The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-01-09
DEMOCRACY AND FOREIGN CITIZENS.

DEMOCRACY AND FOREIGN CITIZENS.
We have long contended that the love of
Democracy for our foreign citizens wis regu-
lated, not by nny peculiar sympathy for them
a. class, but by the value of their votes.-
This fact is being daily verified, and the fol-
,oW ing comment Of the Richmond Wing upon
a. article that recently appeared in the En-
quirer Of that city, affords additional testimo.
ny 10 the truth of the remark:
While agreeing with the Enquirer in de-
precaling the "colOnization of free labor" IN
the slave States, yet we were strurk wit,
surprise, upon reading iis leader of Wednes-
day, ut the di-paraging, c"ntrmplunus and
insulting language II thought fiji TO apply to
foreigners--to men whom It has heretofore
spoken oi in honeyed phrase, and who were
such valuable allies of the Democracy in the
lie aud all previous elections. Speaking Of
the propos, scheme to colonize some Italian
refugee and Other foreigners IN Virginia, the
Enquirer holds the following language in re-.
gard iU them:
"The character of these immigrants oppose
un independent objection 10 their introduce
ti"n in the State. Fortke most part they are
political culprts driven frum Europe for their
sevolu ionary violence, and fresh from the in
ierii"ns atmosphere q some criminal colony.
Faciie instruments indeed Of anti sldrery pro
pagandism! Some nre ordinary offenders
against the security of life md property; 9th.
ers are soldiers whom despotism disnissrs
from its service--the ungabonds Of the earth in
the pay Of abolitionism and precipitdted here
u on US 10 destroy the rdlue Of our property
and the security Of our Institutions"
Pretty hard Judgment this for the Enquirer
To pass upon its political nnd party allies! J.
"Facie Instruments of nnti.slnvpry proprgan.
dsm"-"tl,p vngab"nds Of the earth in the
pay of Abolitionism!" That will do very well
-consid-ring that il comrs from II Demo-
cratic source. Tell us--have not the Wing
and American parties always and obstlnately
eontendrd that the great majority of foreign.
ers who come to this country come filled
with prjudicrs against Southern institutions,
and would readily become 'facile instruments
"i anti.slavery pr"pagnndism!' Have we not
told you, aver and over again, that these
'"ffrnde,s' aud Soldiers and 'vngabonds' from
the o"er crowded governments of Europe
would Immediately upon their arrival here,
put themselves 'in the pay Of Aboitionsm,
and cordially and naturally unite with them
in the effort 'to destroy the value of our
property and the security of our institutions!
Verify, we have; but wishing to secure the
support of such characters for the candidates
Of the Democratic party, yon have denounced
our Insertions in respect to them as cnlumn'-
Gus and false, and have uniformly maintained
thnt It wns almost If not quite, q safe to rel,
upon them for the defence Of Southern right.
and institutions as upon those to the manor
born.' We nre grntifed. nevertheless, that
the eyes Of the Southern Democracy are be-
ing opened to the evil Effect of foreign imm
grafton upon the intrrczts and the security nj
the South, even if it is n little late in the day
We trust the Enquirer will keep up the fire i
hns q" wisely commenced.
While upon this subject, we desire 10 refe'
our readers to paragrnph in the late .perci
of Srnstor Bigler. a Nos}h-rn naiional Demo
crat, who is attempting To show the impossi-
bIity Of our Territories being populated, -x-
crpt by those opposed tn slavery. lie says
''Fhe vast emigration to the Territories from
the Nnrth. western States, sustained by a con
stant accession from all parts Of The ,oorld, can
nof favor the PRONUNCIATION of slavery. Why
the Senator from Maine has told us what W.
know to he true, that the owners of slaves IN
the United States do not number hal? mil
linn, whilst those who have no slaves count
not less than twenty. five millions How then
I would venture to ask, are the five hundred
Thousand to rival the twenty-five millions IN
the occupation If the Territories, to say no'h'
ing Of emigrants fran other countries, ohc
come here almost inrariably ,oith strong preiu'
dices against negro.siauery.'
We have quoted this paragraph from the
speech of Senator Bigler, Northern national
Democrat, simply on account of the admission
it confirms that foreigners come here almost
invariably with strong pr'judices against ne
gr" s'nv"ry--a potent and omin"us fact
which the Wing and American parties have in
vain endeavored to impress upon the minds OF
tn" Southern people. Az they have chosen
not To believe us on this point, we trust they
will at least put some confidence in the
representations Of the Enquirer and Of MIR
Buchanan's confidential friend, Hon. Senator
Bigler.