Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-02
THE AMERICAN PARYY-REDIv1vUs

The Idea was started some nUpths ago, I've tbnk
by writer for this journsl,) that the terevolenty
inclined at the South would dud good feld for mis-,
sionarY labor among the Hudoos OF the North. We
have not yet heard tina, the suggestion has bsen Get.
cd on; and judging from tue noses which are daily
reaching us from that quarter, We :mssine they have
either not been preached to, or else have profted
very little by the preaching.
Websd Imagined tina! ii there was ever anything po-
,cally dead line so.called American party WAS that
thing. Its grave had been dug so deep, and the
corpse had been burisl securely that VIC fancied
to use the expressive language Of Hsnnegap, the
hand Of resurrection tssf would not be able to reach
it, But il seems our hopes have proved false prophets.
The resurrectiousts appears again in the shape Of
Brooks of the New York Express, who is, we under.
stand, attempting to palm of this "thng," as in very
truth present reality, clothed with fesh and blood,
and claiming to exercise the rigbs Of living being.
This edior iuds some difficulty in the task and actu
ally condescends to give reasons why there should
be an American party. This is amusing. 1t reminds
ons of a CONDEMNED felou, who while suffering tile
extreme penalty Of the law, opogises for the break.
ing of the rope and protests that be ought to be per-
mitted to live. A cotenporary Of New York, the
DAILY Nens, has handled the subject 30 we'll that We
cannot furnish our readers a more entertaining or
Instructive chapter than by extracting his article en-
tire. We are sure none Of our readers will fail to be
impressed by the important facts and arguments it
contains:
The Express is still giving "reasons for an American
party" but they appear 10 us anything but sound
reasonable. There is no way OF sustainingfhe prn-
cplee Of the Know Notbings except by considering
ourselves isolated people, shut out from the rest OF
the world assuming the seishn-ss of the Chinese or
Japanese and excluding from our midst all who would
wish 10 make their bones among u.s. II we would
thus wrap ourselves in the fUids Of excusivenees,
draw about ourselves Chinese wall, then 1t would
BIZ bur carrying out established principle TO e1
clude all OF foreign birth from any participation in
our affairs. But our ideas of freedom-of liberty
are not 30 Hsrrow as this.
We believe there are those in other lands who pos
sess the Gre and true spirit OF freedom to the same
extent as oursevesi and many OF ihese unable TO sc
cure at hand what fathers, through the aid and
assistance Of foreigners, have secured for u.s. land
upon onr chores and breathe with US the ar Of liberty
which they so much prize, and have 30 much lopged
Or
No doubt thousands come from merely .elfsh mo-
tyes only 10 better their condition in life. Such even
should ever be welcome. We have 'room and verge
enough" for all who would seek these shores; and MS
no evils have yet aIlsen none nc=d be apprebended,
from their colnmlugling with u.s. 1t is only necessary
how readily they become part aud parcel Of us-io
see the many eminent, patriotic, honorable men who
hold high poation, and ornament aliae our society
and our uamr, but whose fathers, had the "AtEercnn
principles prevailed, would have been driven from
our shores or shut out from all participation in affairs
Of State and thus become, with their children, an so
lated, distinct and separate class among us.
The Effect Of having in our midst large class Of
foreigners who we're ever or tor heightened PERIOD
TO remain so, bs readily understood and realized
In ihis cnse there might be reason in this pre-
tended fear Of foreign influence II would in such case
certainly be- dangerous tut this class soJn learn
to feel the responsibilities Of American citizenship,
they early become part aud parcel Of US, enter into
our social organizations, partake Of, and enjoy our
triumphs and are in all respects Americans much
themselves.
The EXPIRES. says, "the immsnse Immigration to
the United States Is gradually changing the character
of our population" That It increases our population
and wealth 10 clear enough, but that it effects derI.
mentally tho character Of oar population we deny.
The selection made by the Express. Of particular
localities TO prove ihe power aud influence of the
foreign population, amosns to nothing, unless il
be shown at the sans time that that influence has
acted adversely TO the interests Of the loo ty refer
red to. Chicago Is cited one Of the place. where
the foreign vote, H. e.,) the vote of the naura1 sd
citizens, exceeds that Of the natives Well Chicago
is one Of the wonders of ths ege-ln population, in
wealth, in industry and in the amount OF business
transacted, her advancement has been most astonsh
ing. and will soon surpass any inland city in the
Union.
In what respect then, has the foreign accession
been dangerous or detrimental! II simply shows IN
accession OF sy many more human beings. en- much
more wealth than there would have bsen hal these
foreigners remained at home. But this is taking
very narrow view Of the subject Ii there really
ever any danger to be apprenended from the influx OF
foreigners, that danger has passed The natural In
eyesse OF our ps1ve Popusaop tbrouShouttbe uploo