Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-29
Rrss sAc WAsHIscros FssEsALlsr.
An Address TO the Inhabitants of Mont
gomery County, MAryiand-by their
fellow citizen,
Charles II. W. W5arfoa.
NUMBER-IV.

exiting administration is the appointment
of Mr.. Gallatin. To this appointment
a variety of objections preienr themGelyes,
but to avoid prolixity, | will con6ne my.
lelf 10 two, Fiyg, Mr.. Galitin is TO-
reigner, IS luch, will il be conreuded that
he has as great claim TO participate in
the fira offices of our government, as the
natives themfclves ? This claim can be
founded only upon the ignorance or lncapa-
CITY OF the natives themielves. If among
the large majority of the dcmoc which
the leaders of that faction 10 proudly noaa
OF no native could DC found capable OF
filing that office which foreigner now
hold il iuch De tae mean and degraded
fate OF democratic intellect, or OF what
they cali the Sovereign People, then the
appointment can be juR deo on the ground
OF neceaity and then II will become the
intereit Of he United States, 10 offer her
mott lucrative Offices TO foreigners, TO
encourage the Importation OF Genrvan
and Irilh Patriots. But is there genu-
Inc American who will admit this to be
the cafe Is there genuine American,
who will acknowledge Ills corntrymen TO
be pack Of blockheads |! ImpaGioie |!
And YET, now can the appointment be ad-
yoca1ed, except on the above allumed
ground I,know 1t has been faid, that
found Policy dictates TO US to encourage
as much as poaibls, the emigration OF to-
reigneIs into eur country | know that
has receivei the fanttion of Gome very II.
luhrious names bur with due Difference,
mutt coniefs ] think the opinion tallaci.
Gus. Who are the foreigners that gene
rally feitle among US /? The very out
CATS from EuIope-Reptiles eff ped from
impending juhice-Convitts from dun.
geon- The convicted Irilh-snd the re-
yolutionizing Fcenehman. | mean not
to Gait a reflection upon The national cha
saeter Of either people nor would have
it inferred that the portrait implies with
out many exceptions. There are toreign-
ers whom refped foreigners who
have rendered iervlces TO this country,
sand deferye the thanks of the American
people bur the fact IS undeniably true,
that the great bulk OF emigFants who
come ovei to this country, are 70 re-
moved from civihzation--fo aaonilhine.
ly iavage in their department. thar
one is really led 20 regard them as a ipe
cies, below even the Hot,entots's -nay
lometmes almoit 20 doubt whether they
are branch OF the human family. Now
from The introduction OF characters like
theie, what benefit | ak is TO reiult to the
nation Point ii out, and my argument
falls TO re ground. II had been antici
paied that thrie men would have been fer
yiceable IN euItivating our lsnds,in clearing
our uninhabitablc torctts-and In draining
oor iwamps. Bot has this been the cafe /?
Do W. had that che Watt hordes of united
Iriihmen and others who arc continually
60 k;ug in upon us, hetake themielsr Is
TO agricultural purfuits? No, my friends
they Concern not With ihelc things. They
{ iateit our towns--our lcapotts fwarm with
thsm--and The morals OF our people be
GENE corrupted. Scarcsly emerged fiom
fate oEIgnorance interior TO thar OF ths
iayage OF our wilds, they no fooner Get
sheir foot upon American ground than
they begin an attack upon our govern
.msnt. Neither talents or virtue afford
a theld OF protection, asalaa their foul
calumey and nyettiye. With HAMS fill
warm and feeking with the blood of thell
belt fellaw ci'lzens. they dare to max
fecrnces at the Temple Of Liberty ana
fet up claim 10 the exercife of every p.i
yiiedge which governineur guarantees 10
It's own cirzens. Roftiefs md fat;ious
at home, they Can bear no reifralnt upon
their conduct, cut vito unparalleled impu.
dencc dare TO dictate 20 the councils Of
our nation.
Ever foremof in intrigee, it is on the
ground OF al ellcti9n thai you Zee the fo.