The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-23

would extend their protecting shield them and
forever defend them against the oppression Of every
land They have stood By the flag Of their adopted
country from the darkest hour Of the revolution down
to the moment when the stars aud stripes hoated
proudly from the palace Of the Montezamas In every bat
tie from the fight Bunker hin The browning victory
at Little York upon the and the land in the
Of 1875 and again in that with Mexico where foreigners
fought side by side with naveborn citizens and Catholics
proved their loyalty and devotion 10 the country Of their
adoption BY lighting with Protestanb against people
who worshpped at the sTnes with themselves Why
SIR the grounds Of complaint made BY patriots
aud sages Of the revolution against the King Of England
was The has endeavoed prevent population Of these
States for that purpose Obsrueag ne lors aauralisa
zion e foreigners resig % pass others 70 encourages their
migration haey - and Of the earliest Of Congress
the passage Of alaw Baturaze foreigners Iii true
the federal party under the lead OF the elder Adams did
undertake prescribe oregnborn citizens and drive them
from the country but the sober-minded aud intelligent
people Of the United States their unqualified
disapprobatou Of such policy unjust unwse and inn
polite and the ederasts after administering the national
government four years Fowned back into retire
meut from which they permitted to emerge
til they had changed made odious by their prin
ciples
II has beenhe proud boast Of Americans that their
country the safe and the asylum of the
voluntarily offered this boon the downrodden
of other Iandsaer having encouraged their emigration
hither-after they made this land their home and
completely identified themselves with ii by accommodating
property here BY intermarryng with people by bear
ing their share OF the burdens of in peace and
war fighting under the glorious banner and freely
pouring their blood upon the baseelds with
native czensshali tell them that they shall
be driven from the country whose liberties they helped to
achieve whose extraordinary prosperity they assisted in
building up--sha be driven back to the oppression,
taxation, aud starvation of Europe remain here with
rights and privileges civil and religious inferior those
Of natveborn citizens? understand no such JUS
tce can comprehend the wisdom Of such policy It
is unjust; ii is mpolitic it is anti-Ameriean and will
oppose il in all its forms with all the little ability God has
given me
You object foregn-born citizens holding offices under
the United States and think that very large num-
Der Of places in the different departments 1T Washington
are thus filed Have you inquired into the facts in
regard to this matter have YOU adopted the
made in Of the newspapers authority on
this pont2 know that effort has a,tey been made
TO make the people of this country believe that onehaf
the public offices Were in the possession of foreigners
Now find examination that there are 400 persons EN-
ployed in the Treasury Department Washington and
this number Il of foreign birth the number Of
ployees in the Navy Department So and of these one
only is Of foreign birth have had time extend this
inquiry further but think the proportion will be found
about the in the other departments This should
say will not be considered larger share than that class
Of our fellow-citzens is fairly entitled to-
But il there existed among abuses of this kind
what necessity is there of political society correct
them2 What language of condemnation shall we apply to
political organization here country republican
ca where of all countries upon the broad face of the
globe The Js'teat practice Of secret political
ought to be tolerated political organization
in is operations and desigasa society that binds
getAer BIZ The most FEARFUL oahs for the Accomplishment Of ur-
poses dsacored purposes not only vioatire Of the cons-
ton but ,rhich saad hao,cn members Of the order hare
lately confessed OATH uoud subject them to punisets
icted By courts Of justice for offences against the iaw
We need secret political societies this country where
every part of the awmakng power and every POI
itical movement should be open the day Nothing
be inconsistent with the true principles of liberty and
free government than the existence q poger By
,phich the BALLor-Box is controlled by secret means
You say the signs of the times appear be portentous
agree with yoH they truly Conjunctons in the
moral and political world Of the srangest fearful
character taking place in the northern and
States we have seen great party which protested to
be governed by longchershed principles abandon those
principles and give itself bodily the foul embraces
abolitionism have all sorts Of factions and sms,
know-nothngs and spirit rappers, and fanatics Of every
species and gradeback spirits blue spirits and gray
unite together in open assemblies like the wings and
aboltonists Others in conclave like the know
nothngs some unbushingly declaring others secretly
plotting for the of measures inconsistent with the
constitution destructive to the rights of the States threat
enng to the peace and tranquility Of the country, and
tending directly to dissolution of the Union Against
this ombinaon thus highly charged with elements of de-
sructon the democratic party stands calmly arayed
Upon its success rcgiousy believe depend the blessings
of peace and union Where North Carolina and the other
southern States will be found doing battle in such con-
test hee needs ghost come from the grave tell
With great respect, am, very truly, yours,
H. NJ. SHAW.
Mr.. A. W. DARpEs