Morning Herald

Importation of Foreign Paupers.—The new Mayor's recent message on the importation of foreign paupers is one of the ablest and most eloquent documents we have seen. The following are the closing passages.

Laborers are not sought after; and while we pity the griefs and sorrows of all our fellow creatures, we cannot deny that a preference, in the distribution of charities, as well as place and employment, is due the descendants of the soldiers of the revolution, and to the heroes and sufferers of the second war for independence. It was asked by the fathers of American liberty, and has been promised their sons, to aliens without great indignity to our native and adopted citizens; and if foreign paupers and vagrants come here for political purposes, it is proof irresistible that our naturalization laws ought be immediately revised and the term of residence greatly extended to qualify them to vote or hold office.

Many are, I admit, orderly, well disposed men—but many of them are the opposite character, believed the action the Common Council in the premises is particularly desirable.

Our citizens had no serious turn outs—no riotous parades—no conspiracies against the business and families of quiet, industrious and honest American operatives, until after officious interference by mischievous strangers; and it is melancholy to observe, that, in the mad career of some of these foreigners to destroy our happy system, they have lately recommended to a large meeting of our citizens that they should carry with them deadly weapons, of various kinds, to all their future public assemblages. "These wild strangers should learn that to do so, is not "peaceably" to assemble, as provided for by the constitution.

Indeed, a reason for taking proper measures to diminish the number of arrivals is drawn from the fact that, in addition to the great and grievous expense they would add to the city, should they continue to be numerously thrown upon us, the Common Council will be called upon to provide an armed and a mounted police for both the day and the night time: peace can not be otherwise expected. Many of them come from places where nothing less secures tranquillity.

There is much truth in these remarks. I am myself of foreign birth, but though I have resided nearly twenty years in the United States, I have never yet voted at the polls nor ever mean to do so. I confine myself to simple approval or disapproval of the measures of government. Not so the English, Scotch, or Irish radicals. They are the most turbulent agitators in existence—in office or out of office. Not longer ago than last sabbath afternoon, Alderman Brady, now in the corporation, came near kicking up a riot and breaking the peace at Bradshaw's tavern, because the reporter of a paper published his wise sayings in the board, exactly as they were spoken.

The Irish magistrate of a city was prevented by a native peace officer from violating the law. Even the other day, in the "Sun," a person calling himself "a full blooded Irishman," threatens us, because we will not publish his trash, thus:—

Beware of the viper's ill merited fate, consider your position, and know that no law shall or can protect you, if you pursue this abandoned and dastard course. Why not publish my letter of yesterday, with its antecedent remarks? Are you afraid of an Irishman? If not, you ought to be.

In conclusion, we, the Irish, are exclusively, in heart and soul, a republican and injured people, the laboring and producing classes and no man or body of men can, or shall interfere with us, unpunished.

Whatever the Irish may be in their own country, they are not an "injured people" in this land. Their turbulence and disorder can only be paralleled to that of the English radicals. To the prudent and peaceable natives of that land we are ever friendly—but insolence, absurdity, ignorance, and presumption should have limits set them in time.

We are, therefore, gratified to see the new Mayor assume a bold front towards all turbulent, riotous and disorderly movements—to any further importation of poverty, wretchedness and crime. We are overstocked. We trust the Common Council will move in the business.