Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-02-15
From The Louisville .JotuTaai
John Mitchell on Naturalization.


surely, in spite of the opposition 10 them,
they have forced themselves upon the convic-
tions of sensible and thinking men Of all par
ties, Democratic leaders and dcmagogles
may succeed for time in exciting pre-
jiIdice against the American organization
but all their sophistry and disgraceful
assertions of the superiority Of tine for
eign over the native citizen are unavailing
to hide from the popular understanding the
uudeniable truth and justice aud patriotism of
American principles or to crush out from the
popular heart love for the maxims inculcatod
by the American party. The proscrlptlve
spirit of the Democratic party--a prescription
more tyrannical than ever was conceived by
the most willy and despotic chief Of the Jesuits
teaches the masses of the Democratic party
to turn a deaf ear to every argument uttered
by an American speaker, and 10 disbeheye
anything, however palpably true, that may be
published in an American newspaper. The
sachems of Democracy are painfully conscious
that wherever the principles of the American
party are understood by the masses, their truth
and Justice and the necessity for their adop-
ton as the permanent policy of the Govern
ment will be at once acknowledged. These
reckless rule or ruin Democratic leaders know
full well that if the veil of Misrepresentation,
with which they have sought to hide from the
popular gaze the glory of the principles of the
American party, should ever be drawn
aside and the plain truth of these precepts
should be allowed to shine forth undmmed
upon the minds and hearts of the people, the
power of the Democracy would Immediately
be dissolved and the masses of the American
people would rush with enthusiasm into tn
ranks of the American party, and second an
eager and active support to its principles.
awhile the Democracy generally have thus
o tudiously endeavored to conceal the truth from
the masses of their followers, the following
,-T.f,. No..
paper should be spread far and wide and
everywhere brought to the attention of those
who have reviled the American party and de-
nounce its efforts to protect the institutions Of
our country from the fatal influence OF foreign
ism and the sad consequences OF continual
influx of foreign pauperism and crime. 1t is
from the bold and vigorous pen Of John
Mitchell, editor of the Southern Citizen. He
is an Irishman by birth, not yet naturalized, a
violent Democrat in politics, and cannot be ac-
cused of national or party prejudices in favor
of the American view of the subject:
'When American cities have got to hunger
mobs and soup-kitchens, one cannot wold"r
that thoughtful men begin to ask themselves
whether it is wise or just to keep the doors of
this Republic so widely and invitingly open
the access to them SO very easy, ana next to
no questions asked.
We are about to approach delicate sub
ject for the Democratic party in the United
States Ito which party we give our hearty
faith and fealty) hold it to be one of their
strong points to cherish and tenderly entreat
:. the foreigner" Yet there are certain con-
siderations aside from party which lead to tue
conclusion that something is wrong in all this.
And kind of suspicion arises that, even III
the Know Nothing ranks, there were patriotic
and good men who had no sympathy with the
benighted sectariansm of that m'schevious
society, but who, nevertheless, instinctively
revolted against the cool insolence of Euro
pean powers in chasing surplus population "
to America az "a penal colony. OF criminals
and paupers we have enough.
OF the emigrants to America. a very large
number are real paupers and criminals, which
falls out in several ways: First, there are en-
igratiOn societies having funds provided for
carrying to America the very sweepings of the
warehouses and poor-houses. Some Of these
are in connection with the governments of the
several countries, and it signifies little wheth-
Ter the poor wretches so eXpatriatcd are landed
in Canada or New York. If in Canada, most
of them find their way southwark. These have
neither means, spirit, nor hope. They
have lived on public aims, left their homes ut
the bidding of their - betters," and emigrated
an fo,1aa paupiers. These are true paupers-
either born paupers or having the heart and
soul within them, ground down to q pampcr
heart and soul by bitter oppression and priva-
tion-not fit to be citizens Of any country.
And for criminals-we know that cargocs
of Italians and Germans are sometimes sent
over with an intimation that they are "politi-
cal offenders" Who knows that they are po-
Htical offenders? Their governments at any
rate are DESTROYS to be rid of them, and know
ing that to gain them IA footing upon these
shores they must at least call them political
offenders but they may be torcats three times
convicted for the worst human crimes. IL so.
they will not themselves let out the secret.
The wonderful organization of the police es-
Establishments in European countries is little
understood here. Every rutlian, burglar. cut
throat in Paris or in Naples is well known to
the police. The police can call meeting of
them at any time or a meeting of certain
lect ones not selected for their vlrtues-can
make them an offer once for all that if they
would save themselves from the gallrys or
gallows they shall have "a free passage to a
land of liberty Us CbrboHar or Red Republicans.
But there is one more direct, constant, and
copious flow of criminals into this country
from the English penal colonies. bermuda
lies nearly opposite To Charleston, about seven
hundred miles off. Here are always confined
upwards of two thousand of the choicest mis-
creants in all creation-accomplished London
house breakers, hank robbers, forgers, CARO-
ters Their numbers are kept up by new i'm
portations from England; but the {, runs OF
their sentences respectively expire, what II
done with them! The laws of the colony pro
hibit them from being sa free nuthin H. islands
The very last thing the government " ould
think of, is to bring them back 20 England.
Now Bermuda has n constant traffic with
the coast cities of America. Ii has no wheat
or other grain, no beef, and no mutton, save
what il imports from America. Therefore ills
waters are always full of small American YES
sells. In these the criminals are regularly
shipped rs they become entitled 10 their free
dom, sometimes IA many rs four or five IN the
same vessel. Their passage is paid by the En-
glish government, and they carry their viz
tues and accomplishments to give strength
and glory TO the great Republic. That this
was practice few years ago, is a matter OF
f,ct. which we assert; presumably IL Is 80 still.
And although the transaction II always "a 81
cret one no doubt researches amongst the own
ers of coasting vessels in Philadelphia and
Baltimore would bring to light the fact, If not
its whole amount.
And il is singular that the largest traffic Of
Bermuda is Cor was) with the city of Balti-
more. Undoubtedly the iash-olubs are large
ly recruited from thence. Those fellows are
the very men 10 make good Rougliskins and
Blood Tubs.
ON the other side Of the continent San
Francisco has been receiving picked emi1ra-
ton irom the Australian penal c0lonies-,iiaa1al
who have graduated in the great Universities
of rascality on earth.
Internationally the citizens Of America are
injured by these importaiions OF criminals aud
paupcrs; and the adopted citizens even more
than the native; because their character SUI
fers 1t cannot surely be desirable for hcs
that the same door which is open 10 them and
their children should admit, on the same foot
ing and on the same terms, the on-scouringf
Of French galleys. the refuse OF Irish poor.
houses, and the ofial of English gaols. They
do not need 10 import scoundrelisin, laziness
and ignorance along with them, masnuch az
they will find plenty of all that here.
Ii has become the direct and deep interes,
of both native and adopted especially the
latter TO procure such change IN the natur'
alization laws as viii prevent the very iooss
.af al ..tal.li1nl. md