The true Democrat., 1855-04-17
For the Iru s A M v

MR. ED1ToR:-It appears to me some of the knovang ones of the know -nothings have odd notions of things. Thus we have heard some of them very earnest in their desire to annex to us the motey population of Cuba, yet have strong objections to annex three or four hundred thousand yearly-of the kin of their grand fathers and grandmothers-i 6. Europeans-- Besides deeming these countrymen of their ancestors of inferior calabre, they appear to have dread of being crowded by these Azter corners. Poor know-nothings when these dreadful ferbodngs haunt them-it is because they know-nothing or but little of the extent of this great continent or the great object provi- 1 dence had in view whenit was revealed to man. kind, as if they have any more right-consist- ent with the benifcence of heaven or the. wei fare of mankind to check emigration noao, than King Philip and his warriors had. As if the emigrant has not as much right to seek home upon this great human reserve as had the Pil- grims who landed at the Plymouth Rock-as much right as he that is descended from them = T7e object of Heaven with regard to this great land is too plain to admit of controversy upon this point. Crowded!-does the know nothing hnow that if aN Europe was empted into this North America, leaving out Greenland and oth- CT extreme north parts-there would not be more than 40 to the square mile? Europe has O-that of Germany, with its 40 millions, and Ireland with its mllions-the emigration from all other countries is insigni6cant-was poured into the United .Stotes-there would not be here more than 26 to the square mie?-in Ireland and Germany the aggregate is nearly POO!
 Americans shall rule Amerca." What non- sense! say we. As if Americans have not al- ways, since the revolution, ruled America This can be nothing but the cant of few sell fish office seekers who begrudge naturalized citizens the few offices that fall to their share We cannot think that any generous true Ame- rlcan can see that America is not ruled by Ame- ricans. America will not be the less ruled by foreigners, because the few offices they may have are cut off from them. A wealthy, intelligent naturalized citizen must do as much ruling as the same description of a native born citizen, and all the fxings of the know-nothings cant help 1t. Nay--it is the know nothings who will increase foreign influence over America they will alienate the affections of thousands by driving them to seek consolation which they once found in the great bosom of the country. | They will put marks upon men who had lost entirely the nationality of their birth place ferret them out and compel them to rally-to classify with the importaJo of yesterday-and this operation the know nothings call breaking up the foreign infuence-lessening an eviI If America has enemies abroad-aint know noth- ingism the greatest ally they ever had. Canada seems to understand it, the term of probation is brought down there to three years. Query-has not this been done at the instigation of the Bri- tish government?
 "Sam" may bo an American born, but his having sentiments that he shirks from defend ing is bad specimen of Americanism-on that his,," grandsire" would be ashamed to own. Itis said however, there are exceptions to all ge- neral rules, and "Sam" has found one great one aye whole platform of truths" that would be in danger from error if reason is left free to combat it' Sam hugs himself in his security, when in his craftiness he whispers in our ear, "they cannot find me, they fight the air, I am nowhere to be confronted"- this Sam calls Americanism!-by this means he is going to rule America Star chambers aud Jacobin clubs brush up your seals and your badges, for the days of your glory have returned!
 Finally we say again "Sam may be Ameri- can born, but his sentiments are of the most for eign description" If Washington or Jefferson could come across his platform they would throw it away as some old English fogy's cogi- tation; but if George the Third should happen to pick it up he would recognize an old acquain- tance-as he read "no Catholics for ofice-no foreigners" he would exclaim-" what-what --what-N orth-N North-Sufolk- Eldon--you have lost leaf from your speech-from your test act''
 ONE WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN PLACING LIGHT UNDER BUsHELL.
 APPREHENDED Loss OF THE UNITED STATES BRIG PoRPoIsE.-A letter from an officer of the limited States steamer Po1Dhnf0n dated HOnu