The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1839-06-01

matured and deliberate sentiments OF w ashng-
ton, Jefferson and Madison, on the subject OF the
indiscreet encouragement held out to foreigners
to flock to this land Of peace and liberty. We
have endeavored to impress upon our fellow
countrymen the importance of keeping constantly
before them the grave and solemn warnings of
those distinguished and revered men-raised up,
with their illustrious co-laborers, as we all ac-
knowledge and believe, by the special Providence
OF God, to lead this his chosen people "out of
the land of Egypt and out of the House of Bon
dage," and to build up for our country temple
OF liberty, almost without spot or blemish."-
10 these warnings we are now enabled, by an at
tentve friend to add, in the following extract,
the testimony Of the late venerable John Adams,
the Immediate successor, in the Presidential
chair, of the pure, the patriotic, the most ustri-
Gus Father Of his country.
II was wholesome custom, in the DAYS of ri-
mtive christianity, when disputes arose upon
questions of faith or church discipline, for the
people to inquire "Uhut did the apostles teach
-'chat did the venerable fathers Of the Church
sag and bekeve!" and, having received an
swers, to govern their faith and practice accord
ingly. 1t were but wisdom in us, on all import
ant political questions, to search, in like manner,
for the deliberately expressed opinions of those
who founded our Government, and anxou.ly
sought to preserve and guard it against possible
contamination and consequent destruction. Let
lis in all cases, recur to the times of our great po-
ltical progenitors, and endeavour to draw from
thence the lessons of wisdom. "What did the
venerable fathers Of the Republic sag and be-
Heve2" What did Washington and Adams and
Jefferson and Madison-W ashington, the success
full leader of our armies in war and the guide of
our counsels in peace-Adams, the interchangeable,
the fearless and eloquent advocate of the rights
of this people in the Congress of '76-Jeherson,
the accomplished penman of the Declaration of
Independence-and Madison, the principal con-
structor Of our Federal Constitution and the eo-
quent defender of its princpes--the first four, in
succession, called to the highest office of our Co
vernment. What did they say upon the policy
Of an indiscriminate admission of foreigners to
the rights, the privileges and the immunities of
American citizens! Native Americans, do not
forgetit but let pass from you to your children
and your chiidren's children, that they have, with
one voice, solemnly warned their countrymen
that 1.-THE continual accession of foreigners will
endanger and destroy our peace, if we know not
how to govern them;'' that ''they will moreover
corrupt our elections and tear as to pieces
We have heard their words, let us follow their
counsel, and we are safe; let us despise their
warnings-stray from the course chalked out to
us-and we shall soon be, if we are not already,
overwhelmed with the most appalling Dangers
Neglect of the sound maxims bequeathed to us
by them, will bring upon our beloved country
alone can dspel. The liberties purchased WITH
the sacrifices, sealed with the blood and CONSOLE
dated by the wisdom of the patriots and sages of
the Revolution, will pass from us, and history
will alone tell our mourning posteriy ''that such
things acre."
Thus those sages, whose wisdom and bravery
founded the Republic, have, with prophetic fore
sight, foretold this evil, and solemnly fore
warned us Of the consequences. In fact the evil
is upon us-it is acknowledgment is felt, and its
effects, although only partially known and felt,
are alarming in the extreme. 1t remains to be
demonstrated whether the confding hope of the
wise and yirtuous Adams, that sin that day and
hour it will be given us to provide against its
dangers''-wiN be realized.
Extract of letter from John Adams to Tench
Coke, dated May 1872:
"The continual accession of Foreigners will
endanger and destroy our peace five know not
how to govern them; they 'ciN moreover cor
rupt our elections, and tear as to pieces. Suf-
tcient to the day, however, is its own evil; and
in that day and hour, it always has been, and
doubt not always will be, given us TO provide
against its dangers"
PREFERENCES IN APPOINTMENTS.
A correspondent in our last paper, in speaking
of the conduct of our public men who give vacant
situations under our Government to foreigners,
instead of natives, characterizes such acts as