The native American., 1838-01-27
OUR COURSE TOWARDS THE IRISH-THE
DANGER IN CONGRESS.

Since the appearance Of late articles against the
Irish emgans it has been suggested to us that we have
been too severe upon Ould Ireland and generazed her
too sweepingy into the ranks Of crime and immortality
Full well we knew that we're touching upon ground
sancted by superstition and encrced by the magic ring
OF prejudice We knew that there wires that would
sound di.cordantly though the finger that swept
them dared no other theme but truth But we shrunk
not from our duty. We did speak Of Ireland she ex
;sts, and as she will exist, until Reason dawns once
more over her glorious painsunt her rivers run with
the blood Of the invader rather than Of the natve until
her rich men shall to be absentees and her poor
men no longer light the midnight skies with burning
racks and houses.
We 70 for the whole, entire principle of native right
and that principle leads us to exclude alive cannot
exercise discrimination. We cannot judge by mans
countenance whether he goodor bad and therefore
need law to prevent the admission Of foreigners TO
political rights. Following up this leading view, we
feel bound when it lies in power, it has done in
this case prove that large proportion Of the emgants
that flock TO shores, unfit to participate with us
in the boon Of moral and almost Spartan liberty.
And we are called to account by some Of friends
(warmhea and strong MINDED in this cause and in
which the country will very be enlisted) for speak
ing the truth boldly without compromise and without
aering the spirit Of the age which is the spirit Of Ame
rcan servy every foreign fool knave that may be
too stupid to be ambitious too willy to be detected
because we do not fall down and sing song Of adaa-
ton TO the emigraed Irish Roll back the dark pages Of
her hstory-scattered over with few stars of pre-
eminent gory and To- what crustef and horrd record OF
popular crimes And that we do not bend our heart
down to the feelings Of worship for Irish genius, we are
condemned Sssl4 sss ga @t f5@
There was one Montgomery in this country; and when
he fell fighting for the cause Of the States, his death
was mourned wherever valor had friend, or genius
yotary The field on which he sank is consecrated by
American gratitude; and God forbid that we should
mar the brightness Of that enown, which is the uni
versa pride Of this country To admit and boast Of His
death was mourned in Europe well as here; ne was
gentleman, born and Bred and soldier in the heart
well as in the science But where is there another
Montgomery! Are there any among the thousand grog
shop keepers that crowd ces' If there then
we will hail them worthy to enjoy every right incident
10 enlightened foreigners but never, under any ercum
stances as natives Of this country Keep all who not
born Of u.s. and with US. from Presidential chairour
Congressour Judicaryour public ofces but let those
who are here and who may hereafter enjoy all the
blessings Of our institutions acknowledged and felt in the
protection Of their popcry and under the blessed ensign
Of our revolution and let them be content with the album
dance that will their honest abors Their children.
born to them here. we will recognize as natives
There is an immense and overwhelming danger in the
widely dnsed sentiment in favor of foreigners which
must be broken up root and branch, else with the depar
ture Of our nationality will 60 also our national liberty
1t solemn and paramount TRUTH that there s fear
in Congress touch this subject Whence proceeds that
fear, From foreign influence, flowing through the very
veins and vitals Of representative systeml II that
foreign influence in the bud is sufficient to check the
course Of American Representatives, what will It not be
enabled to effect in ten years. when every parish in Great
Britain when the wastes of Germany have been oosened
in the deugetde upon MS! In the full bloom of power,
they will crush every thing The fear Of our Representa-
tives will be changed into abject ncapacity to act The
Giant influence representing the foreign population, will
cit in all its rags and brutal vgor the ermne Of our
Judiciary commiees-will frown and order the starry
banner to be hurled beneath its insoent feewi grasp
with its ruthless fangs the Constitution Of our landill
snap asunder our social rights and laugh to bitter
our boasted political privileges, and shouting loud and
e.ruly in our halls of justice, will tear the naturaliza-
ton law from the Statute Book, and then with bloody
'front.' will, scatter desolaon and death amid brothers.
Ru Natives arouse your energies-grd on the armour
or vour countryt high the pure song Of your noun
ta;ns and your vaesresis the invaders Of your rights,
that subty are insinuang themselves into your posses
sionsstrke the foe Dead with smile and his pogn.
ard wreahed with flowers he smite the falr form OF
Liberty dead before your eyes
The poetical contribution Of of correspondents
is under advsement. He must be patient