Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-03-27

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his country to the United States has nap
nened TO come unier our notice, we nave
Generally expressed satisfaction, rather than
anxiety at its progress. We felt, that they
, who had imbibed such distaste tor Eng
land or ,dulged such a restle'sness OF DIS
rcs;tion. as inclined them to seek hap
nier destiny in self banishment, were not
likely to prove very useful or valuable cltl-
Gems at home. And, indeed, it came wlthn
our knowledge, that a majority OF those
persons, over whose departure such futile
Lamentations were poured, were precisely
of that description with which awell regu-
Iated society could dispense. The motives
which determine a man to abandon tie
home Of his fathers, with the exception OF
a few visionary and romantic cases, are
commonly compounded of political disat-
fiction and laxity of moral discipline
They are either poisoned with sedltious
notions, or impatient of the slow gains OF
honest industry, and by emigration, shake
"a. upon easy terms, sundry duties and OBJ
legations which they might find inconve-
p;ent if they remained. When they resell
we'd 10 90, however, it became matter OF
prudence to dignity their choice 1t they
could, and The pretexts OF indignant patriot
ism or the hardships of oppressive tazation'
occnrraH
1t is in this light that we have viewed
the question of emigration, under CERTAIN
obvious qualifications. We have always
believed, that they who left US, took with
them many vices, which We could adyan-
tageously spare. The same opinion we
would extend to the emigrants from other
CO un,ries, under similar limitations. That
we are not wholly wrong in our suppositltn
is established, we think, i'll speech lately
delivered to the grand jury OF New York,
by alderman Mesier, and which. at the re-
quest of the grand jury, has been publish
ed. We have read this charge, and have
no hesitation in pronouncing it worthy OF
public appreciation, 1t shews, among other
things. THAT the land of public felicity" is
as much deioImed by crimes as the oldest
communities Of Europe, But what we
chiefly wish TO place before our readers is
the following passage. which we consider
positive confirmation OF our opinion as to
the general character of those who emf
crate To America New-York is the great
place OF rendezvous for those persons and
Mr.. alderman Mesier, after advertlns to
various offences which prevail, and their
causes. adds, "the vicious habits oil ourc city
have. in some measure, their origin IN the
mixed character of our population, TO this
source may be referred many novel oaen-
ces, as ,lso the artlfice with which they are
perpetrated. Exotic vices, from the va
rio,is nurseries of Europe, have been trans
planted here, aud professors OF iniqu'ty
have found in this land OF their adoption,
talents equal to the practice of every Inn
provement in viilany which the Old school
has invented" So much torthe virtuous,
moral un,oph sticated population, whom
! taxation and tyranny, as we are told oy
shameless demasogues, have driven across
the Atlantic Ii turns Out that the greater
part OF them have proved Themselves i'm
porie,s of exotic vices" AMI professors OF
iniquity." How deeply ought we to de-
plore their loss Courier.
,TNow read what follows, from the same
paper.l
AT the late East Riding sessions, held at
Beverly, in Yorkshire, an unusual number
of atrocious crimiuals.were brought up for
trial. and sentence of transportation passed
upon the greatest part of them. Amongst
them vas the mother of Snowden Dunhill,
whose gang was for many years the terror
of the East Riding, and who owed the
sreate,t part Of their crimes TO her lnstruc-
tion-her first husband having been hang
ed. and her second transported. at the
bar, she presented something OF the gro
tesque and dreadful figure of Meg Merrl-
lies - and after sentence was passed on
her by the chairman, she threw up hei
hands towards Heaven, and hoped 1.-THE AL
mighty would sink the whole bench to per-
di;ionr' In this proaigate state she was
taken back to the gaol to uniergo her il'-
ture punishment, should her advanced age
allow continuance in life to undergoit.
Lord Ersk:ae.-The marriage OF this