The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-04-03

g of foreigners, or any other from ever
" becoming citizens, 20 ia as 20 slr9 o.
x Re sjeSsed 10 any alice, he would mott
" heartily Join in giving his vote for it."
En fubfeauent ipcech, the mesnber re-
peaied this idea. He conceived, he
lid, thar Americans could legiilate for
themieiyesi much better without any
sla,itaacv from foreigners. Many other
Tery cold compliments were paid 20
Immigrants in the MATS. Mr.. Vans Muir
ray. declared his extreme indifference
whether any more of them ever came
INTO the country. He was afraid of their
consaminaring. the pgriy and Jfmplieffy
OF the American character. General
Smith of Baltimore ipoke much about
the danger of people from the Britifh
iflands becoming fpies, and entering
into plots againlt the government. MIR.
Fitzfimons, a native ofIreland, and then,
member for Philadelphia, at length
role, and aiked wheeher the gentleman
really meant TO fay, that all the foreign
ers who came into this country were rea-
dy TO ACT rs IpiSs Mr.. Dexter founded
the alarm about the Iasobitis from
France and England oyerturning the
American government. The debates
on thi naturalization bill became at laft
extremely tirelonc. So Little atrertlon
was paid by members 70 each other,
while fpeaking, that it was otren inpof-
G5le 40 hear them on account of rile III
tenfe noiie of J:fboydiaats harangucs.
In one of the latter, gentleman [pol;e
as fellows g Why, we are growing
F'worie than a1snI. We have got five
cor fix lawyers among us, who would
&C ak on about nothing I'LL the day Of
e judgement" Indeed their amendments
upon amendments very often got into
fuch alabyrinsh that it was utterly i'm
poHible for the mott expert taker OF
debates 70 have told what the Houlc
was difpusing about, or what they would
Be ar.
We feturn 10 the quotation from Mr.
fIiiihoufe. The appearance of Anne
RIGA would not DC much improved by
the ablence of thoie foreigners who have
1ettied IN ic. About one half of the
adalt citizens Of philadelphia were born
in Europe. TO exclude them, as MIR.
Hiilhouic by implication recommended,
from being elected toan Office, and even
from the right of voting, would be the
mott piriful and improper fcheme ina
siha5le t. would be the Certain way
TO erect formidable foreign faction IN
the Ileart Of the country. Ii would place
rhc Unired States in 4 illnilar condition
with Spanilh America. IL that country
the natives Of Old Spain enjoy exclu-
Gvely all Offices Of rrue They have
numerous privileges above the creoles.
This diltIn6tion produces a mutual ami
fnoGty, and European supremacy ftp
ports itielf between the jeaiouies Of the
two, contendlng parties
tits itrange that a member from Con
heGticut lhould make tins chniliih pro-
polal. Above any fate III the Union,
Connecticut has rained down enigrants
co every Poins Of the compass. They
are welcomed as fellow citizens in every
State, and they ought TO entertaih liberal
ienriments Oh This fub]eGt. The citjzens
cf Philadelphia, shihl very differently
from Mr.. TIillhoufc. For tx years
they were fepfeferred in Congrefs by
an irifln1an. Fe has been fucceeded
III the two following elections by an
Engliihman, who carried fh2 day
agalnit nativeAmerican. In the fifth
Congrels, the county of PHILADELPHIA
IS TO be Represented by an Irif1n1an.
who, as already noticed, was chottn