Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-11-21
NUMBER 80.
TIE STANDARDIZATION LAWS
OF MOSES.
Extract from Prof. Wines on fac Grill
Government of the Xe6reps.

Government Of the Hebrews.
al proceed to an exposition Of the pro.
vision Of the Hebrew Constitution, 10 refer.
ence TO the admission OF foreigners TO the
right OF citizenship. And. If ! mistake
not, we shall find It Characterised by the
same wise and patriotic forecast which
marks al the other enscimenis OF this
admirable code"
81 sympathize, mos, sincerely, With
an eloquent rebuke. administered by q
distinguished Divine bu! few weeks
ago. in one Of the pulpils Of this city. Of
that meIcenary Patriotism which would
repel IRON our shores the friendiess and
:he oppressed Of other climss. ! say
emphatically, 'Let them comet lie, ev-
cry ship that enters our harbors pour
them by hundreds upon our sol. The
first ivilized mea who sat.lec as perma-
nen' residents on this continent, sought.
in the then bowling wilderness, among
savages and wild beasts, refuge from ty.
ranny and oppression; home where they
could breathe the air of freedom, where
they could think without master, aud
above all where they could worship God
without asking titled and purse. proud
hierarchy WHEN or where or how. God
forbid that civilized and Chsiian Amer.
co.--America blessed with free iustiiu.
tons, and, embelshed with the trophies
Of science and religion, should be more
hard hearted than America peopled with
the wolf, the panther the buffalo, and
the painted Indian! God forbid that my
native country, whose boast il Is 20 be
free and happy herself shout ever cease
TO afford to the sons and daughters OF sor.
row, fleeing from the wrongs and mise.
ries Of European despotsm, hearty
welcome and happy home!
"B1t are wo therefore, 10 permit these
foreign refugees to overiuin our liberties.
and render the government under which
we live so happily as little worth as any
of the wornout and Iouering dynss,ies
OF Europe' Have they any Of that at.
,achment to our institutions, which would
make them at once safe depostarios Of
political power7 Are they qualified either
by their educstion, habits, or sympathies.
TO exercise the most precious oil Free
man franchises, and march to the balo.
box almo within the first "a hours after
their arrival upon our shores?
In my opinion, our American law
makers might pro6tably 60 to school to
Moses in this, as well as on several other
questions of public policy; and il they
should not carry the principle OF his nstu.
ralization laws to the full extent thai he
did. il would at least be instructive
10 them TO contemplate the proce-
dure OF true patriot and an able states.
man--and one. TOO, under the guidance
OF a divine wisdom.
Admission to citizenship was denomi-
mated by Moses, entering into the Con-
gregation ofJehova.' He ordained that
this should never take place in the first
or seconcd generation. Some nations.
as the Ammoni,es and Moabi;es, for par
ticuar reasons, were not TO be admitted
10 the tenth generation; that is, never
But the Edomites, Egyptians, and proba-
bly, foreigners Of other nations, could he.
come Israelitsh citizens in the third gen.
GRAFTON. That is TO say, the grand chill.
dren Of these who had immigra'ed into
Judea from foreign c,imes, could 30 adj
mitled TO the privileges of natives OF the
soil. Why this jealousy Of foreign inAu.
eacel The reason is plain. Moses was
On intelligent and devoted lover Of his
coontry's liberties, and he was not will.
ling that they should be lightly subjected
TO The perd Of destruction. through the ig-
norance and recklessless Of foreign vo.
ters. Hence he required that foreigners
should become. so TO speak. naturalized
in their sentiments. habits. sympathes
and manners, before by legal natursll.
cation they shou.d bs Incorporated into
the body polite and iny,sed with the
rights and digniiies of citizens. And.
ceslainly, the principle OF tins enactment
must commend itself TO every sober un-
Outstanding, as founded 10 the Sissst poll.
cy and the mos, true hearted patriotism;
though, doubtless. the application ct tho
principle need not, in all cssses, DO car
ried TO 40 equal degree OF rigor."