The weekly American banner., 1855-06-29

l6i6sion'n Nl|tIpss 81 Az. zsoll 11a
11 4 |ner, = gzibled. and IN y ShovI
tst} 8 oes not sppIy b lh1k apecIl s|lore|on1
Influence which ihe American pafly n = op-I
lose, --rot ID individual loreIenefs II oil dsls
But 10 foreign nations. Tie extract waz SIIen1
from tie Farewell address, Il foIIous; esilE
The I||5idious wiIes of Foreign influence a co
'jure ou 70 believe me, fellow-citizehs), the
Jealousy Of I free people ought . be constantly
awake; aimee history and experience prove hd<|
Foreign influence i one Of the most baneful
foes Of republican government We agree
with Dr.. Leake that the immediate and impen-
ding danger which led to these cautionary re-
marks, was the influence Of foreign nations,
notof foreigners reading among Us. This i
evident from the context a. Dr.. Ieake showed.
Washington had spoken Of "a passionate attach
ment Of one nation for another as aproducing
variety Of evils;n and he proceeded to repeat
his condemnation Of .sexcessive partiality for
ono foreign nation, and excessive dislike Of an.
other, then he proceeds to lay down sthe great
rule Of condnct for US. in regard to foreign ma
tions.s
But we must not hence infer that the passage
has no bearing upon the question before US at
this tine Foreign influence, however brought
to bear, is the subject of Washingtan's appre-
,,hension and reprehension. fit have now az
4 sumed form which never occurred 10 his mind,
his wise counsel is not to be therefore regarded
|inapplicabie. He recognized the fact that for
leigh influence might be brought to bear ain inmu-
msrable ways," and di 4 not attempt TO enumer-
ate what he pronounced innumerable. Partial
lily for one and dislike for another nation hs
regarded sas avenues to foreign in6nence;" and
all other avenues are in like manner to be re-
! |gapded alarming. Is not the tnrgid tide of inn
migration, which deluges our land with persons
whose affections are fixed upon some foreign
land, and who have few on no sympathies in
Icommon with US; who have early imbibed views
and opinions in their youth which are inimical
to cur institutions; i not this an avenue to for
. leign influence. Washington, in his WIN, de.
: clares that it always had been source Of seri
ous regret with him TO see TIE youth of theas
: United States sent 70 foreign countries for The
purpose Of education, often before theil
minds were formed, or they have imbibed an,
adequate ideas OF the happiness Of their own;-
contracting too frequently not only habits 0
dissipation and extravaga gance. but prusciplss ua
friendly % republican goper,sment, and to til
! true and genuine liberties of maukind whicl
thereafter are rarely orercopae.a IF this be 8
with persons born and reared. almost to man
: hood under our institutions, how much more wit
those who have been born, reared, and educate
: (if at alp where they would be constantly SUI
8 rounded by those principles unfriendly to reput
lican government!
z But the expression of Washington come
~ still nearer to the present issue. Nearly a
: foreign nations are under despots; these Al
s their heads, and it is through them, throug
their @insidious wiies,n that we are cndange
= ed. The alarm Of Washington, on account !,
: undue prejudices for or against nations, hi
!" ' reference to the advantage which wouli be t,
= ken Of the prejudices not BY the nation, but i
: despot; and the prejudices he regarded as ave-
- ues leading to this result. Now one of Il
: = forms Of foreign influence against which Il
= American party IS Striving, is that Of 3 foreis
- despot, the most willy of all, the Pope
Rome.
: Concediug, however, all for which DR.. Leal
i. contends, there are other passages Of Washin
- toms writings in which he speaks, not Of q
:. - tons but of individuals 3 The references
: these passages have been furnished Us BY I
60 Holmes, with the request that justice may
= done him BY their publication. As we cam
8, publish entire the documents in which they :
~ cur. and do not wish to be accused Of garbI1
anl we will give the volume and page, Ia order u
Ia all our readers, and our opponents, may exal
~ ~ inc for themselves Without farther CONNIE
"a m we viii give the extracts in the order il viii
r. they occur.
). The letter to Gouverneur Morris, "a July II
~ slv IS almost wholly devoted 70 she subject of
q. pointing foreigners TO Offices ID Che riltury
S, S. pscs. Alter speaking Of their s'unbounded pr
81 and ambition Sc, &C., he says, 81 do a
eae deyoutly wish, that ses had lot sing 1ovs'gi
h;s among Is, except the Marquis de Lafaye
lat acts upon very different principles from III