The native American., 1838-01-27
! NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Pursuant to notice, the Native American Association
met on the 26h u to receive and consider the report Of
the committee appointed TO draw up memorial to Con-
gess on the subject Of the laws Of naturalization
other purposes. H. > Brent Esq in the absence Of the
President called to the chair when George Sweeny,
Esq., on behalf Of said committee, made a report.
Mr.. A. H. QUINcY offered the following resolutions:
Resored That the report Of the committee appointed
to draw up memorial to Congress- the subject Of the
laws Of naturalization, be adopted. and signed by the
President and Secretaries.
Unanimously adopted. 6@.. ..,gs
r On motion Of Doctor T. d. JONES,
Resolved That - be, and they are hereby, appointed
committee to wait on the honorable N. p Tallmadge,
Of the Senate Of the United States, from New York. and
the honorable J. M Patton of the House Of Representa-
tves Of the United States, from Virginia, and respectfully
request that said members will take charge Of the said
memorial and bring it before their respective bodies at
their earliest convenience; and to give it their support
and 10 promote the objects Of the memoralists far
comports with their sense Of public duty. Y, M ag 4t
Il was moved that the Chair fill up the blank with the
names Of three gentlemen. Agreed TO- ,s- .. .tgS
In compliance the Chair appointed Joseph H. Bradley.
Blk. Morsell, and George sweeny. Esquires. ..u.a
On motion Of ]. g. BRENT, Esq, i sts
Resolued That list Of the names Of the members Of
the Association be drawn off and that sad list accompa
nv, or be appended to- the memorial when presented.
On motion of. BENpER, Esq, s.g,,s s-...,si .sft
Resolved That the publishers Of the National Intell
rencer Globe, and Madisonan be requested to publish
said memorial with the proceedings Of this meeting
in relation thereto in their respective newspapers after
the presentation thereof to Congress. y ai6a As8
On motion, 3e sqf ,5t sss e HI ase9 eifi
Resolved That the President Of the Association, and
the chairman of this meeting. be added to the committee
10 nresent the memorial to Congress- tstf.
And then the meeting adjourned.
To lie honorable the Senate and House Of Re
prre.se,aatiues ,fthe United States Of .4merica,
In Con gress assembled; N. A 0r2s3r..@ lss
The memorial Of more than nine hundred citi-
;fqxens of the United States, associated together
!. ut the city Of Washington, under the name Of
a the g Native American Association
REspEcTFuILY REPRESENTS: ar
That your memorialists have been taught that
II is at all times the right, and sometimes the du
ty. Of every citizen Of this free community to ad
dress to those who have been set over him in a,,-
thority the language Of complaint, either upon
matters which Immediately affect him individu-
ally. or which concern the general welfare Of the
whole people. a loira
Separated, as your memorialists are, from the
great body Of their fellow citizens, by the wise
forecast Of the illustrious trainers of the constr
ton. and by their own voluntary surrender o.
MANY of the inestmable privileges that distinguish
free and exalted people, they view the political
sacrifices they have made for the benefit and Sc
cnrity Of the National Legislature as giving then
the strongest claims to the attention OF your non
orabe body, and humbly conceive that, necessa
rily standing aloof from the political passions
which agitate the people Of the States, they be