The American patriot., 1855-03-21

Oh the government and the interests of the
1 country 1t is time, therefore to turn short
corner on these points of policy, and to con-
tfiSe suitable legislation, for the purpose Of
spolls for themselves or dependents, but for
the benefit and advantage of the whole coun-
4 try. -5Ta- g 7l1sl@.a it.8
This system requires immediate reconstruc-
ton upon the highest principles Of patriotism
ana common sense, in order to secure the coun-
| try from the frequent commissions and periods
81 bankruptcy which have occurred during
the last three or four administrations. Our
treasury and financial system requires exam
lnation and amendment in all its details, and
IN the special working of its machinery.
Our land system has also been equally in err.
ror and thrown into state of confusion by pri-
vate and personal schemes to get possession of
the finest portions of that noble inheritance
LETT us by our ancestors. p}t.'
Not only docs the internal policy of the ge-
neral Government require the magic hand Of
statesmen adequate to the age, but our foreign
policy Gf it can be said that we have any,
demands, in an eminent degree, the attention
OF the highest intellect in order to recover it
from the state of degradation into which it has
fallen. The truth is, frame work of our parties
and our Govrrnment has felt the decterious
influence Of the times, has fallen into disorder
and wants repair, renovation or revolution.
This country was originally founded by emf
grations from the Old World. The revolutions
and consequent prosecutions of the sixteenth
century drove the first settlers from their
homes in the Old World, TO seek civil and re-
!ilgious freedom in the wids Of the New.
Puritans who landed at Plymouth Rock-the
Lutherans who settled on Manhattan Island
the Catholics who sought an asylum on The
shores OF Chesapeake Bay-the Cavaliers WHO
landed at James river, Virginia, and the HUI
guenots at Ch.rl SION, South Caroina---were all
pilgrims forced by the same prosecutions and
revolutions from the Old World. TO seek
home in the New, for the exercise and enjoy
ment Of political rights and freedom regulated
by morality and religion. In leaving the Old
w ord and their old homes, they left the pre-
JUDGE and passions Of that land, and brought
with them to this new cline only the ideas and
principles to which that great revolutionary
age gave birth. From their first landing, a
new civilization took deep root in the land, and
generated the revolution of the last century,
ending in the establishment of our present re-
public. We then became country and pol
ity Of a new growth, which may be fifty called
American in every sense of the term
In constructing the present Constitution,
Lanna. H. W .la' sae',' instrument, reiheh-
nam ,.al &C az. W .ne.t ancesto;S' leit
nras,od IN ~ n,J w r! .lil,"tny loI al uie OPP
rrcss ~ nee na4,,na,;a ~; ~ au..,oieAS ooh,
and os,orn,S -. ~, 80, " q 'o..lai
snch oanerons nu' W. m,',le Inserting
nc wonid o5,,;t r., hr;as -; ~ i' "L..:
the oppressed Of other countries to the prv-
legos OF this land, it was expected and believed
that all emgrants thereafter admitted would |
,hanaon;n. ~ "p'o " NV nia' Pnsiliiis oy
M WI my pi,J'.'ioos anu t'assiohs Vi tle
- e ~. Gnu oIo'iiio ni''Seu III ''e Ersat
,ro:t VI "a; s" a,eiicah cl'iiAat'o.. ms
~, WIN si.n "a ul't:' s'''''','i.,
on,v 81 $500 ~ 49,. ,'i Nv. W. o.n.u.Ns anu
49, '"a. eoilup. men aiio
'aaat,on nav. oI':oaSoleo - oaha
~ 49, " w. Ieoo.uihs 70
na to', 49,, q mus prevent
he f;rst nilr-ms Nv, n,;xoa Viz, Ampprc y,
,itizens and blend;no Themselves v;th The
manners and customa IF The new ! snonsat;,,
An p.ly;ons ond oil c.cts of C,hr;st;.ns ono
like nrotectod nndar tho reois If tbn hn,o,.;
an Constitution Rnt wben tho h;shost clar.
r.. of s,v- set ot,o,,,,,to ait, -, nn,o,oi;a
lie notica, mower nf tho;r nool,s n.y. tbe No.
,uniarv means of their CONGREGATIONS II l.
ine for the neonle Of This country 70 taxa
varnina hr ,,ia terr;ble ey.mrles sncb cler;.
al ,IsrEnoi;ons h,vc ,r,d r,ao1 !, other l,nds
nd other tines '''''|''
In This imnortant no;,t If reform .horo
AVE been strong manifestations of lats in dic-
arent narts Of fhc cn,,ntrv Ten wears .go
forts h,oon =, h, n.,Io ~ ,,,ror. a. 80.
nd nnr;fn the oorrnnt;o,'s of tho t,,-o IA 49,
les. and to Give n h;gh lone Amor;can p and
,ot;onol r,olinr ~ az oo,io,, - 49,, a.,S
- W y Nv" "1."
Me eif,rts or;g;na,,a, IN NJ, ynri- o,,'; 30,
vlv,n;. and ssd;at;no r. various Statos ,, LEX
n the circle Of their influence and eya,nnla