Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-17
WASHINGTON,

Of their population, and particularly that portion
though young industrious, and worthy, who have
take but little interest In the institutions of the
South, land besides, we find growing out of this,
that hundreds Of thousands Of foreigners are
Hooking to US every year-that foreign paupers
are by thousands aud thousands being set upon
our shores. In fact, / find from the best official
statements, that the number of foreign emigrants
that came to this country from June the Ist 1850,
ITO December 3lst 1851, was five hundred and
| ffty-eight sthousand-for the year 1852, three
hundred and seyenty-fve thousand for the year
1893, three hundred and sixtyeight thousand-for
the Year 1854, nearly the same. The war In the
East diminished the number, but venture the pre-
dicton that between the years 1850 and 1850 there
will have come to this country Foreigners enough
to place In each OF twenty new States more popu-
lation than is now in the Territority of Kansas
| These foreigners make their way mainly to the
Territories, crowd into the free States, OCCASION
ing increased emigration from them.
These facts being undeniable, submit, how
important 1t s for our Southern politicians TO
| turn their attention to them While the people
of the North were willing to dispense with and
check this immense immigration among them, for
reasons of social character to diminish their
taxes, prosecutions and the inmates of their poor
houses, jails and penitentiaries, I respectfully
| ask, why should not the South, to man, for rea-
sons as well understood as expressed, have Joined
in this great movement? and IL in the first move-
ments and organizations any rules were adopted
too strict or stringent to be generally enforced,
or too severe on the honest Immigrant, to have
given their potent aid and influence in modoying
the same 80 as to have carried most useful results
| to our beloved South? But it has been theiI
pleasure to pursue different course, and the re-
suits thereof have in no small degree contributed
70 the embarrassing circumstances that now seem
to gather around us and swallow up our influence
in the National Council. The argument has been.
"settle and populate the Territories" forgetting
the fact that in the last seyenty.fye years our
population has Increased from three to some
/ twenty-seven millions-ninefol land II the same
ratio OF increase shall obtain for the next seventy
five years, the result will be nine times twenty
seven millions-showing how important these
Territories may be (sold at reasonable prices paid
into the treasury for the homes of our own pos
terity, and Of honest worthy foreigners, who
come to US as they did in former days, from love
OF our free government, and who are willing to
settle among us, sure Of being protected in all
their rights of religion and property, and who are
willing to wait until they have understood and
| become familiar with our people and their insttu-
tions before claiming the right to participate in
their government.
/ These suggestions / have made to Southern
| gentlemen here, and throughout the slave States,
that on reflection they may determine whether
/
the aid OF cause quite material to Southern in
| fuence and Southern interests aap- ,57f. >
| was very much entertained, Mr.. Chairman, by
the speech of the gentleman from louisiana Mr..
SANDIDGE and, if Ihad time, should like to incor-
porate at least half of 1t in mine to show in adj
dton to the millions that have already come, how
many more millions of paupers are to come under
our present system Of Inviting them to come here.
Bot, Mr.. Chairman, what is it that we have
| hapn dierueeinu hara far ha 1aof MA ia,
This discussion has been either Intentionally or acci
dentally conducted 50 as to bring ont the extreme
sectional views of gentlemen from the South
and from the North. II 10 only within the
last eight or ten days that any conservative man
has been permitted to address the House on this
agitated question. 1t is said that this is a ques-
ton whether any more slave States shall come
into this Union, and speech after speech is made
and sent to the South to tell the Southern people
that we are solemnly debating in the House of
Representatives the naked question whether any
more slave States shall come into the Union.
| Why, Mr.. Chairman, If that were true, if that
were the only question here, it might have been
settled within tventyfour hours after this debate
commenced If that were the only question
take II that all our American friends would vote
for it, every man from the South would vote for
Il, know that our Douglas Democrats would vote
for it, and am inclined to think that the Free
Soil wing Of the Democracy-these Buffalo-plat-
4 form men-could be got to vote for it, with
GREEK amendment That is my opinion.
| But, Mr.. Chairman, is that the question On
what has this debate arisen On the special mes
sage Of the President. Does he say that whether
there shall be any more slave States Is the quss-
tionS No sir; that message, as understand it,
means these two things-and IL means nothing
more and nothing less-to the South, come In Le-
compton, and to Northern gentlemen, " Il is the
surest and readiest way, and the only certain way
In which you can con6scate Southern property
| and get clear of negroes in Kansas" have
listened to gentlemen here protesting great regard
for the interests OF the South, and, whilst ALI Of
them have been eloquent on the first part Of the
| picture they have all save and except a gentle
man from the chivalrous State Of South Carolina,
| passed over that portion as tenderly as sucking
/ doves. Laughter. viii read from the Presi-
dents message, in order that there may be no mis-
take about:
"As question OF expediency, after the right
has been maintained, IL may be wise to reflect
upon the benefits to Kansas and the whole coun-
| try which would result from its immediate ad-
mission into the Union, we'll as the disasters
which may follow It's rejection. Domestic peace
will be the happy consequence Of ia admission
and that fine Territory, which has hitherto been
torn by discussions, will rapidly increase in popu-
'lation and wealth, and speedily realize the
blessings and the comforts which follow in the
train OF agricultural aud mechanical industry
| The people win then be sovereign, and can re-
'gulate their own affairs in their own way II
a majority Of them desire TO abolish domestic
slavery within the State, there Is no other pos
sibe mode by which this can be effected 20
speedily as by prompt admission. The win Of
the majority Is supreme and irrestible when ex.
| pressed in an orderly and lawful manner. They
can make and unmake constitutions at pleasure.
II would be absurd TO say that they can impose
fetters upon their own power which they cannot
Afterwards remove. If they could do this, they
might tie their own hands for hundred as well
as for ten years. These are fundamental prnci-
piles Of american freedom, and are recognized, /
believe, In some form or other, by every State
constitution and IL Congress, In the act of ad-
mission, should think proper to recognize them,
Il can perceive no objection TO such course.
This has been done emphaticaIy in the consttu-
tionof Kansas Itdeclares in the bill of rights
that oil political power Is Inherent the people,
and all free governments are found<d on their au.
thority, and instituted for their benefit aud there
fore they have at all times an inaIenable and in
deafeasble right to alter reform, or abolish their
form OF government in such manner as they may
think proper The great State Of New York is
at this moment governed under constitution
framed and established 10 direct opposition to the
mode prescribed by the previous constitution.