True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-03-11
FOreigners-Tho Southern Democracy.

A few days ago we had occasion to no
tice, SAYS the Nashville Uhig and Ban
ncr, The passage through the House Of
Representatives of the Legislature of
South Carolina, by more than a two third
vote, of bill to amend the Stale Con-
stitution so as to make previous United
States, citizenship of ten, as well as pre-
vious residence of t,CO years in the State,
qualifications for voting at the general
elections. This we regard as one of the
most significant events that has occurred
since the organization of the American
party. Another sign of less importance,
indeed, but still of sufficient significance,
is the outcry raised by the Richmnod En-
quirer against the emigration TO Virginia
of small body of unfortunate Italians,
refugees from their own country, who
have been engaged to labor for one Of the
large coal companies in that State. Sew
eral of those Companies are in want of
laborers, and, owning large tracts of land,
offer to dispose of small portions of it to
their workmen on easy terms, as an in
ducement TO others to follow. AT such a
project as that, the Enquirer "rar's
right up" and pours out upon the heads
of the unfortunate Italians the following
torrent of concentrated wrath and invec-
tive.
"The character Of those immigrants
opposes an Independent objection to their
introduction in the State. For the most
part, they are political culprits driven
from Europe for their revolutionary vio-
lence, and fresh from the infectious at
mostphere of some criminal colony
Facile Instruments, indeed, S!arery prop
agQndiSm Some are ordinary oilen-
ders against the security of life and prop
erly others are soldiers whom despolism
dismisses from its services-the Uaga.
bonds Of the earth in thepay of abolition
ism and precipitatcd here Gpon as 10 de.
siroy the ralae Of our property and The
secmity ofOur institutions"
Now there is nothing in the antecedents
Of these Italian immigrants, nothing in
their present condition, their instincts and
habits of thought and of action 10 render
them worse citizens than the German OF
Irish Immigrants. The denunciations o
the Enquirer, therefore, will apply jus
as well TO the Germans and Irish as tt
the Italians.
One of the objections of the Enquirei
to these Italians working in the Goa
mines of Virginia is, "that they are TO
the most part political cuplits driven from
Europe for their revolutionary violence.
This is from one Of the leading and mos
= influential organs, Of the Southern De
c mOcracy! And is revolutionary ress
e tance" on the part Of the Italians agains
q the Iron despotism which crushes ther
e to the earth, crime in the eyes of thi
S Southern Democratic organ, and such
l crime, tina: for its committal they shall b
r denied, being here, the poor privilege G
4 eking out subsistence by aiding to di
s out of the mountains OF the Old Domin
C ion fuel to warm the mansions and th
Il persons of the F. f. VS.. Of that Demo
+ cratic region Why so merciIess is tn
e oppression of " King Bomba" of NJ
e pies, that, with perfect knowledge tht
IS sooner or later It must result in revolt
tionary outbreak which, in the end migF
Is shake the thrones of Europe--so mere
G less is this oppression, we say,that Franc
u and England have united for the purpo.
Il by armed Intervention if need be, Of fo
II cling the tyrant to adopt less barbarou
: and oppressive policy toward his dow
e trodden subjects And it is under sue
: circumstances, that Revolutionary resi-
D. lance" on the part of Italians, const
e. lutes such a crime in the eyes of tn
/ leading Democratic organ, that the
should not be permitted 10 keep "boc
lo and soul together" by acOrking in Il
lie cOol mines of Virginia
u This beats the EXTREMIST phase
'e Know NOthingism all hollow.
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