The native American., 1838-10-27

ut is fact which ought to be known, that the
Van Buren, press in New Jersey is, to great ex-
tent, at present in the hands Of foreign editors
Snterlopers--who know little ornothing about the
politics wishes of the people of the State, and
care less; hut have been sent among u.s. as fit tools
10 do the dirty work of the party in our elections.
Are the natives-the descendants Of Jerseymen,
who fought the battles Of the Revolution, to be in
suited by the dictation of these foreign mercena-
ries; whose interests-if any they have other
than the pay they receive for their services-are
opposed to the prosperity and happiness Of our
citizens! Will they submit to such imposition!
Let them answer at the ballot-box."
nv. b. FREEDMAN.
From time to time we have directed the public
attention to the fact that the press in this country
is essentially under the control Of foreign inlu-
ence. This has been denied. We have asked
to be pointed to single paper among the thou
sands which are printed and circulated among US,
which advocates the rights Of the native Ameri-
can, or which boldly and emphaticaly points
public attention to the successive waves of emf
grafton that break upon shores and spread over
the land. There is but one beside our own.
We have hoped that time in its revolution, as it
develops passing events, would awaken some of
our fellow laborers in the great cause of dissem-
mating information-to the frightful evils, moral
and political, resulting from this tide Of emigta-
ton. We have hoped in vain. None are so
blind as those who do not wish to see. But un-
happily for this country, SO long as it shall re-
main distracted by the conflicts of the two great
political parties now struggling for the ascendancy,
in which every domestic tie seems to be at issue,
more infamed in their zeal, we can scarcely hope
to gain their attention to truth Of such vital i'm
portance to the future existence of both of them.
Still we hail with pleasure every scintillation of
light, struck out in these party contests which
may help us to see the truth, and although we
take part in these party struggles, we have in
serted above an extract from the New Bruns-
wick Fredonian, that appeals directly to the heart
OF Americans.
Think, for moment, of the mighty influence
which the public journals exercise over public
morals, and the political economy of Nation
that they are in the hands Of our youth-read at
our urfiresdes--upon the work-bench-in the office
--and their contents, for good evil, carefully
thought over and considered in the moments of
relaxation, which we can obtain from laborous
duties. Think Of the fact, that the human mind,
as every thing in Nature, receives its bent and in
clination from the food by which it is nourished
Think how al-important it is that that food should
be wholesome and nutritious, and that it should
continually be replenished from the store-houses
Of republicanism, or the body polite will soon
become prone to covet power, and sacrifice liberty
for the sake of aggrandizement Of what essen
da and paramount interest it is then to US that the
press should be under the influence Of our native
citizens; and as it gives tone and character to the
community, that tone and character should always
be on the side Of the many against the few. Blu,