Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-10


the worldy" Is this the way TO preserve American
constitutional liberty against the innumerable ma
chinAtions which all Europe combined will bring
10 bear against usf !, for one, think not
will give you specimens Of this noble material
TO make citizens out OF, by reading two extracts
from the National IntetigenceT, received only
few days since. This IL The latest account have
OF them. Under the head of correspondence from
New York, we read as follows
"A petition TO the President, signed by four
teen Germans dated at Melville Island, near Hall
fax June 20, has found its way into print, and
presume, therefore, into the hands of the Execu-
tive The petitioners set forth that in the begin
ming Of May lest they were engaged by certain
parties in this city TO go to Nova Scotia, partly TO
work on railroads and farms there, and partly TO
enlist in the foreign legion; those choosing the
latter being promised bounty OF thirty dollars
each, and eight dollars month salary, besides
clothes and food. When they arrived at Halifax,
they had no option but to enlist in the British
army, which they did, and have since been impris
oned on the island whence their petition Is dated
They call for the Government Of the United States
to inquire into their cases, alleging that they axe
mostly naturalized citizens and that they were
enticed away from New York by false pretences,
and in the hopes of beterng their distressed con-
dition" American citizens who enlist in the Brit
sh army, now call on our government to take them
out! Whether or not our Secretary Of State will
consider them :" clothed with our nationality" and
demand their release and 60 to war IL they are not
released, viii be for him to determine.
The next extract is as follows:
"There is great cutlery in the West just now,
at the receipt Of cargoes Of paupers from New
York The Western press has only itself to thank
for these undesirable visters for it has constantly
asserted that the West was ever ready to receive
and provide for our starving mutitudes; and, de-
luded by these assurances, our almshouse authori-
ties baye been but too glad to respond to the nvi
tation and large numbers have, FROM time to time,
been dispatched to the land Of promise, where they
appear 10 meet with very nhosptable reception,
and in some cases reshipped back to this city.
We could very well spare many thousands, even at
this season Of the year. for labor is scarce go much
so, indeed, that the most gloomy forebodings of
the coming winter arc already INDUCED in, and an
estimate has been made that there not now less
than fifty thousand people in this city out Of EN-
ployment cannot vouch for the accuracy OF tbs
statement but do know, that with the very limit
ed amount Of building going forward, the perfect
staguation that prevails in our shpyards, and the
duiiness of trade generally, there is very good
ground of belief that it may be correct"
Look at the proportions by the census, in the
lists of paupers and criminals in N. York in 1850
Natives. Foreigners
Convicted 1892 6,3T.
Paupers 1925 4O,5So.
Thus we see what is the quality Of the new-made
citizens 30 fast filling up the North and the West
IT Is thiswhich swes the mass to enlarge the votes
of those States. The consequence is, that in come
Of them--in Illinois, for example-aliens are per-
nitted, after u very short residence, actually to
vote for the Legislature and members of an Amer.
lean Congress- and those seeking office there must
court their wishes.
In New York, also, they complain that power
full foreign religious influence exists, and that open
attempts have been made to bring 1t to bear on
the political action of the State. To this, we sup
rose, Mr. Seward owes his seat in the Senate, al
though so powerfully opposed there by the Amer
lean party.
It Is not for me, however to show what are the
evils the aggressions, the corrupting Influences
which this foreign avalanche produce at the North
They understand them there better than l do;
they have felt the necessity of applying remedy,
and 10000 American citizens are banded to-
gether in New York to do it. 1t is for the South
that am to consider it. as that more particularly
concerns us.
1t is true that no excess OF foreigners flow upon
w In this State. We can easily control their vote
here. But what is the effect upon US OF filling up
the North with those new-made cit zens who 60
thereY They all come from countries where slave
~ does to abolition They havenS s MS "
ledge Of our institutions, no sympathy with US,
and have now increased that feeling Of hostility to
our social system such an extent, that il is at
this day uncertain whether this Union can contin-
ue to exist. IL has become, a. have said, a life
struggle with us. What else has caused this but
the sdmixture, in excessive proportions, Of Euro
peans with US, with the potent power 10 vote, and
therefore 70 govern.
How did we stand when the Constitution was
framed The institution of slavery existed in every
State but one. he whole system was framed with
view to the protection of that structure ofsocety.
II was provided that Congress should not pos.
sess the power to prevent the further Importation
Of slaves for nearly twenty years afterwards This
war, then, highly protected and predominant in.
terest At that time, the proportion Of slaves was
about one TO four and half 10 the whites
Slaves increase naturally faster than the whites,
vet it Is probably as one Is to eight This i'm
mense increase OF whites, producing this prepon-
dcrence, Is caused by European immigration. The
whole population then was, say $500, 00O now it
is computed at u, 500, 600 The proportion Of the
foreign born inhabitants ofthe Middle States shown
by the census Of 1850, was 10 s4-lOO per cent OF
the whole, and IL Is, no doubt, greater now. In
the Southern States il Is only S6-lOO per cent
The ratio ofincrease ofpopuation ordinarily is from
one TO two per cent in Europe; here il IL from
three to four per cent, and constantly swelling by
imported increase Of this abolition element, com.
puted by Mr.. Walker at five millions every ten
years. Can you not then see how IL Is that North.
aad stronger every day, and that we are constantly
driven, step by step, by arbitrary sand by forced
constructions Of the Constitution, within narrower
limits in our rights With this rapid increase Of
foreigners, immediately converted into voters and
onice-holders, where is this injury to stopy
tell you, my fellow -citizens we have reached
tbs last hope Of obtaining the recognition Of our
rights in the Union. II is by an appeal in the name
Of Amercanism, TO the patriotism Of the native
born citizens at the North as well as at the South
an appeal TO their innate love Of country, their
generation for the magnificent work Of the men Of
T6-to their respect for the constitution they
made for US, and which they gave us without any
cost or sacrifice by us, but which cost them the
best blood Of their fathers, brothers and children,
aud which has given US SO many blessings. If we
can succeed in placing Americans only In Office, In
stopping the votes Of millions Of strangers who are
yet In Europe, until they can become thoroughly
Americanized, and let the future fate Of the South
be determined by Americans, and Americans only,
then, my fellow-citizcns we still have chance 10
maintain and preserve institutions and our glo-
rious Union. But IL this food Of foreign power be
allowed TO be thrown into the scale against us
then my opinion is that the Union Is lost: and
zlSa Nh "a - l.