Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-01-31

universal the 1cenSS pure
it calls into existence like those which animated the
children of Israel when they thought of the prom
ised land. HithefSo America lras Been as promised
land, but now the deltsion is about to cease; the
light that i!Iumicd the world for eighty years and
aured thousands of the poor and oppressed of 9TH
Ell cmes is about to be eXtinguished. She is to be
stripped of ner greatest glory, not by foreign atu
ence out by her own childrenl Hatred and distrust
to take the place of confidence and love- and the
boosted mission of America is hcnceforth at an end
have vet a little more to say on this subject
which la, already occupied space than was
at first intended. Passing by the absurd charge
that four European ministers have been appointed
through toreigst influence, because they (the min
isters1 arc foreigners, l come to other matters
more deserving Of notice. We are asked III
sometaing should not be done to check these evils
to stay the progress of foreign anfuence?' One OF
which evils hy the way is " The triunphat procession
of Kossuth through the United States" procession
which was composed three fourths at least, of Amer.
leans (undcr foreign influence of course p and in
which one portion of our foreign population (the
IriSh) did not participate. WE'LL the remedy propos-
cd for this dreadful state Of things an extension of
the naturalization laws. The American party says
"cxteud the term of your naturalization laws to
tweny-one years residence &C., believing that JUS
tce policy and the instinct of self preservation de-
,nand that nat re born Aaericans shouM gocern TIC
c0unt1y!' We tod further that this remedy
strikes at the root of most, If not ALL the dangers
and evils whichSp:ing from this source" This urges
the question more, what is foreign influence?
Let suppose there two three millions of
naturaliscd foreigners in the States, how does this
remedy affect thems Suppose however that no
foreigner hencforh shall hold Office; is it in the ho-
ding of an office that the influence lies? and will his
inability to hold office hcnccforth, destroy that in
huence2 1t is in vain that endeavor to discover
what this influence is and how it operates. With
regard to native born Americans governing the
country it is very natural and proper feeling but
if there be no stronger reason urged tnan
tiUlty it will not do to rest argument on, for it
strikes me that there others besides Americans
who understand what constitutes good government
and the duties of good citizens If the American
party please, let it reduce America to level with
European governments, and destroy the IDEA which
Is America, a hundrcd-to!d more than the superb
ccS ct earth, called. Let it enact laws. and then
no one will presume to argue the point Let it
suspend and withdraw that invitation for the fu
turc, that is the invitation to foreigners to settle
and become citizens, but the fright to do so will
never be admitted, howeve great the po'cer to do
may be. But why not the right: Because the right
by which the pilgrims landed from May flower has
extended from generation to generation to foreign
crs,-tiiat is, those who speak the same language,
are OF the blood and kindred the natireS
down TO the present day, unintcruptedly; and be-
cause we would he compelled to include grand
fathers and grand u.ccS and in some instances
fathers and mothers in the lis, of wretched foreign
erS who are Plot;ing-no6ody tell h01c-agaiG
the liberties of the nation.
One word more as u the riqkts Of foreigners, and
will close this portion of my remarks, though it is
really scared worth while TO reply to the tiimsy
arguments made use OF by more ftshn oppncnt,
wherein comparison is drawn between the right of
one political party to Csra Else from Office anoth
or of differ mt stripe, and the right which for
cigner has to the vote OF native American. TO
my mind there is 10 sort of analogy between the
two cases; is the action of certain parties in
the icgalscd exercise OF their votes the other is
denial of the same privilege to foreigners. If man
be citizen with the privileges o. citizen, he has
us much right to expect the votes of others as they
lave to expect his. 1t is asked, if one "were to
unite with others. publicly, secretly, to defeat
his (thc foregner election, would it be an invasion
of his rightr" answer, that the very fact of such
a union for such purpose E,rores the right else
there would be no occasion for such public secret
combination Were | to discuss every argument
like this, my task would be almost endless.
ITO be Continued)
CYRIL.