Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-07-07

We publish to-day, in another column, the letter
of Gen: W ashngton to Governor Norris referred
to some weeks since, after its appearance in the
American Advocate, Kinston We saw then and
see now no grounds of objection to the sentiments
of the letter-though we confess we doubted its
genuineness on account of it's style Gen. Wash
ington was right in insisting that the army should
not be brought under the control of foreign officers
he felt strongly upon the subject, doubt and he
wrote strongly. Yet the Editor of the Advocate, if
he had looked just two three pages further on in
the same volume of Sparks which contains this let
ter, would have found another letter from the great
Chief, addressed to the President of Congress- I'M
der date Camp, White Plains 9th July,
ITS "-n which, after adverting to the number of
foreign officers in the service, he says:
al will further add, that we have already full
proportion of foreign officers in general coun-
ellis; and, should their number be increased may
happen, upon many OCCASIONS that their voices may
equal if not exceed the r, st. trust uou think me
much citizen Of the acorl to 5e1ieoe am not
easily a0o'ped or led ascay By attachments merely To-
cal or american; get I confess not entirely
soihout them, nor does 1t appear 10 that they are
wna0drronto6te, If confined aoithin proper limits"
[See the Writings of Washington, by Sparks, vol.
6th 9.18.f There are other letters in this volume,
in which he speaks in kind and high terms of for-
eign" officers engaged in the service We invite,
the attention of the Editor of the Advocate to the
foregoing extract.
We copy the following, which is admirably to the
point, from the last Goldsborough Tribune:
CAT the time Gen. Washington penned that letter
to Gov. Morris, military Adventures from Europe
were fockng TO America, and urgently soliciting
commissions in the army; just perhaps Ameri-
are at the present time, soliciting commissions
in the Russian army. These foreign adventures were
of course, source of annoyance; it is reason
able to suppose, that they all earnestly sought
the independence of America, they did their own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Of thene, and them onIy however
did Washington speak, and it is disingenuous in any
man to say that, in his letter to Gov Morris, the
great and good Washington had the remotest refer
ence to adopted citizens.
General Washington fought for LIBERTY, civil and
religious, and often as he audes to the subject,
his writings incontestiby prove that he regarded
naturalized citizens AMERICANs" and in his oaoz
language, "aoelconae to participation in all oar
rights and priUiLeges" That he was in favor of i'm
migration, and of laws providing for the naturaliza-
ton of foreigners is put beyond doubt by the De-
claration Of Independence, by the CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES, and by " W AsHINGToN's FARE
WE'LL ADDRESS"
Surely the editor of the American Advocate can
perceive the difference between foreigners and citi
Gems 6y choice - and surely he will not attempt to
say, that Washington ever uttered a sentiment de-
rogatory to the character of naturalized citizens
We appeal to his candor in this matter and beg him
TO CONFESS as is MS DUTY, that NaSRlngtOnS letter
to Governor Morris has relation whatever to the
question at issue, and that while it perverts the Ian
guage of the Father of his country, it is doing
gross injustice to clause of citizens, that
deared to Washington by their loyalty and valor
We have the constitution, before us--ttree Cat
ieasO foreigners signed it The Declaration of in
dependence lies tabe-eight foreigners
signed it !-'tForeigners" were not wanting in
Washington's army, nor did they go unrcpresented
in the AmericiGn navy.
We cannot, however, elaborate these palpabe
truths We will close this brefnotice the letter in
question: by the following piece of historical informa
ton 1 ,
Of the signers ofthe Declaration of Independence
eight were born in foreign countries, viz Burton
Guinett, Robert Morris, England james Smith,
George Taylor, Mathew Thornton, Ireland John
Witherspoon, James Wilson, Scotland Francis Lew
is, Wales. Ofthe Major generals eleven were foreign
ers Lafayette France; Barons DeKalb and Steu-
ben, Germany; William R. Davis, VIM. Moultrie,
England VIM. Cloghan, John James, Richard Mont
gonlery, Ireland Kosciusko, Poland; Charles Lee,
Wales Arthur st. Clair, Scotland Of the brigadier
generals employed on the American side i'll the revolu
ton, three were foreigners Horato Gates England
Count Pulaski, Poland; Hugh Mercer, Scotland.
James Christie captain in the Army, was born in
Scotland. Of the navy, Paul Jones born in
Scotland, and John Barry in Ireland Albert Gallatn
was born in Switzerland, and Alexander Hamilton
in the West Indies
Such is the forei On catalogue Of American patri-
OTIS. lsit not proud one?
1t mag also be stated, undoubted history, that
John Paul Jones, Scotchman by BIRTH had the
honoref hosting the first flag displayed on
board IN American man-of-war. This was the Colo
'nial fag which bore the figure of pine-tree, and
the Significant device of a rattlcsnake, with the
words, "don't tread 7on me !" John Paul Jones
also had the honor of first hosting the flag of the
sand stripes 60 over the decks of the Ranger
with his vnaba1ds, as he did the Colonial flag on
board the A6red about eighteen months before"
S. WHO rs RIGHT?
"IaoyE NO ALLEGIANeEEo
MEN s,,y r64,TFJF fSSEre THE OF NORTH