The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-30
From the Indiana Republlesn.
Wa>hiugton.s Americani>m-

: From the Indiana Republican.
: Wa>hington.s Americanism-
/ The allies of the Romish Church. whisky.
Turnerism and foreign influence generally,
are busily engaged in searching for the opin-
ions of the great men of the nasion. upon
certain issues now violently urged aud ad-
voca;ed BY them. Let present from
WASHINGTON for their consideration. About
tn. third wear of the Revolution. the nation
thronged with foreigners, who came here for
the ostensible purpose OF tight ng against the
enemies 10 our freedom. Congress and the
! Commander in Chief were extremely annoy
ed with persons of this sort, whose claims and
desires for promotion were urged lncessantiy
against the express will and wish OF the Amer
lean officers, whose claims for promotion We're
possibly not inferior to this gang of military
fortune hunters''-'-men of great ambition,
who would sacrifice every thing to promote
their own personal glory" Washington WAS
he chief sufferer: he saw its danger; he saw
hat he psried his cause In every such acces-
sion and promotion. Rarely could they be
promoted without engendering the dlscontent
and jealousy of American officers, whose own
advancement was thus iniertered with by the
Troublesome demands and o>erweenIng con-
cets OF these foreigners. Washington pa
tience was at length exhausted Dellcacy for
bade him presenting such matter lmmedi
a.ely 10 Congress. as there were a Ter foreign
officers whose exalted motives and character
made them honorable exceptions TO the gen
eral rule He therefore, addressed Mr. Nor
ris (who was master spirit in Congress
privately upon this momentous question, In
the following ma ner:
WHITE PLAINS. July "a. 1878.
DEAR SiR:-The design OF this IS to touch
cursorily upon subject OF very great import
auce to The we'll being OF these States-much
more So thai. ariH at frst appear. | MEAN THE
/ APPOINTMENT OF so MANY FOREIGNERS TO OFF,
cEs OF nIGu RANk AND TRUST IN OUR SERVICE.
The lavish manner in which rank has hlth-
erto been bestowed upon these gentlemen
will certainly be productive of one or the
other of these two evils either to make II des-
picable in the ewes of Europe, or become
means of pouring them in upon you like a
torrent, and adding to yoar present burden
But it is neither the expense nor trouble OF
th.m that | most dread There is an evil
more extensive in its nature, and fatal IN It's
consequences. to be apprehended. and that
is the driving of all yOur opn oBacers out Of
ssrsice, oRd Mroptng not only your arny, bu1
y ur military councils, entirely mo the hahds
ofJOre5yners.
And the same fears. the same motives, i'm
p.l tie great American party onward IN their
STRUGGLE now We are but following the
teachings and in the footsteps of our immor-
tai Washington. Let every American, and
every honorable foreigner, ponder upon this
!etter, and see if We have not occasion to
watch with sleepless anxiety. what this great
man declared in his farewell address. TO be
a most .'insidous foe TO American liberty.
But we have not done with the letter
a.. The officers, sir, on whom you must de-
of nIlr and who
from length of service, their connections.
property, and, in behalf Of many. l will add,
/ military merit, will not submit much, If any
longer to the unnatural promotion of men
over them, who have nothing more than a
i lit,le plau>ibilitv, unbounded pride and am
bit;on and perseverance, In application not
TO be resisted but by uncommon firmness. to
support their pretensIons-men who, In the
q first instance tell you they wish for nothing
more than the honor Of serving In so glorious
a cause as volune eers, the next day solicit
rank without pay, the day following want
money advanced TO them. and IN the course
of week want farther promotion. and are
not satisfied with any thing you can do for
them"
just the spirit esinced by foreigners to day.
Give them six months naturalization law.
and they call convention, the Germans
did here some time since, and ask for none at
all.
" Baron Stcuben, | now find, Is also want
ing to quit bis inspectorship for command
in the line. This will be productive OF much
discontent to the brigadiers. In word, al
though | think the Baron an excellent officer.
| DO MOST DEvoUTLY WISH THAT WE HAD NOT A
SINGLE FOREIGNER AMONG Us, EXCEPT THE
MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE. WHO ACTS UPON
VERY DIFFERENT PRINCIPLES FROM THOSE
WHICH GOVERN THE REST.
Adieu, GEORGE WAsHISGToN."
Dated at White Plains, July "a, 1878,
found upon the I72d page OF the first volume
Of Sparks Life Of Governeur Morris.
, This will be rather a hard nut to crack
, II alive, Washington would be denounced fol
u;tering such sentiments, as a murderer, 9
midnight assassin.
PETRIrIED IsDIAs.-While engaged IL
E excavaling. recently, upon the Milwaukee anc
La Crosse Railroad Schlesengerville
: Iowa the workmen came upon the petriiiee
I remains of an Indian, and with the remains
. some singular records of the oiden time
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