The native American., 1838-05-05
THE NATIVE AMERICAN.
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To the Editor Of the NatiUe american.

To the Editor of the NataUe .1Htertco"'
S,p. Tn looking over the last Bienal Register,
I was stuck with astonishment at the large num-
her of the subordinate officers IN the Executive
Departments in this city being natives oil Europe.
NV native pride felt hurt, believing as | do that
this is stain on national honor, IN holding
forth to the world that the native born American
is not trustworthy or capable to discharge the du-
ties of the subordinate stations in his govern
ment, and our Executive officers were compelled
to import from Europe, men to do the menial ser
vices of their various Departments, by the offer of
high salaries paid out Of our own Treasury, and
drawn from our own native sons, and not from the
subjects of another power. 1t reminds one OF the
days of tyranny, anarchy, and corruption of Louis
l4th, who was compelled to import his fe-guard
from Germany, because he was afraid to trust
himself in the hands of his own countrymen; has
it come to ths?-is our government afraid to trust
their offices in the hands of the sons oil our
revolutionary fathers!-the sons of those men who
planted the tree of liberty and nourshed it until
It's branches have spread out into this wide extend
ed empire?-or has education been so limited in
our happy country, that none are found sufficiently
qualified to discharge the duties ofthose offices they
require for their own government
If It's neither, then why require the aid OF SC
many who are aliens to the business they ask
ed to perform, and aliens to the country in which
they now live, and who are born the slaves of a
monarchical power; from which they can never be
free-whose natural affection for the land of their
birth, must carry with it all the interest they
can possibly feel for the public good. Nearly one
third of all our subordinate Offices now filled
by foreigners. Why, our fathers would have
scorned at this-they loved their country-they
loved the people, to whom they felt bound as if
by the ties of fraternal affection. They had seen
enough of the traitors, spies, and vagabonds of a
foreign power, to know that truth and honor
only lay in the breast of brother, and that those
foreign adventurers were like the dormant snake,
when once warmed by the breath of kindness and
affection, the poisonous fang is thrust forth to sting
the breast in which they have nestled and been
nurtured.
But is not the cause elsewhere-is not the i'm
moral and centlous times In which we now live
the loose and corrupt moral character Of men who
have been raised to high stations in our country, too
much the cause Of this alienation and hankerng
after the gewgaw aristocratic potentates, wealth
and RIGHTEOUSNESS is the sure destroyer of virtue,
and will eventually be the downfall of that pure de-
mocracy which was SO dearly bought by the blood
of our forefathers Willnot the people OF this coun-
try the natve-born sons of this happy land attend
TO this, and mark with their disapprobation the
conduct Of men who are willing to crowd them
out, and bestow on the foreigner the favors of Co
vernment.
In haste the above has been thrown together
and if you find in it any thing worthy place in
your valuable paper, you may again hear from
free-born son of COLUMBIA
We have not moments hesitation in exercising the
discretion granted in submitting withholding from
the public, through press the above communication
1t is the food which is to live. This
wholesome article easily digested and will add health
and vigor to constitution. We therefore choose with
pleasure, the former alteative-thank our correspon
dent for his present contributon-hope he will neither
faint weary in well doing and that shall hear
from him again and again in this way.-[ED.