Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-07-27
Universal Citizenship.

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teristic of the aboriginal races Of
tie country, differing from them
only in the means and motives
which impel to locomotion the IN
tutored savage, trusting to his MIN
Bile feet and powers of endurance
to wander over the hills and valleys
of the unbroken forests, in quest OF
game for subsistence-the tutored
white man betsking himself to the
numerous artificial means of pro-
pulsion at his command to roam the
world over for purposes of thrift
and pleasure. I'D
That this natural proneness to
shift about from place to place, has
derived great impulse within the
present century from adventitious
aid, such as steam affords, is ques-
ton long since settled beyond con-
troversy To these causes are prin.
cipally to be ascribed the wonderful
facility with which Americans
adapt themselves to circumstances
Of locality, climate and custom
or course, there are exceptions,
where certain peeuiiarities of tenn
permanent exist to deity these ex.
traneous agencies, aud to infix in
persons an individuality Of nature
so strong as never to be entirely
obiiterated -.a ..... .....= ...- -
A life long observation has famiI.
iarised US with great many facts
bearing upon the subject of our pres
emit writing. We have frequently
known persons to come here from the
North, East and West who would
readily sssimilate With Southern
ers in ideas and habits, no as 10 q
abort time to acquire a rrGf sem
Mance Of character hardly distin.
guisbable from the original they SO
naturally initiated Others would
require a much greater length of
time to fall in with those peculiar
traits by which they could ever be
mistaken for Southerners--''native
and to the manner born )" while
others again, despite the influences
Of time, climate and association
never could become Invested of that
marked identity which never failed
to betray their birth and early pre-
JUDGES and training. The class of
individuals first referred to In the.
order in which we have enumerated
them, are such as possess the essen.
tial qualities Of the genuine cosmo-
politan. Go wherever they may.
they are not long in fitting them.
selves for the relations Of citizen.
ship. Whether in England Or
France, Egypt or India, they pos
sess the happy art Of universal citi.
zenship. Doing in Rome as Rome
Does" comes natural to them, and
they are therefore pretty apt to get
along well with the natives aud
whenever they choose to "localize"
among them to do so with benefit to
themselves and the community
Individuals of this class have come
among US time and again, have
made, the South their home-are
living among US still-have raised
families of children which are
credit and ornament to the State
have filled Offices of trust and honor
worthily and well, and have helped
to promote the public veal III divers
ways. They came here and were
welcomed. Were they to leave for
other lands or for "that bourne
whence 10 traveller returns" their
departure would be regretted as
public loss. With the tide of immi.
grafton which is likely to flow
southwark in the fall. we hope there
may be large preponderance of
that class. We would cordially in
vite them here They would prove
valuable acquisitions to the couD.