Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-06-13
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THE cafy admifiion of FOREIGNERS
to all the rights Of citiz:nfhip has
long been theme of animadyerion.
Hiftory fhews the civil coufequences
of fach principle, wherever it has
prevailed, and the wifef men of all
ages and countries have pointed-ous
its impolicy. The trainers of our
Conlitution, however, thought prop
per 70 leave the regulation Of this i'm
portant fubjed entirely to Congrels.
They no doubt thought wide ex-
tent of country, thinIy populated, re-
CURED tome encouragement to emf
grafton, and that they might fafelY
rely on the wildom of future Iegi1a-
lures, to correa the evils, which
Their, 3y might be introduced. Ven-
Grating, rs | do, the authors of our
excellent contribution. | cannot but
conGder the fubjea in this light with
regard 10 them, however different
my humble opinion Of the policy they
adopted, might otherwife have been.
But the time has long fnce arrived,
When legislative interference became
! neceHary, and its expediency could
Be fulfilled on the frongef grounds.
The evils, foretsld in the imprenve
voice Of experience, have aGumed
form and fubitance. Native citizens
have been made, without regard to
merit, 70 give way to foreigners,
whole certificates of naturalization
were fcarceiy dry from the impress
lion of the ink. Not content with
that protection in their liberty, their
perfons and their property, which il
guaranteed TO them by the lass of
the land, they thuf after influence
and authority Is welfin military rs I'll
civil matters In CITY and i.s FATE
They would conduct our DreEes. ana
preilde in our Courts NJ iaaioe-thcy
undertake to CoFFea or pra4ies =
10 give us ici1ohs on the art Ut qoy.
ernmenr, without any knowledge Il
the one, or experience in the other.
At the fame tige, their arts are in
dultriouny, and too lsccefsiu.ly en-
Ployed to infame party zeal no an
incGty, and to keep alive the fire Of
diicord among brethren. This, it
will NOT be denied, is no exapgera-
ted defcription every candid OFFER
yer mutt allow il ~ D. true while
il mutt be coHleled, ard I acknowl-
edge ID with pleafure, that many ctr
gems Of foreign birth rank among the
mott honeh, the mott induitrious,
and mott respectable people in the
nation. Content 70 follow their
peaceful vocations, and in the enioy-
ment Of thofe privileges which their
turbulent brethren would NOT be fat
isfed with alone, they have nothing
further to defire. The better fub-
je6ts of foreign nations are not IN
duced to emigrate by the hope of of
hce and authority, or the with TO IN
termeddle in politics, and thofe per-
fons who are 70 induced, it is not
likely, viii ever become ufeful citi-
gems.
1t is not, however to portray the
reitlefnefs, the turbulence, and the
ambition Of great portion Of our
naturalized citizens, thar address
myfelf to the Prefs their conduct,
one would think, was Efficiently no.
torious to render that talk unnecef-
fairy. They are not the objed of my
rePreheniion or hope--they act the
part which the obierver of human
life would naturally expect. Impel-
led by difcontent or want, they en-
bark for our. fhores, through love of
change, or for fpbfaence. Warm
ed by the fRnlhine Of greater liber-
ty, encouraged by thar equality Of
condition which exits 10 70 great Z
degree in no other country, and by
political contention among oarrelves
they no, fooner land, than they
take violent part in the conten Of
party. To be noify and perfeycring.
they find, is to be fuccefsful and al
they left their own country in diff
quit and hatred, they Profeis pro-
portionately vehement regard for tic
land OF theis adoption bur as they
never could have felt any for .hsir
9z0n, I hold it impoihble hey en-
truly feel any fOr Tbs,