American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-02-16

In half a century from his age, Europe
would be brought within ten days sail
ofiAmerica, or that within that period
half million foreigners annually
would come to exercise the preroga-
tives of American sovereigns.a Had
such q state of things been presented
to him, his warning voice would have
been heard on the subject, and would
have inspired our statesmen with the
wisdom and the courage to avert the
danger which he would have fore seen.
Such was the jealous virtue and patri-
otism which distinguished the Washing
ton era that, had the Immigration of
that period been one-tenth of what it
has now become, it, is more than prob
able that no power would have been
granted by the people to the Federal
Government to enact any laws of nat
uralization. psree;si,,Ie eli, 3; ss7a
g1 The evil istupon us which Washing
ton deprecated The evil is radical,
and theslcorrection must be equally
radical. Weimqst awaken in the pub
lie mind that sensitive regard for the
preservation Of the Consultation and
Amcrican. liberty which inspired the
souls Of those patriots who were the
counscllors and dsupporters of Washing
ton and the fathers of om, country
Ihe ,sqfetg.and prosperity @our i,asti-
tastioas must be made the cardinal OBJ
jects of attainment. The spoils of Of
flee, the love Of power, the subjection
to the iron tyranny of q few political
oligarchs must be held in contempt in
comparison with the Importance of Sc
curing these great ends. ig1aiuas 97ad
a7aThe crafty engineers of political
speculation seeyno danger, and never
will see any, which does not threaten
to arrest their profitable control of
parties.b 1Ihe doctrine that /" Ameri-
cans alone shall rule America, design
ed to restore the government, sit was
in the days aof iWashingtony to the
hands of " Americans alone, is stig-
matized by the organized cabaltof pol
itioians who Weld the anaehinery for
manufacturing the incumbehts of Office
from thatoftho Presidency downwards,
as a pestilent hercsy; and those who
hold to this ancient Am el'ican doctrine
are denounced as traitors The pro-
gress of events is rapidly bringing the
country to the condition when but two
parties will contend with each other
the one the American party, the other
the Foreign party. The American
party will seek the restoration of the
government to American control, such
as it was when it came fresh from the
American people. auag aa se-rf,r,
The foreign party will seek to pro-
pitiate the foreign element, pander' to
its insolent ambition and aspiring pre-,
dominance, contend for the continu-
ancc and extension of its privileges,
cpinge with seryility to it's dictates, and
offer new bribes, for it's friendship
The simple fact that tho next election
of a. President of the United States
may turn upon the assertion or the re-
nunciation by the American people of
the doctrine that Americans alone
should rule America," should be suffi-
cicnt to astonish and alarm us. If. the
doctrine be renomced, it will be owing
to the overpoworing force Of the foreign
clement in our population. The nigh
Ity power Of that elcment has been
guaged by the astute politicians who
are allied to it, They have measured
its length and breadth, its height and
depth, and they are willing to stake
their deStinies on It's omnipotence. 1t
was the Pretorian guards, composed of
foreign nierccnaries, who put up for
sale Che imperial purple at Rome, and
it is the foreign missionaries among us
who now offer to Che politicians who
hold the reins of party sway, the next
Presidency, as the price of favors to
be conferred on them, and privileges
perpetuatcd hereafter. o
There is no country, there never has
been any country, where such an issue,
if squarely, fairly, and distinctly pre-
sented to the people, could be decided
any other than one way, and that in
favor of the country born" VIII
the people Of the United States repu-
date a sentiment of this sort? They
Will do no such thing. Already they
have arisen spontaneously and rushed
to the standard inscribed with the words
"Americans shall rule America" 1t
IS vain for politicians to attempt to ar
rest the progress Of the American par
ty by efforts to compel it to adopt por-
tions of the creed which distinguished
other parties. II will not thus be in
duced to endanger the cause in which
at is engaged. The safety of the pco-
pic is the supreme Law, aud while that
safety is endangered, everything else
rs of subordinate interest. "Place
none but Americans OH guard" was
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