The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-09-12

elected by the whole people, and who arc "a an
esnecil manner tie guardians Of The people.
VIVA, stronger distinction is j, possible 10 make
Ihetween he native and the foreign bnrn cllLen
IN mparison with that. how poor and how weak
Is The mere resolution Of political party that
hey will moi vote for Foreigners. II tie deeia.
tim of such purpose BY lhase who are called
Know Noihings IS odleus, unjust, Infamous
ana tryrannicai, what will you do win thai
! Co siiiunon we all prniess TO revere From
3lhal green and living root they extracted Inc es-
/ senee of Their creed. Whatever oil pairIn'ism,
/ whatever ~ wisdom. whatever q sincere dep"-
lion 10 liberty aud Country may enrlrele them,
Y i drawn from lie same hedhnl source. Strike
them down. and you aim blow a. The supreme
! law az lie lautl. Strike them down, and ynu
prepare The way tnr amendments to the C0nsll-
lnlIon which vii soon have yon yassals IN tacl,
i # not vassal. in name, 10 those who grow by
sour hospitality and iaten upon your charity
/ | am not aware lhatit is customary 10 ridlenle
! HE lie. II danger from foreign influence. we
are exnItirgtv pointed Ia The fact that there are
oelv three mlllous Of foreigners, while there are
twenty millions nf natives. These figures are nn
accurate. bur we vii take them as they are gwen
/ To u. II nnSt he remembered hat OF these
thee million foreigners, very large proportion
are voters. Its the unvsrylng law ~ emigration,
thai much the greater number Of every body ol
emiurans are males. This was the case even
in California. when HE emigration was onv
from one 10 llun of our territory 10 another. Az
of as can cali 10 mimi cases N which the head Of
The family alone is foreigner, while The vile
ana chl,lIen are natives. These go 10 swell
he number of natives on our census books,
While lie roler, the cilirenl and controlling pow
er, is sci dawn as one foreigner.
Now e, Us !ook ii lie other side OF the
twenty millions Of Americans, anon, one half
are females. This disposes Of ten millions.
OF the reminder at least ~ ;hiIds are children oI
bnys 100 Young 10 vote. This dispo,es OF seven
millions mofe. and bring. the number Of voters
dawn much nearer 10 an equality lh.n our ops
pnnfnis are wiling 10 admit. These facts have
no. been unan 0wn 10 or unmarked by polltl-
clans Tnefe is not ~ aspiring demagoguc ~
al the land who has not, time aud again. made
him ,elf roas picuous As tie advocate Of Foreigners.
William II. seward, with his calculating sell
: ishness. is the leader ~ This race Of adulaliou
, to wh4leYer is Of ioelgn extraction; and many
better men. who should not be named ~ The
SINE breath are fastening in his footsteps.
Even Tie veteran soldier, whose life haG been
passed among hu.leis-wliose strong nerves had
never been shaken inthe deslllest conflict, when
he was d candidate, quai,ed heisIe The vast IN
I fluencs these Strangers had acquired, and the
',foreign accent bee tuis' mn-tc 10 his ear. Tw,
: pui,llr sets in lie recent history Ol the rnnnlry
u EXHIBIT shl more strongly The dangers Of lartigl
influence, and -dlnnnlsies rs u check q, wlil.s
{, YET we have lie power
In The autumn If lS4o Father Matthew
J an Irish Priest, who had acquired great ccle
I brity as Temperance lecturer, pad yisi
10 the United States. lie came to Washing
{ ton, and resolution was al once introduced
: IN allow him the privilege 81 the flour Of the
senate. This was opposed By Mr.. Calhoun
on the ground that twas lowering the digni
7, ii of tha -clatc. and cheapening is honors
- By myself tlii others upou the further groun,
y that ke bad wille in Ireland inhalsed in de
: annexation, Of slavery aud tikca part wit
the abo!itinnists against the south. which
, considered an unSagran;ahle mtermed,lin:
! with matters that Id NJ way concerned him
" Notwithstanding these objections the resola
4 ton. PASSED bi a decided majority, and IA
: thgr Mathew tank his seat upon the foor o
Y the senate. Not long aitcrnan!. ten. III
:" low, WIN blre upon is person The marks Q
honorable wo1nd. recently received IN III
= service o. the Republic, visited Washington
aud found to his modification nadoub', tina
tie place which had been occupied BY Cath
1li. PRIEST i inaccessible 70 him, q iatiN
bnrn American, and late Mtior General 4
die nar, II lis country. Nor wa, he ainn
.ulIerer. Every oficer WIN served 10 III
Mexican war. mt i member ii Congress, o
" al existing state Legislature, was ~ lik
= manacr excluded, with perhaps The single &
ecpiol ii Gga. SENT, Win had received
special vote II thank during tile var IT 1915
Whie.l Of itself entitled him t,a,imi.sion.
!. viii MT dl IL tel me that respect Tor IL
:. fau,e nf Temperance produced this astnnisll
~ eesilt Tue Congress IT Tie ". ,. AZ
:, nnt remarkable as disciple. q temperance
!. anil that very day there atre p.rlnpsnp mt y
rnember. u tie senate Win id not drin
!, vine ~ dinner, VI brandy before.
T.. lri.ll Yoie was the controlling cause
\ the desire Il cDariIiate that large b1dy Of IA
I'd afaItzed citizens wbp lnuked up to Fath'
"a Matthew a. 4 superior being II was III
abich gave % the Foreigner and the CATH
:, IL an ImnDrt4nce abIyc anil beyond that !
-, the .pii.ry wliose blpni hal been poured .
:. like water III ihc plain. &c MeSiro. II ":
Il. TINS which induced the senate - iOfgei VIII
=. Il had beet--io throw aside he severe iiigu
-. is which lad 10 elevated them 10 tllc mini
!, 81 msh. all u exchange the character of III
". NH .ages fnr that Of seryile sycopliaiii
=. There ~. tin. wien that body va. cpff
n. posed III .isfncr stua. There vas = Tin
- when.ac proposition would have been trea
NJ. rd s,th fis .eprn il ,lrscrSrI. BIT Tint "
h. ler1re tie IRISH Esoila.. Vow Il we fentli
y, /, question fureisn inherit itmust b. dgnc ~
blfsd " BREATH II We venture 10 deny AZ
hi f,rsigu dem4nI. however inperiDls, We A
n. threatened With political annililation. Al
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