Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-01-04

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wards foreigners. We have no reason
to think the letter spurious, but on the
contrary perfectly characteristic of the
old chief. who regarded his country next
to his God, and for the purpose Of
clinching the nail we insert the following
extracts from his letters to show what
estimate he put upon foreigners he came
in contact with, and that he did hold
such language and opinions towards
them, contained in the letter we pub
lished. We give the date of our extracts
that their genuineness may not be sus-
pected:
MoRMsrowN. l7th May. I777.
To Richard Henry Lee:
Dear Sir:-I take the liberty to ask
you what Congress expects 1 am to do
with the many foreigners they have at
different times promoted to the rank of
field officers, and by their last resolve,
two to that of Colonel? These men
hare no attachment to The country, further
than interest binds them. Our officers
think it exceedingly hard, after they
have toiled in the service, and have sus-
tanned many losses, to have strangers
put over them, sOkoss merI, perhaps, IS
not equal tO-thsir o,cs, but iohose e6Trontery
lciH take no denial. 1t is by zeal and ac-
tivity of our own people that the cause
must be supported, and not By tesr
hungry adventurers.
l am, &C.,
G. WASHINGTON.
Sparks. Vol. ". p. 432.
MIDDLEDANK, June ], 1777.
To Richard Henry Lee:
You will, before this can reach you,
have seen M.-D.-. What his
real expectations are know not, but ]
fear if his disappointment is equal to
what l have been told is his expectation,
it will be attended with unhappy conse-
quences, to say nothing of the policy oI
entrusting department on the execu-
ton of which the salvation of the army
depends, to a foreigner, who has nc
other tie to bind him to the interest oi
the country than honor.
G. WASHINGTON.
[Sparks, Vol. VI. p. I3.
To these remarkable warnings o
Washington we may add his caution
which we have adopted as our motto
PUT NONE BUT AMERICANS ON GUARD
Let us now see what the Father of hi:
Country thought of foreigners after the
Revolution had succeeded. While he
was President, we have the following
declaratio tons:
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. II, 1894.
To John adams, Vice President of The
United States.
Dear Sir:-My opinion with respect
to immigration is that, except Of useful
mechanics and some particular descrip-
tions of men and professions, there is no
need of encouragement.
am, &C.,
G. WASHINGTON.
MOUNT VERNON, Jan. SO, 1899.
To John adams, Vice President of Tie
United States.
You know, my good sir, that it is not
the policy of this country to employ for
eigners, when it can well be avoided,
either in the civil or military walks of
life. There is species of self-impor-
tance in all foreign officers, that cannot
be grati6ed without doing injustice to
meritorious characters, among our own
countrymen, who conceive, and Justly,
that they are entitled to the occupancy
of all the Offices in the gift of their gov
ernment.
G.. WASHINGTON.
Same date to a foreigner, applying
for office.
Dear Sir:-It does not accord with
the policy of this government, to be-
stow Offices, civil or military, upon for
eigners, to the exclusion of our own
citizens. Yours, DC,
G. WAsHINGTos.
Sparks, Vol. XI. p. 1893.
WAR DEPARTMENT, Feb. A, 1899.
Instructions Of the Secretary of Var to
- the Inspector General:
"For the Cavalry, let the regulations
restrict the recruitinp officers tn enOa0e
none but NATIVES for this corps, and
those only, as from their known charac-
ter and fidelity, may be trusted"
We hope we shall hear no more of
the debt we owe to foreigners for SER
vices in the Revolution!
EThirty women of Otsego, Ale
gan county, Michigan, backed by about
fifty men, marched to the groggeries.
and rum holes of that town, with axes
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