The native American., 1838-08-18
NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Preamble and Constitution Of the Natire american
Association Of the United States.

NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Preamble and Constitution of the Natire american
Association Of the United States.
Whereas it is an admitted fact that all Governments
are not only capable, but bound by all the principles OF
national preservation to govern their affairs by the agen-
cy OF their own citzens and believe the republican
form OF our Government to be object of fear and dis
like to the advocates of monarchy Europe and for that
reason Tor none other in order to preserve our nsu
ons pure and unpolluted mperatvey called up
to administer our peculiar system free of all foreign
influence and interference BY admitting the stranger
Unfortunately to the exercise of those high attributes
which constitute the rights of the native born American
Citizen weaken the attachment of the native and gain
naught but the sordd allegiance of the foreigner The
rights of the American which he holds under the Cons
tuition of the Revolution and exercised by him the glo
rous prerogaye of his BIRTH calculated to stimulate
TO action condense TO strength and cement in sentiment
and patriotic sympathy.
Basng them the right and duty to confederate on these
high truths profess other object than the promotion
of our native country in all the walks of private honor,
public credit ard national independence; and therefore
maintain the right in its most extended form, OF the
native born American and he only to exercise the var-
duties incident to the ramifcaons Of the laws exc
cutive legislative ministerial from the highest to the
owes post of the Governments and to obtain this great
end, shall advocate the entire repeal Of the natuaiza-
ton law by Congress Aware that the Constitution for
bids and it did not have wish to establish,
er post co laws the action seek with regard to the
laws Of naturalization is intended to act in prospective
character We shall advocate equal liberty TO all who
were born equally ree to be so born, constitutes, when
connected with moral qualities in minds the aristo-
cracy OF human nature Acting under these generic prn-
cples, further hold that to be permanent people, we
must be united one, bound together by sympathes, the
result of political origin and to be national we
must cherish the native American sentiment to tho entire
and radical exclusion OF foreign opinions and doctrines in
troduced by foreign paupers and European political ad-
venturers From Kings gallant foreathers their
iberies-the slaves Of Kings shall not win them back
again.
ReIgiousy entertaining these sentiments we as So
emny believe that the day has arrived when the Ameri
cans should unite brothers to sustain the strength and
purity of their political institutions. We have reached
that critical period oreseen and prophesed by of the
sighted apostles of freedom when danger threatens
from every ship that floats the to shores
when every wind that blows watts the ragged paupers to
our cities, bearing in their persons and characters
the elements of degradation and disorder To prevent
these evils, called upon to unite energies
TO fight over this great moral revolution the shadow of
our first revolt of gory will be the duty Of the of
those and we must go into the combat determined
to abide by country; to preserve her honor free from
contagion, and her character separate people, high
and above the engraftment of monarchical desposns.
ARTICLES OF THE CONSTITUTION.
First. We bind ourselves to cooperate by all lawful
means, with fellow native citizens in the United
States to procure repeal of the naturalization law
tons to exclude foreigners from enjoying the emouments
honors of office, whether under the General or State
Governments.
Third That we will not hold him guilless of his coun-
ys wrong who, having the power, shall place foreigner
in office while there is competent native willing oaccept
Fourth. That we will not in any form or manner, con-
meet ourselves with the general local politics of the
country, aid be the of aiding, the
Of any politician party whatsoever, but will ex-
clusively advocate, stand to, and be separate and
Independent party of native Americans for the of
the country, and upon the principles set forth in the
above preamble and these articles.
Fifth. That we will not, in any manner whatever,
meet ourselves, be Connected with any religious sect
denomination: leaving every creed to its strength,
and every untrammeled in his faith; adherng,
for ourselves, to the sole of the natives the
abshment of national character and the peTpetuity
of our Institutions through the Of country
men,
Sirth That this Association shall be connected with
and form part of such other societies throughout the
United States as may now or hereafter be established
on the principles of our political creed.
SevenM. That this Association shall be styled the
" Native American Association of the United States"
Eighth. That the officers shall consist of President,
Vice President Council of Three, Corresponding Secre-
tary Recording Secretary, Committee on Addresses
to consist of three members, Treasurer and such others
may be required under any by laws hereafter adopted
and whose duties shall be therein defined.
Ninth. That all the foregoing officers shall he elected
by this meeting, to for year, except the Com
mittee Addresses, which shall be appointed by the
President.
Tenth. That the President or, in his absence the Vice
President in the absence of both the Corresponding
or Recording Secretary is authorized to convene meet
ing OF this Association whenever it may be deemed ne
cessary.