Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-08-09
Now and Ten.

talents to convince the people, that the dan
gers, predicted from the vast immigration to
this country, were without the slightest
foundation.
We were told, that the warnings Of the
father OF his country and many other pro-
found Statesmen and tried patriots, against
the dangers Of foreign Influence, had no refer
ancc TO immigration and its consequences
that actual experience had demonstrated the
fal!acy Of the doctrine, that required a longer
probation than five years before the rights of
citizenship could be conferred, indeed, that
an alien, naturalized, must nee .ssarily make
4 better citizen then u native of the soil since
choice controlled the citizenship OF the one
and necessity that OF the other.
Against those statements without proofs
and reasoning without logic, were opposed
unanswcrable arguments drawn from statis-
teal facts and other sources, equally reliable.
1t was shown, that the influx of foreigners
had been so great within the last ten years
past. that the balance Of power had fallen IN
to their hands, giving them the %control Of our
general elections and making them, virtually,
the rulers of the countrv-that the conse-
Quencc resulting from such a state Of things
were that whichever party would be success
tui, must resort to corruption and bribery, the
bane Of our free institutions, in order to Sc
| cure success.
But to the South Il stronger argument still.
was urged in favor OF the extension Of the
probationary term and against ndiscriminate
immigration. II was contended that Ike en-
lsraut came to this country, imbued with
prejudices against the institution of Slavery,
having been, from childhood, taught to regard
tina: institution as a great mora. and ]polit.ca!
evil, and that, as almost the entire body Of
this immigration found its way to the North
and West, where these prejudices were ike
y to be strengthened rather than weakened,
the South had just cause to apprehend serious
danger from such large access,ons OF strength
to her enemies.
But these facts and arguments failed to
influence those, who regarded the mere sue
cess of party, paramount 70 all other consider
atoms. Not only so, they were seized upon
by the Democratic party as a means for Sc
curing the foreign vote, without which.
they could not hope to triumph. They o:tori-
ed a pretext for them to raise the cry of pro-
scription. which was kept up "ith such per-
~tinacity, that the un.vary were deceived and
led astEay. The pcsul, was the success Of the
Democracy in 1 large proportion of the.
Southern States.
Such was the state Of things ore year ago.
Since then a mighty revolution las taken
place in public sentiment. The policy OF the
American party has been so fully, so trium-
phantly v!ndicated, that its Il udest and most
INSCRIPTIONS revile5s are d4mb. We no
longer hear that incessant din OF prescription !!
Prescription Our Dem ocratic friends
have forgotten, even, The endearing terms,
with which they used to greet, SO lovingly.
their foreign allies. What las caused this
revolution in the South We have only to
review the history Of the present canvass for
an answer
Thu nomination CT Mr. Buchanan was d
concession to the ~treesoil sentiment of the
North, made contrary to the almos: united
voice Of the South. After such a conces-
siou, it was hoped, indeed it vas confidently
expected, that the foreign vote at leas.
would be secured to his support. 1t had al
ways been given to the Democracy, and what
should prevent it from being so nova very
natural conclusion--but circumstances alter
cases." A new party had sprung into exis-
tence, claiming TO be: par excellence, the par
ty Of freedom under the lead of Fremont
and Dayton. When the German population
heard, IN the language of one of their delega-
ties. to the Philadelphia Black Republican
convention that there was such a party raised.
Freedom" they said, that is the party for
us-we will join that fight and fight it to the
death."-No sooner said than the whole Ger
man force, "horse, foot End dragoons'' desert
ed the standard of BUCHANAN and BKEcKES-
RIDGE, and went over to the enemies Of the
South, the Constitution ard the Union, thus
proving that an opportunity, alone, was want
ing for them to give action to their prejudiccs
of birth and education.
The result of this large accession of the
foreign vote to freesoilism, can but be regar-
ded by every rejecting Southerner, with
deep concern. A mere faction, looked upon
hitherto only with contempt, has thus become
a powerful party, that bids fair unless the
conservative masses Of the country laying
aside all party prejudices aud predictions,