Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-03-29
From the Newyork Evening PoR.
ENan2fn0tI0Hs
NUMBER VII.


THE next exceptionable feature in the mef.
iagc, is tie propolal 70 abolilh all relr6tion on
naturalization, ariiing from previous reGdence
In this ,le pieiident is not more at variance
with the concurrent naxims of ali commerta
tors on popular governments, than he i, with
himielt. The Notes On Virginia ale ii drea
contradiction to The rlelage, aud fuInih rs
with troag feafons agana the policy uow re.
commended. The paa4ge alluded to is here
Plsienled Speaking Of the fzpuiatioa Of Amer
lca, Mr. JeHrrion there FAY "Here will beg
leave 70 propofe doubt The prelent deiige Of
America Is % produce rapid population, by as
gre iaboFlatioaS oforsigss~.~s pGilible. Bus
fr f5ff }ghH@ q IN g09a 3gseg - {" Are there no
ineonvenicneies to be thrown into the icale, a.
galnt The advantage expected from multipli-
cation Of numbers,by the fmbortatioa " f6reigner5 Z
IL is for the happintfs Of th fe united in foci
ETY., to haimonze as much as po1ibe, n mat
ters which they of necslfity tranEa together.
Civil government Icing the fole obiea Of form
ing loci-tics, its naturalization mutt BE conduit
Cd by common conf5rt Every fpecits Of gsv.
eFnneat has lis fpec:Gc principles Ours, per-
h2ps, are mo.e peculiar tdau thofe Of any other
10 the univerle. q is comt9ffisn Of ibs jrssR
ioriaripeJ Of Engib coaAHatioa, with others,
derived from nltural right and realon. 10 h re
nothing can Be more oppof-d than the maxms
OF abiolate monarchies. Yet from floh we are
Jo exped the grtateR number sf emigraatS Thy
sOi bring eoab fbeh the principles gftbe g0vsyameafy
fbey lrave, iaibbed IN tb.ir early youtb or if able
70 fbyo7o them of qUi2 5e ~ exchange t5t al ~.
beuHded Eeeafiouya5G P85Iag ~ II rhYaL tron one
erfrrAg. 70 aaobtr. II zU2s Be miracle 7crre tbty
10 FQb Precifly al tie poirf Of Temperate Eberfy
1bsir Pcihdpiss 7eib their language, they 7gH trazc
nit 70 their children In proportion 10 their num-
bers, f@ty qoW flare q0itb " in re kgJffti9n.
They will infufe into their irit, SOarb and 5ias
its Arsl71R and render a heterogeneous, iYco9rsat,
GRra7ea maG | may appeal 10 experience,
during the preCent contef, for veri6ca.ion of
theft eonie6ures but if they J- not certain in
event, are they not pollible, are they not proba-
ble Il II rof (lfer 10 qga2 Nth patience for f5e
attainment Of any dgree q Population d3Ered ex-
PeSed May not our government be more ho-
mogeneous, no,e psaseaJis, mare dara5e Sup
pole 10 millions of republican Americans,
thrown all Of ludden into France, what would
be the condition of that Kingdom fit would
be more turbulent, lels frong, We may believe
that the addition of half million OF foreigners,
to our prelent numbers, would produce fim
lar efe6f here" Thus wrote Mr.. Jef=rfon 10
l7SI-gehold the revsrG- Of the medal The
meGage Of the PreGdent contains the following
fentiments, " A denial of citizeDlhp under re.
.Gdence Of If years, is denial TO great pro
portion of thofe who ak it, and controls poll
cy puri1ed from their hrR fettlemenr, By many
Of thefe tases, and .jRW 6sfeOed Of eorfqusace 70
beir 3r9Eeriiy "A nd ihall we refule to the unhap
nv E1UtiveS from diilrefs f5zt &o(bifaIifv which
the favages of the wilderness extended 10 our
fathers arriving in this land Shall oppreded
humanity find no afylum on this g'obe. Might
not the general charaaer and caPabilitY Of cir
izen, b. iaiely communicated 10 every one m 'ni-
felng bona tide purpofe of embarking his life
and fortune permanently with us :"
But # gratitude can be allowed TO form an
excuie for inconflency in public chara6ter in
tie nan Of tte fe.pk : a frong Flea Of this iofs