Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-05-06


most liken man TO hismaker, his obdu-
rate heart was gfati6ed It seeing the eli.
yer headed veteran reduced 10 penury and
want, and forced to labor with that hand
which had once gallantly unsheafhed his
sword ii the sacred cause of freedom.--
The services formerly rendered toone's
country; the fame acquired BY military
exploits; the loss Of health the total de-
privation Of fortune; al these were but
feeble barriers indeed against that spirit
Of persecution, which lighted up IN the
centre Of our union, yblases destruction in
the face of every federal officer. Fede.
ralists must be removed the voice offac.
ton had denounced them, the work Of
retorm1tioA must be begun, and that
work was reserved for the illustrious man
Of the people. Let Us now, my country.
men, proceed to an examination Of some
other part of the existing administration.
= trust have proved to you thai the re-
movals made BY Mr.. Jefferson are unne-
cessary; that u making these removals
he has not promoted. in the smallest de-
gree, the Interests of the people but on
y gfasi6ed the dark spirik Of political re-
yenge. No interest Of the nation demand-
ed them; no supplicatory address had sa-
luted the eye Of the sage OF Monticello,
praying them to be made. Il was there
fore an arbitrary act. Il was an act not
called for:by the public viii. Il was an
act which.must eternally tarnish the poll
ticaEfame of its aithor. ,1a i~
NuMssA I'LL.
The next objectionable feature of. the
existing administration i the appoint-
ment Of Mr.. Galiatin. To this appoint
menta varietyof objections present them
selves, but TO avoid prolixify, Iwill con.
fne myselfto two. First, Mr.. Gallaain
Is q foreigner, as such, win II Be con-
tended that he has ~ great claim to par
ticipate in the first oiices Of our govern.
ment, as the natives themselyesl This
claim can be founded only upon he igno-
rance or incapaciyy Of the natives them
selves. If among the large majority Of
democrats which the leaders Of dat fac
ton so proudly boast Of, no native could
be found capable Of filing that Office which
foreigner now holds--if such be the
mean and degraded state of democratic
intellect, orof what they can the Sove-
reign People, then the appointmelt can
be justified on the ground Of necessity
md then il willbecome the interest of the
United States to offer her most lucrative
Offices to foreigners, 20 encourage the
importation Of Genevan and Irish pa1i-
ots. But IS there . genuine American,
who win admit this to be the case! Il
there . genuine American, who win nc
knowledge his eountrymen, 10 be pack
Of blockheads! Impossible! And yet,
how can the appointment be advocated,
e1cept on the above assumed ground
know Il has been said, that sound po-
Icy dictates to Us 10 encourage a. much
~ possible, the emigration Of foreigners
into our eountry-I know that this opini.
on has received the sanction Of some We
~ iAustrious names: but with due de.
ference, must confess think the opi-
MON fallacious.--Who are the foreign.
ers that generally settle among us I The
very outcasts from Europe Replies e.
| capped from impending justice-convie
from . dungeon-The convicted Irish
| And the reyolutionizing Freedman. I
mean not to cast reflection upon the
national character Of either people nor
would have il inferred that the portrait
implies without many exceptions. There
are foreigners whom I respect-foreign-
ers who have rendered services to this
country, and deserve the thanks Of the
American People-but the fact IS undo.
niably true, that the great bulk of emf.
grants who come over TO this country,
are 90 removed from civilization SO
astonishingly savage in their department
that one Is really led 70 regard them asa
species, below eventhe Hottentots--nay
sometimes almost to doubt whether they
are a branch Of the human family. Now,
from the Introduction Of characters like
n n - > .