The native American., 1838-01-20

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THIS. d. JONES, Rec. Sec a
In several Of last numbers we to show
and we think that we succeeded that the people of Ire
land were not desirable citizens for this country. We
based our argument upon impartial authority, and rely
upon its applicability in the premises We could enlarge
pon the subject infinite extent but for the present
at least shall abstain from farther investigation The
Irish in this country, as the Native American en-
sign was barred to their yew and the principles of our
cause embazoned on its folds, cried aloud from Maine to
Georea. Oh tyranny Oh retro -action-Oh wo--wo-
10 ounon-iberty--and Ireland I" The howl Of desola,
ton and alarm rung at every corner Of this
poody city From the public Offices at the West end Of
Washington 10 the Irish Camp at the base of the CAPITOL
there was flourish Of shelahs and piteous wall Of la
mentation. We were not astonished at all this demon
straon Of pecunary anxiety The doctrine Of our great
and righteous had not been promulgatedthey did
not even understand its principles, and they
denied the right in to love country, because for
sooth hey had abandoned theirs; besides their pockets
took alarm, which is the thing as their patriotism
CONSPICUOUS as serve instruments at the pols-pre-
eminent as seekers and obtaners of public Offices they
readily imagined that had rallied together to take from
their mouths the crumbs Of the American Golfers They
that the Native American Association ras
ed to overthrow their interest in onr government to un
derbid their nquitous contracts public work. and they
became to the good and amiabe people Of this country
Martyrs-Sants and prosecuted Patriots They knew
how meanly they had fled om their own land how they
had usurped the rights Of the native born in this. they
felt all those compuncous vstations Of fear incident to
conscences not well directed towards the goal of honor
We scken to the very soul to the capitol of this
mp;re ruled almost entirely by foreigners. and those too
of the lowest grade in and mind yon
,v;ll You fnd foreigner Dutchman guards the ca
pitol and his jawbreang prayer for the good Of Dutch
c,h,na l. mnttered beneat the dome of that edhcc.
$50 burned bv foreign foe and dear the citadel
f onr national wisdom An Englshman or an lrishman
4. ever peranbulating in all the insolence OF ONCE
the grounds belonging to the American people-drving
bont like herd Of cattle the nsoent natives who may
invade tile pleasure walks of these nestimabe gentry
made by their hands--fashioned to their taste Ni
Descending from the capitol you pass through hes OF
foreipnersat least it during the summer, when
,,orL was undone that il might be done again, or
tho public pood)and will be again, when extra ap
nronratons are you proceed upon your way
along the Avenue; at every step (and we canpon all our
citizen, 10 bear US out in the truth Of remarks) you see
oroo shops kent almost exclusively by foreigners; Cat
some future day. the license list Of these sinks Of SIN shall
he exhibed)- thick hops they cluster together;
and from the capitol to the Presidents house, you smell
The favor Of whiskey and read upon the signs evidence
of exotic ideas Of temperance Gradually these people
r.x, ant Of their bar rooms, look around them, shout lib
ertv and are lifted on the wings Of national gratitude to
some snng snecure where they learn to love our country
for its eilded brbe 81 love this country better than
vou said one OF these impudent men, one day TO US,
abecnu.e took an oath to do so Excellent logic. The
oath that binds them to laws not their choice- s
their necessity They Gid not legisate that oati-it
meets them on the threshod demands their obedience;
and when they swear upon the holy book TO love this
country do they cast aside those holy
that mite them 10 their distant lands! Does the child
t,ke an oath to love its mother Mono Then we 40
not hind ourselves to love this glorious mother by an oah
We ;nhale il in our natal atmosphere-we catch Il IN
our FIRST footsteps totering about on fathers helds
orr twin born with us and to guide u.s. Suppose there
was no law requiring that these people should bind mem
selves by an oath 10 love this connty-and there m'gh
., well be no law openly is broken-ha s 10 ooey
lis laws. Ac-would they establish the oath Ridiculous
IDEAL Never II is out of the law of nature to suppose
.o And vet these people preferred, openly and da
nplv preferred TO native born Their cause is espoused
by the designing andh Interested but there VIII come
dav when we will "reveal the secrets of this prison
bouse and show up both the agents and the tools IN h
nefarous practice Of honorng the pdnderng aen ove
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