Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-12-31
Democracy and Foreign citizens.

Democracy and Foreign Citizeps.
We have long contended that the love of
Democracy for our foreign citizens was regu
lated, not By any peculiar sympathy for them
as class, but by the value of their votes
This fact is being daily verified, and the FOL
lowing eomment Of the Richmond iFhig upon
an article that recently appeared in tie En-
guirer of that city, affords additional testi-
mony to the truth of the remark:
While agreeing with the Enquirer in depre-
eating the Reformation of free labor" in the
slave States vet we were strRck with surprise,
upon reading its leader of Wednesday, at the
disparsging, contemptnous and insulting Ian
it thought fit to apply TO J0Yeigfers--to men
whom it has heretofore spoken OF in honeyed
phrase. and who were such valuable allies OF
the Democracy in the late and all previous
elections Speaking of the proposed scheme
to coonize some Italian refugee and other fore
igners in5VirgiBia, the Enquirer holds the fol-
lowing language in regard TO them:
THE character of these immigrants oppose
an independent objection TO their introduction
in the State. For the most part they are poll
teal culprits driven from Europe for their re-
voutiOn violence, and fresh from the infectious
atmosphere of some criminal colony. Fdcite an
struments indeed Of anti Slavery propagation!
Some are ordinary offenders against the securi-
ty of life and property; Others are soldiers
whom despotism dismisses from It's service
the Uaqabonds Of the earth IN the pay Of db06
tionism and precipitated here upon as todestr0y
the oaIue Of oar property and the security Of
our institutions"
Pretty hard Judgment this for the Enquirer
nd nartv all 20
'Facile instruments of snt-slavery propsgan-
disnn-''the vagabonds of the earth in the
paw of Abolitionistn p That will do very well
considering that it comes from Democratic
source. Tell us-have not the Whigand Anne
rican parties always and obstnately contended
that the great majority OF foreigners who
come to this country come filed with prejudI,
ces against Southern institutions, and would
readily become ''facile instruments OF anil~sla-
very propagandisml" Have we not told you,
over and over again, that these offenders and
soldiers and 'vagabonds' from the oVer-crow-
ded governments of Europe would immediate
ly upon their arrival here, put themselves IN
the paw of Abolitionisn, and cordially and
naturally unite with them in the effort 10 des-
troy the value of our property and the security
of our institutional Verify, we have; but
wishing to secure the support OF such charae"
tiers for the candidates of the Democratic par
ty. YOU Lave denounced our assertions In res
pect 10 them as calumnious aud false, and have
uniformly maintained that it was almost, II
not q lite, as safe to rely upon them for the de
fence of Southern rights and Institutions as
upon those to the manor born We are gra-
tilted, nevertheless, that the eyes OF the South
ern Democracy are being opened to the evil
effect of foreign immigration upon the lntera
ests and the security Of the South, even II
it is a little late in the day. We trust the En-
quirer will keep up the fire it has 50 wisely
commenced.
While upon this subject, we desire to refer
orr readers to paragraph IN the late speech
of Senator Bger, Northern national Demo=
crat, who is attempting to show the impOssi-
bility of our Territories being populated, ex-
cept by those opposed TO slavery. He says
The vast emigration to the Territories from
the North western States, sustained by a con-
slant accession from all parts Of the cord, DAN
NOT FAVOR THE PROM LGATIoN OF SLAVERY.
Why the Senator from Maine has told Us what
we know to be true that the owners of slaves
in the United States do not number half nil
lion, whilst those who have no slaves count
not less than twenty five millions How then
| would venture 10 ask, are the five hundred
thousand to rival the twenty five millions in
the occupation of the Territories, to say moth
ing of emigraats from other countries, 0hc
come here almost inUariaJly acjth strong preju.
dices against negro SLaUery.
We have quoted this paragraph from the
speech of Senator Bigler, Northern national
Democrat, simply on account of the admission
it contains that foreigners come here almost
invariably with strong preiudices against req
siavery"-a potent and ominous fact which
the Wing and American parties have in vain
endeavored to impress upon the minds OF the
Southern people. As they have chosen not to
believe us on this point, we trust they VIII at
least put some confidence in the repres enta-
tions of the Enquirer and Of Mr.. Buchanan S
confidential friend, Senator Bger.