The native American., 1838-03-31


MR. EprToR,-Six months ana hiole na'o nlp o'p
sed since large and resPectp'e inor.5i :.
cno men of all American creeds, poil'lca anu re-
-, called in pursuance of the wishes oil up
..sa.ds of roo subscribers, was held In the Old
,,,h..tre of this City, and which was kindly and
,ol;telv rendered for that purpose by MT. refers,
lie nroprietor. On that interesting occasion, had
,bo pleasure and satisfaction of listening to seve-
raj eloquent and patriotic speeches, OF witnessing
the decoum and enthusiasm of the hundreds pres
ont and of aiting by my feeble voice and vote the
nassape of the Preamble and Constitution, which
compose the creed. motives and objects OF the
Native American Association OF this City, and Tor
The support and promulgation whereof the pa
nov Of which YOU are Editor was established.-
Forthwith the pens and tongues of aliens, and
even naturalized citizens were bnslly employed
AGAINST the Association, and the violence and eX-
asperation of our opponents have not to all ap-
nearances, diminished since then in strength or IN
tensity In the very teeth OF our constitution
despite the tone and temper OF our paper, those
whose interest and desire it is to misunderstand
and misrepresent us, have heapel with unsparing
hand upon our Society all descriptions of unkind
and undeserved inuendoes, libellous charges, and
unjust and unmerited ridicule and abuse. We
have endeavored therefore by word and deed, with
the laudable and natural hope and intention OF as
u I'oSitioi
community, to rebut all such insnuatlons and
CHARGES when they came in responsible shape,
- 20 worthy our notice and relntation. Sell
dom has any project of melioratipn or reform excl
TED more bad feeling and indecent violence on the
part of those who may have tancied themselves
aggreved or likely to be affected by It's present
or future operation, than our scheme OF arrcssing
the tide of foreign emigration, OF closing the doors
upon the influx Of foreign pauperism or crime,
and purginp our hustng from the corruption and
foul influences which disgrace our country. We
have not therefore been surprised that among men
so uneducated, profigate, unPrlnciped, vulgar and
depraved as the ma ority OF emigrans from abroad,
the howl of anger, vituperaton and Bllingsgae
slang should be heard. From such, we neither
expect nor ask quarter, appreciation or justice
But when we find that otherwise sensible and can
did men, among the naturaliZed citizens of the
land who are placed on almost equal foot
mo with us Natives, clothed with the same at
tributes protected by the same broad and sacred
ags of the Constitution, and blessed with the
same prosperity and hopes, are the most noisy
and active in opposing our plan. denouncing our
creed motives and designs, and slandering our
public and even private characters, we cannot con-
troll our surprise and regret of opposition and
abuse from quarter whence we had reason to
anticipate Decentralization andiustice. Though
nePn
not aimed at them or theirs-hat they were safe
from all shadow of risk or danger-and that even
had we sinister designs, the Constitution and the
Laws shield them from all injury-yet despite
this reiteration ssusque ad nauseam" of unquali-
fled disclaimer of all such wild and improper de-
signs they obstnately, foolishly, and wlfully per-
sist in ascribing to us bad motives, and array
themselves beside the alien pauper and ranspor-
ted felon, with whom they ought to blush and
scorn to consort. | say in the name of my BROTH
er Natives to this stif-necked tribe, that though
there was time when we hoped better things at
their hands, that even now, at the eleventh hour,
it is not too late for them to make that satisfaction
which Justice and reason demand from them to-
wards our slandered Association. We are will
ling to bury the tomahawk which they foolishly
have exhumed, and look upon them as far as is
lust and proper in tho light of fellow citizens both
in spirit and in name, if they will but listen to
arguments patiently and fairly, cease from vulgar
and unmerited abuse, and act as becomes men e
sense and honor. But if our charitable feelings
our fair and becoming advances, are met as they
hitherto have been, with ridicue, insult and con
tempt tell them also in the name of us all, that
the gauntlet shall be hurled back with accumulated
scorn and defiance, and war to the hilt be declar-
ed against them and their motely allies The res
possibility rests not at our doors-if harm come
from it, upon their heads lei the suffering and the
ruin fall. But, Sir, amid this artificial storm OF
vtuperation and threats this tempest in teapot,
which by the independent stand we have assumed
has been drawn upon our heads, it is cheering and
exhiIarating to mark the steady and enduring pro-
gress the cause is making in every section of the
Country. The tocsin has not been sounded in vain
the spirit of resistance has been awakened from its
fatal sleep, and from Boston to New Orleans, from
Washington to ST. Louis, the voice Of the indg-
nant Natives is propagated with the speed of
thought and in accents that cannotlong be unheard
and unheeded, on the four winds of heaven, and
the Native Press is giving local habitation and a
name to the sympathetic emotions of the public
breast Our Association has sent in to Congress
able, respectful, and respectable memorial
Fer long others from all quarters of the land will
pour in full of the complaints and wishes Of the
sighted Natives,-the Birthday of the Father
of his Country has been identified with our own
Anniversary, and the bold patriotic voices of Mer
rick and Lincoln on the floors of Congress-. have
been heard in our vindication and behalf. We have
taken the incipient and decisive steps. Hone
becons7 US smilngly on. Dishonor and contempt
await if we prove craven to the sacred trust -
The signs Of the times are in our favor, and we
have but to exercise patience, and firmness to van