The native American., 1838-04-28
OUR CAUSE.

OUR CAUSE.
The Native American cause is spreading throughout
the country. From every section hear that it is gain
ing friends, and that the Natives every where begin
ming to inquire into the principles upon which the Ma
tive American party rests its claims 10 the consideration
and confidence of all who love their country for their
country's sake.
We do not wish to force upon any one;
all ask Of an enlightened people is to examine it and
Judge whether has not its foundation in the purest pa
otism and whether it does not contemplate the adop.
ton of measures essential to the perpeuity Of
publican institutions.
Nor do desire to create party merely for the sake
Of party or the transient advantages Of place and power
as is often the in the ordinary political divisions Of
the country; but that every who has hand in the
affairs Of government may be American in heart and
feelings as well as in professions by the strong
tie of nativity and nationayloving their country
much for giving them birth for her excellent form OF
Government. This is our object.
We believe that Government is endangered by the
great and increasing influx of hordes of foreigners
amongst u.s. most Of whom know nothing Of our people
institutions, and whose only nducement to come
our shores s in cases. gain, in others to flee
from the Just penalties of violated law and the greater
number perhaps sent here and quatered upon in
the most wretched and destitute condition, by the au-
thortes Of their own country to relieve it from the bur-
den which their Incidence and vice impose.
This is known to all who have had opportunity to OBJ
serve the description Of beings that crowd the decks Of
almost every vessel that enters ports from foreign
countries We submit it then TO candid and rejecting
people, whether such persons properly appreciate
the rights of citizenship apperaining to republican
government SO different from that from which they come;
and whether by extending to them these ines.imabe
privileges we do not incur the imminent hazard Of
ing them perverted to utter ruin. We think there
cannot be doubt this subject and therefore should
and we sincerely hope it will. alarm the fears and ex
cite the jealousies Of every who really loves his
country and cherishes just regard for posterty.
We know that the sympathies of our countrymen are
deeply enlisted for the oppressed of other countries, and
we would not, if we could, have It otherwise. But
surely we have sufficiently induged this aniable and
humane sensibity, in having afforded them protection
and an asylum in country from the oppression and
misery of their own They have enjoyed some prvile
ges hitherto which would not be wise longer to grant,
and if they are deprived Of these privileges in future
whatright have they to complain What claim have they
mon US, Will the European send word not to alter
our Naturalization Laws because he intends to emgrate
and wants the benefit of them;or will his naturaIi1ed
end here contend for extending these privileges 10 his
vet absent countrymen through all time to come?
On what ground does the foreigner demand of u.s. or
his naturaized friend for him. the right Of suffrage, Or
even, Of ctzenship!rghts by which they may in times
and that without change at no very distant day 1t IS
to be feared entirely destroy alter the glorious system
OF government we have inherited from our ancestors
and which was purchased at the price Of their blood
We call upon all Native Americans, by their love Of
counyby their appreciation Of the blessings Of civil
and religious bery-by their desire to perpetuate to
their children and their children's children institu
tons as we received them from ancestors, unimpar
ed und esecrated by foreign ainto aid in the ho,
cause of maintaining birthrighs and rescuing our
country from foreign control Let us, in view OF our
DANGER look to her interests, happiness and prosperity,
and unite our efforts to obtain repeal of the laws Of
naturalization The right to expound, administer, make
and modify our Constitution laws and government must
be in our hands, in own way, to the total exclu
sion of all extraneous intererenceto place them be-
yond the reach of foreign influence.
The Congress which shall do this, will rival that OF
'76 for immortal patriotism. Let the Repeating Act be
stamped with the ndeble seal of este per seua as an
admonition to all future Legislators making him as
traitor who attempts to strike down this shield intended
to protect and transmit to after ages the blessings Of
American freedom.