The native American., 1838-10-13
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Baltimore, Sept. 22d, 1888.


DEAR SIRs: The family assembled round their
board. The fruits of industry were spread upon
the snow white cloth, and the husband, ana the
wife, and the children prepared IN gratitude 'ol
the Creator to partake of his bounty. IN the
midst of this happy domestic scene, rude ana
boisterous stranger dashes aside the door, anu
marches to the table, takes the seat OF the mas
ter and the father. He orders the servants as he
pleases, drives the wife and children from the
room into the kitchen, and reigns supreme over
the PROSTATE household. Such, sirs, is the picture
that our country now presents OF foreign strangers
ruling US through the ballot box, and treating the
native with contempt and contumely. Look at
the case of that upstart lrshman Stubbs or Scrubbs
of the State Department, to Benson, one OF the
men who helped to save the country in the last
war.
BY the way, what sirs, has become of that bu-
siness of Benson's! Your gallant and good Asso-
citation took notice of it, and read their proceed
ngs with feelings beyond my expression, but as
yet your paper is silent as to the results of the in
vestigaion. Is Benson re-instaed or his tyrant
Stubbs removed or farther rewarded? hear that
foreigner Mr.. Vail, is ngSecretary of State,
in the absence of Mr.. Forsvth,-at least, his name
is signed to letters from the Department as "Act-
ing Secretary" Is Mr.. Vail foreigner! fused
to know the family, and believe they all came
from France. One proof of his being foreigner
is that he is acting Secretary Of State, for to be
high in office is presumptive proof that man is a
foreigner. These are questions and matters well
worthy your investigation.
Our city is full of threatening circumstances
The Registry Law will be carried into effect, tho
sincerely believe will have to fight it out with
muskets.* There is a certain party here, at the
head of which is the Baltimore Republican, that
daily and hourly crawls through the filth, and sin,
and drunkenness Of our alleys and grog-shops to
cajole the foreign voters, legal and otherwise.
wish you were here with your fearless paper, for
about three weeks or so, to fight for the Natives
The poor little Sun dared short time since to
say something against the foreigner, by way Of
eeler, when German paper, published here
came down upon him, and the Sun has held its
peace, and speaks no more upon the subject
The Baltimore Republican is the most eager in
the hunt after wild foreigners. The Baltimore Re-
publican hates the foreigners at heart and that
know, but its editors obliged to curry favor with
them. Flattering and frolicking can win over al
large number Of these democrats by intuition. y
The Wing papers, the bombastic Patriot, and the
envious Chronicle, are both trying to play sly with
he foreigners, but Pat has sworn not to subscribe
% either Of these papers, so they might as well
speak out for the natives, since they won't gain
money by keeping silent against them.
There are some warm hearted natives here. and
we are always in force to receive your paper every
Sunday morning. The ladies like the Native, and
hats great feather in your cap. My wife yawns
'ver all the papers, but when she comes to the
Native, she brghens up, for, says she, ''this is
'aper whose politics are my politics, and were my
ather's politics. | make my eldest son read
every editorial and selected editorial article
hat touches upon the subject, for am determined
TO bring him up as the old Carthagenian did his
son, one-eyed Annibal, in hatred to foreigners. A
neighbor OF mine is in great quandary about
but is afraid, because an Irishman is courtng his
daughter, and would. fly off if he was to take
the paper into his house. So he comes over to
my room, and there we read it together over a
good segar.
Our old friend Niles with his Register, is in
your city. Is he native. | am afraid not Niles
is neutral, where his brave old farther used to fight
like hero, and am afraid the young man is not
made OF the same stuff. The old man would have
drove the Register right before the wind for your
cause but every generation grows worse in sent-
ment and courage nowadays. have written you
a long letter, but you may expect to hear again
from me. Truly, yours, gentlemen,
A. r. |
How trne the prophecy ED. N. A.
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