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TUESDAY. FEB. 23, 18b2
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Shall Foreigners Yoto?
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Foeeioxism is to-day openlv at j
war with Americanism, and "the
policy of the government must be j
radically changed towards this
conflict, and "these elements must i
be checked by -proper legal safe
guards. Many of the Germans
arc infidels of the most pronounced
type, at war with all legislation
which looks toward the control of
private habits, or which protects
the sanctity of the church and the
Sabbath. Polaris, 11th.
The oracle of Portland is some
what pessimistic in its utterances
on this question. The following,
from the Californian, is so admir
ably to the point that wc quote at
length:
It has come to be an axiom in
American politics, that a man must
represent an idea. By persistent
advocacy of the tenets of a po
litical party, Mr. Jones procures
himself to be nominated and chosen
collector of taxes, with the duties
of which office the tenets of politi
cal parties have nothing to do.
Through the judicious denuncia
tion of a railroad company or a
water corporation, Mr.Smith comes
to represent the idea of anti-monopoly,
and is elected to Congress;
although the remedy for the abuse
which he has denounced falls with
in the purview of the domestic
and not the federal government.
As every citizen is a possible col
lector of taxes or member of Con
gress, it may be admitted that this
system, inconsequent though it be,
may work for the general good, by
keeping every one on the alert to
relieve the public from some un
suspected burden, and to do a
good turn for himself at. one and
the same time.
Not only is the value of an idea
known to our "statesment," but
journalists, as well, comprehend
and appreciate it. Said the pro
prietor of a struggling paper, not
long since, to the writer: "If I
could only get hold of a first-class
tssue, my fortune would be made."
It follows naturally, from this
state of things, that anything in
the nature of an issue is eagerly
sought and tenderly nourished.
Not a day passes, but, somewhere
in this broad country, patriotism
gets the better of a statesman or a
journal, that forthwith breaks the
silence, up to that point main
tained, and .speaks right out of
some great wrong suffered by the
people, or of some plan for the
"betterment of man's estate."
Once in a while, the issue "takes;"'
the statesman is sent trr Congress,
and tho paper doubles its circula
tion.
Issues have their fashions, too.
They come in and go out. We
debate fiercely the same questions
that our grandfathers debated, but
about which oar athers never
troubled their-lieads. One of the
most superficial and easily aroused
of the prejudices of mankind i
that of race against race, and we
find it therefore rising, generation
after generation, in a tiresome but
untiring series of issues. It has
been a political bonanza in the
United States. On the question
of immigration we have gone suc
cessively from one extreme to an
other. At one stage, our political
shibboleth is, "America, the home
for the oppressed of all nations;"
at the next stage we are Know
Nothings, and "Americans must
rule America."
Just of late, the issue factories
are turning out mottoes to fit the
latter sentiment. Several journals
have raised the hue and cry, and
are denouncing foreigners with
variety and originality of expletive.
A few timid gentlemen, here and
there, have formed themselves into
secret organizations, and style
themselves Patriotic Sons of this
and that. The great mass of the
population, to be sure, is jinpas
sive; but Burke's sentence about
the grasshbppers is nevertheless
applicable.
Now if these journals and those
patriotic 'isqns" are correct in their
prognostications, it is certainly de
sirable that we should know it.
The pessimist has, somehow, an
affectation of more acumen than
the optimist. The man who tells
I us wc are going to the bad manages
; to 'impress us more than be ho
woaKiy ininss we aic in a pros-
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! conuition. A nation whose
bonds are above par; whose v.a-
tional debt is behiir uaid with
regularity and rapidity; whose'
manufacturers are taking prece
dence in the markets of the world;
and whose wealth, more evenly
distnbuted than elsewfiere, has in
creased for a century at a rate un
paralleled in history appears to
the superficial observer to be free
from constitutional taint. But
here the patriotic offspring say that
wc have progressed, not on ac
count of, but in despite of, our
elective system.
The question, whether foreign
ers shall be allowed to form a part
of our body politic, and to parti -i-patc
in the privileges of American
citizenship, is a broad one. Sur
face facts will not solve the prob
lem. No proper judgment can be
formed as to the desirability or
undesirability of admitting for
eigners to our common family,
which does not take into considera
tion all the consquences which fal
low from such admission. The
vote of the foreigner is simply mio
expression of his new citizership
the outward token of his influence
upon our social and political life.
But the proposition now pre
sented is negative, not affirmative.
Foreigners have heen admitted to
the privileges of American citi
zenship. For a hundred years
they have been one with us. The
question now "pressed is that of
exclusion and restriction, not of
admission. It is broader than in
its original form. It forces the
consideration, not only of all that
was first involved, but also of all
that has been learned in a century
of experience. It is, briefly stated,
this: 'What has been the effect
upon the republican experiment
in America of the free absorption
of foreigners? And is it desirable
that the same should be interdicted
or restricted?
It may bo as well, at the outset,
to admit some ot the objections
which are urjjed against foreign
ers. There can be no doubt that
many of them are illiterate, al
though it has been the experience
of the writer to meet mere Ameri
cans than foreigners who could not
read and write. There is no ques
tion that they are given to agita
tions more than Americans; that
they predominated upon the sand
lot; that a larger proportion fills
ouv prisons than among the native
born. When we think of the sys
tems from which they came, and
remember that for thousands of
years the' and their ancestors
have been subject to those sys
tems, the only cause for wonder
is, that the law of heredity has left
its malign impress upon them so
lightly. Alairy of the objections,
therefore, which are urged against
foreigners must, in candor, be ad
mitted. It is not a fair presenta
tion oT the case to overlook these,
any more than to magnify them,
and to suppiess facts in their fa
vor. Starting from this point, one is
first struck by the remarkable fa
cility with which all foreigners,
except the Chinese (who appear to
be obstinately -non-assimilating),
becomo Americanized. They are
almost immediately interested in
our institutions. They take an
active part in our politics. They
read our newspapers with .avidity.
Thev adopt our mode of life and
our style of dress as soon as -they
can command the necessary means.
As a class, they vote with a regu
larity that, surprising as it may
seem is held up as a reproach.
They are apparently more inter
ested in the country, and in the
exercise of all the rights of citi-
zenship which it confers, than the
native-born citizen.
Vicious Journalism.
Tbeije is a feeling of clannishuess
manifested among the newspaper
people which leads them to say
nothing about the errors of one an
other, while tfiey pounce eagerly
upon ono who is not a member of
"the third house.'' For the credit
of the ifcss it it is to be hoped .'
that this growing spirit will not be
come the rule. The professional '
aim of journalism i to advance the
cause of the people. This advo"- ;
eacy becomes :i sham if journalists l
decline to criticise one auothe:.-'
vicious acts. Our own state hits
tiuaa latislv hhoclfed by s.eyc.uil u
professional ami unseemly articled ',
such as breed the worst sort of so
cial discomfort. Another instance
occurred recently in Washington,
which ended somewhat disastrous
ly; a gentleman who felt himself
aggrieved by articles published in
the paper having sought a retract"
ion, and in an interview with one
ot" the editors was killed, and the
editor seriously wounded. At this
distance one cannot judge of the
merits of the -case, but it seems
evident that the. newspaper in
question is conducted on the mis
taken idea of journalism, that a
newspaper has the right to attack
any man tfhose position or acts
are opposed to its policy or inter
ests, aud'which considers a request
for retraction as an insult to be re
sented by forced. A newspaper
has the right to attack a public
man whose acts are corrupt, or
who is unfit for his position; but it
has no right to take advantage of
its power to persecute a private
individual for personal or inter
ested reasons; nor has it tho right
to attack a man for mere wanton
ness, or to create a sensation.
Oh! The Truth of It!
Last Saturday's Tribune says:
Guiteau has made a Supreme
Judjre as well as a President.
There is not a human being in the
country so ignorant as to believe
that Roscqo Conkling would have
been awarded tho highest judicial
office in the gift of the President
il the cold-blooded assassin had
not first murdered" the President
whom the people elected. . For
that horrible murder no man living1
is thought by the people of the
United Stares, more -responsible
than Conkling himself. The Presi
dent gave him five-sixths of the
important patronage of his State,
and lib demanded it all. On the
nomination of tr single'uian whom
he disliked, he declared war upon
the administration. He fought it
in the Senate till he found' the
struggle hopeless, and then ho
betrayed his party and threw the
Senate into the hands of the op.
position by lesigning, and tl en
besought the State .of New York
to return him with letters of
marque as a licensed privateer to
wage war upon his own people.
Conkling was beaten in his own
State. In the ccntest he invited
he. was overwhelmingly, hopelessly
and disgracefully beaten. A legis
lature of his .own creatures dared
not to re-elect him. The people
of tho State were a hundred to one
against him. "When he returned
defeated from Albany he. could
not have been elected road super
visor or justice of the peace in
the'strongest Republican county
of tho State. Then Guiteau stole
up behind Garfield and fired his
shot, and now the man. whom
Guiteau made President makes
Roscoe Conkling Judge of the Su
premo Court of the United States.
It would seem that even now,
after the dread sentence of tho
law has been passed upon the con
ceited assassin of an American
President, the hinges of the man's
cell are sufficiently oiled to yield
easily to the pressure of any va
grant correspondent who desires
to earn.a penny-a-line fee. This
is wrong. Tlfo ghastly farce has
been played out, and henceforth,
until the hour of execution, Charles
Jules Guiteau should be dead to
that world" and that community
which he has disgraced and out
raged. There is.no longer any ex
cuse for leniency, for endurance
has been already strained too
much, and when the last act in
the ' dismal tragedy closes with
the hanging of the wretch, it
should bo tacitly understood, if
possible, that, his name be nevaf
mentioned, nor published -more, ,
NEW TO-DAY,
JQR. C. C. GLASS,
rJIYSICIA" "ANJ SUKGLW.
OlHce over A. V. Allen' Store.
ASToniA. - oiirnos.
$JL2fcIL9.
(M.'CC'KS.-rf'S: in fl.l A. vlLKN.)
Vi.iiU?!e and ivthii tiivilcr in
Provisions,
Glass and" Plated Ware,
t'liOl'ICAL AJI IKl.MKSTIO
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Together mtli
The largest and most complctu slock cf
goods In their line to be found in the city.
Corner of Cass and Squcriiocque Street,
ASTORIA. OltnGON.
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IRISH FLAX THREADS
Salmon Net Twine.
Cotton Seine Twine,
Cork and Lead Lines,'
Cotton Netting, aii sizes.
Seines Made to Order,
Flax and Cotton Twine,
Fishing Tackle, etc.
BARBOUR BROTHERS
51 1 Market Street, Sail Pnnirlim
HENRY DOYLE & Co.. Managers.
B. B. FRANKLIN,
UNDERTAKER,
Comer Cass and Squemoqlie Streets,
ASTORIA, ..-- OREGON
DEALER IN
WALL PAPER
AND
WINDOW SHADES
AND
UNDERTAKERS GOODS.
Leinenweber & Co.,
C. UUN EX WEBER.
ESTABLISHED 1SS3.
II. ur.ovrN
ASTORIA, OREGON,
TAfflEBS All CDMISES
Manufacturers and Importers ot
ILL KINDS OF
AND FINDINGS
"Wholosalo Dealers in
OIL AND TALLOW.
en-nighest cash price paM for Hide1) and
Tallow. )
1VTOTXCE 13 HEREBY GIVEN THAT tlie
L.1 undersigned-Committee on Ways and
Means oi the Common Council of the City of
Astoria Oregon, will receive sealed propo
als at tho ofllco of the Auditor and Clerk of
said city, until 12 o'clock noon, ot Tuesday,
the 28th day of February, 1S82, for city
bonds, not exceeding sixty in num
ber, .of the denomination of fifty dollars
each and bearlnc Interest not exceeding
eight per cent, per annum, as provided for
in ordinance yo. 443 of said city. Proposals
must state the number of bonds bid for. the
amount they represent, and the Interest to
be paid. No bonds will be sold under par.
The right to reject any and all bids is hereby
reserved. FKANK J. TAYLOR,
A. G. SPEXAKTH.
I. W. CASE.
Committee on Ways and Mean3.
Astoria. Feb. 17, 18S2. d-td
- Seining Scow for Sale.
NEARLY NEW, HAS ONLY BEEN used
Dart of one season. Size. 41x20 feet. 4
foothold. Good accommodations for,twenty
men. w paracusis apm ",
tf - - " . Bagi9ua,w,'t,
nsSCWBB
MISCELLANEOUS.
TIT
Wholesale" and Retail
GR(J0Eim
Provisions, Lumber,:
ETC.. ETC..
FishermensEand Cannery
S.tJPJPLflES
A SPECIALTY.
AGENT FOR THE
San Josa Fruit Packing Company.
AND THE
San Francisco Chemical
ASTOKIA - - - OREGON.
MABT1N FO.VItU. J. J. STOKIS,
E0ABD & STOKES,
Wholesale and retail dealers in
Wood and Willow-ware,
G R 0 C E-R 1 E S,
Tobacco, Cigars, Wines and Liquors
FOREKJN AND DOMESTIC
Fruits and Vegetables,
K-KQ.SJ'E, FEES,
AN"1
COUNTRY PE01TUCE.
AND
General Commission Merchants
AKTOKiA. oeib:;ox.
Next to On-jion Railway & Nav. ;o Doclr
div.
HILL'S YARIMIES.
GEO. HILL, - - - rilOFlULTOR
WALTEK PACKS. - STACK 3IAXAOEB
Open nil the Year, Performance Cviry
3itsUt. Entire Cliansc or Pro-
craunue Once a tVeeli.
Comprising all the latest
SONCS, DANCES AND ACTS.
Tho theatre la crowded niphtly, and all
who nave mtnesscu me entertainment pro
nounce It to be equal to any given elsewhere.
Jlr. Hill as a caterer for the public's
amusement can not be excelled. Anybody
wishing to spend a pleasant evening and
see sparkling wit and beauty w ithout vul
garlty, should Improve the opportunity and
come.
Tho company comprises the following well
known Artists:
SIiss Tannic Walton.
Miss Louisk Cook.
Hiss 3IoiAir. Christy,
Sill. CrtARLKS KOHLER.
Mc. Tuos. CnniSTV,
Mn. ,IonN Cook,
Jlit. Milto.v Jonsaox,
3lK. JOSEI-II 1'ETTV,
Mb. AValter Fabks.
All of which will appear nightly In their dif
ferent specialties.
Open air concert every evening ; perform
ance commencing ai ; entrance 10 ineaire
on Benton street ; private boxes on unena
mus street.
WAR IS DECLARED WITHOUT
FCKTJIRIl XOT1CE
jiAj , Ana no terms ot peaco untu
l'S& overs" man in Astoria haianow
CT-3
suit of clothes
MADE BY MEAXW
Look at the Tr!ce :
Pants to order from - - S3 00
Pants, Genuine Ftcnch Cassimere - 12 CO
Suits ftom - -- -- -2500
The finest lino of samples on tho coast to
select from. P. J. MEANY,
Main street, opposito Parker House, Astoria,
W 22. 335 E2 USES Ear's.
5? ASTOIUA. OUF.fi ON t
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS,
Toilet and Fancy Articles,
PATENT 3SEDICINES, ETC.
-Prescriptions carefully compounded
all hours.
C-Homeopathie Tinctures and Pellets,
Hume 0)
slk:-ia$
5K
ana iuiapuruy u putw iuw .pi. .
TWTHTTT iy"T" ""!' ' 'r7' - iMyw bmse
: i. ., .I M ..... .j.... ! n .a. - i - - Mil mill II
1 TflfVRNTA flivw
Dsaier ''sjiJlln
4Q
H &SS
ETC. ' i Hld Sf0
Lacking room to store our imniense stock
wc shall dispose of all
BEMISTANTS ON HAJSTD.
Worsted Dress Goods, at 20 cts. per Yard,
comprising Plaids, Brocades, etc., etc.,
ranging from 5 to 15 yards.
Nonpareil Dress Goods, at 10 cts. per Yard.
FLANNELS, CLOAKINGS, SERGES, etc,, etc.,
of all shades and quality. Being impossible to classify
from the fact that our stock is -
sr m.
Beyond in quantity and quality anything ever seen in
Astoria.
. We have a large amount of remnants in LA.CES
and EMBROIDERY.
5000 Pair of Ladies' White and Colored Hose,
slightly damaged, 10 cts. per pair, usual price 35 cts.
Remember our stock of Gents' ware is unsurpassedin
quantity, quality and Price in this or any other market.
"Be sure and call on the old Reliables.
Postoffice Corner,
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TWO DOOKS EAST OF OCCIDENT,
IS "ES TEST E
1 j-4.
w miirTiN.
THE ASTORIAJF
STEAM PEINTIFG HOUSE
HAS THE
FASTEST AJVJ) BEST PRESSES,
' A&2 TYPE OF TJTE LATEST STYLES.
ear Wc purchase Paper, Cards. Ink. and other inflterl.ils of tho manufacturer
And can therefore afford to use. as wc always do. the hest articles, while Margins
Astoria, " Oregon.
fee and Tea Pot
MAY BE HAD OF
S.B.HA.WBS
SOLE AGENT.
Also, Agent for the celebrated
Buck's Patent Cook Store,
MEDALLION -RANGE,
STEA3I F1TTLXGS A SPECIALTY.
Xone but the best workmen employed.
All work guaranteed or no charge.
ASTOKIA, OREGON
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