Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-07-31
Americsnisifi at an Early Day.

ers Of the Republic.
at was time that the American people
should have character of their own, and
where should they find it? In new Eng
land and Virginia only, becatse they were
a homogeneous race-a peculiar people,
They never yet appointed foreigners to sit
in that house (of COngress) for them, or TO
fill their high Offices. In both States this
was their policy: it was not found in, nor
was it owing to their paper constitutions
but what was better, it was interviewer in
the frame of their thoughts and sentiments,
in their steady habits, in their principles,
from the cradle-a much more solid securi-
ty than could be found in any abracadabra
which constitution-mongers could scrawl
upon paper.
at might be indiscreet in him 10 say it, /
for to say the truth, he had as little of that
rascaly virtue, prudence, he apprehended,
as any man, and coud conceal as little what
he felt, as affect that he did not feel. He
knew 1t was not the way for him to concili
ate the manufacturing body, yet he would
say that he wished, with all his heart, his
boot maker, his halter, and other manufac-
turers' would rather stay in Great Brtair,
under their own laws, than come here TO
make laws for us, and leave US ID import
our covering. We must have our clothing
ready made (said he) but would much
rather have my workman homemade, and
import my clothing.
Was it best 10 have our own unpolluted
Republic peopled with its own pure natire
Republicans, or erect another Sheffield an
other Manchester, and another Birmingham
upon the banks of the Schuylkill, the Della
ware, and the brandywine, or have host
of Luddites amongst us--wretches from
whom every vestige of the human creation
seemed to be effaced9 Would they wish to
have their election on the floor decided by a
rabble? What was the ruin Of old Rome?
Why, their opening their gates and letting
in the rabble of the whole world to be their
Legislators?
"If said he you wish TO preserve among
your fellow citizens that exalted freedom
which gave birth TO the Revolution-if you
wish to keep alive the spirit of '76 you must
endea*or 10 stop this flood Of migration?
You must teach the people Of Europe that
if they do come here, all they must hope to
receive is protection--but that they must
have no share in the government. From
stich men temporary part may receive aid,
but the country cannot be safe nor the peo-
pie happy where they are introduced into
government, or meddle with public con-
Germs in any great degree. ."--JoHN RAN
DoLPH.
"And your petitioners further submit 10
} the wisdom of the two Houses Of Assemb-
} ly, whether the safety of the citizens of this
commonwealth in their persons, their prop
erty their laws and government, does not
require that the capacity TO act in the i'm
portant office Of juror, grand or petty civil
or criminal should be restrained in future
to native citizens of the United States, or
such as were citizens at the date of the
treaty of peace, which closed our revolu-
tionary war, and whether the ignorance Of
our laws, and natural purtiality to the coun.
tres Of their birth, are not reasonable eau
ses for declaring this to be one of the rights
incommunicablo in future to adopted citi-
1ens. Jefferson Writings, v. 8, p 453.
"Every species ef government has its
specific principles. Ours are more peculi-
ar than those of any other in the universe.
1t is a composition of the freest principles
of the English constitution with others de-
rived from natural right and natural reason
To these nothing can be more opposed thar
the maxims Of absolute monaschy-Yet, from
such we are 10 expect the greatest number
Of immigrants. They will bring with then
the principles Of the governments they i'm.
bibed in their early youth; Or if able tc
throw them off, it will be in exchange for ar
unbOunded RIGHTEOUSNESS; passing, as i.
usual, from one extreme to another. II
} would be miracle were they to stop PIE.
cisely at the point Of temperate liberty
These principles with their language, the,
will transmit to their children. In proper
) tion to their numbers they will share will
us the Legislation. They will infuse int
1t, warp and bias its direction, and render
it heterogeneous incoherent, and distracted
J. mass. ss."-JEFFERsoN.
j D-"I hope we may find some means il
future Of shielding ourselves from foreigr
inAuence-pOlitical; commercial, or in what
ever form attempted. l can scarcely with
hold myself from joining in the wish of 81
las Dean, there were an ocean of fire be
u tween this and the old wotld!"-