The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-10-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
New Theory.
Mr.. Seward, at Chicago, on the I'd of
October, in complimenting the emigrants
to this country, said that thereafter l shall
not depend on the NATIVE BORN of this coun-
try, but upon the foreign element for its
perpetuity." We quote from memory as
we read the speech in the Democrat Of that
city the morning after its delivery. The
compliment to the native born will be
esteemed doubtless by those who have been
taught to regard themselves as inferior to
the "foreign element" but as that class of
the native born are scarce in numbers, we
are of the opinion that this expression Of
the distinguished Senator will be found the
most unfortunate sentence he ever uttered.
We do not design to appeal to the blood Of
the natives. They understand the express
sion of Senator Seward, and know the mo-
tives that actuated him in its delivery; but
it remains to be seen If an American states
man can be sustained in the monstrous as
sertion that this country requires the sus-
tanning hand of the exiled foreigner to keep
it from the dangerous hands of the Ameri-
can born
This idea is patented by Mr. Seward
No other man viii dare to infringe upon it.
To show how entirely new the ':foreign ele-
ment" policy is to the Republicans, we
quote from speech made by JOHN NJ. Will
SON, of Ind. He is of Floyd Co., and is
now one. of the contingent electors Of the
State at large: The speech we quote from
wasmadxV Wilson in Salem, Ind, in 1855.
1t viii be seen that the "foreign element
was not SO much in demand in those times
"In the heart of the foreigner beats not
one single noble impulse; not one single
throb Of patriotism. He is so british and
degraded that he hasno sympathy for any
thing but cabbage and lager beer potatoes
and buttermilk, or some other abominable
and outlandish dish, only fit for the hogs o.
the street or pen." +
"Some tell me, that many foreigners are
intelligent yes, intelligent. How in the
name of Almighty God can they say it p
Look at the Dutchman, smoking his pipe
and if you can see ray of intelligence in
that dirty, idiotic looking face of his, show
it to me. Look at that drunken, bloated
Irishman, with hisrot-gut whisky bottle in
his pocket and he drunk, and swearing and
reeling, and show me in that polluted face
one spark of morality, intellect or educa.
ton. The idea is perfectly absurd; it is
preposterous.
ave must change the laws of the land,
and prevent these ignorant, degraded pau
pers here from voting and holding office
They are set Of unprincipled villains and
ruffians who congregate in and around our
large cities and villages, and live by stealing
and begging from the Americans.
"Would you have the American citizen
to stand back, and let bloated, red visaged
drunken brute Of an Irishman vote instead
Of himself? See the wretch as he ap.
proaches his knees knocking, and the slob
bcr Of tobacco running down his jaws, and
as he comes, you hear him 'harrG for Dim
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bogs, just one year ago, and wants to vote
and because the boys cry 'move him,
and he gets knocked down for his impu
dence, great cry is made about it by Ole
} Line demagogues. | say it is right, LEI
them stand back"
again: you see lop.eared, wide
mouthed, mullet- headed Dutchman, coming
up just from some hut in the Land Of Kraut
with the foam of beer still sticking in hi!
horse tail whiskers and his breath smelling
of garlic and onions, enough to kill whit
man 800 yards, and before he can say any
J thing in the world but '7smicrat' he mus,
vote, and that vote counts as much as yours
or mine. This is outrageous and abomina
BILE. These foreigners that have carried
elections for old-liners, will have to learl
! their places. They have no more right t
vote than the brutes of the field, and hav'
not half the sense Of agood New Found
/, land dog, and God knows, were I candi
date for any Office, would tell these pau
pers and vagabonds, these vile, dirty, filthy
degraded, idiotic foreigners, I did not wan
their votes, and If ever am q candidate,
hope to God never will get them"
This is the man whom the Republican
have selected to canvass the State in assis
lance of their regular elcctor. We wonde
if Mr.. Mansfield would say that in the Sc
lection Of Wilson they have given anothe
evidence of their devotion to the rights ant
interests of the foreigner. They could no
have selected a man in the State that would
more effectually have given the lie to tn,
speech of Mr.. Mansfield. Actions speal
louder than words. and we opine that for
eign-born voters will give the Republican,
proof Of this next November by refusing t,
vote for men cheek-b ,jowl with those VIII,
are in favor Of denying them the right 0
suffrage.
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