The native American., 1838-03-03

US the legisaton: they will infuse into II their spirit
warn and bias its directions, and render neteroge
GUS incoherent, distracted dmass."-JEFFERsoN.
8as - : . --------- ----- VICE
THE FOREIGN VOICE IN OUR CAPITOL.
How thankful are we that we are alive in this goodly
nineteenth century 1t great era So replete with
wise saws and modern instances" and above all Others
blessed with yisations of sanity martyrs in the cause
Of temperance and other reforms from the spotless old
world, to this new and barbarous hemisphere.
The Basil Halls the brandy drinking Trooppcs, came
first among US to teach cid people maners and our
Young ones morals and establish in the land Of Washing
ton and Madison the latest ideas upon republican 60
vernment Next in order alighng on this globe which
he scarcley seemed to touch" came the magnanimous
Quack Of Quackers, the Right Royal Doctor VIII
Iiams who humbugged TO our hearts content Ihen,
like meteor from the North flashing in resplendent
corruscatons. beamed forth tile mighty Wolff who ut
tered hymns, Ia synagogue, and preached redemption
while he lsped the beloved name of the Right Honora-
BILE Lady Georganna Wolff his beloved Lady, now resi-
dent England and to whom. for the benefit OF the ad-
miring natives he announced his high and holy purpose
of returning 10 eat apple dumplings and roast beei
We received the awful information Of the foreign preach
ers intended return to his home with fear and tremb-
ling 1t was given through the arravelng columns Of
the Integence An awe fell the whole extent Of
intelligence to the paper, and reoiced more than
ever at his kindness in visiting We love these for
eign inountebanks devotedly.
Borne on the wings of moral ambition. next comes
the Honorable James Silk Buckingham from the shores
of England. He landed at New York The Dai'y
Press bowed its proud knee and hailed him Savour-
for he came to preach Abolition q and temperance
Crowds waited his steps-hung dehghted on ms
wordsand received his instructions with rapture little
dreaming Of the poison they nsing into the pub
lie taste for this slayish alteration of foreign instruction.
foreign impude nee we call it. is rapidly undermining
our stately rank among the nations Of the earth.
Along the whole line of public Journals, from Maine
10 Georgia his march Of instructive triumph was pro-
claimed He was the Lafayette OF the temperance
cause, and he may beHeaven however, forbid-the CO.
ossal representative Of British Aboiitionlsm we snoua
watch him weN for these overlooking foreign zealots
about Temperance generally are equally eh'uslas''o "
the cause of blood and emancipation.
ye, though Il may be disrespectful 10 the Honorable
Mr.. James Silk Buckingham, /" Member Of Parliament
and Chairman of the Select Committee to put down Brl
t. Infemperance chosen though stranger, to repre-
sent the people Of Sheffield, still we will be bold enough
- penetrate the sublimty Of his titles and tell him that
he must be watched, and that right narrowly.
we had the exquisite delight in the Capitol on Tuesday
night last Of hearing this instructor Of the proud Amerl
can People The Hall of Representatives was crowded
to excess and he spoke Of the necessity our members
Congress were under TO legislae upon the subject q
gin Thus they as popular lecturers TO dehne
our course Of legislative action; and step by step o.
daring insoence they will reach the summit Of then
hopes and tell us that grand and glorious royalty bet
ter than plain and beautiful berty and there is enough
Of osegH feeling in this country, to re-echo the opinion
Our fair ladies' who formed part of that brilliant as
semblage seemed delighted at the graceful gestures
him who had journeyed along the shores Of the Me
terranean amidst the isles of Greece, IN Asia Minor
Egypt Nubia. Palestine. Syria, Arabia, Mesopoamia
Chadea Assyria Babylonica, Media, Persia, and India
&c. sc. sc (see the outrageousy egotstical pamphlet
stitched in all the magazines of the United States, TO
farther information respecting his ncomngs and oatgo
ings) and doubtless many of orators, and especially
our proud and high minded Aliens, will take lesson
not only in elocution but also in sentiment. from 'h
Honorable James Silk Buckingham, member of the Bri
t.h Parliament and now resident instructor Of the Anne
can People, near the Seat Of Government of the Unitet
States We hope for his own sake, that ne will stick
Temperance in all his lectures for our Southern People
cannot bear to be touched up about their holding
oc.rnes. In our next we will endeavor to prove 10 Mr.
buckingham the urgent necessity he is under Of return
ing Immediately TO England.