The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-10

volume as the European war wiuens ls ange aha becomes
more severe in lis pressure
Il may be true that II Europe buys bread il will
buy less cotton but this at the most involves only a
partial diversion Of agriculture nom branch 70 an
other II may be that fail Of prices in manufactured
articles in the European markets may result temporarily
from the existence Of stocks excessive compared with the
immediate demand may happen that the surplus being
throw upon markets. and forced Oh Al any sacrifice may
deange trade and individual loss This was one Of
the results Of the revolutionary troubles Of ls4S and il
may one results Of the present war although not
possible except much less degree because European
manufacturers had fun notice Of the present crisis and are
not burdened with excessive stocks But looking to the
conditions which affect permanently the competition Of
European manufactures wiGh own il is plain that
war which augments their and the cost Of their
food while it diminishes the number OF their sbore must
place them at decisive disadvantage rivals.
II II be true that some delusiye expectations Of
business prosperity result from the war in Europe
have been entertained il il certainly trae that at this
time there exists in many quarters a most unbound
ed foreboding OF misches and disasters impending
from that source No wars, anywhere, 10 which we
are not engaged ourselves, arrest or even sem
sbly reard that OF national prosperity which
suits from the good fortune u the circumstances which
surround ia. While and fertile interior invites and
susains Embarrassing population, every practices
BILE channel Of communication must be crowded with
freight and travel and the Of commerce and
manufactures hardly 5e wild enough to onstrip the
calls healthy and legitimate demand Our prosperity
is not artificial natural and solid and be shaken
by any embodiment OF Atlantic politics Our forests
mines and isheres-oar genial soil aud benignant skies
IL
tou Of wealth BY the science education intelligence and
energy Of free people, ore firm and reliable pillars Of
tonal prosperity There is magic in trade which ean
transfer to Others the fruits Of industry Dependent
only upon the kindness OF Providence our fortunes
in our hands and il we need to be sometimes adj
monished against blind and reckless overconfdence, so
do need to sometimes rallied against the alarms Of
those who weakly wickedy predict impossible evils
EXCLUSION AND PRESCRIPTION OF NATIVE
AMERICANS.
When Columbus was inspired with the idea of discoy
erng new worlds there large class of olons who
refused aid his project because they believed that be-
yond the line where according TO their limited vision the
horizon seemed end mortal could venture without
being lost in the shades of eternal gloom The leaders OF
the secret party take, if possible narrower view
than this OF the duty and the destiny OF the American peo
pie. They would close the door upon the stranger
what is worse they would only admit the stranger as an
enemy To discourage emigration they would establish
a sort Of political quarantine, where all foreigners must
submit degrading discrimination before taking place
in American society inferior caste, Heretofore we
gave opinions TO the Old World, and took their strong
and enterprising people in exchange 1t the bright
dream Of the revolutionary generation that this TO be
refuge for the oppressed Of every cme that freedom,
crushed in the ancient East would itself in the fresh
and inspiring West. That bright dream il Our
new heraldy runs Americans must rule America There
is embargo laid upon foreign intellect, foreign vir
tues foreign men and women; and IL Shakespeare,
Milton, Byron Scott, Coke Blackstone, and Mansfield
had not long ago been nGturaized they might read
lily have tried penetrate the territories Of the
the hermetcaysealed borders of pent-up Utica
Foreigners admitted il is true but like maleactor,
brand is TO be put them Americans must rule Amer
cl Foreigners must fight our battles Americans must
do the voting Adopted citizens telp pay our
taxes Americans must hold all the offices The native
American Arnold must exclude the foreigner Lafayette
The indigenous Titmarsh must be preferred the exotic
Gallatn domestic nencier like Schuyler IS Of course
better man. because better American than A. j. Dallas
Alexander Hamilton Purity and integrity must be Of
alone Ability administer the laws and frame them
and fidelity the constitution, OF "home manuiac
turen Such are the teachings of our new teachers
Such is the rule il is laid down in the books little
inquiry however viii show that this false and fraudulent
Americanisn proscrge Of aatiye-bora 4nercans
than Of ne adopted and orebon citizens. The followers
Of this exclusive creed memorable in their upon
and their exclusion Of all adopted citizens and especially
Of those who yet nauracd But they pursue the
naveborn Catholic whether be CALLED Calvert Ta-
ney, Chandler himself and his seed sought be
made much if they the descendants Of
traitors.
Nor does this monsrous and contradictory persecution
and prescription stop here Every American citizen no
matter whether his fathers were the friend Of King Phillip
whether they lived generations before the French and
Indian war; whether their halted in their vest
ward screenings at Plymouth Rock, at james river on
the shores Of the Hudson the banks Of the Della
ware-all all doomed by the so-caed knownothngs
il they have the uanness and the pride refuse joining
its and oah-bound caba There Is if possible al
deeper hatred Of such Americans these than Of the poor
and innocent cizen Of the world who attracted BY
offers of home aud equality, hther to find his hopes
turned ashes and his future backened with the rowns
of oppression before dreamed off bis philosophy
And these midnight orders have fallen into the hands
Of bgots and Of demagogue Excluding the adopted cit-