The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-31
The Immigra,iou Question.


The Parkersburg Times, of yesterday,
is unhappy over the immigration ques-
ton. 1t refers to the efforts of South
rrn and Western States To stimulate
an accession of foreign population" ana
then speaks quite bitterly of the course
of leading Radical politicians in driving
that class ofcitizens from Onr doors. 1t
says:
While all the Western and Southern
States are making the utmost efforts to
secure large immigration, does it not
reCur To us very often that hessrs. Jas.
Ferguson and Ephraim Bee exhibited a
lack of wisdom and a damnable spirit
of personal hatred and revenge, when
they defeated the bill which, though de-
hCicnt. would have been, even as it
passed the Senate, the means of securing
population ard capital fOr. our State.
We hope our next Legislature will not
adopt such 4 suicidal, ignorant, know
nothing policy; but do all in their
power for the promotion of large i'm
migration.
We have had occasion heretofore to
call attention to the refreshing inaO-
cence of the Times "a shown in its un-
Consciousness of the character and pur-
poses of the party with which it acts.
The policy which it calls "Know-
Nothing" is the favOrite and natural
"policy" of Radicalism under all ordin-
ary circumstances. 1t is, in fact and
substance, a "Kuow-Nothing" instita-
tlon. Its bitter opposition to foreigners
comes forth "as naturally as pigs do
squeak :" it is as easy ''as for black
bird It's to whistle" How the Times
could expect the Radical party to pur-
sur any other course is rather more
than we can understand. 1t might as
we'll try to take the kink out Of pigs
tail as to attempt TO purge the Repubh-
cau party Of its intense Know-Nothiug
proclivities.
The truth is, there is hut one party in
this country that ever protected and
promoted the genuine interests of our
foreign born citizens. That party is the
Democracy, tie future ruler of this
Government. Many foreigners in Ohio
recognized this fact at the late cleo
lions. When BEN WADE told them that
they had mo more brains than the horse
We drive" and that "the negro is their
equal in all that intelligence which
qualities men to vote right" they vindi-
Gated their manhood by voting Ben
WADE "a liar. But WADE, as an out
spoken man, merely expressed the senti-
ments of a large proportion of the party
with which he acts. The Times has no
right TO be surprised at any exhibitions
of know-Nothingism from that quarter.
While Onr Parkersburg Contemporary
- condemning the policy of men like
BE and FERGUSON in driving immi-
grafton from our State, we would like
10 call his attention co feature of the
rsse which has probably escaped his
''NNiNts HAS ~ CNCi OSSuliCu w hiiL
that the system of proscriptive legisla
ton which he supports is also deter
ring the people of other States and
countries from settling in our midst
Men are not going to buy land that il
TO be taxed to enforce test oaths ant
registration laws. Immigrants will no
settle in West Virginia while BoREMA'
proclaims her to be still in state of re
bellion. To be sure, what he states il
false, but immigrants don't know that
They only know that he and his party
with which the Times is acting, persis
in bringing soldiers into West Virginia
Not knowing the actual peace and orde
that prevail here, they deem West Viz
ginia bad place in which to settle ant
they 20 elsewhere. If the editor Of tn
Times is posted, he knows tha