The Nevada journal., 1855-07-06

INMEcRATIoN of letters have re.
Gently appeared 10 the Chro niele upon the
question of immigration generally. from the
pen of George Gordon, Esq of that city, which
have attracted considerable attention Tho
fifth letter, which we copy below, contains more
just sentiments and excellent advice to natural
lied citizens, than we recoliect to have met with
in the same space since the discussion opened
upon the American movement
! Foreign Immigrants not M.trcaied By Amer
5cans EditorsChronlcle The letter of"Not-
uralized Citizen" in Wednesday, Chronide,
adyerting to the Immigration Association, Is
the only one can find leisure to notice. | do
SO at once, because it promulgates the danger
Gus doctrine that in this country foreigners are
| i'll treated, and exempli6es it by the personal
experience of its writer. Being foreigner my
seif, would like 10 say word on the subject
The gentleman, whoever he is, may have
been unfortunate in his associations--for it is
certainly contrary to e.ct that foreigners gen
| orally experience Ill usage under the shadow Of
the American flag. Their numbers-constant
ly increasing-their prosperity and the social
and political influence they have acquired
iabundantly refute this idea.
To bring the matter to the test OF personal
experience, ] can offer in evidence ten or
twelve years residence in the United States
during which time cannot remember single
act of discourtesy to me because OF my nation
ality. | have mixed much in "the moving
throng of life, have employed great number
of men, and have been employed by almost as
many. and | tax my memory in vain to recoi-
lect single instance in which my nationality
or the nationality ofary of my acquaintances,
from professional men of high grade down to
the humblest laborer, has ever been a bar to
my or their employment, advancement, success
or social comfort; and yet l am not even ma
turalized.
| If in connection with the question Of nation
ality, have ever been anncved, the annoyance
has arisen from my own countrymen, from the
pertinacious and offensive manner Ill which
they thrust their national and peculiar preJa-
dices into prominent view. 1t is surely dis
courteous to recprocate the welcome we have
received and the protection which has been
given us, and which we have voluntarily
sought, by making uncalled for and ungracious
comparisons, by endeavoring to wound the ma
tional pride, or even by heedlessly clashing
with the prejudices of the people among whom
We have come.
That we are proud of our old home is ma
tural--and it is honorable TO be so. We may
even cherish few numbering old prejudices,
without losing our sefrespect But we should
never forget that the people OF the United
States have national pride which is equally
honorable in them, and that they have their
prejudices which are equally allowable with
onr own, and which as new corners We are
bound to respect.
Foreigners say they have made the coun-
try" 1t is true that they have helped, but
they have been paid for their. assistance. -
What they have done they did for their own
benefit, and not for any love they bore the
country; and for what they have done they
have been satisfactorily rewarded Their ac-
count is balanced, and shows q profit in their
favor.
Even the much talked of political partizan
ship of the Know Nothings, so called, cannot
be considered for moment as oil usage to
foreigners" To me it does not appear sngu
lar that Americans should desire to rule upon
their own soil. 1t appears quite natural that
they should wish to administer their own laws,
and If there be posts Of emoument and homo.
connected with their administration, that they
should insist upon occupying them. Foreign
ers do not come to America with the idea Of
becoming governors. Judges, mayors, aldermen
or even policemen, They come to make liv-
While doing this, the equal protection of the
laws is extended to them as to the native citi'
zen, and by the liberal provision Of the Const.
tuition (more liberal than that Of their native
land they are after a short residence admitted
to al equal voice in making the laws and in
the choice of their administrators. What
would they more?
Let "Naturalized Citizen who is probably
q countryman of my own, dispassionaie!y and
quietly ask himself how he ard | would feel il
we were living in snug English town, and
some half dozen Yankees were to come,
drive around with their rafting activity, get
into business, thrive, grow important people,
and finally insist on being town officers, mag
istrates, sherifs, and SO on. We should rebel;
we should say no; the people would say No
"We were born mere" they would say; 1T is
our country, and we claim to administer its
laws and to occupy its posts of honor, as our
fathers did before US. You Yankees are useful,
respectable industrious men, we admire you;
we will protect you equally with ourselves;
you shall have fair and open field 10 work
and thrive; but with this you must be content
And the people would be justified in saying SO,
This would be about our story-there. 1t
is no wrong to us, and no i'll usage to us, # the
same course is adopted here.
That national antipathies will show them
selves between the men Of different lands con
gregated together, is to be expected. Rightly
constituted minds will rise above them. 1t is
our duty and our interest to avoid oil those
topics which provoke these asperitiess and with
kindness and good humor to meet upon the
many platforms which our common origin,
our mother tongue, our mutual interests and
our congenial pursuits lay open alike to the
native citizen and his alien guest.
Yours truly, GEO. GORDON
nsA, The strength of the American party
at the South is somewhat indicated by the de-
do