Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-06-23

difficult, if not impossible, says the mobile Ad-
vertiser, to crowd more ideas and those of
greater practical Importance into an equal space
than are contained in the following extract
from the Farewell Address of the llustrious
Father of his country 1t should be kept
before the people"
Washington, in that noble Address to the
people of the United States with which he
closed his public career, tells us that ''there
will always be reason to distrust the patriotism
of those who in any quarter may endeavor to
weaken" the bonds of the Union Some of the
benefits to result from mutual intercourse he
thus presents:
| The North, in an unrestrained intercourse
| with the South, protected by the equal laws of
a common government, finds, in the productions
| of the latter great additional resources of
| maritime and commercial enterprise, and pre-
cious materials of manufacturing industry
| The South, in the same intercourse, benefited
by the agency of the North, sees its agriculture
grow and its commerce expand. Turning
partly into its own channels the seamen Of the
| North, it finds it's particular navigation invi
gorated; and while it contributes in different
| ways to nourish and increase the general mass
of the national navigation, it looks forward to
| the protection of a maritime strength to which
itself is equolly adapted The East, in like in
tercourse with the West, already finds, and in
the progressive improvement Of interior communi-
cation By land and lcatcr. will more and more
| find valuable vent for the commodities which
| it brings from abroad, or manufactures at home
| The West derives from the East supplies requi-
| site for its growth and comfort; and what is
perhaps of still greater consequence, it must of
necessity owe the secure enjoyment of iudispeu
| sable outlets for its own productions to the
weight, influence and future maritime strength
| of the Atlantic side of the Union, directed by
an indissouble community of interest as one
nation. Any other tenure by which the West
can hold this essential advantage, whether
derived from its own separate strength, or from
| an apostate and unnatural with any foreign
power, must be intriusically precarious.
While, then, every part of our country thus
| feels an immediate and particular interest in
union, all the parts combined cannot fail to find
in the united mass of means and effort greater
strength, greater resources proportiouately greater
security from external danger, a less frequent
interruption of their peace by foreign nations,
and what is of inestimable value. they must
derive from union an exemption from those
broils and wars between themselves which so
frequently at1ict neighboring countries not tied
together by the same government, which their
own rivalshps would be sufficient to produce,
but which opposite foreign alliances, attach
ments and intrigues would stimulate and
embitter.
NuTs FOR KNOW NoTH1NGs-The Providence
Journal says, it is evident from the writings of
Jefferson, that had 9. Sam ~ been about in the
days of this great statesman, their intimacy
would have been close: at least such is the in
ference from the following remarks in a petition
of the citizens of Albemarle, Amherst, Fluvanna
and Goochland counties, Virginia, drawn up by
Thomas Jefferson in 1897. appears by his
writings, just published. By this it will appear
that the author was of opinion that none but
native-born citizens of the United States should
be eligible as jurors in I" grand or petty civil or
criminal cases.
And your petitioners further submit the wisdom of
the two hou of Ascend whether the safety of the
citizens OF this Commonwealth, in their persons their
laws and government does not requi that the Capacity
10 in the important Office of Juror grand or petty.
CIV or criminal should be restrained in native
citizens OF the United States, snch citizens
the dale of the treaty of peace which closed
tonary war, and whether The ignor Of laws and
n1tura Partially to the countries Of their birth not
reasonable for dec ring this t. be of The ghs
ncommun icabe in future to adaptive citizens-Je1er
sons Writings, vol. tx, p. 453.
But the next extract which is taken from |
can act establishing elementary schools" also |
drawn by Jefferson, is still more to the point |
By this he would limit a citizenship to those
who could 9" read readily
And it is declared and that person UNI orn
under the of twelve the age of this
act, and also who compos n,ens shall af er the age
OF fifteen years, be tLen of th, Cumunw eath less
he or she read readily in tongue, native
quifed.-Writ.nss vol tx. p. 494,