American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-11-24

emigration is changed. It's character
is the antipodcs ofall that is beneficial.
Instead of tho laboring man, we have
felons; instead Of the capitalist, we
have the paupcr; instead Of the stu
dent of ropublicanism, we have the
propagapdist of dcspotism-political
and religious! The governments of
Europe, abusing our bcnevolencc, have
taken advantage Of the freedom of our
ports to disgorgc their prisons, their
hospitals, and their poor-houses upon
our shores. Hundreds of thousands of
such emigration, the scum and refuse of
European society, have been shipped
to this country, and arc now citizens Of
this happy land. They fill our iails
and poor-houses in turn, or hang an in
cubus upon refined American society.
They cote too +! and here is threatened
danger. If it takes q years for the
native Judgment to be enlightened in
our principles of government, before it
can be suifrage-worthy, how can the
foreigner, with all his prcjudiccs, attain
perfection as an American citizen in
three to five years; and with what as
surancc of safety to our institutions
can we invest the foreign socialists and
felons, by increasing thousands every
year, with the elective franchise p
There is no safety in it. We may as
well look for crystal streams to flow
from murky stagnant pools, as to look
for pure Democracy to flourish from
contaminated ballot-box.
Upon the question of staying this
Heterogeneous foreign emigration, and
checking its premature exercise of the
voting right, there are two partics.-
The one, the American party, seeks to
make Europe keep its own poor, and
conGnc its own criminals; and restrain
the ignorant foreign hordes from voting
IN this country until the difference be-
tween the Constitution and the Papal
Bull, the difference in value between
dram of whiskey and vote, can be
demonstrated by the intelligence of the
applicant for the prcrogatives of the
full-Nedgcd American citizen. The
other the falscly-stylcd Democracy
opposes the American party in these
wholesome movements, and marshals
this foreign horde against Americans
that they may rcvcl in the spoils -
There is the issue plainly made. So
phistry cannot blink it.
Where, We ask then, is the Jeffer-
sonian, Jacksonian Democracy now :?
We have heard much of it in days a.
gone; the name inspired the thousands
who elected Piercel But would you
apply the term Democracy, associated
with the names Of jackson and Jelier-
son, to the dynasty who rule the gov
crnmcnt now? ., never. The spir-
it's Of the immortal dead wrould wrcst
the tide from so mental an advocacy.
Sold to the Jcsuits, and leagucd with
Foroigners-prcscribing with deadly
hate the leaders and the rank and file
Of the truly American misunderstanding
departed from the principles Of Jefier-
son, and trampling on the admontions
Of Jackson--without the confidence Of
the people, and Il House Of Representa-
tiycs opposed to it in tho next Con-
gros8-bolstcred up by plumber only
till it can be formally repudiatcd by
the Statcs-what burlcsquc upon the
name " Democracy" And yet the
party Of the administration Gf indeed
the few who cling to it arc worthy IL
name that implies organization are
trying hard to WELD that name to hold
on to the spoils.
WHAT Democracy opposed to Inner
icantSm? 1t cannot be; it is impossi-
bic. The two must triumph together
Or find common fall. They areinter-
woyen--thcy abide together iii the
hearts Of the pcoplc-in them lies the
hope Of our country. lie who is OPP