Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-02-23

I have said this organization was
against the spirit of our laws. Our
laws sprang from the Necessity fthe
condition of our early settlers. Ihey
brought with them from England tneir
penates the household gods OF an
Anglo-Saxon race, the liberties OF MAJ
Ia Charta the trial by jury. the Juds
ment of the peers, and the other mum
ments of Human dignity and human
rights secured by the first Engllsh
Charta. These, foreigners brought with
them from Europe. Here they rounu
the virtues to extend these rights anu
their muniments. The neglect OF the
mother country left them self-depenc-
ent and self-reliapt until they were
thoroughly taught the lesson OF self
government-that they could be their
own severeigns-and the very expert
ence of despostism they had once tasteo
made them hate tyrants either electlVa
or hereditary. Their destitute and eX-
posed condition trained them to hardy
habits and cultivated in them every
st rner virtue. They knew pr1Vatlon
fatigue, endurance, self-denial, fortl-
tude. and were made men at arms
cautious, courageous. generous just
and trusting in God. They had to fight
Indians, from Philip, on Massachu-
sets Bay. to Powhatan on the river OF
Swans. And they had an unexplored
continent to subdue, with it's teemlng
soil its majestic forests, its tow ring
mountains, and it's unequaled rivers.
Above all things, they needed popula-
ton, more fellow-settlers more foreign
ers to immigrate, and to aid them IN
| the task of founders of empire set be-
fore them to open the forests 10 level
the hills, and to raise up the valleys or
giant new country. Well, these for
eigners did their task like men. Such
work! who can eXaggerate it! They
cid it against all odds and in spite CT
European oppression. They grew ami
thrived., until they were rich enough
to be taxed. They were told taxation
was no tyranny. But these fore gnef
gave the world new truth of freedom
Taxation without representation was
tyranny The attempt to impose it W
Oh them, the least mite OF it ma ie
them resolve, chat they wodld give
millions for defense, but not cent for
tribute" That resolve drove them to
the necessity of war and they, foreig
ners. Professionals, Catholics and all,
took the dire alternative united as a
band Of brothers, and declared their RE
Evidence upon God alone. And they en-
tered to the word complaint of gritv
ances-a Declaration of Independence
This was pretty we'll TO show whether
foreigners, of any aud all religions
just fresh from Europe, could be trust
ed on the side of America and liberty.
One of the first Of their complaints
was:
He George ILL has endeavored to
prevent the population of these states
for that purpose obstructing the laws
for naturalization of foreigners refI:
ing to pass others to encourage their
emigration hither, and raising the c'n
ditions Of new appropriations Of
land"
There is the truth that they valueI
the naturalization of foreigners AMI
the immigration of foreigners hith"r,
and they desired appropriations new
appropriations of land for immigrants.
But enough for this week. Orators OF
this type and statesmen with far-see-
ing attributes and gifts seem to have
retired from the stage of statesman
ship and left behind them men of
calibre seldom known and recognized
during those stirring times that this
great Virginian lived and enjoyed the
respect and esteem of his fellow coun-
| trymen. who did all in their power to
recognize and reward the rare powers
that he admittedly possessed.