The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-06-15

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senator HOOKS, s1yp r. would not exchange
Ithe bright memorie1 81 my early boyhood. Is -.
other land and beneath diiEsrsns slsv. for d..
Ct any other man living, no matter where s !.
WIS born This feeling Is national one. "A
e Key 70 the reason why adopted citizens can
never be heartily Americans. With the ErDo.
nsnf, IN excellent paper published 1t New Or.
leans, we don't blame these men for loving ,y,.,-.
own country; il i true to the divine in.f;nc,. -
nature.-it b interviewer with. the 6bres of a.
human heart-it is paramount to distance. t;me
ana circumstances-it i beyond the reach Of
politics and PHILOSOPHY; but Ii l. the one or.nd
and powerful emotion that colors everv tboao,t
and directs every action. The foreigners who
come e this country are not exceptions to Hos
great rules. They still love their nafivc i.rd
anc hnk her doctrines in domestic matters r..
agriculture, commerce, religion-aud ulu 81,
IN Polsficsf-with all their standards Of excel.
Ience. They besr with them that love Of conn.,
Try which makes them love the SONGS 81 fhe;.
distant vales, and eight for one another ID for.
eign chimes. They transport to this land III
lnc'r feelings. their language and dupl;citv
iney take IN oath Of allegiance 10 die eovcrn.
ment ct the United States, but for what uur-
pos! Get % pause and examine into the RI
tionale q tbs importast matter. IRE thev
leave their native homes, they are ignorant -
political institutions Of Che United 6tatee. 8,
even among enlightened foreigners our institu-
tons are y great degree unknown; but die
lower ordenhear vague umors 81 milk and hons
ey and abundance. flowing along or fields, and
believe that oil they have to- is 10 come md
partake thereof never FOR once supposinc thar
allegiance, study, and fesitF 10 ear laws and
customs, are necessary concomtanes to good
sitizenship-on the contrary, usurping powers
hat natives themselves would not dare, spusurp.
'ut who would be the FIRST to endeavor 10. sup
PRESS
These Inducements enter. into their caIcula-
ions. form the basis of immigration, and thev
axe tne oath allegiance because it meets them
g tne threshold, and because Il secures them
g those possessions which they quilted their
'wn country to gain. They take the oath 81 Il
'liegianee e readily = tley swear i polit;c.l
ines that they are residents end citzens, when
ney cannot even read the words of aUn;ted
states IN our language, and while the spray of
y the sea is not yet dry on their garments. 10.
iorant OF our political doctrines ere they leave
lome-for we all know in what ignorance the
over orders are kept in Europe-they arrive
IN our shores, and never pause to study import
u meaning. GTog shops they set up at every
'orner' and getting our whiskey with less risk
nan they obtained the poteen of their noun
ain dstilleries, they drive profitable trade.
they SET up their signs of ruin, and they inca.
'acitate men from moving, by the dead sleen If
MODIFICATION. The heighth of the ambition Of
many Is, to raise sign, and ill decanters with
lcohol.
viewing then, the greater portion of these
IN this light, unit for freedom ami
ooo society, we pronounce them bad peonle
come 70 this country, and it is an extraordi-
aiy sPectacie when we our native citizens
sasuea with the foreign BORN and aliens, to GEN.
ure naive associations and oppose American
,..- s oay vi repentance Will come
ooher or later; as all those who held the doc
me OF inviting foreigners to this country have
owed the knee o the true native creed Tow
: : EFFERsoS, himself, whose voice was heard
every shore IN Europe, begging their popula-
On TO pour IN upon these States, came to his
snses afterwards. Kneeng before the bright
r : OF outraged nature, that high priest
democracy In tears and ashes, Offered up his
: p .s anu atonment He looked back up
= the ruinous cataract he had loosened unon
IS native land, and in voice of eloonenca and
aSuom ne recanted his former opinions. Even
lat stern patriot and philosopher gave up his
! theory; and now, under the proud oak
ms native land, whilst his body is moulder-
2, the tame OF his great American act will
'read' gloriously and verd4ntly, through ths
emor,es and hearts Of future generations Of
alive born patriots.
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