The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-14

eHce, L coDjufe you TO oeiicSe HE, iclto" Gu
zens, the jealousies of a free people ought to b
constantly awake. History and experience bot
prove that foreign influence is the most banefu
foes of republican government. w Washing
tons farewell address.
When the great father of his country spok
these words, little did he think that scarce ha
a century would elapse before party styn
itself democratic would so utterly disregard hi
advice and the advice of his illustrous compeer
repeated again and again in their speeches an
writings, as not only to submit to the insldlou
encroachment of foreign influence upon our sol
upon our ballot box, and upon the internal an
external working of the government, but open
Ily declare in convention of sovereign Stat
that the foreign born citizen has equal right
with the native! Little did he think that hi
paternal admoniton would be so spurned, am
that the sacred name of democracy would b
prostituted to the base purpose of counting tn
influence Of foreigners, and tiatterlng them wit
abject adulations, until they have become
mighty and dangerous power in the land!
But the foreign party, who impudently usur]
the title of democrats, deny that the foreign ele
ment in our land is so mighty, or that it il
dangerous at all. Suppose the foreign equallet
that of the native would not that justify til.
complaint that there was foreign influence a
work here to undermine and finally destroy ou
blood bought liberties Would not those who
pretend TO be the true democracy think it hgf
time that steps were taken to curtail their pow
er? Would not the honest men of the anti
American party join with us in endeavoring te
stay the progress of that party? Undoubtedly
they would. But in such an event, of wha
avail would their efforts be- when the foreigners
would be as strong as the natives? OF none
whatever.
But as the tremendous tide Of immigration
continues to flood our shores with the misera-
bic rabble of Europe, what guarantee have we
that such an event may not come to pass? Al
the rate of a thousand a day it would not take a
great many years to produce it,
But in the meantime must We as Americans,
supinelv await the time when the foreign vote
equal ours before we take steps to prevent it?
Such course would be mere idiotism. Be-
sides, any effort to extend the time of residence
to qualify foreigner to vote, would meet with
such opposition as their power could give them,
and our efforts would not only be futile, but we
would have to ANONYMOUSLY to submit to have
our rights wrested from US, or maintain them
by the sword as we have done in days gone by.
Such an event is not impossible The history
of all the republics before us, proves that it is
highly probabe-that foreign influence is the
bane of republican governments.
The natives of America then should, while
they have the power, so amend the naturaliza-
ton laws as to insure that the foreigner had
become thoroughly Americanised before he
could vote. The antics say that their power re-
sides in the States. The federal constitution
provides for uniform naturalization laws, and it
is by the federal congress that we wish the re-
form made.
The party now in power is opposed to any
reform in this matter, because it owes its power
to the foreign vote, and by the amending the
law, its constantly increasing foreign vote would
be curtalled, and their power would thus be lost
Can Americans, not blinded by party preju
dice, tolerate the party that owes its strength
to the vote of motley crew of foreign refugees,
who have cleft their country for their country's
good?' Has the magic word democracy"
such power over them as to dupe them into
any and every monstrous doctrine advocated by
a party that calls itself such? We hope not.
The great American people have risen in
their strength, and chosen their leaders for the
coming fight They are tried men, whose past
life is known to the world, without stain. The
native sons of America are determined to main
tain their rights, and no longer submit to the
rule of party that depends upon foreign aid.
They ask no aid Of forei gners, and if they are
not strong enough in themselves to assert and
maintain their rights in their own land, then is
the liberty and independence ofAmerica cheat
ing dream But they will assert and maintain
their rights There is mighty power at work
in the land. Millions of strong hearts are beat
ing, impatient for the contest. Under their
proud flag of Fillmore and Donelson they will
gain the victory. True American.
IMPORTANT DIsCovER1Es.-Th annexed COM
munication from 0. NJ, Lieber, esq, state geo.
logist, conveys the information of the existence
of copper mines in York district, which must
be gratifying to the people of that section es-
peciay. The YorkvIe Enquirer says that
lease has already been made of those nearest
Y orkvlle, and arrangements will be effected
for thorough and satisfactory test of their
value:
A few words relative to the discovery of
copperin York district may not be without some
interest, especially as | was but recently en-
abled to point out the probability of such a dis
covery being made at point but a few miles
from the one of which | am about to speak /
On place belonging to Mr.. Joseph Turner, |
about FIVE miles from Yorkvle, on the Char |
ottc road, vein of copriferous quartz is seen,
striking n 25 degrees w. 1t makes its chief
appearance in the bed of a branch, where, owing
to the preservative influence of the water, fine
copper pyrtcs Gan ore containing about per
cent. of the pure meta]) presents itself imme
liately under the soil, at a depth of from one
% four feet under the surface. The promise
S remarkably fine, and the prospect that soon a
valuable mine will be worked here, more than
encouraging. The vein will when fairly open
ID, be about three or four feet in diameter, and !
is continuation can be traced over consider
able extent of ground. Striking into this, so
hat they will soon meet, is another vein, N. |
30 degrees w, IS feet in thickness; while
bird, striking N. 374 degrees E. joins this on
he top of hill. 1t is likewise / 8 feet in dia-
meter. The quartz of these is of an auriferous
ind less solid nature than that of the first; but it
S almost certainty that, at water level, they
will also prove to be copper lodes.
The actual existence of copper being thus es
ablished, the probability that this valuable