The native American., 1837-08-19

their landing. The wrong and insult we had suffered
some time since awakened every thinking mind among
u.s. and IN some cities, steps taken to make the
least of the evil threatening in it's consequences but
It increased, and still increasing, when the sudden
and unexpected pecuniary crisis fell upon national
prosperity; at the moment the Industrious was
giving runons interest to sustain his credit his
were augmented TO support cargoes after cargoes OF
emigrants. His children they walked the streets
on their ordinary business, were exposed to smallpox
cholera, and other diseases, from large squads of the
most loahsome of the human race. Fortunately a
change has taken place, within short time, in our
city government, and class of have come into
power who dared to put the few udicious laws to be
found our statute books into execution. strict
adherence to our regulations Of quarantine, and the
landing OF passengers, soon became offensive some
politicians, and to the newly arrived emigrants the cry
oppression was rased and echoed through the land
This was to be expected and the public were not dis
turbed by any thing thnt could be said upon the sub
Iject; the better sort had made up their opinions thai
they were imposed upon. Many new fedged pa
triots, who had fought against us during the last
war; held Offices in our country If one Of them was
removed. better man being selected to supply his
place, fendish cry heard from the enigrants,
and they beahed deep and loud upon the heads
Of those who had in honesty dared to do their duty
These willy demagogues thought that their reign
permanent and no accident could shake them in their
places. The native Americans thought that the time
had arrived to know whether they lived in aconquered
country or not; or whether, when they received the
emlgrants into their bosom, they had, at the same
time, presented them with their brth-rights and the
charter Of their liberties. Many of those who have re-
our hospitality, to and to act as if
this had been the case. tN 5t.s.8 tia&
While would recommend circumspection and fore
cast, would abstain from all sudden or harsh mea-
sures; but fixed determination to put what laws we
into effect and to obtain the passage of Others
protect US from being overwhelmed by the swarms Of
emigrants who are coming To shores, is our mper-
alive duty We should be deaf as adders to the sick
wailings of philanthropy, and with contempt
the blusterngs OF arrogance and assumption. The full
ness OF time has come, when the people of the United
States must take the subject and examine ii in all its
bearings, and put to themselves this home question:
are you willing to risk your independence to indulge
your phanthropy'' 1t is worse than bondage to be
tauntlngy told that our country is as good
quered." 3.sia a g
Every country that has risen to distinction in his
tory, has been cautious of admitting foreigners to
share OF their privileges. The Athenians were will
ing to learn from all the other cities of Greece but to
those even who spake the language, and had the
same origin, they were only courteous, but seldom
never confding. When Theseus first gathered Attica
into nation, he allowed all foreigners the right Of ex-
ercsing their professions among his countymen, and
protected their persons and their property by his wise
laws, but never permitted any but native to share
in the government In the Olympic games, no one but
Greek permitted to enter the list of conention
An Eastern king, with of gold could not purchase
the honor Of being aspirant in the foot or charo,
races, or strive to win the mighty honor Of having his
brow bound with twig of wild olive. Perices was
obliged to get law passed, permitting him to marry
Greek woman Of another city; and this he could only
obtain by exciting the sympathies of his fellow-citi
zens, by recounng, in the most pathetic of elo
quence the loss of all his children by the plague
When Athens was in the most degraded state, an
hundred thousand men would not have dared to insult
an Ahenlan, by offering to share his country with him
the Romans extended the right of citizenship only to
those who had done the state some service;' ane
when once it was conferred, it had charm among al
the nations of the EARTH 1t treason against tn.
whole empire to insuta Roman citizen.
To bring the subject down to modern times wht
would dare show his head in the city of Dublin, afie
he had nsulted the Irish people, every da,
nsulted by foreign periodicals! One such article
we are exposed to, would the vce-regal palace
and fire every bog in the Emerald isle; but we, paten
creatures, were born to submit and taught to smile
when nsuted by the rancorous pens of foreigners who
visit us transiently, or stay here permanently. Car
nature, flesh, and Blood bear it much longer We have
had the patience of saints but there is apont at which
vrtuous forbearance ends, and, if continued in be-
comes dastardly, criminal meanness. Have we moi
almost reached that criminal point2 Our rulers, who
honestly discharge their duties. assaied with the
most malignant threats, accompanied with the viles'
SANDERS. The emigrans rave; they madden and gnas
their teeth. We may as well meet this at any
time; meet it we must.
There is now foreigner confined in prison, in this
city, 1or contempt OF court, and other illegal things
who has lived the charity Of those he affects to des
pise; who spends his days and nights in lampooning
our country, and putting record his infamous false
hoods yet the hand ofcharty is still extended to him
which he curses, while it is lifting the food to his
mouth. Under all this we could still be quiet, if qu
etnde now was not taken for fear. AL relaxation o.
duty would now betray, like treason. Let us, my
countrymen, assist the authorities in enforcing the law;
to the very letter and spirit of them fearless of
quences your foes know that you are right and can
not face you in argument, any other way than by
bosterous, vulgar vtuperaton. l.et them have tha
field to themselves, while about devising some
way to rem edy this great and increasing evil.
Still let our country be !" an asylum Of oppressed hu
manity," but not depository of base and bad men,
It is, perhaps, difficult to fix the most judicious
course to pursue, at once; but certainly something may
|be done. An American cannot pass into England with
out permission; country supposed to be the frees
country in the world, to Yet she will moi
suffer single individual to enter her territories, with
out knowing who he is, nor on any terms permit him
to acquire citizenship. Men may in England be-
come denzens, and be engaged in traffic in that coun-
try, but account to make hat nail, or mend
pair of shoes, in his So jealous is England
of foreigners, that alien woman who marres sub.
ect of his majesty, is not entitled to dover on the
death of her husband The only way she can obtain
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