The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-15


for our institutions by the desire to acquire the name OF
citizens and devote themselves 70 the support
OF our constitution and laws and TO ENJOY Inc neptht Oh
the protection Of government Such might DC IN
willing 10 come here simply be taxed by our govern
cnt while their allegiance still due 70 anorr gov
aud the repeal Of the naturalization laws or me
adoption OF the period OF prooauon
would doubtless check the immigration Of this class
sons as ID would withhold the right Of citizenship ana he
right protection bat this is by far the most meorous
class Of persons who here Now u - contenaed
that the right TO protection against the government TO
which they allegiance is secured y simple dsSafa
ton of intention to renounce that allegiance WIN I'm
dertake that by no means established thAt inns
declaration OF intention would entte them 10 proteeon
out OF the limits Of the United States The doctrines OF
the Kosza letter not generally accepted even IN TINS
country The spirit and ability of the letter and our re-
hatred Of Austria associated ms they were win
OF the brilliant actions recorded IN our naval his
tory relieved those doctrines Of that close scrutiny when
they would have received under different circumstances
They tolerated at the time, because the action ana
result heartily approved The people of this country
land among Others filled with admiration Of the prompt
itude and bravery of the commander OF the 81 LOUIS
would have kicked yatel Pufiendor, aud Grouus from
their shelves rather than darage in their officer spiri'
essential to the moral strength Of the navy.
BY far the greater portion OF the foreigners VINO come
here come from political considerations. The thought
Of voting, Of holding office never enters their heads
they induced TO come nom other considerations en-
trely They because ii is country where IL
easier to live and where there is wider and more fruitful
field for industry They would, therefore, continue 70
come and the pauper, the criminal ana the convict s
idle and the dssolute would without regard TO the
character Of the naturalization laws. We should there
fore be careful that in attempting TO remodel our system
we do not deprive ourselves of the benefits OF Immigration
without mitigating its evils The other grievance com
planned Of the competition Of foreign skill and labor
would be affected at all by alteration OF these laws
1t would neither rob the foreign artisan OF MS SKIN mol
the laborer of his strength The remedy for this pareu
lar grievance Swallowed forth vaguely under the capt.
waiting of the organization OF labor what th'
means nobody distinctly knows. 1t Is OF French e3trae
ton and carries back the visionary schemes OF reyo
lutionary Franceo the days of Lamartine and Ledrt
Roln. In my opinion, to employ term rendered CLASH
cal by Mr. Benton it is complete bamooozle
These combinations have proved rutess and otter
disastrous In all the contests between capital and laoo
capital has invariably triumphed in the end for labor
in this unfortunate dilemma if it succeeds in overthrow
ing capital it destroys itself and if it fails its chains mr.
more firmly riyeted Capital is king 1t will select skull and
labor wherever they are to % found regardless OF
lions and regardless Of the ballobox Unfortunately tn
reins in the hands of free labor at the North bu
| in the remorseless and unrelaxing grasp OF capital
This organization of labor comprehends something
more than contest between capital and labor-i pro
poses to prohibit the importation OF the products Q
1 foreign labor because they in competition will
American labor. wish southern to note the TACT
that this new party the North, gathering confidence
from success have advanced step by step until finally Z
the exclusion Of foreigners they have added demand TO
the exclusion of foreign goods The CRUSADER leading
organ in New York. boldly thi
purpose The dangerous tendency of this secret order
beginning manifest itself in the most startling PROPOSE
tons Foreign immigration is to be cut of, the mpora
ton of foreign goods prohibited foreign languages ban
shed religious prosecutions installed and in short Their
bounds to its exactons. Vii southern men, IN
advocates OF free trade, enter into alliance with party
which demands monopoly and prohibitory tariff; with
party in short which anatical both in politics and re
| ligion
If by the organization of labor is meant combination
to prevent the Industrious foreigner from obtaining EN-
ployment in this country must say that such combna
lions not only most illihera but against the laws
every civilized nation earth and while the know-noth
ngs complaining that foreigners cannot understand
laws they themselves must be taught TO respect them
have thus gone the ground occupied by this
nothing extraordinary
of action desire the evils of foreign immigration
removed if possible / opposed to stimulating it BY
extraordinary inducements am prepared to concur II
adoption of the stringent to prevent thu
influx of criminals and convets and all involuntary ant
compulsory immigration through the agency OF foreign
governments But would discuss of reform il
these respects would any other of reform
openly, candidly, and publicly, without fear and withou
reserve Very truly, yours, &c.
\ W. P. HARRIS
II Col j. f. H. CLAIBORNE,
n Pennington, Mississippi.