The native American., 1838-08-18

ALIEN hatred, which, after pursuing him to the
death, stopped to insult his breathless remains
which demanded possession of his Hfeless body,
as it had beore yelled for his blood. No, this was
not enough
A young and lovely sister, the fair flower that
had grown up in innocence and beauty by her
fond brothers. side, could not survive the utter
desoation which prejudice and perverted laws had
brought upon our household. While he lived,
and for his sake, she courageously bore up against
imposition, insult and indignity, and supported
her sorrow-sricken mother in her dire afiiicton.
The gloom of her brothers prison hours was dis
PEELED by her presence, and in the chamber of
her disconsolate parent she whispered Hone The
morning of every day saw her standing at dun
geon's gate, awaiting surly turnkey's pleasure
for admission; and every night beheld her on her
knees in prayer to GoD for brothers. safety
She too, was sacrificed; and still REVENGE is not
yet sated! My God, of what materials must those
men be composed, who can now take pleasure in
hurrying the totterng steps of an old heartbro-
ken mother to the grave; who from distant land.
can sully the fair fame of two widowed and inof-
fensive FEMALES, and continue to goad their only
protector on to desperation; who shielded by the
protecting palladium of the Press, can still scatter
their Upas poisions over whole country, and
clothe with infamy the last sad remnant of an in
nocent and once happy family!
What sort of moral perception must that COM
munity entertain, where the writer of the article
which | am at present noticing, and which has
called forth the indignation of every honest man
in this country, is looked upon as respectable
editor" and his infamous informant called 6 a
gentleman!'' pretend not to be acquainted with
the moral code of the citizens of New York, nor
what is by them considered ''respectable'' and
.gentlemanly;'' but this do know, that here, in
this land of misrule and ''assassins,'' such SLAM
derers would be frowned down by the community,
and justice would punish them with her lash.
turn now more directly, and with feeling of
oathing, to the Infamous publication which has
been the immediate cause of my present resort to
the press, for vindication of myself and family
The writer Of that article, in his outset, seems
surprised that 'the particulars which he gives be-
low" were never published in New Orleans, and
assigns as "substantial reason," that 'sthe lives
ofthe editors of that city, had they published them,
might haye been the forfeit There are at least
ten or twelve editors in New Orleans; and those
who know the honorable and independent course
which large majority of them take upon all oc-
casions, and on all subjects, will not wonder that
regard for DEcENcY and TRUTH prevailed aciih
them over the desire to promulgate articles
abounding in mischief and malevolence. ''Fear
for their lives,' which, from their vicinity to
these 'noted desperadoes, the New York editor
seems to think SO natural preventive, would not
have operated with these high-minded gentlemen
when truth was to be told. Besides, were death
to be the punishment for such publication here
the distance to New York is not so great as tc
prevent its infiction there. The editor of the
.'Gazette'' need not tremble, for would not even
spit upon him. would further say, that though
all the New Orleans papers did not abstain from
giving highly colored and infammatory accounts
ofthe death of Mr.. Murphy, the bar-keeper, still,
most of them and believe the "'Frue American"
was the only exception, refused to lend their aid
to excite prejudice and foresall Justice. The rest
maintained silence credtable to their sense of
what was RIGHT, and in their comments upon the
death of my brother, the "Bee'' in particular was
decorous and feeling.
"Young Whitaker" who it is said in the next
paragraph of the article, chad committed at least
one murder previous to that of which he had been
convicted was my only brother. He was kind
and affectionate in his disposition, and of high
and honorable spirit His "timidity" was no,
that ola coacard, but of young man just twenty.
one, and to whom the world was new Nor was
he ever engaged in any a0ray, save those grow.
ing out of the trding disputes of school-boys and
no blood but the unfortunate bar-keeper's was
ever shed by his hands. And true it is, that 70,
this he was 'arrested, and tried, and convicted
and sentenced to death!'
| Here let me dwell for a moment upon that crue
combination of circumstances, which caused ar
unprecedented act of violence to be viewed anC
punished as DELIBERATE MURDER. The mar
who fell in fight was an IRISHMAN No soone,
was this made known, than those clannish feel
ings which so strongly characterize the natives
of Ireland, and which unite them in such pow.
erlul combinations in this country, were aroused
to avenge the death of their countryman A Sc.
cret meeting of that people was Immediately held
at which the death of Washington Whitaker was
decreed by thousand voices. A funeral was
gotten up with all the pageantry of an immense
procession; and as the coffin sunk into it's grave
the first mutterings of that terrible storm were
heard which was soon to sweep before its ON.
nipotent breath JUDGE and Jury, and EXECUTIVE
and PEOPLE! From that moment Irish cen.
geance has never tired. Aided by power alike
irresistible in New York and New Orleans-an
IRISH Mont trampled justice under foot, and
menaeed the laws own ministers into compliance
Crowds of impatient IRlsHMEN constantly sur
rounded nv brothers. prison, threatening to tear