The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-06-06
The President on Protection TO Emil
grants.

On Thursday week ago the Presi-
dent sent brief, but tcrse message to
both Houses Of Congress recommending
that more adequate protection should be
given to European Emigrants.
The subject of foreign Emigration is
one of much greater national Importance
and one that will have a greater infu-
ence upon the future Of our National
Civilization, than the Tariff question and
ether similar measures of pecuniary
Importance, upon which so much time
and energy has been expended. The
Europear eentiaent and Great Britain
send to US annually three hundred thou
sand of their inhabitants and the oumber
is likely to increase, until it reaches half
a million year for the next fifty years
to come. Thus, fifty years hence
about one-tbird of the population Of the
Uuited States will either have been born
abroad or be direct defendants from emf
grants, who have spent the majority of
their lives in other countries. To cause
perfect assimilation, between these peo-
Piles speaking So many different languag
es, and to induce them to become Amer
lean citizens in spirit and in asperation.
as well as in name and to weld these var
ions elements together In solid, strong
and enduring nationality, is problem of
craftsmanship so profound that few of
our thinking men appea. to have given
it any consideration.
The sincerity of the President in tax
ing cognizance of the great wrongs to
which the humble emigrants have to
submit during their passage and at their
arrival in New York especially-and
recommending their cause, both in his
annual message and the late special
message and the necessary effects it will
have in securing the passage of a law
which will sweep away all this abuse and
place these under the protection Of the
flag, will not be lost upon them. All
honor to the man Of few words but great
deeds, all honor to the party which,
though it is polt; oally opposed by the
majority of those whom 1t seeks to bene
fit, is so devoted to our common human
ity and this great interest of the nation,
that it Furnishes all national wrongs and
and places within the protection of our
national flag. not only foreign born emil
grant, seeking to better their condition
upou this continent, but also the savage
| Indian. and the colored man, oppressed
by the prejudices arising from two CEN
| turies Of slavery.
The Republican party in raising, as it
| does, the hopes and aspirations Of the
fallen and giving to all equal rights in
| government of judicious laws, and in
merging all seperate nationalities into
| the common clements of the nation, is
prominently the protector of the poor,
the friend of the werkingmen, the foe
of caste and oppression arising from
/ artificial distinction of society. No mat
ter what political course adopted citizens
may pursue no matter if they continue
/ to believe the slurs and falsehoo6s. utter
ed against the present administration
as pure and as honest as any that has
existed ,theRepublican party neither turn
ing to the right nor to the leet-caring
nothing for reward or preiudices-will
move forward in its glorious mission,
which is to guarantee to all equal rights,
and to give the means of obtaiuirg speedy
Justice to the recently arrived emigrant,
so that he may feel that he is being
welcomed by band of brothers wbo
watch with jealous care over his welfare
OF the many la~-els which the F1esi
dent has achiev IN war, of the many
| victories which he has won in peace,
his interest in the great measure of ma
tional protection to emigrants is not the
least. Whether successful or not In the
coming campaign, he need not fear, 5u
that the historic pen, which viii. ehroni
Gle the progress of American civilization
and nationality, will do him complet'
justice