Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-15

nv (: and that the Mr. Euiope'
ments in New England, as we'll as 10
PennfyIvania, under the direction OF the
excelIen, William Penn, were MADE by a
fair purchafe of the Indians. Yet the
poaeriry Of thofe Indians have expert
enced the rueful effects Of the eaiy cre-
dulity of their fathers: overwhelmed BY a
fuperior power, loaded with icorn and
contempt-their hunting grounds ieized,
their fpirits broken, their health impaired
and their morals corrupted by the potion
that flows from our dlftilleries they have
been confantly and rapidly waiting in
numbers and frength, and are threatened
with total and fpeedy extinction from
the face of the earth. :.
1t is no wife, however, the defgn of
,heie efsys TO oppole or difcourage, in a
general view, hofpitable reception and
nGage of foreigners coming among US.
This point has never been conteaed. The
great and only qaeftion is, fnall foreigners
be lpeedily admitted to the rights of fut-
frage, and 10 confequent participation in
the national fovereignty. Mr.. JefeTfon
certain!y muit have kown that hoipitality
and naturalization are things e3entially
different; and that the former may be ex-
ercifed in IFS utmoft extent, even where
the latter is Iefoied. A man that receives
neceEscus ltrarger into his houie, finds
him bed and board, employs him and pays
him liberal wages, does every thing to-
ward him that hofpitality reqaires and
if this franger, after fhort rehdence,
hould infolen,ly demand participation
in the government of the family, he would
defsrve to be turned OUT OF doors. Now
this feems to be an exact miniature of the
inhjef that we have been viewing on a
large lcale. This whole nation is, in a
fenfe, bur one great family, diAinguifhed
from all the nations and families of the
earth by the Fracture Of Its government,
and by the peculiar nature OF rs regula.
lions, laws ard cufoms.
Far be il from the writer Of this, that
he thould feel or aim to excite any preju-
dice, much eis animo6ty againif the peo-
pie of other nations or that he lhould
with to abridge them of any rights which
they can enjoy in this country. confident
ly with the public peace and fafety. 1t is
not forgotten that the brave Montgome-
ry, native of Ireland, led an American
army to the plain; Of Abram, and was
ilain while valisntly fighting for the Ii
berries of this country. 1t is not forgot
ten that feveral deferving officers and ma
ny brave folders in the armies of the i'm
mortal Warrington, were of foreign ex
ira efion, and fome of them, tbeu but late
ly come over. 1t is not denied, but fea-
Oily granted, that there are now many
excellent people in this country, who emf.
grated, and fome of them lately, from
the various parts of Europe: but fill our
arguments againt the fpeedy admillion Of
emigrants from foreign nations to
the rights of citizenhip remain unlha-
ken.
Emigrants from foreign countries who
have lately landed on our flores, are
notify oftwo oppofte descriptions. Some
of them bring with them arong and in-
vincible attachment to the monarchical
and araocratical governments they leave:
and theie will naturally defpife our re-
publican infitutions and are therefore
unfit to have an agency in our elections.
The other clafs, which IS unfpeakabIy the
mott numerous, conGfs Of ,hofe whole
minds are fet aAoat from all reitraints, by
having imbibed the dilorganizing princi-
pies of revolutionary France and who
bring with them an inplacable hatred OF
tie civil inititutions of the nations they
have left. And are thefe proper materi.
ais for building up our republic; or csnl
it be expected that men who have attempt |
ed to tear the bowels Of their own coun- |
try, will initantly become quiet citizensi
by being adopted in hbiss As we'll mighsI
we expect to gather grapes of thorns, OF
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