Daily American organ., 1856-03-05
Andrew Jackson Doneison.

Andrew jackson DOnelsOn.
The Union of this morning yainly imagnes
it has discovered in the editorials of Major
Donelson, published in 1851, opinions and doc
trines dismetrically opposed to those which
this gentleman entertains no,o on the subject
of immigration. That press prints in italics
what he said in 1851, to wit
" We are glad TO see this immigration from the
old World. II brings to US the physicai force De
need TO fell the forest, and 10 build our Improve
o,snts We hare get and ,OiH have for many long
years, scope and range enough for their industry
and enterprise"
And win the present editors of the Union
point out to us anything even one word, or
sentiment in the platform, principles or argu-
rnents of the American party, in conflict with
the sentiments of Major Donelson as uttered in
1851?
Does any American oppose the immigration
of hard-laborirg and industrious foreigners?
Does any man object to their telling the forest
or building improvements? Does any man
deny them the widest scope and range for their
industry and enterprise? Did Major Donelson,
in 1851, invite them to come hither and fill our
governmental Offices Did he advocate their
claims TO govern the country? Did he ask
European powers to send hither the inmates of
their prisons and hospitalss Nonsense
Though we have not file of the Union whilst
published under the charge of this gentleman,
we venture to challenge its editors to exhibit a
sentence ever written by him, which would
justify this, or any other administration, in
filling the offices of the government with for
eigners, or which would excuse European gov
ernments for shipping hither Gn the language
of Captain MarryatD "whole cargoes oferime,
FOLLY, and recklessness." ...
The editors of the Union cannot hoodwink
and deceive the people of the United States in
relation to the issues made by the American
party on the subject Of foreignism. We have
taken no ground against the immigration of
the worthy and honest classes of immigrants
of such as would build up for themselves and
their families, homes upon our fertile lands,
of such as by industry and labor will add to
the general wealth of the nation. The scnti-
ments of Major Donelson in 1851, as to these
classes, are the sentiments of the American
party now. But we seek to exclude paupers
and criminals from the country, and we seek
to prevent the exercise Of suffrage aud the
control of our elections, by any and all classes
of foreigners in the future, until they shall
have become thoroughly Americanised by a
residence of twenty-one years amongst us
1t is vain, therefore, for the Washington
Union to attempt to present the American
candidate for Vice President as occupying po-
sitions now which are inconsistent with his
opinions five years ago. But suppose it were
otherwisep Are there not tens [of thousands
in the ranks of the American party ne,o who
five years ago did not see and feel the evils
which threaten to destroy republican govern
mentf Why, the American party has arisen,
and we may almost say, has had its origin
within three years past True, there were in
few localities Native American" parties
some twelve, or even fifteen or twenty years
ago, but the developments of foreign influence
in our midst did not excite any general appre-
tensions for their consequences until after the
present administration had bcen inaugurated.
Franklin Pierce was the first man who ever
sought to purchase the Presidency by pander-
ing to the foreign element in our midst, and by
securing the aid of foreign priesthood. He
is the first President who has sought to per-
petuate his dynasty by giving preference to
foreigners over natives for places Of honor,
trust and emolument. Hence the universal
rising of the people, in behalf Of American
principles, under this present administration.
The evils of foreignism have but recently been
made apparent-and hundreds of thousands
who were hitherto blind to their existence,
have but recently opened their eyes to tho
reality of our common danger.