Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-06-06
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,ince that q new Natlonal~
lion was to be formed nlthe principle
of the German National Unlon by the
Irish born citizens Of America. While,
without doubt, people Of every differ
rnt nationality have the right under
our laws TO form political associations,
Tor their object the elevation
Of their members to offices among the
provided they are not hostile
TO Government interests or treasona-
Bile In character, the moral and politi-
cal effect of such class combinations
Is to be deprecated. II each class Of
our foreign born c~itlzensl Is to clannish
~ combine for the selfish purpose OF
.elevating Its members, 1t will not be
long before, In sheer self-defense,
American born citizens will be foundd
In organization against them, and the
old hostility eugendercd BY the Know
Nothing organization will be revived.
These combinations should, We think.
be discouraged by every lover OF
our country. They have In them
naught but evil for our future.
They breed jealousles and bitterness
revive old national feuds between our
foreign population, and engender a
spirit Of clannish contest unworthy
the citizens Of a free government, and
detrimental to true prosperity.
Every foreigner who. landing in the
United States. and intending to make
this country his home. to prosper I'M
der our Government and assimilate
with our institutions, becomes natural
lied and entitled to equal rights with
an American born citizen, should for
get his nationality and remember that
henceforth he Is not a subject of France
or Germany. Of Spain or Great Brit
ain, but a member OF that grand fra
ternity Of self.governing citizens COM
posing the United States Of America;
that his duties arc henceforth to her
and his fellow.citizens that her sue
cess is his prosperity, her legends his
also, and her stability and glory his
future duty to conserve and maintain.
He shosld also feel that, rs a member
Of a government noble in design, and
thus far successful In execution, all
citizens have common rights and priv
ileges, and that to attempt BY any
method to place in power particular
class Of citizens, solely OH account oil
nativity. Is to do injustice, not only to
other classes Of foreign birth. especially
to those numerically weaker, but to
excite a contest with natiye-born
Americans which Is sure to check emi-
grafton and end disastrously.
When we say an emigrant who be-
comes a naturallzed citizen Of the
United States should give up his father
land, we do not mean the family ties,
the memories which cluster round the
spot dearest to the human heart, the
graves of ones ancestors anu the place
Of ones birth. These will ever be
cherished, no matter In what lands a
wanderer may roam, In spite OF all
new ties which time may weave around
him. What we do mean Is that, hav.
Ing renounced, In common with emil
grants from other countries. allegiance
to the government under which he was
born, and assumed obedience, and with
It duties to the United States. the first
OF which ia to accord equal rights and
privileges to his fellows, he should for
get, in his selection of officers Of the
government which lie has Joined, the
fact of birth, and endeavor to
promote the common good by select
ing and supporting good men. from
whatever country they originally
came. In this broad view Of our duty
as citizens lies the highest prosperity
Of the Republic, tho surest guarantee
Of its stability and the security of its
people. All feelings Of animosity en-
gendered by strifes between the coun-
tries Of Europe, whence III foreign
born citizens have come, should be
smothered, all resentments allayed.
In Joining hands with Americans, and
becoming citizens, the present and the
future Is the ARE Of all, the past is put
behind.