The native American., 1838-11-10

accused, speaking the same language, indulging
the same animosties, fostering and lomenting the
same prejudces, and engendering in each other
political and party and national dislkes OF which
they should have divested themselves with their
dvested allegiance. The history of the day points
to their tumultuous assemblage, to the apprehen-
sion, well grounded and deep, with which the cl-
vii authorities looked upon then,-to the open,
fierce, and startling denunciations with which they
accompanied their invocation of the laws, their
avowed determination to snatch these men by force
from the constituted authorities, if the Judges or
der should not discharge them. They moved in
every step with concert of action, and determi-
nation of purpose, and mass of power numeri-
caly and morally SO great; as to make the boldest
tremble, and dread the result. Bear in mind, if
you please, that ALL or almost all of this done;
that this attempt to oueraue and control the Judi
nation; that the most thrilling appeals were made
to the emgrants from that nation; that the throng-
ed streets and crouded avenues were peopled by
these emgrants: and you will see one of the evils
against which we have endeavored to warn you,
already lifting hydra head among us. We have
hitherto labored in vain if we have failed to impress
upon every native American, that to preserve and
sustain this government, there must be unity of
purpose in its citizens, which shall compel them
to act as one man. Split us up into factions; let
the German segregate himself from us, and call
himself German still-let him on every ques-.
tion affecting German or his native land, rally
around him the children of that land found domes-
ticatcd among us-let him demand as a German
protection, and impunity, and let him arouse and
enlist his countrymen in his cause, and rampc
down the law, and laugh to scorn the Judiciary
and where then will be the freedom of which we
boast! In this case of the Bambers, and the i'm
notation of the unfortunate Whitaker at New Or
leans, we have foretaste Of what unity of purpose
and feeling there is among one class of our immi
grant population. These gave them sense of
their own power. These are the first efforts of
faction, national in respect to its component parts
But is this spirit confined to that nation-will
Irishmen alone combine to support an lrishman-
and will not German, Frenchman, Pole, an
Englshman? What, then, are we OH all occasions
where man not a native citizen of this country
is arrested, legally or Illegally to have the whole
of that mans counrymen arraying themselves
against our laws-are we to be obliged at every
turn to call upon the military of this govern
ment to quell tumults-are we to have military
police established?-and for what! Not to enforce
the laws upon our own citizens, upon those
who have so long dwelt among to have all
their hopes and attachments here, and to have got
rid Of all the prejudces. and animostcs, and kin
dred regard and national affection, which they
brought with them. But upon those who still look
to their fathcrland with reverence and regard, and
to its children with paramount interest and esteem.
But this is not all Let the doctrines which
were so boldly and unblushngly promulgated in
this case of the Bambers, become the principles
of this Government, and we will become the scorn
and reproach of nations We speak not now of
the principles of law expounded by his Honor
the Recorder, nor do we mean to intimate an OPT
Mon upon the guilt or innocence of the accused.
We keep our eye steadfaslly fixed OH the princi-
pies which the mob, demanding their release, open
L
y avowed. Strip their language of all its ver-
bage, throw of the clothing of words with which
they have attempted TO disguise their purpose, and
look at it in its naked deiormity, and you will find
it to be this. America-the United States of A.
merica, is the sanctuary of the crimina its laws
are the horns of the altar from which no man shall
be torn. Let the convicted lelon escaping from
the speedy execution of the law-let the murder
er, with the blood Of his victim reckng OH his
hands-let the burglar, with the instruments Of his
nefarious occupation brandished on highland the
incendiary, with his torch still lighted, touch these
shores, and the panoply of our laws is over him,
although the avenger Of blood is on his track, or
the avcnger of the violated law leaps with him from
the vessel which bears him to our coast--here
there is no power to arrest his steps till he shall
break through the guards thrown around our So
cial existence, and strike our citizens to the earth;
Or in the darkness Of night proul through our do
micil, or light up his path to robbery or murder in
the blaze of our dwellings. This is the principle.
This is the lure and invitation they hold out to
every wretch whose crimes have made him unfit