The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-13
EMANCIPATION I'm POLITICS


figures than were touched around
the middle OF the preceding decade
III Il again on the increase. The num-
Der Of alien arrivals In the fiscal year
which ended with June % 1883, was Sl.iis.
- compared with zzSx9 In 1875. Tho
highest mark ever reached by immigrauon
60 this country was IN the hscal year isSl.
when Il was 7ss,9s2. From that pesst y
SLOWLY but steadily declined until -
when II was, as already mentioned. z1'zss.
The rain which has been shown IN the
mast twelve months. the greater part OF
which has been made since the beginning
,of spring, promises to put the total OF the
0scaa year. which Il now about month
odd up near the figures Of the early PARK
nj the decade, The fluctuations IN tne
sanaount OF the immigration. OF course. ars
due to the political and social ccnoifi0ns "a
s1he United states and in the countries from
vhtch The Immigrants come. The rsprss-
,afve le9tsaation In most Of the EnroDean
countries. the rigorous conscFfption laws.
The heavy burdens Of taxation and the low
sstandsrd OF wages and OF phyhicai COM
seorfs are the chief causes which have In
slucfd the wave OF immigration from the
old world. The absence Of those unfavoi-
able conditions here and the fact tnas the
advantages offered for physical ana eociaa
,amnroyements are greater than elsewhere
agtates. The growth In Industrial actvasy
and in material prosperity 10 cnisuy re-
4wonstble for the increase OF Smmigfsuois
q the present time
Y3esore thu government under the consul
tuition was ten yearD old. the question Oh
salien residess.s In the United States became
AN iaeue In politics. This Was IN l7ss. GUT
ing the administration Of John Adams.
swhsn war with France was threafsned.
- - haA tan
war since an, and both beliigerents made
httaehs On American commerce In thstr enc
deAvors 10 prevent American vessels IRON
stradine With their enemy. France added
srneu1t 70 injury by rsfusin9 to receive Ger.
ny. Marshall and Pfnckney. the American
I commisaionefs sent to France to endeavor
90 arrange truce with that country. ana
~ the demand OF Taiieyrands a9ens'
whose names are disguised under the ie.-
tiers X. r z, for money from tho Ameri-
cans - the price OF frances faSors Am
sent wave OF indignation over the coun-
cry. and as large part OF the press o. the
Republican. or JeRersonian, party had Deen
sclAmorins for war by this country against
England ard IN aid OF France, ana - many
OF these papers were edited BY Aliens. VINO
traduced the administration. and VINO Or
ganised Jacobin. or Democrats. clubs.
which opposed the Adams party. the Fed
eralists. that party pasaed seftes OF acts
grouped together IN POLITICAL hterature un-
YET tne name OK tne aHen anu Stu'uvn :" ~
Under this series OF acts. some OF Wncn
mad = time limitation. ana THUS were oper
etive only TOT staIeo peHod. tne ums %
pS0oation Tor naturausAuon wss senethen-
ID from flvA years. the term then IN vogue.
20 fourteen years. the precedent was gwen
power 20 bastsh al aliens whom ne sns-
pecssd to be engaged In reasonable Plots
49, 4 H. - ant ~ a raw "a
Tho peace ana safety OF TIE United States.
ucAndalous or malicious statement against
the president or congress was punishable
by a flne OF not over t2.o00 and imprison.
mcnt OF not more than two yearA
These acts aroused a storm OF opposition
frcm tho Republicans ana from some Of the
more moderate FederaiistA called out the
Kentucky and Virginia resolutions Of 17sS-
17Dp the former Of which were written by
Jefferson. then vice president. and the lat
Ter by MadIson. The Kentucky and vir-
glniA resoiusssA but particularly the for
mer, were the earliest elaborate presenta-
ton Of the state rights theory. we-c among
vhA bassc principles Of tho Republican
{pemocrasic) party onward until 1871, and
furnished Calhoun with his inspiration for
the nulliacat'en doctrine. ana MS followers
OF iaEE gay with thetr JustHeation xor
0sO SNsesSsFS NfSSos
Hut immigrants did not begin 10 form an
important ingredient OF the population OF
Tho United States until nearly half GEN.
tury after the enactment OF the alien and
sedition laws. At the time Of tho revo-
luton the Inhabitants OF the United States
w0ro mainly tho descendants OF persons
from the British islands or immigrants
from that locality. There were Dutch.
6wedes. Germans. Danes and Huguenoss
and their descendants among the popula-
4ion. but they formed probably In conbi-
baton less than NTH OF the aggregate.
Qhor many years after the United States
became independent the British and Irish
Dtraaa IN the population remained over
whelmingly preronderans. Prior 20 $50
there are no official figures OF immIgfa-
ton. but II Was relatively Insignificant. the
number being estimated At 40 between
Nh0 treaty or i7S3 With England and iS3t.
tsinee that year the record OF thu numoer
pf immigrants except those coming over
land from Canada and Mexico. has pre-
pufnah,y been reasonably accurate. From,
abe time when statistics fsrst began 10 be
Hathered IN no down 90 the end OF the re-