Mr. Speaker.-the landing of the cavaliers in Virginia and of the Pilgrim fathers at Plymouth Rock was the beginning of our distinctive nationality. Among the European races we had our origin and down through all the vicissitudes of our history and development as a free people. from them we have drawn an almost constant emigration. which has contributed always to our advancement in civil and religious liberty. because of a type of civilization kindred to our own. We have invited and welcomed its coming to our shores. and. whether voluntary or sought. it has come to us. transferring its allegiance from fatherland. from empire and throne. to the better government of liberty in the New World. It has come to adopt our language. to build and maintain homes like our own. and to share in the burdens as well as the privileges and immunities of free government.
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