Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1812-12-30

oil our citizens? Why should we re-
sort to expedients which are sure to Of
tend other governments, while they
blemish the purity Of our own systems.
Let any man who travels through our
country observs the iecundity of our
women, not surpassed by the fertility Of
cur so:l-eyery house, nay every cabin
filed With chiIdrsn-on such view he
must be satisfied that it is not necessary
for us to import citizens. Let govern
n,ent adopt the advice Of Our late presi-
dent, Mr.. Jsffcrson,-let them direct the
energies OF the nation to the multiplied.
ton, and not to the destruction OF man,
and We shsll soon find our wildernesses
peopled with homogeneous race, pos
sessing all the rildness and generosity
which belong to the native American
character. And to effect this rapid
multiplication of our citizens, there is
no other incentive necessary, but con.
t;nuance OF that peace and prosperity
which our country has heretofore en-
i9yed We need not like the Romans
grant the justrium liberorum. Our
young men and young women vii! do
this business for US without receiving
any bounty from the nation, but peace
and commerce. Is our navigation pro-
ftable--why not then conine it to our
native citizens? Why bestow these
henc Ats OH foreigners? Above all, why
involve the natives in the calamitics of
war, to secure to foreigners privileges
which ought to be con6ned to them on
Iy? The policy at present pursued by
our government, is neither Jnss to
foreign nations, nor just to our own
country--it is Incompetent both with
Justice ard with our interests. lac
present war is undertaken, not to pro-
mote the interests of native Americans
tu, TO secure 10 foreigners, benefits,
which ouga, only to bclors to the Tor
mer.
But this foreign population for whom
we are now fighting, is injurious in an
other respect-,heir notions of govern
ment and liberty are founded Oh different
principles and e different practice, from
,hoss which exist in America, and which
are as it were imbibed by our natives
with the milk of their nothers-coming
frem monarchial governments generally
they are accustomed to view all re-
straint as violating the natural freedom
of man. They are indisposed to submit
even n the Wholesome restraint OF the
laws, without which no society can exist,
5snd liberty itself must perish. They
disturb hv their wild and fActious con-
duct the happy equiiib'irm OF our s"~
rerGmcnts-,hey keep the states and
Unit. d States in state vi continual
Euc,n7;;on and change-they permit no
regular, systematic * permanent course
of action This foreign Influence is tel,
in gree, degrce in every state For
every where foreigners ere the most
active poiiticians--they beslegc our r25.
lie oefices-they occupy a very great
portion of our commerce, navigation *
manu.acturcs-but above all, they have
usurped the press-lhese powef."i ma
chimes to move * direct pablo opinisn.
They have acquired visisly an undue 'n-
f,uence over even our rulers ut WSshing-
,oa. Gallatin holds the second post
10 our Pre- sident. The new made ciu-
zsnCoIrinEs]i ore of,he under Seereta-
rics of state, and employs his pen To
write nj the beck of government whate-
ycr is deemed necessary al captanoom
pslu,uu-And in late lnstsnee' we
ought to acquis our n@tise citizen MIR
Rush, the comptroller Of the treasury
from lending his aid to certain cele'
hr,,ed communications native citizen
canno, stoop to such vena! employment
Ifanv other pen was Necessary 10 ASSIST
Oh. brave oficer whose name 1t bears
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