Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-29

ceSslon which followed to the grave the remains
which offered rich prize to the pauper labor
Of Europe, anl brought her teeming thousands
to their shores. And 81, when peace shall
haze bscn restored TO our borders, the same
Inducements will exist here The tariff which
will have to be imposed by US on all foreign
goods, to meet the current expenses of cur
Government and to pay of heavy war debt
will greatly tend to drive Northern goods out
Of our markets, whilst it will increase tho
profits Of our manufacturers, and thus greatly
enlarge their business. To escape it's disas.
trous effects upon their business at home, and
at the same time enjoy its snriching effects
here, the Yankees will, in large numbers, flock
TO Our land. The same causes that will in.
duce the Yankees TO desert their own homes
aud come III our midst will tend greatly to
turn in this direction the TIDE Of emigration
from the old countries. New, sir, what will
be The elect Of thisH Wha. was its effect upon
tie late Unitsd StatesS The statistics show
that the natural ratio Of increase Of the South.
ern States vas uiors rapid than that Of the ser
vile States. Blu; By toe 5du1 into the North
ola vast foreign population. who hated our in-
slitutions, large prePnnd!rcnce Of power " a.
lgivon 20 tho So-th. This power made war on
+ ir1orf,utiOus rhraush the ballot ooA, L~..s
the bonds OF union, and precipitated . cinel
and merc!less war upon us.
To show that the foreign population vino
came into the late United States in the mass,
hated the institutions Of the South, need
only recnr tc tho TACT tha. our institutions are
hated a.. 7eviled by the whole civilized world
exc: ,:I-4il. The people of all these couii-
tries nave been educated to this feeling. They
| have been educated in the conviction tGat
slavery, az it exists here, Is an enormous poll.
| ticai and socia! evil. They will como here with
| these pr'judices, which have grown up with
| them and become established as part Of their
permanent creed Tor iife Sir, need not ar.
que to prove that if this is true of the other
foreign nations, it is doubly true Of the popu-
lation who now compose the United States.-
| Can it be expected that sojourn Of twenty
one years will eradicate these deep, lifelong
| convictions of the mind and these mstured,
settled feelings Of the hearth Sir, it IS con-
Irary TO al experience, to Ill history.
will not enlarge upon this view Of the ques
tion, because, limited as We sre to ten minutes,
must be brief
Now, sir are we under sny obligation to
confer this right upon this people. If so, |
am not aware of it. 1t may bs said that Chris
tian charity, should induce Us to open our laad
| to the hungry and oppressed OF the nations of
| earth, that ne may afford them an asylum Of
liberty, end give them bread TO feed their
starving families. But Sir, ii is not necessary
to give them the right of suffrage in order to
allow them these blessings.
But there is another reason why they ought
not to be allowed to vote. Stability in our
institutions is great need of the country.
That eternal change which is written upon
tho Governments State and Federal Of the
late United Ststes, has been the great bane Of
the land. The avs and institutions Of free
people generally, fairly indicate the character.
lstics Of that people. They sre Sd embodi-
mens Of these characteristics
II the people are homogeneous. their insti-
tr::ons will DO stable, and liie guarantees Of
liberty carefully preserved. But If you bring
into the midst Of such people vast, promis-
euous mob from al the nations of the Garth,
animated by conflicting ideas, and lashed with
| opposing passions and prejudicss, snd diffiise
them through the country in the various de-
oartnents of life, and then clothe them with
| political power, the effect will De Immediately
seen aud felt in the laws aud institutions oi the
country. Instead Of stable, peaceful Govern
ment, quiet aud orderly, dispensing tho rich
blessings of priceless liberty and even handed
justice, you will have an unstable, con-
stan,iy changing Government. dispensing cor.
rups iayors and denying justico-heaping
bounties upon one class and trsmpling under
foo. the rights of another, according as the con.
aicting waves of popular prcjudices and pas
sions roll, until at last the Government is rent
asuuder n bloodshed ard slaughter, amid such
scenes as We are now passing through-or
| wild anarchy RACES like thousand fur!es as
| in Mexico; or else, after the conyulsive tnroes
of an insaas struggle for liberty, the nation
quietly and gladly bears the burdens OF
despotisu which holds in curb the wild pas
sions that preyed upon her Vitals and destroyed
her peace aud prosperity.
Here the speakers time expired.
NJ. TREDwAY-I don't wish to take up the
time oi the House with this subject or any
other Bot soms provision il the nature Of
| that which have proposed or that proposed
by the gentleman from Madison (Mr. BLAAET)
seems to me 10 be one Of the most important
provisions that can be embodied in our Coa-
s.itution-
The gentleman has we'll stated the reasons
why people, not citizens Of the Confederate
States row or at the conclusion Of this war,
should not be entitled hereafter to come in and
vote, subject only to the same limit Of time as
native born citizen Of the Confederate States.
will not enlarge upon that sir. Ghe mere
suggestion of il, SIN sure, will satisfy the
mind Of every gentleman in this body, OF the
| importance and necessity Of guarding against
the Influx Of .hgt fpreign population which
may be expected to come here under our gov
ernmeat when we shall have established such
government. ss we nope TO establish, and OF
the mischief which they would produce were
they permitted to exercise polticG? rights.
| The differences as I understand, between
the gentleman's amendment and mine is this
propose, in effect, that every naturazed citi,
zen, after the conclusion ofthis war, shall re-
main here twenty-one years, aud must have
acquired an interest in real estate or slaves bs-
| fore he shall be entitled to vote.
The amendment Of the gentleman from
Madison (Mr. BLAKEY), as understand it, pro-
poses that 10 naturalizcd "irinen ohna e%sr
vote. Now, siT, am not prepared to 60 IS tar
as that. II I should follow the ipclinatioEs Of
my own feelings under the present excited
state Of things between the North and South,
| I should duit; but when I consider that we
are sitting here TO make a constitution which
should not be regulated by feelings II resent,
ment or Of PASSION, but constitution which IS
to be based upon the great principles o! JUS
tice a'd right am unwilling that ~c snail
enbody ia lhat constitution &c absolute pro-
hbition against any foreigners exercising :he
right Of suHrase
Sir, if, after being here twensy-yoe years,
and having acquired an interest in real estate
Ut slaves, be cnodses to avail himself Of the
privilege OF bec;r,ing citizen, aui for per-
rnittins htn 10 do So The presence Of the
Northern hordes @uiungst us, who will come
With the feelings and principles indicated
by the gentleman, would ba 100 dangerous
even without enjoying the advantages OF citi.
zenskip; and if the views of the gentleman are
correct, then NC ought to say that no such pso
pie shall ever reside here.