Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-10
ADMIRABLE SENTIMENTS

of increased prosperity, intelligence and happiness
Tho future oi Massachusetts is ut best prccarious.
ADMIRABLE SENTIMENTS.
The Know Nothing> of Washington City, in order
to shew their ""atoaoMy," we presume resolved TO
desecratc the hallowed Day OF Independence by an ex
elusive celebration Of their own narrow minded and
bigocd pnrtizan, Vcspasian Ellis, late Of the "Or.
gan," was their orator
The trac Americans of Washington consequently
determined TO have u really national celebration of
the Fourth by citizens of all parties The procession
says letter in the Baltimore Sun, from the
Presidents house and grounds under direction of chief
marshal DR.. William b. Magrudcr and his aids. The
military escort consisted ofthc Mount Vernon Guards
the German lagers, and the IIighlander-, three Of
the handsome volunteer companies, who were
accompanied by the full Marine bund. Tie
President it is generally known, was absent from
the seat OF government, but the mansion was repre-
seutcd by his private secretary, Sidney Webster,
Esq. Of the cabinet, there were in procession, Mr..
Marcy, Secretary of State Mr.. Guthrie, Secretary of
the Treasury; Mr.. Dobbin, Secretary Of the Navy;
Mr.. Davis Secretary Of War; Mr. McClellnnd, Secre-
tary of the Interior, and the Attorney General MIR.
Cushing. Prominent in this part Of The procession,
also, was the venerable George Washington purke
Gusts, and General Walter Jones' Several heads of
bureaus and other offices in the governmental depart
ments ns well rs the Marshal Of the District of Co.
umbia and his assistants, appeared next in the line.
The presence of number of the soldiers who bore
all active part in the United States wars, representing
several States of our Union, evidenced their unabacd
patriotism, and gratifying TO their more youthful
fellow citizens. The Union Association of Washing
ton large body of men without distinction of coun-
try or former party preferences, and u wearing bad
ges next appeared in the line and were followed by
other citizens. The pageant, thus formed, left the
executive grounds, and as it proceeded towards the
capital met aud saluted by the corps Of L. S.
Flying Artillery, mounted, and their way to the
mall to fire the day snlute. Thousands Of per
crowded the sidewaks-nnd for several squares
pressed forward with the procession towards the Cap
itol.
In consequence of the wet weather, the ceremonies
took place in the Hall OF the House of Representa-
tives.
The exercises were opened with fervent and pa.
riotic prayer from the Rev. DR.. Smith Pyne, rector
of st. Johns Church. Dir. A. Y. Z. Gnrnett, then,
in n distinct md handsome manner, read the Dccla-
ration of Independence, which was received with
high enthusiasm.
James NJ. Carlisle Esq, next followed in splcn-
did ornon, in which he strongly rebukcd the proscrip-
tive and higoted "new purity" Of the day, in the fol-
lowing fine passages which eXtrnct from his ora
ton, published in the National lntclsenccr:
Our progress is the product of our population. To
the extraordinary increase of our peopc-an increase
IN which the natural growth of nntons has never
even distantly appronched-o this is due, more than
10 all other combined, our present happy,
cure and dgnifed position. Not even the unthrk-
ing fanatic who, blindy pursuing phantom. id loud
est in his acclanatlOns to the wrctched dcluson of
the hour, still be blind this significant fact.
once placed prominently before him. 1t n truth
obvious and 80 trte almost tn demand some apollo
gy tor its reproduction here. The natural growth of
population, where ON the face of the earth, at any
time, has been equal i'll the most remote degree 10
emulate these results No one will seriously pretend
il. Nor will any man not utterly bcsoted presume
10 deny that prosperity and power have kept even
pace with our population, and that our population
has ou,stripped the of all other nations in that
respect, solely because of the unprecedented imni
grafton which we have invited and ob;aincd.
And how have we invited and obtained 1t e! Not
simply by throwing open our ports to the craven
spirits OF every land content for the privilege ofbe
ne lewers of wood and drawers of water, TO be
Is,
hin. short of the honest tender and free pledge of
brotherhood md Of species Of political regenera-
ion which, in the reasonably appointed time and nai-
lcr, should confer on every exile who should have
iuay planted the lives Of himself and his descendants
n our soil ns that of his adopted country the privi
egcs Of citizenship, obcratg forever his ties of nat
lral allegiance, and by the same net merging all his
lntecedents in new fountain OF his lie and race
This is political regeneration. Let those sncer Mt II
Who are themselves too narrow of soul to compre-
lat
hose deny its efficacy who are ignorant forgetiul
If our countrys history, or who are unable or IN
Wiling to fathom its meaning or perceive its moral.
Emigraus ourselves in the beginning, and fugi-
ives from the oppression of the Old World by the
ide of immigration mainly have been borne to our
present condition. To repress this immigration, to
nterpose obstacles to naturalization nay, even To re.
rnin from active measures for the encouragement OF
10TH was by forcathers regarded as tyrannical
,rievance fit to be set forth prominently in the catn
ooue of injuries "submitted 10 candid world in
Justification of the m0menious measure which we
ire here To celebrate. In their solemn impcacli- |
nent Of the British King they say:
ole has eu,eavored 10 prevent the population OF
hese States; for that purpose obstructins the laws
or naturalization of foreigners, refusing to pass
tbcrs to encourage their ninigrations hher, and |
aising the conditions Of new appropriations ot land.
In the first address OF President Washington 10
congress, among the cnriest sub Iccts which he COM
uendrd TO their consideration and action III cnrrylnS
he new Government into effect was that OF natu-
alzation. Accordingly the first Congress under the
Constitution fixed the term Of naturalization nt two
cars-an net which received the signature OF wash
nrton. Afterwards, in the administration of the ell
cr Adams in the spirit which gave birth 10 no.
orious alien and srdon laws, the term ot probation
vas extended to fourteen years but in lSll Mr. JET
erson in his first message TO Congress, uses this n-
uage:
II cannot omit recommending n rcvsa of the laws
n the subject of Naturalization Considering the Or
inary chances of human life denial of citizenship
ndcr residence OF fourteen years is a denial 10
reat proportion of those who ask 1t, and conr"ls
olicy pursued from their first settlement by many ol
hesc States, and still believed of consequence TO
heir prosperity And shall we refuse, Continues the
uthor of the Declaration Of lndependcnce,l shh we
eti,s. the unhappy rugitvcs from distress that hosp-
llity which even the savages oil the wilderness eA-
ended TO fathers arriving III this land! Siia ml
resscl humanity find no asylum on thIs Siooe! lne
constitution indeed has wisely provided that for nd-
,ission 10 certain offices of important trust resi-
ence shall be required sufficient to develop ch"rhc-
,r and design; bur might not the general character
nd capabilities of Il citizen be safely communicated
crcry one mdniftsiing Il iona Fde PHrPos'y " en-,
arking hiS Htc ami fortunes permanently among "S!
Such was the doctrine of Jefferson. The expert
nee Of the Revolution and Of the sixteen years OF Tile
of Washington aud the cluer ADAMS
nd not changed those views OF Immigration hni
uturallzaiion which were briefly expressed III !he
luguasc already quoted from that immortal writing
'hch has forever connected his name win this DAY.
ccordnsy, in the year 1907, in the administration OF
eferson, was passed the general naturalization act,
'hch is substantially the law TO this day.
These are the AMERICAN doctrines on 'his inlpor.
mi subject not indeed of any ".inierican pa'ty,'
ut of AMERICA HERsELr- of the men OF all parties
ho arc not prepared to sacrifice to the hope OF ephe.
,era party sway the earliest and longest tested prn-
ples and policy of Government founded IN patrl.
tic wisdom and forecast and hitherto supported oy
le affections and approved by the judgments OF
zee and magnanimous people.
This is no day for party strifes and examinations;
ut it is einineutly day to challenge and to condemn
.hatever falsely and unworthy assumes the Amerl-
an name. In your name and Tight, therefore ieiow
tzens; in the names of the departed Fathers of the
.evolution; in the names and by the authority of
nose who pledged themselves to the great charter OF