The native American., 1838-03-31
THE NATIVE CAUSE.

We rejoice in the creation of the Native American
Associations here and elsewhere throughout the Unet
States, they but the first blossoms Of the genealogical
tree of freemen. All nations have adopted the rule o
sedefence protection and nature sanctifes The
wish TO naonalize whole and powerful people,
But how we all have been slandered for the attempt
have been loaded with every epthet and designs
stigmatized destitute Of principle and regardless Of
the high hopes Of universal liberty. We laughed the
concentrated malice of the aliens and the foreigners to
scorn. We met their charges and refnted ALL And how
easy they Of refutaon We had but to turn back
and look at brief but bright history nation
indeed consmmated the throe for life, and lifted
young head, crowned with stars, among the empires
Of the world Every in the great drama was mark
ed with suspicion and dread Of foreign influence. La
fayee himself hero he was and half immortal as he
became, only when viewed in connection with our strug
gle, met with colness and dstrnst. Even Washing
ton turned deaf ear to his appeal; and it only
when his unrivalled claims were laid before Congress
his bridal sacrifice his chvarous REIMBURSEMENT of his
high hopes in France that plain and native Congress
listened to him and welcomed his coming. The immense
sacrifices Of Lafayette procured welcome for Count
Rochanbeau; and the French troops received as
allies the But they placed in civil trusts?
No. and thereby hangs all arglment-the argument,
appointment of foreigners 10 offices of civil and dpo
mac nature then was the time to have hailed the ad.
yenturers with oustretched arms, and given them the
chief place in councils. In they were welcome
They fought for their glory against old enemy;
and 10 analize the bloody hstoryof European
politics, we might find that the venom of French hatred
still rakled in their hearts, and their swords stain.
ed with carnage, in revenge for ancient grudges.
Ireland oo poured forth her blood for American Inde
pendence. How stale the cant-the same blood would
have been freely split in the of Dounebrook
the wars of Mahomet. To the mercural Hibernan all
causes are aike and wherever black eyes and bloody
noses are to be ha there he is to be found fighting like
hero
The clamor Of ngratitude has been raised against
those Of the Natives who have had the and physi-
cal rmness oppose the foul influx of foreign outcasts
but Vas deemed by France, that the debt Of gra
tude TO Lafayette should be cancelled by entering into
war against England when France threw her the gaun
et but though treaty of friendship and assistance
sed between the two natons General Washington then
President did not conceive that there any debt TO
the French nation, and would not lend the people Of this
country to fll the armies of France. The is well
known, and at future day, may furnish our
readers with full account Of the matter.
The debt to Ireland has been paid over and ovel
again by the contributions in favor Of the suffering Irish
before the passage of the Catholic emancipation BILL which
money suppose passed through the hands and into
the pockets of Mr. Daniel OConnel ese had it reached
the people, they would in all sense Of proprety, have
thanked this country Rc that kindness In fine, we are
of those who believe That entirely out Of debt
General Jackson having payed off that Of the nation
foreign creditors and in the way Of official gifts to dome
aliens We now reaping the harvest Of that i'll
timed par,iay, in their nsoent carriage and overbear
ing arrogance