The native American., 1838-10-20

matter to which we had first particularly design
ed to call your attention, and that was the corrup
on moral and political, which follows in the trail
of foreign immigration.
1t may be stated as an axiom, that he who TO
political purposes, either for his own aggrandize
m%nt or the interest of his party, from the
path of honor, will soon be found, if his life is
narrowly watched, to daviate from that path III
other matters. Principles are or ought to be fixed
The mind accustomed by degrees to look with
mitigated adherence upon departures from ne-
gritty, soon becomes prone to find excuses for
vice. lie who runs, in debt without the ability
to pay, congratulates himself that he will do no.
thing dishonorable. But let him look back to the
day when he first was obliged to refuse payment
of bill, let him recall the flush of confusion with
which he stammered out his apology, let him re-
member the reproaches of his conscience then, and
he will see how he has by degrees become scared
or deadened. And thus it is in all things else.
The first step is often taken with fear and tremb
ling, but confidence comes with success, and re-
peated and exaggerated steps follow impunity.
We do not mean to preach. 1t is not of morals
we are appalled, at the dread flturity which is
spread out before us, at the shadows which COM
ing events now cast before them.
He who looks to his country's good, who re-
CARELESS Of the success of mere party, endeavors
with an unbiased judgment to weigh the events
which every coming day produces, and from
them to form his views Of the future, is filled with
fears On either hand he sees two great political
parties, lurgetful of their greatest good lorgelful
of the inheritance they are to leave to their chill
dren, forgeh'u of the high destnes to which they
have been toldthis land is yet to attain, bartering
their own dignity, prosttuting their Influence,
trucking and humbling themselves, to secure the
votes of those who have not a social feeling in
common with them-who know not and care not
for the blessings of social lberty-who are reck-
less OF all but their present miserable and heartless
enjoymcns. Is not this revolving picture of the
condition OF land protesting to be the freest on
earth! And yet, who dares deny it? Every day
are hundreds of these, the outcasts of the earth
without local habitation, or a name invested with
the insignia of freemen, and invited to sit down in
fellowship with the Native citizens of this land
and with them to pass laws for our Government
This, fellow-ctizers, is literally true; disguise it
as you may, these men are daily invited to be
ha'c-givers to young, but gigantic America Ihey
it is supposed hold the balance; their candidates
are to be successful, and they are to make la,vs
for as.
Shocking this is to all our better feelings, it is
not 1.-THE of the evils which these foreign votes
are to bring, and are now producing among us.
The ermlne of justice is daily stained with
the impurities these efforts produce. With shame
and humility obliged to confess that Ma
tive Americans are daily presumptiously disturb
ing the channels of our laws, and basely fabricat-
ing new members of our political union. Let no
man say he is driven to it by the arts or the ma
chinations of the adverse party. Let no man fater
himself that this machiayeian policy will rebound
to his or his party Itmay swell the popu-
lar bubble, or tend to keep alive the fanaticism of
party for time, but it tends too surely to the SUBJ
version of that inestmable blessing the ballot-box,
TO be tolerated for moment by cool reason, or
rejecting patriotism. Look we earnestly beg you,
at the overwhelming infamy which is recorded in
the statement we publish again this day, Of the
transaction at Newark, in New Jersey, and trenl-
bic at the evidence it affords of what we may ex-
pect, nay, what we must expect to meet in the fu-
ture. We have seen men smile at this narration
ofdetected villainy and goat over the infamous ex-
posure of political opponent. But did these men
look into their own hearts, they would find there
responsive voice that they too would do the same
thing to secure forty or fifty votes. And it is to
such means that politicians are already brought in
this country.-Before the grave is cold over the
remains Of those who died in resisting foreign
aggression, their are breaking up the fountains
of truth and justice, to sprinkle the alien and secure
his support.
And do you believe this is solitary instance!
Believe it no longer. 1t is but one detected, of a
thousand instances over which yet rests mantle o
obscurity, beneath which these newborn Repub
licans come in to form a part of our domestic ia
mily.
These instances we shall, from time to time, eX