Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-30
American Principles from our Country's
Fathers.

i American Principles from our C0untry's
Fathers.
4 We ask those who revile American principles
to read over the following. GEORGE WASHINGTON,
in letter addressed to Gov. Morris, dated White
| Plains July "a, IT'S said:
"Baron Steuben, / now find, is also wanting TO
quit his inspectorship, for command in the line
| This win be productive Of much discomfort. In a
| word, though think the Baron an excellent Off
| Ger, do most devoutly wish we had not single
| foreigner amongst ds, except the Marquis de La
fayette, who acts upon very different principles
| from those which govern the rest"
| In another letter. dated Philadelphia, November
| II, 1894, and addressed to the elder ADAMS, the
Pater Patrue said:
"My opinion with respect to immigration is, ex-
cept of useful mechanics, and some particular de-
scriptions Of men and professions there is no need
Of encouragement"
Again, letter from the same hand, dated from
his residence, January 90, $780, In reply to let
ter applying for Office, has this PASSAGE
at does not accord with the policy Of this GOV
eminent to bestow offices, civil or military upon
foreigners, to the exclusion ofour citizens"
Thomas Jefferson, the great apostle and founder
Of American democracy, thus recorded his opin-
ions:
FOREIGNERS will bring with them the principles
of the governments they leave, imbibed in their
in exchange for an unbounded RIGHTEOUSNESS, pass
ing, az Is usual, from one extreme TO another. II
would be n miracle were they to stop precisely at
the point Of temperate liberty. These principles,
with their language they win transmit TO their chill
dren. In proportion TO their numbers, they win
share with us in the Legislation They will infuse
into Il their spirit warp and bias its direction and
render II Heterogeneous, incoherent, distracted
mass
T. Ii uNn,na ~, u;-s;. Ia, or Az. ,o,,
ulation Of America, the same author OF the Decla-
ration of Independence said:
Here viii beg leave TO propose doubt The
present desire Of America Is to produce rapid
population, by as great importation Of foreigners
as possible. But Is this founded in good policy ?
Are there no Inconvenience 10 be
thrown into the scale against the advantages ex-
pected from the multiplication Of numbers, by the
importation of foreignersf IL Is for the happiness
OF those united in society, to harmonic as much
as possible, In matters which they must Of ncces-
sity transact together. Civil government being
the sole object Of forming societies. its adminstra-
ton must be conducted by common consent.
Every specie Of government has its specific princi
pies. Ours, perhaps, are more peculiar than any
other in the universe. IL is composition OF the
frcest principles Of the English constitution with
others, derived from natural right and reason. To
these nothing can be more opposed than the max
inns of absolute monarchies. Yet from such we
expect the greatest number Of emigrants. They
win bring with them the principles Of the govern
ments they have imbibed in early youth or II
able TO throw them of 1t win be in exchange for
an unbounded RIGHTEOUSNESS, passing, is usual,
from one extreme to another n tcottId be a mi
racle they 10 stop precisely at the point Of tenn
perate liberty. Their principles, with their Ian
guage, they win transmit TO their children. In
proportion to their number they win share with us
In the legislation They viii infusc into II their
spirit, warp and bias Its direction, and render ID a
heterogeneous incoherent distracted mass. l may
appeal to experience, during the present contest,
for veri6cation Of those copectures; but IL they
are not certain In event. they not possible are
they not probableg Is II not snfer TO wait with
patience for the attainment Of population desired
or expected May not our government be more
homogeneous, more peacesblc, more durablefp
On another occasion he penned this memorable
paragraph:
al hope we may find some means in future of
shielding ourselves from foreign infuence-politi-
cal, commercial or in whatever form IL may be at
tempted ] wish there were an ocean Of fire be-
tween this and the Old World"
The good James Madison, animated by the same
spirit, said;
"Foreign influence Is Grecian horse to the re-
| public-we cannot be too careful TO exclude its
entrance"
| Andrew jackson declared to his countrymen
| at IL time that we should become little more
Americanized, and instead Of feeding the paupers
and laborcrs Of England, feed our own or else, in
a short time, by our present policy, we should be
paupers ourselves"
AT later date, impressed with the truth Of the
facts we have mentioned, Daniel Webster, with the
contentious brevity peculiar TO the man, recorded
II as his firm conviction that there Is an impera-
tive necessity for reforming the naturalization laws
OF the United States."-- Philadelphia San.
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Der I'd as there will be something Of Importance laid
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| Those who not at present members who believe