The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-05

Gnu lhe cNeHions OF foreigners. III Is VAIN 10 deny
that we are many years in advance Of the position
we would now occupy, il we had never received aid
from abroad--eyen, il, indeed, We shonld be an IN
dependent nation at all; history teens with the
proofs Of this
The character Of Lafayette has been eloquenty
and appropriately alluded TO. Let me remind gem
tlemen Of one other illusriouA example one which
seems now TO be almost forgotten, but one worthy
TO be cherished and remembered forever. Those
among Us who have read the history Of Marion, by
Weems--l am aware, sir, that IL is a book which
read at school, school-boy's book IL you choose,
bat, nevertheless II is good book, excellent and
eloquent book, and worthy TO he read and re-
membered i know Of nothing better calculated To
awaken in the youthful bosom that patriotism and
love Of country which cannot be too early ihstled
into our minds, than many Of the scenes so glow
ingly Described in that work. Those Of US who
have read II, will remember the description there
given Of the brave old Baron De Kalb--one OF those
generous strangers who left his own home TO fight
our battles. And having given us description Of
his chaiacter--one marked by excellence and good
ness-and having described also his glorious death,
when, upon the plain of Camden, he fell "eoresd
Dih ,ieren bounds" the elqquept old author goes
on 10 say, that years aftereards, when tao great
Wssbipgton visited csmdsa. he eagerly inquired
for the grave Of DE Kalb--it was pointed out to
him-he stood over IT long, with eountenenee
marked with thought at length, breathing deep
SIGH, he exclaimed, $50 there lies the brave DE
Ralb, the generous stranger who left foreign land
to fight our battles and TO water with his blood the
tree Of our liberty! Would to God he had lived
TO share its fruits Sir, il was a grateful and a
beautiful sentiment, and one worthy Of the Father
Of his country. And when hear this ungrncious
and idle elamor which is constantly raised againIt
our adopted citizens, call up in my imagination
the reyered form Of the illustrious Washington,
standing over the humble grave OF that generous
stanger." No STORED monument rises TO tell of
his virtues, or claim mournfIl tribute TO his
fate, but the rank grass and the green corn
alone are waving ouer IL. ] amsgine the Father
Of his country standing there. and, as his mind re-
verts to that dark period and those fearful scenes
those scenes which "tried mems souls"-from
which his country, aided by generous and noble
strangers, had but then emerged--or as with the
far-reaching eye of genius, he looks into the dim
future, and beholds his beloved land advancing with
giant strdes along the paths Of greatness prosper
ity, and grandeur, happy Mt home and respected
abroad, reclining under her bright constellation
"ike the chiselled Apollo, model to the worldn-
| can imagine this glorious vision, this delicious
dream, suddenly dispelled and put TO flight by the
harsh voice of some modern "naiive American"
who shouts in his ear the watch-cry of his party,
SHOWN with the foregners-down with the foreign
enin .. .. 49, ....... ~. .
Sir, hope that shall not be regarded as triaing
with subject which deem of much importance,
and which would treat most soberly. But verify,
when this ungenerous outcry--thls wild war
not help being forciby reminded of the anecdote
Of that respectable old lady, Who having been COM
PEELED nearly all the days of her life to borowa
washing tub had at length one ofthose useful articles
Of domestic economy presented to her, whereupon
the old lady exclaimed in exstasy Of joy, well,
well; have been borrowing a wash-tub ali my life,
but now I've got one of INV own; and from this
time forth, with the blessing of God, III neither
borrow nor lend" Can gentlemen perceive no an
oogy between the cascsi We were all foreigners
of MS like Randolph of Roanoke. NAV have the
good fortune TO be descended from the aborigines-
snS ,hrongnon, ,be ,vhois of nnr national eyisence
we have been well pleased 10 borrow aid from
abroad IN, now that we have become strong and
ro.,arG, md M 80 $50 aion. now ,h., ,Se are
abls 10 man,a;n the nroudest nosit;on among the
nations If the earth-naw that we have procured
tub of onr own, air shall We Dioeenes-like. creep
49,, !, o. ;n,;,,,;n1 ,h. xar,ns az Inc oIJ won,an
aolemnlv resolve iha, bencefortb we will neither.
horrow nor lend, home not sir Common graf.
i,nde forb;ds anch narrow and selfish policv: the
snr;, If ,be American neone cries ont AGAINST IL
ii can never prevail in This country. p.
Rut il has been said that whatever aid we NAV
-bave derived from fore;gn nat;ons or indiyiduals
has been amnlv rena;d hv The generostv of our gov.
arnmsn, and neonIe. md Tho sentleman from Penn
sir.n;. IN P.y,,,I da.i.sod Tho, France had
hssn nn,,i cn,nnsnssi.d e. n,h.,sysr aid she rem
dred ms IN The aarkes, bonr of orr counrv's his,o-
~ h, ,h. ,.no.n, 10 h.r ~ snr,e s5(l O0O 0OO
lie drew he accounts between his Country and
France and strnck baIance in orr favor. Sir. il
u the frs, time m NV life thai / have heard il
avowed that debt of gratitude could be discharged
Inv the payment of dollars and cents. The first
tine that have Witnessed ,he freedom and happi-
mess nrosner;,v and glory of this great country
nlacsd in iba h,I.nce viii 6av millions Of dollars
and made 10 ,sh;ck ,be beamn No, sir; nile up
ynnr cold mountain higb' Won can never by that
,eans sx,;non;sb ,he debt az gratitude which this
Country owes .nJ which this country acknowl-
sJaas ~ ,hos. ,ha oenerousv stood forth 10 aid in
an5;a,,;n, hor rnertv -
H., as,;n we are told that we owe the aid which
No.. aa,;veJ from France not ~ her love for ms but
y, har hatred Of her great rival Enoiand Sir the
h;,orv of the French nation con,radic,s the asser-
don For we know ,ha, 4 few years after our reyo-
luton wran s n" 70 madness Nv The remorseless
deeds If her nro,,d onnressors--crusbed and bleed
inc at every pore--tmutlated and yorvr-she rose
in The MAJESTY ~ bor s,reno,b and with one mad
effort If irani;c mower shook the nrond pillars of
monarchy 10 their foundations, -
Sir liz dangers 10 the institutions of this country
ia no, y, h nesn5 ca r.or, ~ n,,nr,er which seems
to excite go much npprehension on the part of our