The native American., 1838-03-10

We noticed IN our the fact tnat the Honorable
James Silk Buckingham, Esq, member of the British
Parliament had commenced in the Hall Of the American
representative body series of lectures, intended TO
improve the moral condition Of our people.
We were severe, and intended it, We felt that It
was our peculiar duty 10 haul this exotic over the coas
and remind the American people that they were too
easily humbugged.
We remember Owen, the Scotch impostor fresh in
our mind is letter. writer, "a friend Of ours in Great
Brittany warning mutual friend to beware Of the vii
lain and vet we saw him hailed mighty acquisition
to our social interests; and finally. in blaze Of sin and
humbuggery he illuminated the morals Of the western
country with his Harmony project, in which scheme
many Of citizens participated, and the principal fea-
ture of which community of crimest
But we promised to give strong reasons to Mr.. Silk
Buckingham why he should return to England We will
convince him by authority which, ex-nember Of
Parliament he will respect. We will quote British
authority upon him. and hope, when he this paper
that he will bend his phanhropc thoughts towards merry
England We do not need him here. We may not
express the sentiments Of few members OF Congress-
and some idolaers Of foreign accent and moustaches 1--WE
hate the latter word so that really do not know
whether we spell il rightly but we kno'0 that we utter
the sentiment Of native Americans, when we solemnly
declare that we not only do not need these foreign
teachers bat that long will not tolerate their au-
dacious presence We are nation of men, and not Of old
women. We are sturdy inhabitants. born to the soil and
the soil to u.s. and there enough morass in our bor-
ders to tell us the word of Heaven, and direct
dering propensities towards the Divine Master, who
shapes our desnies with the hand that binds the
earth to its centre controls the ebbngs Of the ocean,
and permits the burning sun to stand fixture and a
blessing among his works. We temperate people,
remarkably so. We do not take time to drink. We do
not create roads order to build taverns We are all
more or less water drinkers; and yet Mr. Buckingham is
hallong in our ears his impudent insinuations.
Mr. Buckingham. you are doing wrong; you are making
alaughing stock Of yourself Even the Hon. Mr. Grun-
dy who presided the meeting to which we alluded
in our last and at which you bored your gaping audi
ence absolutely laughed in his sleeve at your cgotism
and impudence Of course you did not see him. Tor ne
wa, behind your back. Our boys who jostled among
the crowd had prepared ridiculous resolutions to be
offered after you took your seat; and from many mouths
Ltb male and female we heard the expresson which
e only wish YOU could have heard them but which You
ba hear now ale is an nsolent foreigner, to dare to
teach US our duty" !,
Ia yours 4 crusade TO make money, or to do good?
Do YOU not that eloquent men have preceded you
in this TEMPERANCE excitement Do you not know that
,nr neonle have read hundred times Of every place
,ou have visited. Then, why waste your breath, and
expose yourself to insult! We repeat, is IT TO make
,noney. It seems Your advertisement IN the Intel
,pencer to warm the Lecture Room for SO much head
look, like it. II is in keeping with the nature Of your
travelling counrymen. Some have made money by wri
,ng about us behind our backs. You are determined
to grow rich by humbugging to our faces. We adj
mire your boldness. You have chosen wisely. Doubt
less YOU have heard that this humbuggng age 1t
ha. presented certain project to your imagination and
the Yankee is to endow you with ample wealth to
buv up rotten borough in England. You see we un-
derstand you. Mr.. Buckingham
We will now proceed to give you our reasons why
YOU should return to your native land, which you said
the other night you loved better than anything else save
your God.
We extract from a work, entitled Operation of the
British Poor Laws" which Mr.. Buckingham has doubt
less read for he seemed to refer TO it the other night
when he stated that enough money cas spent IN England
annually on ntoricang dinks, to pay of The annual tara-
tion.
We extract at random from page "a; and merely ask
If our countrymen would like to have this parish trans
ported to the United States.
GENERAL REPORT ON THE DISTURBED DIS
TRICT OF EAST SUSSEX.
BEER SHOPS.
The beer sbops are considered most mischievous.
They allow of secret meetings beyond any places pre-
vous.y existing being generally n obscure situations,
houses for stolen goods and frequently brohes'; they
are resorted to by the most abandoned characterspoach
ers. smurgIers and night depredaors, who pass their
fine in payng cards for the expenses OF the night
in rafting for game and poaltry and connecting plans
Car future mischief they without scout, and
are not interrupted by the observation Of any person OF
asnectabty: no information be obtained from the
masters who are in the power of their guests, spirits
h;np usually sold without license; and not in ten sell
bome.brewed beer Similar representations are made in
East Kent magistrate expressed his opinion that no
rs. measure ever caused much mischief in so short
tine in demoralizing the aborers The evidence OF
49, h;,hconstable of Ashford is very strong. and his
e.ns e of Judging xtensve,-having been called upon
.s.nd a. the numerous fires which have taken place
~ .t d;str;ct He has been present in the condemned
I'm. ~ he last parting Of the conyics from their parents
ces ss;ons. and il appears that all the acts Of incen
s sere perperated BY frequenters OF beer-shops
mh ho was executed, was taken in beer-shop; and
~ to Packhams who suffered at Maidstone, acknow-
idrsd before their execution, that they went from
beer.shop to commit the offence.
RIOTS.
The riots in the northeast parts OF the Rape OF has
tngs simultaneously on the 5th ana oth OF
gentleman Of property in East Sussex informed me
that small tenant Of his converted his cottage INTO
shop he asked how it succeeded ne answered.
sIf INV beer shop will not answer don't know whose
can, for keep them girl and fiddle"