The native American., 1837-08-10


our police courts, aims houses, jails and pene-
tentiares, and "be longer doubtful but believ-
ing"
Others, again come with well grounded principles
of monarchcal government, and with talents and in
sinuating address soon worm themselves into places
suitable for the operations for which they have been
dispatched.
Let US not be understood to lay this down as uni
versa rule; we are happy TO acknowledge thefe are
exceptions enough to make it only general.
1t is not the least of the evils attendant on 'his
species of population, that many, even OF the better
sort, indsposed TO agricultural and other iaoorous
pursuits and no sooner do they set foot on the SOIL OF
freedom than they fix their eyes on Office and autho
ty believing that they have not only as good right
as natives have but aso that they in fact far bet
ter quaGed and when they succeed, they either at
tribute it to superior merit the scarcity Of properly
qualified natives. They seem to be infatuated with
the idea OF welding over others that power which
held them in subsection in their native land, and lolter
ing about cities and towns, they become intriguing
Or brawling politicians may best subserve their
purposes. Their general success in obtaining offices
and electing their candidates the exclusion OF ma
tive citizens of equal, and often superior merit is OF
itself enough to show the growing strength OF foreign
influence which, if it be not speedily checked will
e'er long, we have good to believe, subvert
our republican institutions, and prestrae the fair tenn
pie Of liberty ITSELF which erected by the immor-
tai heros of our glorious revolution.
Fellow-citizens, reflect! For whose benefit more
than all others, independence achieved! Was
for the benefit of their descendants who achieved
it, rather than of theirs who opposed its achievements
| Let us be perfectly understood, We wage war
against the vested rights Of naturazed citizens. They
entitled under heconstituton and laws to all prvi-
! leges and immunities equally with We would
interrupt in the enjoyment of his privileges and
favours conferred, long he demeans himself
good and faithful citizen But here would draw
the line between the present and FUTURE broad deep,
and forever impossible.
And let repeat, doors should be open to the
rirtuous oppressed of all nations To such we would
be happy to afford resting place, security from the
oppresors hand, the protection of impartial laws and
an upright judiciary, and the privileges of commerce
We would be pleased to recprocate with them, all the
relations of neghbors and friends But never will we
consent to share dearest franchises at cheap
rate present laws afford, with them; much
less with men who have been prescribed in their
tive land for nfractions of law, and who destitute
of moral principle and stained with crime.
The National Inteigencer of the 18th July, 1887,
extracts the following from Liverpool paper: "The
convict Meunier in custody of two gendarmes
to Havre, en- Sunday, by the French King. The sum
Of thousand francs given to him in order that
his arriual in 2merica he might not be entirely des
tiiute. Boireau, the accompce of Feschi, whose
sentence Of twenty years imprisonment has been COM
rnuted into banishment, passed through Orleans,
IN ~ Al T:1
port, where he is to be embarked tore United States'
The Metropolitan of the same date says, ga letter
in late number Of the Agemne Zeitung, German
paper staes that two transports Of German conuicts,
with passports mechanics, their aoay to Ba-
Particular caution is given of one named Jost"
II is horribe the Zeitung remarks, that such out
casts should be sent to other States."
All these have, doubtless, arrived this, and are,
probably already applicants for naturalization. Four
hundred thousand more said to be preparing to
emigrate to the United States.
If it is horrible in the view of foreign journalist,
that such creatures should be sent to country, how
much more so must it be to us, to reflect that these
wretched outlaws will be placed by the laws Of
our land, equality, in political privileges with
the most vrtuous and merorions native American.
Under such circumstances patience ceases to be vr
tue, and delay becomes crime.
Fellow citizens 1t is for this generation-it is foi
US TO achieve great moral revolution. Already the
American Eagle lies bleeding the ground. We
must fight manfully gain the victory; but the wound
ed Eagle is desperate and is the formidable for
being wounded and desperate.
Many native Americans, we do not doubt, will flock
to the Foreign standard The party of natives favora-
bic TO foreign rule, has always been formidable; we
had hoped our Hercules-the sage of Monticello had
destroyed the monster. But alas! we rearing its
hydra head more formidable than ever. The power
which foreigners bid fair eer long bring in solid
phaanx to the polls is temptation too great to be
resisted by political asprans whose self advancement
and love of monarchicai government occupy higher
places in their affections than does their country's
welfare.
Fellow citizens! We must expect to be msrepre-
sened and sandered by all who at heart unfrendy
TO republican institutions; and we ought not to be
discouraged should prospects be dimmed for a
season by the mists which the fountains of malevo-
lence may cast around them. Let US not tremble at
the yell Of political blood-hounds, or shrink from any