Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-08-25

object the protection of the United States from III
discriminate foreign immigration and the obloquy
which has been heaped upon his name, by amos
| every foreigner for that act and which has almos
succeeded in afixing a blight upon his memory, !:
| not only proof OF the patriotism which dictated
his opinions, and induced him to devote himself tt
his country's safety, but is striking commentary
the foreign feeling, and foreign influence which
pervades the United States.
All his revolutionary perils, privations and suf
ferings in behalf of American Liberty, have amos
been Heutralized, and his good name cast out as
evil because he sought to protect his country from
the dangers of foreign influence.
Accused be the American citizen, who would
raise his parricidal voice to Join foreign clamo
against any one of the fathers of our beloved Re
public.
The next argument which is employed to de
monstrate the necessity of continuance of the
naturalization laws, is that their repeal would pre-
vent immigration to this country, and that we re
quire foreign aid to cultivate fields, navig att
our fleets, and give potency to military establish
ments.
To this we answer.
1t is not to benefit our country, that foreigners
come amongst US, but to accommodate themselves
But if it even could be substantiated that repea
of the naturalization laws would prevent immgra
ton to this country, we respectfully conceive that
better for our country's population to increase
firmly, soundy, and radically although slowly, than
by too rapid, badly digested, and excrescent
growth, to become prematurey intirm and unsub-
stantial
We not only receive into our country, hordes OF
aliens in feelings, principles preudices, and habits
of thinking but through the fundamentally of our
naturalization law. we endow them with the prero-
gative of influencing our institutions and deciding
Oh the future destinies of our beloved country
can such men who have been taught from their
earliest infancy to despse and abhor our country,
her inhabitants and her institutions-(See O'Con-
nells speeches -men who have no idea Of rational
liberty, social virtue or political subordnation ex-
cept by the strong hand and iron rule of viceregal
task masters-men habituated BY education to tu-
multi and insurrection, and practically familiar with
the foulest actions comprised in the dark catalogue
of crime.
Are such as these to be depended on to protect
our country from foreign invasion, when perhaps
one half of them mbued with feelings of superior
loyalty to the invading enemy, and devotion to their
success; while the remainder are utterly destitute
OF any moral restraint, insusceptible of military
subordination, and capable only Of such degree
OF fidelity, as they conceive to be Immediately con-
ducve to their private aud individual interests?
A want of space compels US to drop the Ad-
dress here; but we cannot refrain giving place to
the following letter written at later period We
think with the New Orleans Bee, that Mr. David
son is native now as much as ever, if he was
ever really one-for whole-souled true grit Ma
tive American never changes bis principles-not
even to go to Congress!
LOUISIANA NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,
Thursday, June 6, 1912.
Extract from the Minutes.1
captain Stickney, Chairman of the committee
appointed at the previous meeting, presented the
GLOWING letter received from the Hon. Thomas
ireen Davidson, which was read and ordered to
De entered on the minutes of the meeting"
"NEw ORLEANS, La, |
"Senate Chamber, January 3, 1913.
Gentlemen: l found on my table yesterday |
morning, your esteemed favor of the lst instant |
md hasten to reply thereto. have made up my
mind to have nothing more to do with the Native
American Association, until the Association makes
p their mind to form q party separate and dis
met from all other parties, having for its object the
lNGLE QUESTION OF REPEAL. l AM NATIVE
because l believe the perpetuity of our
'eloved institutions depends upon OUR BANIsHlNG
OREIGN INFLUENCE FROM OUR COUNCILS. This
made me a NATIVE AMERICAN, AND FOR THIS
HALL ALWAYS BE FOUND STIRRING | have seen
nd deeply deplore this fact, that this HOLY and
AcRED question had been vilely prosttuted by men
# all parties. Wherefore l have determined not
0 interfere until all Native Americans shall act as
UGH, making that the paramount question in all
lectons and at all times, until OUR QUESTION shall
re understood and shall be triumphant.
" am therefore compelled to decline your kind
nd pleasing invitation, which would, under other
be proudly complied with.
=" am, gentlemen, with great respect and es-
eem, your friend and servant,
"THoMAs GREEN DAVIDSON.
To Messrs. Stickney. Cameron and Warfeld,
present"
GOLD HuNrzRs:-The party of gold hunters that
1T this city, short time since for the Arkansas
old Mines says the Vicksburg Wing, have all re-
lrned. Of the party that went from Kinds county,
, June last, FIVE have returned, and the balance
re on their way back.
A correspondent of the Wing, writing from Fort
NTH, has the following:
You wish to learn something of the origin of the
old mania, which Sc stirred up the people of this
tate and Missouri. give you the subjoined his
'ry as l received it, and you place implicit re-
ance in the fact that this is the version of the
DRY here-whether true Or false cannot tell
1t appears that in April last, a man from Mis-
'uri, by the name of Poole, met with Kickapoo
1dian who told him Of immense quantities of gold
cole went with him and found gold in rich pro-
sion. He returned home and gathered up some
his friends and relations, intending to keep the
after concealed, if possible, from the public.
he quiet way, however, in which he proceeded
fused him to be watched, and hundreds, learning
is destination. joined his party. They proceeded
1T on the plains, and after wandering around
cole said he was lost, and could not find the place
here he saw the cold ,Tia heliorod horo bu aouao