The native American., 1838-03-17
From the Brooklyn Citizen.
POLITICAL COURAGE,

POLITICAL COURAGE.
From long, prosy, and rather -unintelligible
editorial under this head, in the last Long Island
Star, we copy the two followingu curious para
graphs:-
''Itissurprising how few people there are who
possess courage enough to confess that they ever
formed an erroneous political opinion. Men
dread the charge of Inconsistency, and imagine
they can deceive their friends and themselves, by
adhering to old names and old parties. It is thus
with some Conservatiues-N.A ..A1IEhI-
GINS, and some OTHER factions of political
and PERSONAL PARTIES! They are yet
dangling at the skirts of Old Hickory--yet claim
ing regard for the Van Buren Administration,
with few exceptions-yet desiring to sail under
that flag which shall eventually become the pop
ular one-yet claiming to be the party of exclu-
sve republicans, who have only little difficulty
with their brethren, which, ''ike lovers quar-
rels,' will be healed with kiss. sil
Notwithstanding the reduction of the elective
franchise, down to every biped of lawful age, we
still believe the greater part of the U0ters are pure
and independent; wanting only little more couy-
age to reject the influences of old names, and to
act out their honest convictions! Let as hear no
more of Conservatives, Native americans, &C.
Let us not be ashamed of uniting with the strong
party, who alone can save our suffering country.
All minor divisions will only divide and embar-
rass The general safety requires united action,
and let us compare principles, divested fpersona
predictions, and we have no doubt that union
of honest men will fud some proper name to dis
tinguish the whole body. Names have undue
influence only with the weak, the ignorant, and
designing. Aay name which will array us in the
purity of American freemen, seeking to regain a
portion Of our republican liberty wrested from us,
will be good enough for us. The term Whig is
significant and proper.
9 Let us hear no more of Native .3n,erica1s' =
Quite modest, truly. "Native americans, and
some OTHER factions fractions, perhaps is
meant of personal parties" ''imagne they can
deceive their friends and themselves, by adhering
to old names, and old parties.' This, we are
bound to suppose is quite as kind and gentleman
ly as the other is modest. But what Is meant by
Natiue .4naericaas adhering to old names and
parties? We really should like to be informed.
And do tell us, Mr.. STAR how long is it since you
courted and bid God speed" to this same Na-
tue .Americd,a Party-this ''fraction of person
al party''-which you are now SO anxious to hear
no more of? 1t would seem that the Star at
least is not among those that dread the charge
of inconsistency" n's
These paragraphs of the Star haveia good deal
| surprised us, and yetWe must confess Wefwere a
little prepared for something of the kind from the
tenor of previous editorials on the duty fsupPort-
ing long established newspapers, to the exclusion
of saucy and less venerable interlopers. How
ever, we will not quarrel with the Star on this
head. 1t is an :. older soldier than the g Citi-
zen,'' and perhaps :" better;" and if it shall BE
decided that third paper cannot be sustained in
the growing city of Brooklyn, with a present
population Of 10000, no doubt the Star will be
the preferred one, on the score of age and Corpo-
ration patronage, if not of merit.
We are obliged to cut short our remarks to-day
upon this subject, and in the mean time beg the
reader to reflect little upon this singular denun-
citation, by the Star, of the Native Americans as
the g fraction of political or personal party :
and then its very generous invitation to them to
sink their designation in that of ''Whig," until
"union of honest men" shall find out a better
one! We request the reader also to consider,
what was the cause Of the Native American or.
ganizaton, what its object, and whether the rea
sons that originated it, do not exist Tor its connu
ance.