Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-05
EXPATRIATIOV

To the Editor Of the Aiezqadciq Go,...
[ beg space to express my Do,.
currence in the justice Of tbs
cisms by s'me newspapers Of " "
Aston for expatriatine himself CO., "'N
coming a citizen of Great Britain ipD g
do not hesitate to giorify INN. ~. We
followed by citizenship here sr s3iaa3
should We affect to condemn a Guy. VIZ
ton with the same object in View eI Wy
Does not the old adage about tb. 'l'''
for the goose, &C., not to men NIT .ia. =
one in which consistency is dssc ,,ifa /.
be a jewel, apply in this cases 'V :.
despised this country because a. A%
said, of its reprehensible po.itjcsi ~ q
DDS, its licentious and yellow ior r,'
ism, and the continued ss=.nl, .'. " s
demagogues upon capi ST. sndi.
property.owners, ana lat tbs ' ~ ,..N
age Of his convictions ne determin..J3%.
leave it for good and all. Cis.r'U!
had the right so to do ii his snr;
ment was unpleasant for the ra.'
given. He is not the first man ubs
it. Many prominent ex-Confsd so 4
expatriated themselves after tbs
civil war because they did not ~. ~
this country was good enough for , '-..'
and no one can justly blame = m., &
taking that step if for any
son satisfactory to himself
gets such sd ides 10 hi h., L
Indeed it is much more honor.b 10.
deprive detested cou 1try Of onss e.
eDce and allegiance, tam to rem On p,''
it "cussing it" and stirring m I a..
within its borders. There ara o, ,".i
Americans by birth. whose dsily .' a'
and conversation, writings and :,s .4i
es, are devoted to damnirg t6s W.
KEGS, impu9ning the motives and -.
poses Of the Government. beli,tljr,f,.. '
achiev ments OF the American a..
aud navy, besmirching the fair fam.
its volunteers, discouraeing erF.
ments, and assisting foreign peonIs.
the acquisition and reieu ion ois NJ.
contemplate opinion OF u indiyItr ,Is
and collectively, basing their :c....,
upon the berry mounting, of .0r
drunken soldier, or upon LITTER ~,
home.folks from some brsgpa,,
Manila whose ambition j. To- co.,-
the idea that he is bloodthirsry "
fan. If such Americans God save y,
mark } had the pluck AMI de;qrmin I
ton of Astor in this regard. Or hi. So.
of propriety, they would demon.n,.
it and prove their sincerity BY pronq
ly shaking the dust OF their de.r
country from their feet, aad oecoa,g
complaisant subjects of either Alpro..
of Spain, or of Aguinaldo, the Ge0s
Washington OF the Philippines"
this connection it may not be amis. 10 Al h
to the singular fact that con,iienber..
portion Of the men who Shrek so h, Z
now for the independence OF the b,se.. q.
yellows Of the far east have oeyq-
suspected OF an especial lcanjug tow,y@
idea of comforting the blessings Of i,,., s
upon people OF those colorS. or OF eu.e,n,s
the thought that they we're capable Of es.r
ing them, or OF governing themselye. me-
sre we again reminded OF the aisge todd,
the rarity and precousness Of eon;ist,1
Ry those of Us who love our r'os U-.r
including even the northern. easier, !.
western sections OF it land we cou:;tca
enormous majority OF the people OF Obi: Il.
nifcent United States such an expsuss,
would be welcomed, as it would nd d, &.
birds whose delight is 10 befoul ogr uei al
leave US more united and harmo1las
pie. strengthened and enabled baSaQdrE
homogenelty and patriotism. to tooorrn
Of the white mans burden which h,. il b
placed upon us by the fortunes OF gsrni5
the Almighty in the interest o. cy. n:sE
aud the furtberance of the coming & t.
l have no sympathy waeE
woes Of the man who without being trt
or compelled thereto persists in rqE
throughout his days in a house The I'd
tenants OF which are obnoxious to BIZ
are, in his opinion, disreputabIe cbsndet
GEORGE A. MUSHBlI L.