The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-05

representation and give additional power 70 the States
The rSe, Of naturalization is give all the rights Of
etzeushp Mt once with the three exceptions enumerated
In the constitution and which have already quoted
Though the lights conferred thus ample IL Is comPe
for the States 70 bes'cw nearly All o. Them upon .ns
~ He be allowed 90 soe In State and federal cleo
ions may be hold and TO transmit real estate and
NAV be made eligible any State Office But these rights
would be recognised in Other States except by special
action Ia every State where similar laws had not been
enacted be would be IN the position d an alien law
o Congress Is required ene him 70 the benefit OF that
provision Of the constitution contained In the hrst para
graph Of article fourth, section second
The citizens OF shall be entitled 20 all priv
egcs and immunte OF citizens in the several States
such man would not be "a citizen Of the United States,
though he might be enjoying nearly all the rights OF ct
zensbip In particular State. The right to vote, which
appears be considered Of the privileges bestowed y
Naturalization derived from another source Each State
can fix the qualification Of its voters can enlarge OF
contract that franchise at It's pleasure and II State
should deny the electoral franchise to all persons not ma
tives oft the right to do so presume would DC unqaes
toned !,
Thus ne discover that the repeal Of the natura-
cation laws would not protect us nom the innuA OF ior
egners the i'll effects Of their voting IN case any
of the States see fit besow that right upon them and
if the naturalization laws should DE repealed OF he Term
extended twentyone years under the influence OF tenn
porary excitement the natural reaction OF popular feeling
would demand restoration OF the old law or the right OF
voting and other privileges OF citizenship would be con-
ferred bv the States upon their alien INHABITANTS The
power OF each State then, Is ample over Its own ballot
box and can be approached only by those on whom she
confers the right There is pot voter Of the Union who
derives his power from the federal government he may be
naturaed under law Of Congress, and possess all that
such laws can besiow yet never be permitted east vote
or hold State Office In the Union This is fortunate Us
the necessities Of States different In some the foreign
population is numerous MS TO require perhaps some
State legislation in others there is little that II is
merged in the of the nave-born people The pro-
portion Of natives foreigners in States is as one to
eight ten in ohersMississpp for instances one to
sixty of the native white population II seems natural
that States of such dsmlar conditions should have laws
adapted their peculiar necessities and If abuses have
arisen where the foreign population = dense which require
for States where those abuses unknown to enact laws
Tor their suppression
The foreign population of Mississippi is reported in the
census at Ave thousand the entire white population three
hundred thousand These foreigners for the most part
are peaceabIe Industrious useful citizens They keep up
no separate schools, publish no papers In their naVe
tongue affect no interests distinct from those of the rest OF
the community and steadily being absorbed into the
mass OF the people Nor have they SIR done that when
sea,,s the ,lnpardonable offence-obtaned than
share OF public Office.
Why chem does Mississippi need join in any persecution
open or covert of her foreign population? Why should
Congress enact any general law applicable to her which
she does need for the convenience OF those States
whose situation may indeed require it but who have Jul
power their State rights to enact any law their exgen
ces demand? Our foreign population does US no injury
which the laws Of Congress can redress The evil local
SO should the remedy be-
say that am not fred with the prospect OF spendic
government anxious to our population sweiiec
mighty
will arrive when thenaura increase Of our native
spread over territory, and distant period thu
condition of crowded and redundant population VIII b
reached this condition is approached there IS less
happiness proportonaby at least there is far more vsi
bic crying misery The fortunate classes may enjoy more
but the poorer classes suffer more Any course OF actor
giving artificial stimulus to the which will bring
this stas OF things is to be summed There are no new
worlds which the excess of population here can D.
their own crowded nations TO any addition from thes
shores The evil when it to exist here must lind u
solution home Hghycolored pictures are often shown
the MYRIAD population that is to be poured upon us
and the have been discussing pointed to
remedies for that of things These esteem utter,
worthless for the purpose.
40 not deny-ou the contrary affirm the right Of
tion to impose such the influx Of foreigners as
due regard her interest and safety requires She
the sole Judge Of the ev and the remedy II there wer
Just reason apprehend such immigration from Europ
or Asia as would unduy crowd our people impovers
our labor exhaust soil should advocate polic
prompt and adapted TO the emergency than the ri
ua OF the know-nohings their clumsy imitation OF ia
secrecy and persecution Of the Jesu VIZ have the right
and should favor its exercise in that exremity-to den
all foreigners admission and would in that case hay
present iron front TO the tide of immigration
does the of the ocean, long rs the DANCE
existed But would appeal to the manly, common sens
OF the people and have our action any were ken Wea
all the dignity of national justice and elfdeence and no
the sinister aspect Of reyengcful intrigue and mdng
caba do believe the time for such action has come
and if IL thick upon us, the remedies OF know
nothingism poor, fimsy-wholly inadequate
II be denied that the policy of our government
has been to encourage immigration. The vast amount
fertile unoccupied territory the number Of canals to
dug Of railroads TO be built and all the variety OF labo
required in country induced ancestors to soci
foreign aid The surplus labor and capital of Europ
found employment here Most of the immigrants settlet
in the northern and northwestern States and tits owing
this addition their native population that their number
have increased faster than the southern States The nau
raj growth OF population the South rapid In
part Of the world These foreigners not only brought te
strength increase productive industry, but the ag
gregate money they have introduced into the country
has been very large many Of them being inferior in edn
cation and social advantages to native population
turned to those occupations which almost sole,
physical, requiring ygor of muscle and strength
of constitution, leaving to the native population
almost a monopoly of the scientific and re
muneratiye branches of industry. This population ha
furnished to the North large increase OF capital 1t ha
supplied capital with cheaper labor, by increasing TIL
amount oft 1t has given greater activity to manuactu
rers by adding several millions to the number of
II has strengthened the shipping interest, by
amount Of passage money equal it is said, TO the whole
port frcghts of the country The North could have
completed oncenh Of her improvements and kept up he
other interests their present extent without this foreign
labor Most of these improvements the South have beer
made by the native labor and without materially dmin
shng the annual supply of the staple productions of thu
country section the North has reapcd the benefits
this immigration aud il will have the consequences
which flow from H. The question OF the organization
labor ia rights and duties perhaps the most vexed
OF all that disturb the body polite BY immigration We
perhaps fifty years in advance OF what should
have been had increase in numbers been natural only
The difficulties that condition mainly