Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-04-10
From the Ksaei,at Gazette
4 II E T y BIZ E r....No. I.

THE United, States is called
country and its inhabitants Dew n ,o's
Such however is no, the CASE. This c@
try strictly speaking is as Old as F.,
and IT'S inhabitants neither mere M, Sir1
(withthe exception of indians & Af,;c.a',
than molly collection of Euroossns ~
the deseanaen,s of Europeans.
Such Is the simple AID uusderuca f,.,
and when the sast exseut oflerri.orv ",
10 be settled is taken nio the accop-.,s ..
serai centuries, must roll away, before ths
cnaa4ry--ean DC ovn MED with nhabI Ar,
as 10 give 10 It 3rople, one and hom,,,
neoas.
Another whim has been broacheG aud j.
fondly cherished. Expressed In plain and
intelligent terms it amounts to this, "Au
Eurepeaa settling in the United States,
becomes THEREBY better aan, and his
race born WITHIN the y. States, lucla4;os
Louisiana, better race than If tx had Con.
tinued 10 his native soil, and hey aad been
born and remained there with
This is aatterins hrpothss oai how
is il supported Is here any hing 10 til.
sol! or climate Of he Uoi.ed STATES. or IN
their laws or institutions eapabls OF making
an European better, o, his Descendants
better race Of mens
We confess that there are not few facts
whose bearing is 10 establish a contrary
hypothesis.
| The inhabitants Of Massachusetts, yM
! gina add Dela5uaye consist almost wholly
Ct ID tie t5uatTy which ,bs sr- io lns
Bit. He'e then, if any where ia IN Uo.
ed States, we may expec,to End The ame.
riccn character, ia IFS moss improved STATE
and under lis mos. imposing form.
To iase address by the legislature o!
MASSACHUSETTS. praisiog the wisdo.s of hi,
measures, AR Grrson returned ~ ,t.
Gus answer. " This letter or ans.er b IL
read from the chair by he spe.k OF The
house Of reptessn a,ives 1--WE use The words
I Of the house employ on on thls oceaslonj
1t is thsreupon ordered that the sane b:
deposited auaoag the archives OF The haa'e
mud printed ia the paper in which are pro.
mulgated the law, Of the eommon"ea b.
Les Us turn eur attention tor momsn'
TO the commons OF the parliamsnt OF En
I gland.
Among che answers of their king 70
their addresses. approving of his measures
in trying or critical occasions We do 90
| find q single instance 10 which these com
mons have bsen guilty Of such abjse
Aaltery as formally to direct any one
them TO b preserved in their archives az
precious reIict, and copies thereof proms'
gated TO the people, 10 like nanaer as sas'
lawss
An act against which the blood OF E'
s gl'shmen would reb-l, has been done =
the representatives of the state OF MAS
sachusst,ls, the DESCENDANTS OF EsGLlSh
i MEN.
! Is this &C. characteristic of high mlnos'
republlcansss :, e.,
/ twas nor till the evils inseparable ,'oa
democracy had destroyed liberty in A'ns' ;.
and dsbased the sentiments OF its once ~
LIBERATED citizens that they were ga"y ~
/ similar prosra,ions to their suppossa w.
I efactor "a
| The house of delegates of the sta'I :.
| Nirginia affords another example % =. ~
/ striking. aud is possible more disS' ss..,
to the republican character. 10 an auu -,
| to Mr.. JeGersoa, the following Ca CO.
log is substantially used, to induce a.' w..
become candidate for the ensuing :
! dency. ,,bIica
Z" We acknowledge that the repu n;"s.
principle reqsirss rotation 10 INC s.a "is
/, departments Of government, as s''e
- G.. p,,,,r.c1,s lfs of DsMeIf!Hs'