The native American., 1838-12-08
CcoMMUNIcATED
A DrmncRAr.

Mr.. Editor have read the communication
of November II, addressed To the Workingmen
by your correspondent Franklin and am graf
fled to think and to know, that we have some
friends who are nearly allied to US, to call upon
the ''bone ana sinew" Of the land to be awake to
their own Just interests. 1t seems as though he
was for ''long time associated with his fellow
workingmen," in the good cause, no doubt, Of
Industrious and honest labor; but who has had the
good fortune, presume, Of having found his way
to some higher eminence, than when he was asso-
ciated or connected with his fellow-workingmen.
We covet not his change, but wish him more and
more exaltation through future life and, If he has
not, already, fallen into some fat office-say from
1900 to 1000 dollars per annum-and nothing
short of this amount ,oiH apswer--we hope, ere
his destiny shall be .fred, this may be his happy
lot, the present unheard of times require it.
|, for one, Mr.. Editor, am truly glad for this
kind appeal to the Workingmen, and more par
ticularly so, it came from one who was noe
ashamed Of boldly asserting he was once connect
ed with tha, lin my opinion) worthy class.
And what does his appeal amount to! To this
fact: the continual emigration Of foreigners to our
shores; but, more particularly to the eul growing
out Of t--whch is the manufacturing of citi-
zens by the ooseness Of our present naturalization
laws" This is certainly just and we-mean-
ing appeal, and should have that serious consid-
Grafton which it so well deserves. And have
not the least doubt, but Workingmen. generally,
will look with deep interest to this matter.
1t is not often, Sir, that Workingmen give their
serious attention to those matters-I mean matters
which often affect their own welfare-but nou
and then some weak effort is made by them, in
the newspapers, to awaken their counirymen to al
proper sense Of coming danger, and. perchance,
OF final destruction And no doubt the evil above
spoken Of by Franklin, as growing out Of the
present looseness of our naturalization laws is one
that demands the vigilant watchfulness of every
well-wisher of his country's rights.
And here | will remark. that Workingmen
shonld give more time and attention in looking to
their interests-in watching the movements Of the
woodland, in part, TO check the tide Of evils
which may ''encompass them about" If they
neglect these things, they must blame themselves
IN the end; for, if they look not ''at home" who
will provide for them! As for myself, l think if
we were appealed to otener, by our most intelli-
gent craft IN matters Of vital importance, it would
have the tendency of making us more vigilant,
and, am sure, much wiser.
| Let us awake then TO the da,ger-to the accu-
muating evils which stalk abroad in monday
to the fact, that our country is becoming monthly
the Lazarhouse for the inhabitants Of all countries
beneath the heavens, notwithstanding we have
quite sufficient number at home 10 take care Of
1t would appear that Franklin" in his appeal,
thought II not worth while--perhaps thinking he
had acted well his part, and would be transcend
| ing his bounds--to call upon any other than the
working class. will not be qu o so selfish, and