The Georgetown news., 1856-04-10
just as We Expected.

1t has been the policy Of the phalanx de-
mocracy to cry out against what it asserted
to be the proscriptfve doctrines of the Ame-
rican party, concerning foreigners. We
have always strongly surmised that this SIM
ulated love for the foreign population, was
for the sole purpose of obtaining the votes
of that class, TO assist in placing in Office
and power those native demagogues who
are base enongh to pander to any passion
or prejudice by which their ends could pos
sibly be accomplished. We have always
felt assured that so far as regards actual
prescription of foreigners, in all affairs per-
tanning to social or business connections,
the democracy were far worse than those
whom they condemn. The democratic pol
iticians delight in having the foreign popu-
lation vote for them, but they dislike to see
the foreigner have fair chance in business
to make livelihood or fortune, because if
the foreigner should succeed in the latter
he could not be so easily wheedled by the
| cozening misrepresentation Of democratic
politicians.
The exact amount Of love felt towards
naturalized citizens, by the leaders and
managers of the democracy, can be aseer-
tanned by peruSing long article which ap-
peared in the democratic organ Of this
county, the Columbia Gazette, on Saturday
last, concerning the letting out of the Hos
pital contract. That paper being the ac-
| knoWledged and accredited organ of the
democratic party in this county, must be
presumed to reflect the tone and sentiments
Of the main body of that party. Taking
these suppositions to be correct, we will
make few extracts from that journal, for
the purpose Of showing the high estimation
in which foreigners are held by the pha-
lanxers. In speaking of the person who
obtained the Hospital contract, it says:
"Further,- Doctor Canton is associated
with DR.. Manning, an Englishman- -anoth-
er of the "Yile foreign crew" who are en-
dangering the liberties of our country to
such an alarming extent"
And again. -"Doctors Kendall & Brown
are Americans, Native Americans, to the
manor born; have Hospital, all complete,
and will serve as low as any one. Doctors
Canton and Manning are foreigners, ode
testable foreigners" sd foreigners and
Catholics into the bargain; have no hospi-
tai, and cannot serve less than their compe-
titors; but the know nothing supervisors of
our county give them the job"
Such is the language used by the organ
of the democracy in this county, towards
foreigners.
We have alluded to the article in ques-
tion, not only for the purpose of showing
the feeling really entertained towards nat
uralized citizens, when questions of dollars
and cents are concerned, but for the nur-
pose also of correcting several gross errors
and misstatements. But first we would
state The reason of such an outburst of rage
in relation to the Hospital contract is, that
Drs. Kendall and Brown were true blue
democrats, and consequently had pro-
scriptive right, as above foreigners, to any
little pickings that could be had at least
such is the democratic doctrine But such
is not the American principles our doctrine
is, that while native Americans should have
the making of all laws, and should fill all
che principal administrative and judicial
offices, yet if the country or government
have a certain work to be performed, we
believe in getting those to do it, who will
perform it in proper manner at the least
expense to the public-no matter whether
they be foreigners or natives. 1t is not a
part Of the American policy to make any
distinction, in matters of business, between
native and naturalized citizens. But this
is not democratic doctrine.
Asregards the misstatements,-the con-
Sist in stating that Drs. Kendall and Brown