The native American., 1838-05-19
NATURAL ATTACHMENTS.


NATURAL ATTACHMENTS.
The idea that the bestowing Of political rights upon
strangers make them in heart renonnce their old
homes contrymen is paradox old as society itself
indeed the love Of country is ancient than the
pact Of civilizations and the poor Indian whose domain is
yearly encroached upon by the avarce Of the white man.
until policy makes him yield up his possessions under the
form Of treaty. nevertheless looks back to the places of
his ancestors and the umu Of their bones sacred spots
Of his youth, which the religion of his tribe and the hopes
of his heart him shall be the happy revesion here
after for those who live the life Of the good and die the
death of the brave.
In the refined stages of society it is still the same and
the belief that happy Immortality shall reward well
spent life makes mankind rank patriotism among the
first virtues The spirit that kindIes that flame is
that nature has made minister her altar speaks
not in words but like the attractive principle that draws
the separated parts or the element together is for
exerng itself to strengthen the bond Of its anities
The language Of the Psalmst, 1T forget thee, Jeru
salem let my rght hind forget its cunning, is much the
inspiration of religion it before the advent of
a Saviour in the days of David IF then these the
innate promptngs of nature M vain violate her ethics
impair her tes by enactmens founded upon the hope
that eqnal rights will make attachments equal.
The philanthropy that induced the good to lend their
voices to such laws, se and tme the great trier
has long since tested and is proclaning its fallacy.
Proverbal is hospitality to strangers there is
not who visits shores, to return soon TO his
land who does not speed his Parhan at and
in the bitterness Of feeling in having found better
country and people than his own, forget the hecatombs
Of good things that his unaccustomed taste INDUCED
in here, and the misplaced cvlities thrown away upon
an idle itineran to perperate species of enduring
cannibalism by devourng in prose the zone vrtne to
thousand vices lnked which slated appetite induced
him to spare while here.
In the eyes Of such, we dismissed upon
whom Providence has lavshed great DEAL but to whom
has been denied the boon Of perfect civilization good
government and laws.
In so far as the particular nations Of those people
concerned it is proper that it should be for there is
nothing that enables to enjoy the benefits Of his own
institutions feel the evils less than the belief
that comparison with all others, his are the best in the
world During the long wars which lasted twenty odd
years, between England and France, it became sort Of
antagonist policy for each nation to cultivate personal
hatred towards the subjects and principles Of the other
In this way the sulen sturdness Of the English in
terpreted on the other side of the British Channel to il
lustrae the irrational and animal character of the Eng
lish who thenceforh, by kind Of prosopopea in logic
received tire cognomen Of John Bull, while the equally
vulgar opinion in England about certain qualities in the
French furnished Offset in the application of
equally expressive metaphor to them. Prejudice is
times Of great strength to nations as well as to
individuals when founded upon honest belief how
ever wrong is weapon that nature uses for her own
defence The prejudice that nation feels against an
other strengthens the love for her own subjects; and if
experience makes it wise for Others to take lesson
from that book, let US follow the example and defend
and fortlfy ourselves in the same way.
The herd in Europe is always led by political power
and fancful illustrations appealing to the senses; but in
tins country the people moved by the influence Of
their Judgment formed upon discussion of political
questions, in every shape that sophi,y
,nnv With u.s. therefore, if left to ourselves. should
act in our public affairs would best for the inter-
est of those who alone nterested-our people
hut far very far, from such happy state. In
contests of parties when the patronage promises Of the
politician prevail, they always do over the imperfect
obligations and understanding of portion of our CON.
,nunes the scale that ready to turn in the cause
of The country and the natives is weighed down against
hat rshu cause by the influence of foreign elements and
foreirn voices who seek not for the good they
render but for the goods they can acquire.
Notwithstanding this, listlessly reposing in
ou with no fear for the future, because striking ev
has happened in the past but unless we awake the day
e ev;, will Gomez and when it does--when out
hered by the aliens-when Institutions be-
,,o,a our contro-when we have played with our birth
;uh,s "a a baube and have none to call own, we
sha weep our loss in useless tears and furnish the hsto
.;an y;th the inquiry, whether the epithet0hat he
Romans bestowed upon the Carthagenians Of Punict
e is not more Justly applicable to US, who being boune
by the religion Of nature 10 be true TO ourselves nesecet
ior to the aliens whom we permitted to swear an ale
piance, zoe kne,o they could not keep.
.N,,nher or Ranks in the United States in Decembe
Last Il appears by the reports was S32 Their agsre
cate capital, $3.50, ,772,09l; their specie,
circulation $l49, 49,. 800; deposes, $l27 7367,lS6
And it is thought that the banking law lately passe'
he the Legislature Of New York will give accession