The native American., 1838-06-09
From ar Mew York Truth Teller Of june "a. 1887.


SIR: In letter addressed to you last week,
pointed out to you the infamous notoriety which
must attach TO your name from the document
which you have put forth in relation to the emf
grants arriving at this port. did not expect that
a brand would have been fixed upon you by one
of your own party, in relation to this matter; but
perceive by the published debates of the COM
mon council, that your own partisans have, in
the presence Of your fellow citizens, with their
own red-hot Kissing instruments of punishment,
left the scar-mark Of your disgrace broad upon
your forehead. Alderman Bmen has told the
country that what the Mayor stated, in relation
10 the emigranis, was not true. The alderman
stated that he had examined the passengers, and,
with but few exceptions. they were not the poor,
miserable. and degraded wretches Mr.. Clark had
represented them! What sir, must be your feel
| ings nowl You are despised by your opponents;
You are condemned by your supporters. Your
calumnies have been thrown back in your teeth
by those who have placed you in your present
position; and they cannot, i'm their consciences,
sustain one whose career has thus brought upon
him the condemnation Of every liberal mind.
am not disposed 10 deal in vinperation. Abuse
Injuries not NE abused nor does il add to the cha
rarier OF him who INDUCES in that species of at
tack. The arm that is raised to strike at you, is
stayed when II is observed how low and degraded
ed. The regret that must enter into the minds Of
even Your own friends must be indeed great when
they behold you bringing The petty arts and prac-
tices OF the ioery-0tce into the discharge Of the
duties OF the office Of Mayor of the City OF New
York. They may indeed hang their heads with
shame, when they read document which re-
sembles n lottery advertisement in more respects
than one; when they see how far il assimilates 10
that species OF writing in its pompous diction, its
misrepresentation, and, above all, its studied
effort to deceive the public mind and to produce
erroneous impressions. Ii shows evidently that
the habits Of life cannot be thrown aside at once,
and that The practices with which they are familiar
in private, are apt To mark the public career Of
man. a
You have, as ! have before said, been branded
with having stated that which was not warranted,
| by facts, by your own friends. Let me ask you
to turn 10 the records and books Of the commits
sioners OF The alms-house, and answer some ques-
tons which will put to you. Your object, evil
IDENTIFY, IN writing your message, was to produce
the impression, not only that the passengers ar
irving here were paupers; but that the number
arriving this year was greater than at any other
previous time. Now, sir. will you answer whether
or not the number arriving between the lst of
March and the LIST Of June, Of this year, was not
less by several thousand than during The same pc
| You give the public information on that point!
And here, sir, let me lead forth into the public
gaze one who feels proud Of being harnessed to
the same political car with yourself. refer to
one who has brought in report on the subject
OF immigration, and who has, with great adroit-
ness, endeavored to sustain the impressions which
f your message was calculated to produce. He,
sir, is the son Of one Of the descendants OF the
"land O. cakes, and yet seems eager to stigmatize
as paupers the friends, and, for anght the public
knows, the relations Of his own father. Why,
sir, did he not make inquiry into this subject?
and ne would have found that the passengers
arriving from Aberdeen Were in possession Of
money 70 the amount Of several thousand pounds.
Let Alderman Patterson not ride this hobby of
Native Americanism too hard. The blood Of
old Scotia, transmitted from his sire, flows through
his veins; and his cheek ought to redden with
shame when he finds that he is reiterating the
SANDERS OF some OF those who came from Nova
Scotia, and who have been settled by his party
on one Of our city departments. lie ought 10
hesitate before he heaps contumcly on the children
oi the land OF Burns and Scott Let him. as nm
honest politician, examine every subject fairly.
and be distinguished above his associates. bv
always putting the saddle on The right horse.
lie ought to have more pride than 10 second the
views OF such men as are the leaders Of the
work to Master Halter, OF the Thirteenth Ward.
10 return to your honor. You have suggested
that the passengers arriving during the pTesen,
season are IN the most wretched condition as re-
CARDS health. Sir, at no season has less disease
been among passengers than at the present time.
AT other periods we have had more passengers,
more misery, more disease, greater expense ON
our alms-house establishment than nj presen,.
and yet we have had no noise. II was not deem.
ed necessary for political purposes that our demo-
cratic commissioners should make tremendous
statements, or that our democratic mayor should
deal IN misrepresentation. II was left for your
administration to enter upon this line Of conduct,
which, IN the end, will be found not only 10 de-
grade the character Of the city, but deprive il OF
revenue which, for years, has been paid into
your treasury. You will find passengers arriving
at other ports, and making their way To this city.
in spite Of your laws. unless you build Chinese
wall around us, and, moreover, a,er the Cons,;.
tuition OF the United States; and, at the same
time, the amount heretofore received from rom.
mutation-money lin some years amounting 10
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