The Yazoo City weekly Whig., 1854-09-01
JEFFERSON A KNOW NOTHING IN
PRINCIPLE.

1872
PRINCIPLE.
We are indebted to an intelligent and val-
ued friend for the following extract from
Jefferson notes on Virginia with the accom-
panying remarks referred to IN our remarks
in another column;
In making the following extract from
Jefferson's Notes on Virginia It is proper to
premise that they were written during the
Revolutionary War and that be assumes a
period Of twenty y-seven and q quarter years
for doubling our population By natural in
crease;
but there are no other Inconvenience to
be thrown into the scale against the advans
tages expected from multiplication Of num-
bers by the importation Of foreigners It
lis for the happiness of those united in soci-
ETY. TO harmonic as much as possible in
matters which they must of necessity tran
sact together. Civil government being the
sole object of forming societies its adminis-
tration must be conducted by common con-
sent. Every species of government has its
specific principles. Ours, perhaps are more
peculiar than those of any other in the uni
verse. It is a composition Of the freest
principles Of the English constitution with,
others derived from natural right and natu-
raj reason. To these nothing can be more
opposed than the maxims Of absolute mon
archies Yet from such we are to expect
| the greatest number of emigrants. They
will bring with them the principles of the
government they leave embibed in their
early youth; or if able to throw them of.
| It will be ii exchange for an unbounded IL
centiousness: passing as is usual from one
extreme to another. 1t would be miracle
were they to stop precisely at the point Of
temperate liberty. These principles with
their language they will transmit to their
children.
"In proportion to their numbers they will
share with US the legislation. They will
difuse into it their spirit warp and bias its
direction and render it heterogeneous inco.
herent distracted mass. may appeal to
experience during the present contest for
ceTtifcation Of these conjectures. But il
they be not certain in event are they not
possible, are they not probable +? Is it not
safer to wait twenty seven years and three
months longer for the attainment of any de-
sired or expected May not our govern.
ment be more homogeneous more peacabIe
more durable? Suppose twenty millions of
republican Americans thrown all of sud-
den into France what would be the condi-
ton of that kingdom? It would be more
turbulent less strong we may believe than
the addition Of halfa million Of foreigners
! to our present number would produce sim
liar effect here. If they come of themselves
they are entitled to all the rights of citizen.
ship; but doubt the expediency Of invi-
ting them by extraordinary encourage
ments.
This extract affords striking exhibit
ofthe sagacity of Mr.. Jefferson whilst daily
manifestations prove the ''unbounded licen-
/ tiousness" of the hordes and aliens that
are inundating the land. Their numbers
are not only sharing our legislation but are
so Warping it as to render it q heterogene-
GUS incoherent mass. And yet there is
now no remedy for the evil. 1t is too gil
gantic to be overcome and the moral, intel
lectual and sober American born and train
ed in the principles of pure republiccnism
must finally yield to masses utterly igno-
rent of temperate liberty" The poison
Gus infusion is without remedy because poll
iticians will crave. votes and because the
Western Specnlator must sell his lands.
Yo. cannot get rid Of fthese two great pat
rons of bsanoilless immigration nor can you
check il or linn. the political privileges Of
the alien On the contrary they will 90
on encroaching every year Gs;atil 8 last !. ne
will have the right to vote and to hoiss oilisse
the moment he puts bis foot on the land.
In the Homestead Bill bad enough in itself,
look at it as you may be is to have its full
share without the miserable form even Of
our naturalization laws. The next step is
the unlimited power Of the freigner who
already insults and rules you.
Baltimore Clipper.