Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-09-12

SUCCESS more heartily llan to the Acslen, Al sdal eow,
That institution does credit to those who establish
and should regret that its prosperity should be m,ee
by feelings of personal hostility any one who is en,rus
ee with the management of lis concerns Personal cein
should never be permitted interfere with the genera
good nor to enter njuriousy int the arrangements of
public institution And although the apparent design {
these addresses is to produce political renovation yet
cannot now he concealed that the covert one is TO s,rik
the Academy Sccond-lt must be supposed that W
ought to be among the last permit censure TO appea
upon that lns'i,non according whose ceremonies tll
foundation OF that building was laid-nor a.o,
ourse to be the instrument of conveying upo
any individual for performing those ceremonies fee
conscious that Publicola" will admit these reasons az
sufficient TO warrant in denying to his communication
place in The Patriot.
NatWal-cd CM-ms.--rhe report Of the Secretary q
the Navy we believe has been generally circulated in th
viciny-We are net disposed make acrimonious re
mark upon this production Of the ablcs member cf Mr
Adams cabinet, but compelled TO cypress our dis
sent TO the sentiments advanced in it. I. carries with
want OF that lberay of mind wlch charactcrses mos
of The of this administration and contains prin
S'SS H''iSi We cStcem even worse tnan nc AMEN law
tie old Adams. has been considered by ore profess
ing the principles of Mr. Jeersun ever since the opn
ions OF that lustrious developed themselves in the
administration of this government tina, to emf
grafton to this widely spread country, among the mos
sautsy of his plans for the rapid growth and prosperity
the nation With this vew during his official career as
chie magistrate encouragement held to foreign
ers to cast their lots among by very material aera
ton and smelDralion ofhe naturalization laws from wba
was established under John Adams. With some beneii-
ca changes in them from time to Time these laws since
that period have always held forth 10 the foreigner an en-
tire and complete anagamaon with us and equal enjoy
inent in all the privileges of citizenship.
Upon the faith of these laws, thousands have cmgrated
to this republican home Of freeDcn, bearing with then
their cap ta tter kit wtdge oh useful arts and othe
quacato tons, TO render them good citizens. They CONT
with the full expectation Of being received into The family
Of frecmcn. They come prepared to make good CHI
zens IN republic, by OF having felt and seen the
suierngs which incident to dcspoic and kngly gov
ernmcnts The experience thus attained ard the aver
sion tyranny which has driven then, from the land
their fathers prepares them, from principle impane,
by suffering under oppression FIR sincere devc to the
equal laws, and generous privileges which enuy.-1t
such men and under such circumstances, il is wicked
guilty of any violation of faith.
We have now TO enquire, whether the statements con
tanned in the report Of the Secretary Of the Navy made
by the order of Mr.. Adams, does contain if IFS rrnc
pies be adopseda violation Of faith, and deprive the natu
rallied citizen ola portion of bis dearest privileges The re
port directs that but native Americans shall be employ
ed in ships Of war; and far as cam prohibits natural
lied citizens from employment in merchant ships It's on
to carry this prescription step further and none bu
American born can enter the ranks of the army On,
step more, and every naturazcd citizen will be deprived
OF his right vote. of his gh, be elected to any office
and even of his right to hold properly in the country
The alien law, the scdition law, none of the yiolen
measures of the elder Adams, surpass this outrage upo
the rights and liberties of the nauraIized citizen VIII,
should YOU fellow citizens, be excluded from the onpor
unlty of defending your adopted country of becoming
captains, generals, commodores fighting under the stat
spa Sed banner to which you have allegiance
Why should you be singled out objects of derson b,
Mr.. Adams Why should he deprive you of right
which the constitution and laws of the country have con
lerred nron you Rights which were held up to you a
an inducements to torsake the country your brlh--Th
principles promulgated in the Navy report are destructive
Of those rights and therefore violation of good faith
But why i this persecution leveled you by Mr. Adams
This question is easily answered.-Il is because Gen
Jackson, his high minded, patriotic competitor is the so
Of emigrant and he supposes truly that natural an
honorable oryou TO bes,ow your upon such ma
preference any other, and since he rerceres that
no artice can he get your SURFACES for himself, !.
makes upon your constitutional rights, and would fol