. '.
contrary, /, has been he, policy attract ,Ir Hrr
laborrr I, this country by d"ub process. lirau-n
the restrictive system, she sought shat ont H., .
duet Of his labor from The AUI.-iran market II 10.
worked abroad, whilst sh" proposed give hiu lrr
exclusive r">Scssi"u "i IT, II b" wnu'G iral-irr it
labor to this country. I" aiiruc, rhray ln,r 20 i,
soil. has been great object "i her policy: and ,,n~
ihrr SHE has substituted tho native for The ;rl.ra -
bnrcr, she proposes IN di,iranchs the n.tY-;, l,.
ny him the privileges of citizenship And Ihu- rl.'.f
she anxious. I" free III" Ar;cnu savs in I!f >u;r
she If engaged Ia scheme tr prescribe end degrade
yes, sIs, and Ia ci.stvc!ur there are ar..r,,. rt
savcry-a!. THAI portion at her own Wtitc a.,r.r.
who foreign born. To make such gu ,Ai.'.
mcnt upon the na:vc-born nt"rrr. would ,r TOO
dangerous 10 attempt bat 10 substitute Hn ,,it the
foreigner, and after hllin. her work shops with :r.
latter, to ds'ranrhisc and proscrib him. you'd yr
ducr tn" same cinc; III the end. The IaHDr,r wru..
be proSiratcd II; the foot ~ the capitalist, wir".r r 30
would Toe supreme. Ill" Interests at u!D! an, ,n.,
North aud South iurc IN and nGtIr.bnrn and IL. Is ..
seeks 10 set one portion against annhor, dr,ir"y.
the huusr by dividing IT, Mr.. Jefferson -nl rlr'
there was II natural alliance between the hugi.,l'r
LAHORE and the South. Both are c0ar.lIr.i fay ..
Interests uf labor and most of the svnp;l.y wul,I,
the South has found III the North, ha- grown "ui -,
thnt natural! bond II Is th" lowet then, tim, b,.
been friendly I" u that "" ar' ny"!"i tr -,r....
The power which drives III" oor IN. make, n..-
the work shops the North j. friendly to :i.a y!sl,
raises the and III" Tor their use, up. nov.
are grHvcly H-kcG :" rob II "i lis fHr |D.g....
weight, and tO transfer 10 tho capitalist vii" -o rg
has been against
Ii il tu bc remembered, that every whit. irhs. Ice.
tRnt, whether foreign HIru /, counted iu,t;i....
ting the political power o the States. In the u'r
and probabir stat" OF Massachusetts, Soci-iv .,,.E q
policy would throw it, whole power into ;h. Hau,'. a..
her capitalists, 10 bc wic!cd It IL ."lv u il l.- ., .
hcrctnirrr used, against OuIsrlvcs. Bu, il un, lr
snid She can diSrnncl-c III" foreigner NJ HON" IS
assistance; and 50 She mHy; but i other Sfa,-
refuse follow hcr example, she cannot prr.ry,!n r
il. II rhc treHts III: foreigner much wor,,. Ihnu beg
nrighbor he will 20 to States TINT are more nL.rr'
and thus shG will lose his labor which Is essential r
her. Al any rate, sh" is not -ntItlcd any a--saur"
, cuuntrnaure which the Federal govermasu. r..gaE
rive. liv of htnnrncut fnr the rim v!ri. .'.c
ineditatrS u;,uot her labor, tl would be- moral
at the expense Of others, and turn 0Gs" he Air.,er
slave in the South onr safety being tho cheap
material upon which all sorts of experiments ut.g
be tried Now, far ~ Virginia il c":ic-rn"'
shall We not say TINT adopt neither branch Of h.u
policy. Th" African slave shall not turn u"-, l.
his present condition i- better bo;h irr him ai
for and tho white labnrcr intend {" hr igc,..-.
ire. I" enter INTO equal competition for al! tl1
prizes ol r-trcc 10 pursue all tio to hour'
profit, md free 10 hop. aud aspr" in: h tn'
give dgnity 10 man hnI happiness = iitr II bee i''-
il will be owing 10 himself. and not b,caC"o IL" r.-
portmit.tS Of success dcuicd him by the policy c
the government to which he il attached. |! hc Too
native, thrn like 81. Paul, lie WINS born Rnmrn cI'
ize II he be OF foreign birth. then. !ikG the eHiu
rau, he shall not be forced t" pay grcHf prcc ior
tie privilege but place slnl! b. opened frr E@ ~
our political society, ~ ha gives evidence oi
his fitness for il. Such il the policy which "" haIo
heretofore pursued, and. in the main II has workOr
well. The serpent is yet 10 he warmed into !i.
this country, which would stin. the bosom thu! pI''
tcctcd il.
We have thus, not only 6cca able "a receive IN
lar.e foreign element and Hssimilac il int" our ny.-
tenn, but also 10 convert i, into the mcGus Of II NV
growth. ln-tead "i being an alien power IN 3D." h"-
som Of our socictv have attached 10 ~. hv tie
strong ties ot sympathy aud interest. II ~" fi0Ih
offer extraordinary and unnatural lnduCeWruis l&ii
emigration. il might become mschicy"uc. pou-:us
in rapidly M To destroy the homo. ."ncous clarrr
Ter OF people. Bu, if we lcnvc nn:uro free %
pursue her course, there be danger rI'hr.
OF this Of uGwIolcsnmc competition hujvr"G
the foreign aud nai,0 born nborcr. So nN-
field is open large enough 10 employ profnb'v 'h"sc
home nuh those who viii from abroad, III"
supply will follow tho demand The whole ,ngs. ,.
our productions will thus be increased. md i ~ he
interest of every within the bosom nj orr s"G',
that this should b" ns gren; IT. possible. Ia! II = tho
common stnre from which all mu'; draw. Wien
this lnbnr becomes less profitable, the demand
will fail o, umi with i. the supply, I'm, 'ir crr
p"ii;ion al th- foreigner vii! cea>" Is that pom,
of time wIca i:s lnconycucnccs become s,.i"@-. |
have shown how thIS. whlc! Is one 81 tho .rrr'n-f
operations Of society, bas been heretofore conducted
by the laws of trnic TO secure us n nunv %: ~
benefits and as few of, inconvenience wa- pD-.
haps, possible. That some evils and InrOny'nlr'.t,s
will attend 80 larEc an operation, ] 60 rot deny,
but they evis, which, for tho NOS, rar'. may %"
cured by Legislation, adapted To the SPECIAL cas.-
without making the VAIN effort strike down ;.gs.--
tenn The result, "i the old feeling "" hnyc s,.G,
what would be those of the new | cannot Hrn'"'.f "a
measure III extent, but something; may be sr! Of itcir
nature.
Tho proscriptivc means which Hre prcpo."i, !; 10
right oi sufH-c he I"ft III" Foreigner. "Ii certain
" produce The evil which IL - proposed to rcmrl"---
The foreigner will vote NOT AZ m American f'",
upon the general merits Of political .ssu"s, by! '' q
foreigner. rcmov" III" bam under wi,D lr H'..---
But ii YOU isiranc'v him entirely, then "a" n.''.I-
ate tins n.n",.s" power III the bosom 81 E"'rsyH-
tom of society For /; - ~ ImTlcu,c fore" ': a.i
y i! continue /" br -, Ii"wI'ls'anG": gp.H"". ".--
hilitic-, whiirt there lTrat u demand Tor 'i
moaus of Subsistence. Ibi, - quite n new "%pcT.
nemt IN the coniGct "f society, and hns hot Occ 1.L
except in those whrr" on" portion has ," ""'Y
subjugatrd another The naturalization laws "t ~
Stae. nlrcuiy filled with propie. md {" winch :dr
emigration Is lcxt {" nothing, can afford no pu.c"-
dcu;. 70 ris. Here they s'! com" IL great nuDrr,
and il is no. even proposed I" exclude ih'in. u"
,,r Cu,.on j. ~ their trGR'mrnt after they r-nn
our shores Snail m- maze them friends e,Inu.-'
IL hns bcon our ancient policy 20 cultivate Their
friendship. Why not continue tr pursue IL
Having thus traced the principles which ,h- nov
Dariv proposes 10 OF their most obvious
jucuc,- let me call your attention now I" the rgU-
1er cf important questions whrII they rp'u.o -
peak OF at nil. They have nothing 10 upon 'r"
uIiect- Of the Tariff, the Currency the Irt rl! J.
,rorcmcnt SYSTEM upon the questions a. to IL" hb-"
ute or limited power Ofihc General Government "r.E
he public lands. The grca, caUoIs Of c"a;U-
iounl construction. Shall We be told that 'h"se quo
ions are all obsolete In the enGies. varia'i"s ui
lumau commerce not Gases constantly rrrS"h'..f
themselves with relations, and requiring Ginr:'n.
APPLICATIONS OF the laws of tradc DOES not I'd" ""rr
II our Federal Legislation constantly present n- "lh
ases for the application OF al! the principles n'o'"i
III. old s.re.! Aud vet the very issues Hnt t."e-
,e, which are involved in tho daily bu7in's. {" tht
Government aro ignored" nsI believe they r7ii H.
~ this new party Why they "ignore' the suIGct 81