Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-07-09

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from the census returns ofs1o6O: f&
Number of foreign born citizens in the
United States 2,Iz4,64e
Native born, 17,742,9l5
Even supposng these two millions of foreign born
citizens to be inmical, how could they prevail
against seventeen millions? But of these foreign
born citizens, ,4ss, 1923 English and Irish, all
speaking our language and all reared under insttu-
tons similar, in many respects, to our own. Then
there are only about 1860 foreigners among
not of our language, and these are mostly Germans
generally peaceable, Industrious and thrifty
But if the influx of foreigners be evil, that evil
is certainly not felt in the Southern States in which
there is average Of only ta0o foreigners to every
hundred inhabitants. Then they are no burthen to
US of the South; and should we encourage aboli-
tionism by joining in with the North to rid them of
what they say is an evil to themp Rather let us
turn our. batteries upon those who are making war
on us-the Protestant nGtiue dbolitionists.
But even admitting foreign emigration to be an
evil, does Know Nottingham afford any remedy 1t
inpites foreigners to comet only would debar them
the privileges of citizenship The effect would be- an
influx ofthe worthless and proAigate, and exclusion
of such as would make good citizens. We would i'm
pose burdens on them, but allow them no represen-
tation. If they had the spirit of men, it would
make them our enemies
So much for foreigners The cry against Catho-
lies is still hypocritica According to the
sus of 1850, there only 675721 Catholics in the
United States, while there 100000 of
Proestants. Even if Catholics were disposed to be
inimical, would not their insignificant number
render them ridiculous rather than dangerous? But
uha hovo of rlo Of
Catholic citizen saying doing one thing against
us, the charge against them at once renders those
making it liable to suspicion of something worse
than political deception. To obtain Office and emo-
uments is the moving cause of such conduct; and
patriotism las no part in it.
We have seen then, that Know Nothingism and
black Republicanism have fraternized. The common
bond of union is hatred to the Democratic party,
hatred to the Constitution and to the South. They
are striving to break down those Constitutional bar
riers that protect slavery All the factions and isms
are combined for crusade against shareholders and
it is passing strange that Southern men cling to
such an organization. Southern men would do we'll
to enquire why such storm is raised against Cath
olics and foreigners, while Protestant natives who
protest against the equat~of the South with the
would do we'll to enquire whether the dangers to
their institutions come from Catholics and foreign
ers, or from native Yankee abotonists; and against
that quarter from which danger threatens, let our
opposition be directed. If Beecher, and Hale, and
Greedy, and Seward, and Sharpe's rifles, and Colts
revovers and Emigrant Aid Societies are dangerous
to our institutions, while Catholics and foreigners
have done nothing against US, in the name of com
mon and Of sclfpreservation, why let the for
mer alone and hurl our thunders at the latter?
Three thousand native Protestant ministers Of the
North protested basphemously, in the name of Al
mighty God, against the Nebraska BILL No Catho-
lie foreigner has done this Native Protest
ants Of the North sending arms to the abolition
lists in Kansas with which to murder shareholders
Catholics and foreigners have no hand in this. Nc
danger threatens US from any quarter except from,
| our own brethren of the North We acting a
suicidal part to fight those who let alone, and tc
let alone those who fight US.