The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-09
"The Truth Teller !" Newspaper of New York.

you are for your country!
"The Truth Teller" Newspaper of New York.
We are about entering into the presence Of clergy.
man, for such we understand to be the Editor Of the
Truth Teller, and we approach him with respect, for
our nature prompts us to subdue all personal pride,
when we stand in the presence of elevated piety and
profound learning. We see him in minds eye,
standing amid his flock, the model of all the virtues,
we see his hand open to charity, his tongue ever the
servant Of peace, the promoter of good feeling, among
the people, and the cherisher of all those sublime quail
tiles, that render honorable earth, and make
him fit candidate for eternal bliss hereafter We APP
lproach him from distance, with profound emotions,
his vestments holy in eyes, that he
seems to read and anon, take to be the thrice
blessed volume, the indignant flush that spreads
over his brow doubtless proceeds from his adherence
Of vice. that pen and paper yng.so modesly upon his
desk, how many delightful hcmes have they not been
the means of publishing. Holy mani how beatifc
must be your reveries how consolingyour hopes. No
man that meets you the street, but bends his head
in reverence and whispers to his neighbor "There
goes the Peace Maker Have we overdrawn your
picture Reverend Edtorl Let US draw near and
see how correct has been our sketch Alas "Ts dis
we took to be your flock, given you to instruct by
holy Power is crowd Of noisy, babbling politicians
That which we took, to be oustretched in the act
of bestowing charity, is gesculatng for low miserable
party purposes. That tongue which we had deemede
the eloquent advocate Of truth, the defender of right
and promoter of peace, is engaged with the vndctive
passion of human phrenzy, in stirring up sedition,
backenng character and overurnng the sacred affairs
Of social happiness. That book which we supposed
to be the Bible, is party pamphlet of contemplate
power-probably written by the reverend clergyman
himsefthat pen and paper but the agents of his
preudices, his boil, his bitterness, and malice. Cler-
gymen editor, dsrobe myself Take off the vestments
Of the order of Mechisedeck, and put on the rough
garments of the street ruian Threaten the Mayor of
Neso York with bloody deat-howl through tie streets
Of that city, at the head your armed partizans-bayo
net the men, and outrage the sOomen Hold, intermed-
ling and scandalous priest, you profanng the mild
and humble creed of your Saviour. Sickness has not
SO eneebled arm, that cannot continue our
tigatory infection. We of the same creed that men
say you profess and PREACH and christianity rises up
and asks vindicator. In US she shall have poor
but jealous one.
What right have you, judging you by your clerical
maxims andprincpes to spring like famished tiger
with all your fierce influence into the political arena
where is the decency of your sitting up your haun-
ches like ape in Menagerie and cutting antics be-
fore kissing crowd. Have you no regard for your
solemn clohings You have attacked American rights
auence the usupaons of foreigners you have held up
the missa Of your church and enlisted followers under
the banner Of bgoy you have tempered with the
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attending zeaousy to all these mulfarious matters
have you done your duty your sacred caIing Back
nocker Of religion and strip off the anonted robes and
let your tonscr grow oun uxurant curls grid on your
sword, buckle your loaded pistols to your belt head
your furious companies, and with the Germans of the
West break down the edifces you helped not to erect
and seize upon Constitution you had agency in
establishing. For the present we leave you to your
conscience, but when the occasion will
you up again with voice like trumpet, and you shall
hear though you be surrounded by your partzans,
and have the incense of their intoxicating worship
flowing into your like sea of charmed melodies
You the clerical head of party, but take care
that layman does not unmask and hold you up to an
abused public, suspicious and blisterng in your true
designs.
We have but to say the word and your proud dome of
dreamy ambition will tumble in and crush you atoms
unless being small you make your escape in Gre
vice Of the floor Of the Edifce-Beware!
We have not done with our German editor. He de-
MES the necessity Of repeaof the Naturalization law
Has he never heard of Amboy.
"Let it be conceded" says this German Expoun der
of the American Constitution, that state should only
be governed by its citizens as is in the first Of
the premises assumed, how does it follow that the
state shall permit on the fnlflment of certain
conditions to become citizen! This he imagines a
very serious and puzzng question; but with the
sttuton in hand and common sense in the other,
we will humby attempt reply.
The first says, explicitly, that Congress shall establish
general law Of naturalization which will of course
bind upon the states. If Congress has right to col
ect customs foreign goods, it has tho right to i'm
pose tax upon foreign bpeds, if it has the power
tax them it has the power to exclude. But possibly
this sagacious setter Of rivers fire, may deny that
Congress has any right to pass laws whatever except
such grant the public domain to foreigners for the
purpose of raising the wine, the olive and the potato