Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-03-02
Alexandria, March, 9, tstS.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT WASH
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Of the whole on the petition OF the Irish
emigrant societies, mentioned in my last
letter, was yesterday brought under the
consideration of the house, when MIR.
Taylor moved to reverse the resolution
annexed to it, by striking out the word
NOT" so that it should read that " the
prayer of the petition ought to be granted"
NJ. Taylor's motion was supported
by Mr.. Johnson Of Kentucky, Mr.. Bale
win, Mr.. Forsyth, Mr.. Desha. Mr.. Com
stock, Mr.. Talmadge, Mr.. Spencer, and
Mr.. Livermore: so that 1t had every aid
that could be derived from Multiplicity
of advocates and personal influence; but
reason and sound policy were so palPably
against it, and we're so well sustained by
MIR. Robertson, Of Louisiana, Mr.. Smith,
Mr.. Poindexter, Mr.. Cobb, Mr., Mercer,
and Mr.. Williams, Of ". c. that the
house rejected the motion. Perhaps the
greatest deformity in the population of
this country is that occasioned by the
obstinate preservation of their national
character and morals by the lower part
of the German inhabitants of Pennsylva-
MIA who, if their parents had been equal
ly distributed through other states, and
mingled with the Americans, and the
British, Irish, Scotch, and other emf
grants, would, this day, stand much high
er than they do in the scale. OF moral be-
ings. Let the county courts of that state
tell the rest! With view to the peo-
pie of the United states, and the forming
of that body. the first object OF our legis-
lators ought to be, TO etiace as tar as pos
sible all the features Of distinct nationali-
ty-to amalganate the various breeds in
to one, and let the currents of population
flow into the union from what countries
they may, to make them all as soon as
possible unite in one common food and
as soon as possible, too, dePosite the
more gross sediments of the various soils
from which they sprung Many evil pro-
pensities and national antipathes cling
to the hearts and inhere in the manners
of the lower orders Of people in all the
European countries. When they become
felIow-citizens these ought to be shaken
of, for the common good but if emi
grants be Systematically placed in state
of national segregation, those barbarisms
will increase. The mutual antipathy felt
by low Spsniards and Portuguese, to
which even that subsisting between
French and English is comparatively
charitable sentiment, is nothing to the
inyeterate dislike of the low Germans in
Penns ylvania to the kuglo-American
Pennsy lvanians, or English, for so they
denominate all who are not Of German
origin, and do not speak that meiodiouS
language. Had they not isolated them
selves so much as they nave from their
fellow citizens, that, as well as other dis
tinctiye marks of still less creditab'e
kind, would scarcely have existence at
this day.
The amount of domestic exports from
the state of Maryland should have been
five millions and upwards, and not s'sr,
as inserted yesterday.
Among all the inventions and novelties
with which the present age abound:, we
do not remember to have read OF any
thing equal to curiosity now in the pos
session Of gentleman in this town We
al!ude to first rate lrne Of battls-shiP, in
miniature, so perfect in all its parts as to
bear the most minute scrutiny. Its length
is 6 feet, from the figure hsad to the ex-
IRENE end of the taffrii; its mean breadth
8 inches, and its height, from the keel tn