The native American., 1839-07-13

We give below an extract from an editorial of
little penny paper published in Baltimore, call
ed "THE SUM- which we seldom see, and to
which our attention has been directed. We
commend it to the careful perHsal Of every SUBJ
scriber to, and every reader of this paper. The
author of it will be little surprised to learn per-
haps, that the :" few individuals who have banded
6 themselves together under the name, style and
g title of the Native American Associations" in
this city alone, amount to upwards of ELEVEN
HUNDRED Eleven hundred fanatics in the city
of Washington alone, nearly one-half Of the free
white male population, quite one half Of those
who have been legally naturalized-among them
are found too the children and grand children of
the soldiers Of the Revolution standing side by
side with the gallant sons of naturalized citizens,
cheering each other on in the fanatcal work, of
staying the flood Of vice, prongacy, and corrup-
ton, which is extending over our land, and is dali
ly swelled by our laws Of naturalization.
1t is easy to decry any thing. Even our pure
and blessed religion the staff and comfort Of life,
has been ridiculed, and men have been found base
enough to assail it with taunt and sarcasm. No
object however benefcent, can always escape
such weapons. We must expect such things
Indeed, we have been so often assailed our mo-
tives impugned, our language distorted, our acts
misrepresented, by interested, or prejudiced, or
malignant men, that we have learned to disregard
every thing like abuse. But if any respectable
print will soberly reason the matter, and boldly
assail the principles of the Association, we will
stupid fellow to call hard names-it is equally in
his power to say that argument is absurd, be-
cause he can neither understand nor answer it.
We therefore are not affected by such things
Men pirate about 'the asylum for the distressed
and prosecuted of every clme,' and therefore
urge that the laws OF naturalization should be mi
tigated i'll favor of the emigrant. But did any one
ever hear of such thing as putting the control,
management, and direction of an asylum in the
hands of its inmates. A pretty asylum it would
soon become. We do not mean, nor have we
ever objected to the employment of the foreigner,
to his obtaining an honest livelihood by his indus
srious labor. What we object to in this respect,
is the preference given to the foreign over the ma
tive laborer, artizan or man Of science. We do
not object to their having every facility afforded
them for acquiring wealth and independence un-
der our laws. We only object that the native
citizen being equally competent, has superior
claims.
But all this is nothing, compared with the great
absorbing, most momentous question Of their be-
ing our law gicers, and our luz erposifors md
executors.
The following is the extract alluded to:
"Next to the mad schemes of the aboitionists,
we must rank in the scale of fanaticism the efforts
of a few individuals who have banded themselves
together under the name, style and title of the
g Native American Association They have a
journal in the city Of Washington, intended to in
culcate their views, and if the number which
correspondent has sent us, is specimen of the
doctrines Of the Association, we need fear but lit.
tie Of good or bad from their efforts; for the poi
son carries the antidote with it,