The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-20
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

joys to-day the fruit. of his labor, hnieri-
cans shouldn't only reverence the name Of
Wusli;noton. lint adhere st,;etlv- 40 his ad.
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Foreigners ana the poncy OF appointing 'hem
10 office, without becoming convinced that
there is great necessity for the present Amer.
lam, ,,aor.,, cha, :, :, o, ,,.,
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lhey are 'akeh from SPARKS puo''cat'on OF
the Washington papers, and none will dare
dpny their authenticity:
No,p,sro,r. N.v ,-t, ,--,
r. D;..,rJ JIenr,, 70 D,,r ~, aba,
tbs liberty to ost van what cnngrcss cv,ert,
r nm IN 40 viii, ,ha' ,,,n, coso;,,nors IL, :,
b,yn nj d;fT,.r.rt ,;m.s rrn,,ot,,d ~ th, roni,
Of otfiecrs. md bv tLeir lnst resolve two n
that of Colonel These men have no attach.
ment 10 the country. further than intcrcs,
hipds & Them ~ onr y "t,issrs % tSpL % II sx,r"msl~ e
hard. after they have toiled in the srryice
and have sustained many losses, to have
strangers put over them, whose merits, per.
haps are not equal to Their own, but whose
'iirontery VIII take no denial. IL is by the
zrai ana activity oi our own people that The
cause must be supported, and not by few
hungry adventures.
lam, &c, u. WASHINGTON. :
Vol w., p. 432. &C.,.
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To dr Some.-You will before this can
re,,L v,, L,y. .onr Nnn,;.,r D.cnd,rv.
what Iiis r.ol ,ynptntinns were I do nnt
kn,w. but I fear If his upn,intnn.nt is canal
tn what huy. b.cn told Is his ryne,tntion. il
will be attended with unb,nnv ,on.eourn.
,,ss IN sov potL;ro of ,h. n,licv of ,.ptrpst-
iny n drnor,ment. ON tbe ,x.cuiion of which
the s,ltation of The army dcppnds ,o I, for.
e;uner who has M, other ii. n hind him +, tho
interests of tb. conu,rv linn honor would
bey lenve 10 observe ,h,, bv putting Mr. u.
ot In. ben3s of In. o,tillcrv Won will lose n
very v.IunhI,. nf,;c.r in General Knox. who
il n man or vr.ut military stnndina. sound
indictment and cle,r conceptou. he will re-.
siun. &c =,
INN. Be G.. WASHINGTON.
IvoL Iy. D. 44o1
WHITE FLA'Ns' '"'y 24'n, 1913;
10 Cor. Morros. Esq'-Drar Slr-lhe
sni,;sc, nr vary orat irmort,,n,. tn fin. weII
heinz of These States, much more so than
will oppenr nj first yirw. I mean ,bc an.
nn;n,,nrut nf on many foreion.rs IN ,tlira If
high rank and ,ru,t in orr service
Th. lavish manner in &4iith rank has hjtb.
erto been bestowed on these gentlemen Will
certainly DC productive oi one" or the otner oi
Two e'IIs.eitl'cr to make us desp'cab'e II,
the eyes OF EUROPE or become means OF
pouring them III upon us IKE torrent ana
aduihG TO our present ouruen.
bu! u ~ neither '''e expense nor me tropo,
les OF them l most dread; there is an evil
conscouences to b. uppreh.ndrd. aid that i,
the driving our officers out of the service,
and throwing not only our ownarmy, but
our military councils entirely into the hands
Of foreigners.
Baron Strubcn, Inow iud, is also wanting
to line. This will be productive of much dis.
content. In a word, although | think the
Baron an excellent ,flicrr, do most dcvout.
~ wish that we had not a sinule foreigner
among US, except MARQUIS de LAFAYETTE. who
acts upon very different principles trom those
which govern the rest. Adlcu; | am most
sincerely yours. G. WASHINGTON.
.,.;.., .o ;,s,a;,,, ,,;,,, ,s.s,.o;,, :,
fluence, U conjurp YOU to believe me fellow
citizens,) the jealousy of Il free people ought
to be constantly awake. IL is one of tae
most baneiul foes Of Republican Govern.
ment. ...... G. WAsHIsuToN.
~ 49,,
~ rHiLApklfHIA' Nov. 4n''' i7s4.
United Siales.--Dear Sir My opinion with
respect to Immigration is, that except Of use-
iui ll'ec''"',es anu some Par.'cul"r description
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MT. VERNON, Jan. goth, 1870.
To j. z. Adams, American Minister al
Berlin-Sir You know, my good sir, that
Nc "o' aae po"., y. 'a so.e'". s" ~, ;Ii w I,i'
l;u! ~ '';, ,;,:,.', Ill. ~
i.' rhn.a ~ "e um W - { n..ir ""s" W. IN
foreign officers, tl,at cannot be ratified with,
out doing injustice to meritorious characters
among our own countrymen, who conceive
aud justly, where there is no great prepon.
derance Of experience or merit, that they ARE
entitled to the offices in the gilt of their gov.
e'i',ei tWli VI AN, ~ 400 @'' I" A'"iN'ioN'
DANE DATE ~ a sr,'s ioncSShN Affhf'S' Fun
Do,, Sir. II doa. "n,tI, NV, "o.ord ,,,h ,ho nal,
;on nf Ill. couar"n',nt w L..s,,,w 'nN nt,ras ra
s;yi, I IT, or m;lit,ry un,n f"r.ianers | tn tbs sxc,u
oan VI, n''a,y, upan '"s''s"e''' ~ '"o s"''"
Yours, &C., G. WASHINGTON.
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NC ''',o" ing "'e Wv. op'',on' Vi '"'"e Y
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