The native American., 1838-04-14
For the Natipe American.

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i For the Native American
i Mr.. EplToR: will only, by way OF prelude
remark hat aater no man; therefore, you will
mot deceive YOURSELF when | express my entire
approbation of your courseas Editor OF the Ma
hive American Association of the United States" !"
n You Sir have put on the armor, and having taken
the lead. YOU have battled nobly in the sacred
cause. .'Our country, always right-but, right
or wrong, our country!' Let your course be like
II the mountain wave, onward, onward-nether
turn to the right nor to the left; regard not the
missiles of renegade foreigners, transported pau
pers the Paddles stuffed on the 18th of March,
countenanced and supported, by our rulers, the
Doctor Rock politicians of the day-John 's-sons,
or sons of Jack-ike the difference between twee-
dledum and tweedledee. It's all sound, regard
not their gibes, their toasts, nor the hccup; pass
them by, like the idle wind. Oppression cement
ed the old thirteen United States together for self
defence; and like causes, will produce like effects
Therefore, Ihazard nothing in asserting it as my
opinion, that the wrongs heaped upon us by the
influx of degraded foreigners, let loose upon
our Shores to beg, to steal or murder, must and
will drive to our standard-'rhe Native Ameri-
can Association, n self-defence -every true heart
| ed American citizen. Then, Sir, the inquiry will
be to the of those patriotic and true men,
who first dared to unfurl the banner of their
country cause, and enroll their names under that
of ''Ihe Native .4merican .4ssociation' in
Washington City
We have been backed, in this undertaking, by
the opinions of Washington, Jefferson, and other
distinguished American citizens; and beg leave
to add another Star, and that Star is Benjamin
Franklin, and shall quote his opinions, as express
ed SO far ago as the year l75l, upon our then CO.
lones. He says:
9 The importation of foreigners into a coun-
try, will, in the end, be no increase of people, un-
less the neW-comers haze more industry and
frugaiiy than the natives; and, in that case they
will provide more subsistence, and increase in the
country; but they will gradually eat the natives
out Nor is it necessary TO bring IN foreigners
| to fill up any occasional vacancy in a country;
for such vacancy (if the laws are good) will soon
be filled up by natural generation. Who can find
the vacancy made in Sweden, France, or other
warlike nations, by the plague of heroism forty
years ago;-in France, by the expulsion of the
lProtestants-in England, by the settlement of the
colonies-or in Geneva, by hundred years ex-
portation of slaves. In fine, a nation well regu-
lated, is like Polypus; take away limb, its
place is soon supplied; cut it in two, and each
different part shall speedily grow out of the part
remaining. Thus, Gf you have room and sub
slstence enough,) as you may, by dividing, make
ten Polypuses out of one; you may, of one,
make ten nations, equally populous and powerful;
or, rather, increase.a nation tenfold in number or
strength"
Again: ..On the increase Of manknd' DR..
Franklin thus remarks: 6 The powerful influence
of manners in increasing people, is manifest
from the instance of the Quakers; among them
industry and frugaty multiplies and extends the
use Of the necessaries of life To manners of a
like kind are owing the populousness of Holland,
Switzerland, China, Japan, and most parts of
Hindostan &C.; in every one of which, the force
Of extent ofterrtory and fertility Of soil is multi
piled, or their wants compensated by industry and
trugality."
Now, Sir, the aforegoing opinions of DR..
Franklin in my opinion, are worthy the grave
consideration of our Legislatures, and is one of
the strongest arguments that can be advanced in
support of the advocate--to exclude all
foreign paupers from our shores, and to procure
a repeal of the Naturalization Law-as, likewise,
to exclude all foreigners from participation in the
management of affairs. The causes
that advance obstruct the increase or prosperity
of nation, external or internal-physical,
civil and personal; under which last head, / COM
prehend the moral and mechanical habits of ma
ton. These causes united constantly acting on,
thereby, msensibly, as well as sensibly, altering
one another, either for the better or ,corse not
excepting the climate or the soil, but plainly
mark the character of people or nation.
J.