Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-07
washington on Foreigners.

The American Organ, in late number. repub-
fishes the subjoined passages extracted from the
correspondence of Washington. They are the
sentiments of n man who never spoke without
delberation and with whom the welfare Of the
country was an ever. present and all.controlng
feeling Let them be pondered by those who
think the counsel- Of the greatest and best of
men, worth more than the fippant harangues of
selfish and ophemeral politicians
TO JOHN ADAMS VICE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED
STATES.
SATURDAY, Nov. %, 1874.
DEAR SIR | have not been able TO give the
papers herewith enclosed more than a hasty read
ing. returning them without delay that you may
offer the perusal Of them to whomsoever you
may think proper. The picture drawn IN them
of the Genevese is really interesting and effect
ing. The proposition of TRANSFORMING the mem
hers entire Of The university of that place 10
America with the reqnisiion of means to estab
lish the same, and 10 be accompanied by consid
cradle emigration, is important, requiring more
consideration than under the circumstances Of
the moment mn able to tcstow upon it.
Tha, national university is thing to be de-
sired has always been my dN ided opinion; and
the appropriation Of ground hnd funds for it in
the Federal City has long been contemplated and
transporting an entire seminary of foreigners
who may not understand the lnngungc, ran be
assimilated thereto. Is more than I'm prepared
to give an opinion upon or. indeed how far funds
in either ease are attalnabc
Ny opinion with respect to emigration Iimmi-
grafton is meant, of course is, That except Of
useful mechanics and somo particular descrip
tons of men or professions. there is no need of
encouragement; while the policy of its taking
+ 1. I Al. IL. al. .
body) may be much questioned; for by doing
they retain the language, habits. aud principles,
good or bad, which they bring with them. Where
as. by an in,ermixture with our people. they or
their descendants get assimilatcd 10 our customs
measures and laws. In word soon become
our people.-Vol II, PIP. I,2.
TO JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
MoUNT VERNON, Jan. 20. 1899.
Sir: | have been honorch with a letter from
YOU. dated at Berlin on the Goth Of October last,
covering one from n namesalo of mine, and who
may very probably be n distant relation, rs our
families were from tho sumo cnuntry.-mne ear
ier than his-two brothers migrating during the
Commonwealth of England. or rather during the
troubles of Charles l. Not knowing through
what other medium TO address him, take the
liberty of sending my answer to his request
der cover to You.
You kno Y. my good sir. that il is not the policy
of this country to employ aliens, where it can be
wen avoided, either in the military or civil walks
of life but for want Of providrnt care aud fore
sight, ihov will find themselves tudeed they now
began to feel it) under the necessity of resortng
to foreign all for skilful men in the engineering
and artillery corps If my namesake is well in
Structed in either of these branches of military
science, which; by the by. is hardly to be expect
ed from hsnge there would he no doubt of his fa
vorahlrsl reception, without which think il would
be dcceptou> 10 encourage hopes Of employment
in the army Of the United States: for there is II
species of self-mportaucc in all foreign officers
that cannot be grattod without doing injustice
to mertorlous character am mig our own couHtry
men, who conceive, and justly, where there is no
prepoderancy of experience or melit, that they
are entitled 10 the occupancy of all Offices in the
gift of the governmont--Yol, H., pp. 39I p