The native American., 1837-08-10
NEW-YORK NATIVE PARTY.

We have Just received the following interesting
document from New York, and hope the example will
be followed in all the cities of petitoning the munich
pal authorities to lay the subject of immigration be.
fore the Congress- "urgng upon them the neces-
sy of immediate action in relation to naturaliza-
tion laws.''
The native citizens throughout the country should
also petition Congress their behalf and strike at
the root Of the evil by repeal Of the law altogether
as there is neither policy nor expedency in augment
ing our population by cxtraneous at this time
To the honorable the Mayor and Common Council Of the
city Of New York.
The memorial of the General Committee of the
Native American Party.
RESPECTFULLY SHOW ETH: That the late Infamous out
rage upon our national and State rights, committed by
the captain of British vessel in landing more than
three hundred passengers upon our Shores he greater
part Of whom, is alleged paupers in defiance OF
quarantine regulations, ought notn our opinion, to
pass unnotced. Ournational dignity has been tramped
upon 1t has become imperative duty to determine
at once how far will permit ourselves, as an nde-
pendent nation to be made the recipients of the refuse
population of Europe! How much longer we will
suffer this sacred SOIL consecraed it is by the blood
of the heroes Of the revolution, to be polluted by the
progate and the outcast OF the old world 1t remains
10 be seen to what extent citizens willing to be
taxed towards the support of the vagabonds and pau
pers who are hiher in such shoals from that por-
ton of the globe. Educated the American people
are upon the broad principle that all by nature
free and equal accustomed from their earliest years to
form Of government which guarantees equal rights
and equal privileges to all it's citizens, political or
ligious oppression awakens all their sympahes for the
oppressed. Prompted by that generous love of liberty
(which ever characterizes the American people-by
that enthusiastic desire that the whole human family
should participate freely themselves, in the rich
blessings Of free government it is much to be feared
that they have blindy shut their eyes to the danger
of an indscrimnate introduction OF foreigners among
them That there is fixed determination on the part
of Europeans to force upon us class of citizens,
who in every point of view Objectionable, cannot
we think, be longer doubted; and u furtner proof
were necessary, we have the authority OF one who
processes to speak advisedy In this matter but whcse
unblushing impudence be equaed only by his in
science. We refer to late communication in the
Commercial Advertiser, under the signature OF AN
Irishman" He says, in reference to the expected ar
rival of three ships mentioned by Dr. RockWe IN MS
letter TO the Mayor, and which are expected soon to
arrive, having on board seven huiuuu q r aaI
three passengers for this country, The three ships
in which hey are expected to arrive are, to my GER
tain knowledge bourd by their charter party, to pro-
ceed in ballast to Amboy, and thence to Quebec" II
these passengers are principally mechanics and
laborinp men, always acceptable in this country"
! he saws. why are they landed at Amboy! Why are
not such valuable citizens sent to Canada! Why are
our Quarantine Laws thus openly violated, in their
eager haste to empty the polluted contents of these
vessels on our shoresl And above all, how happens
il that this oIrishmans' countrymen, as he claims
hey are are so soon found begging in streets,
applying to the commissioners Of our Aims house for
eel But is not the paupersm Of these foreigners
of which we alone complain. Our political institutions
affairs and their increasing numbers
enhance that danger. During the last seven years,
s96,s5s foreigners have arrived at this port mum,
ber greater in amount than the present population of
this city: 6054I arrived during the year 1886, double
the amount that came in 1885, and 4928 have arrived
here between The 9th and the 18th of June, 1857 On
the st Of January 1887, 9s2 foreigners and 227
tive citizens had been admitted to the Hospital at Bel
levue On the lst of May last past there in the
Aims house, l,437 paupers. Allowing the same pro-