The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1855-10-18

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, elscs under he eevsramens. Thi,
% . ewespiag prescription. No mat.
ter though be may have pssilled his
liis in dsfencs Of the country Of his
; adoption; though be may bear upon
bic person - many scars - the
brave D. Kalb; though he may have
lost the bloom Of health in the
pursuit Of knowledge, and science
may have crowned him with her
richest trophies though hs may pos.
eess the learning and philosophy 0l
Calhoun; the incomparable logic Of
Webster, and the matchless eloquence
Of Clay-though genius deck him
with al her laurels, and the fires Of
patriotism burn never 20 brightly in
bic heart, be can never hope 70 rise -
This policy 10 at open war with the
recorded sentiments Of the patriots
who achieved our indspendencs, and
eetabliahed our government; Of
Washinston. Js4erson, Madison,
Hsary, and the other fathers Of the
Republic. What we wanted % much
u the close Of the revolution We want
ssw. Our country still extends over
~ rsgisas e unpssplsd wilds,
whese fsftile coil isvifss ne enterprise
Of The agriculturist, and which, II not
disturbpd, viii soon be filled up with
. useful aad industrious population,
who will odd 70 our resources, in
crease our strength and augment eur
wealth. Have we yet reached the
measure Of our population? Have
We no more forests 70 subdue, no new
States 70 create? Look at Kansas,
Texas, Calitornis, New Mexico,
Oregon, Minnesota, Washington, Me-
braska and Kansas, and cay il they
do not invite men 70 their capacious
and tceming bosoms - forcibly -
this country did in 1871, when the
celebrated Patrick Henry poured
forth . torrent Of convincing and ov. |
erwhelming sloqusnee In support Of
the policy now condemned BY the
new party. I'VE have" says be ian
extensive country without popula-
ton; what can Be . more obvious
policy than that this country ought to
Be peopled. People, sir, form the
strength and constitute The wealth of
. nation. ] want TO zee our vast
forests filed up by . process . little
more speedy than the ordinary
course Of nature" Again says he,
encourage emigration, encourage
the husbandmen, the mechanics
Of the old world to come and settle in
this land Of promise, an up the meas
ure Of your population ~ speedily as
possible. But again he says, 1--WE
musthave men, those heavy forests Of
timber under which our lands are
groaning, must be cleared away, &c.
Thish . part Of the language Of that
great man on this subject. Il was
the view Of Q statesman, whose com.
prehcnsive mind rose superior to Sec
tionai prejudices, or sectional fean.-1
It was urged then that it would be We
~ dangerous to derive accessions Of
people from Great Britain, and cspec-
tally by . return Of British refugees
"Sir," said hs, Il feel no objection to
the return Of these dcluded people,
The quarrel 10 over and we srs ct
peace. Let 10 have the magnanimi-
~ to lay aside our antipathies and |
prejudiees and consider the sub
ject IN . political light. "Affaid Of
them?" says he, "shall we who have
laid the proud British lion st our feet
be afraid Of her whelps?" And yet,
in view Of these cardinal truths,
which uttered BY Mr.. Henry moro
than half . century since, have been
sanctioned BY the wisest Of our politi.
col economists, are now indirectly
denied, BY large party, Or made to
bend and yield to . lear either feigned
or felt, Of the danger Of foreign in6u'
cnee. Mr.. Henry was for building
up no impossible wall between our
foreign and native pepulation. He
was for creating no distinction Of
claases; but saw that under the infiu-
sncs Of our institutions and . gradual
assimilation Of language and man.
nsrs, the whole would soon become
one homogeneous mass. Whst
cause have we for changing the poll
cy Of our government, and suddenly
checking the immigration from other
lands under which we have grown 70
rapidly in wealth and power? And
especially, I would ask, why demo-
erats should favor this sudden change
in the settled practice Of the govern.
ment? Az . party, Democracy have
never heretofore sympathised with
the oppesition b alienS. This policy
has hitherto been Q peculiar fayorite
Of the Federal party. The eonstitu-
ton having made provision for the
naturalization Of feesisners, Congress
in 1870 passed law which required
only two years residence. In l7ss
the time was extended - 5 year,
In l7oO Il was enlarged to II years,
and in l0O2 Il was reduced back to
8 years where Il still remains. 1t
was made party question, and -
the Fedesalists went into power un-
|tier he elder Adams, they passcd the
celebrated alien and sedition laws Of
lTss, one feature II which, subjected
all aiiens 10 Q residence Of IL years,
and smother smpowsd the president to
cause 10 BE- resnoved, al aliens which
he might deem dsneerous - the peace
and sssnrig ef he U. Sesas.. Thel