The native American., 1838-12-22
THE NATIVE AMERICAN
cMMuNIcATEp

I nerceiyel communication from one who sign
himself "a Workingman," as response 10 on
from me, calling on the Native American WORK
ingmen. feel grafed to find that my humble
effort had not entirely failed OF the end lntendea
TO arouse The bone and slnew OF Inc lano 10 lh'
dangers that surround them. "A workingman
thinks displaya feeling OF se'fshness IN making
this appeal 10 the worklngmen only. True,
NAV so appear; but my motive was not TO divide
or classify my fellow citizens with any view OF
establishing separate interests | addressed this
portion of them, because, by the experience |
have had among them. know that they require
to be aroused to action--that they too neg'-
gent of their own general welfare, and that they
suffer an accumulation OF evils TO grow aroun'
and oppress them, before they will put theI'
shoulders TO the Wheel Sir, | wish them
hi,ik. to give some attention 10 the matters .ia
transpire around them, and Weigh them III llic'
minds-examine the dongs OF those guardtdn
of oar public weal-canvass the acts oil Puoil'
men and measures-in short, to he awake. Al
of them are possessed of good sense, anu SOM
have talents; bat generally they neglect that whr'
as deeply concerns them as other portions OF so
cietv-lher rights as citizens.
"A Workingman" has drawn wrong conclu-
sinn when he supposes have ''fallen into some
fit Office True am not now pursuing my
trale-having. hv the effects of unforeseen circum-
stances, .'laen'' into other pursuits Sill. ieel
as hopeI always shall, deep interest for that
class Of my fellow citizens. among whom an
sill proud 10 class myself, and may, ere my
destiny be fixed" take again to that calling OF
which have no cause to be ashamed.
In calling the attention of the workngmen to
ne immigration Of foreigners to this country, !
was induced TO do so because consider that they,
al Iireclx- af1actet than an
other portion Of the community; for, the greater
part OF those who come to this country, are,
from their condition in life, thrown Immediately
into the society of workingmen; and l would
ask any candid man, what is their general cha
racter? Is it such rs To give hopes OF moral o.
political improvement to our citIzens Most assn.
redly not; for it is notorious fact, that larg,
portion of'those who have come here within
these few years, come directly from the prisons
and almshouses Of their native land-who
.'Have left their county
.. For their conntiy's good'
Bringing with them all the foul and corrupt mo.
raj and political diseases of the Old World.
A country like ours, equal TO any portion Of
the globe for fertility Of soil, salubrty of climate
with her nexhausble resources of wealth, an
almost unbounded territory of land, easy to &c.
quire, presents inducements too to foreigners tC
emgrae to our shores, from the over-grown
over-taxcd, over-worked, and impoverished Eu.
rope. This may be borne, and | do not object
to it; but that our country should be made a COM
mon Lazarhouse for all Europe, is intolerable.
1t is this wish my countrymen to reflect on; and
whilst they have the power to guard agans, the
evil, to do so, before they are surrounded by for
eign emisaries, who, by their insolent doings.
will dictate terms To them or wrest from US our
dear-hnught birtE-rights.
The system that appears to be adopted in some
parts OF Enrope. particularly in Great Britain, o
sending to this country the inmates of their pri-
sons and poorhouses, is. in my opinion, sufficient
grounds for us to demand that the subject be at
tended to by our Legislatures well as the
Executive Government. Sir, | look upon this
course as one of deep pcli ical management, bv
the powers of Europe, growing out of settled
hate to our free institutions.
The free and liberal principles Of our country.
established upon the grounds that ''all govern
ments are instituted for the benefit Of the govern
ed are thus placed in strong contrast to the
"divine right of Kings" The capacity Of the
..peoplc'' for self government has been fairly test
ed and to afford. IN all unlimited degree, the ell
iovment of life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness," hich must depend for its continuance
however. on the purity and intelligence of thu
people-and as they advance in moral improve
men,, so will their happiness and power increase
This is well understood abroad-fully investiga
ted and dreaded by those ION the Throne an,
ahou, the Throne" From the unprecedented
increase of prosperity and po'e of this nation
the Crown-heals of Europe have taken the alarm
they find that our energies not TO be prostra
ted as we are alike invunerable in war. Th
success of our institutions, with the PRONUNCIATION
of our sentiments. weaken, in the same ratio, h
institutions of Europe as ours advance; TO impai
which. as they cannot otherwise by open opposi
ton. they hope to succeed by corruplrg the pu
ritv of orr citizens and arnsing our institutions
bv sending lneriads Of the base and corrupt 0
their own population among us. They have
to-, two-iold object in this course, which i
plainly TO be seen. 1t is to get rid of those dan
gerous and troublesome characters that fill thei
prisons, anl the depressed and needy, which the
laNs consgn TO the parish charge-thus. Will,
they get clear Of the danger and expense attend
ing crime and poverty, they make rs their rec
plents. Franklin
Foreign Hems-Lord Normandy still continr
ed to be spoken Of as the successor of J,or
Durham in British. America.