The native American., 1838-12-29

thought them worthy of comment, but that they
may possibly impose on some who seeing their
fallacy exposed will be set Alright.
This is all apparently. ifnot really, designed to
make up false issue, and present us and our
cause in false and unfavorable point Of view.
1--WE would not ds(ranchise or restrict the prv-
leges of any honest man because he happens to
be born in another cline than our own" We
have never declared it as our intention to dis
franchise or to infringe upon the vested rights of
any one. Are we to understand that the Sun
Vould disfranchise a dishonest man? II so, by
what rule would it discriminate between an hon
est and dishonest foreigner-by the rule of
guessing? Or does the Sun suppose they are all
honest! If it has no means to distinguish be-
tween the two, nor believes them all to be hon
est, it might as we'll have said it would not dis
franchise any man; for this is the result Of its
arguments. As to the privileges to be allowed
TO foreigners, we are very glad they are not at
the Suns disposal: that is question to be decided
the light of that Sun.
I'VE have laws, and while those laws are re-
garded and respected by emigrants from distant
lands, we go for extending to them the largest
liberty enjoyed by any native" Here, to say the
least, the Suns lberality outstrips its wisdom.
While we hope it will no,o be known by the pub
lie declaration of the Sun, that we haze laaUs in
the United States, we ask whether those laws are
regarded and respected by emigrants from dis
tant lands in the many riots that take place
where those emigrants are assembled in bodies
in cities or in the country? When was there
mob in this country in which the foreigners were
not the insgators, leaders, principal, or exclu-
sive agents? What foundation was there for the
great complaint from all quarters, by all parties,
during the elections, against spurious voters? Are
our laws respected and regarded by foreign en-
igrants' in the efforts of Mackenzie, Theler, and
others, who are striving by means ola press, pub
lie harangues, and private counsels, to excite our
people to violate the laws of the States, the laws
oft the United States, the laws of nations, and the
solemn obligation of treaties! If the lGaUs be re-
garded, the Sun cares nothing about morals!
"Any native''-? The Constitution of the United
States gives to the native only the Z" liberty to
occupy the Presidential Chair: the Sun would ex-
punge this restriction to extend the s'largest Ii
berty' to the foreigner.
"Americans are under too many obligations to
patriots from every land, to refuse their country
men peaceful abiding place here" Are these
obligations infinite or finite! Ifinfnite, why re-
strict the right Of suffrage to even five years resi-
dence? Why put these foreigners under any re-
straint at all If the obligation on our part be
unlimited, the correlaive right on the part OF
foreigners is also infinite. If finite, we want to
know the limit that we may be able to determine
when and how the debt may be paid otherwise
we, Of all people, are under the most abect bon
dage, and our boasted liberty is farce.
'In the list Of the grants of the Revolution, the
names Of the foreigners, in every sense Of the
term, stand pre-eminently high, and among our
civilians they are no less conspicuous; and il
would be poor return for the expenditure Of
their talents and energies, thus to expatriate, il
were, their descendants If the writer of the
above remark be an American, he ought to blush
for the sentiment it conveys-he ought to hide
himself from the notice of his countrymen, OF
whom he is unworthy to be an associate. "For-
eigners of the Revolution stand pre-eminently
Mgh!W" Did they excel-did they take prece-
dence and priority ofplace, power, and influence,
above Washington, Marshall, Green, Putnam,
Hancock, Adams, and a thousand others? Did
they indeed excel these men 'sia eUery sense OF
The term? In patriotism, in wisdom, in honesty
in council, in piety, in perils, in suferings, in
valor, in generosity, in war, in peace, in the
battlefield, in the cabinet? Any man who could
deliberately utter such sentiment, is disgrace
to this country, and ought to be spurned from the
presence of honest men.
Does SO base libel upon these men require
word of comment Let their counry-let their
deeds-let the World decide If the writer for
the Sun be an alien, we could commend his de-
fence of his countrymen; but we abhor his men
dacious injustice. "Among our civilians too for
eigners are placed in the same bold relief, and our
countrymen made to suffer in the contrast.
T.. III