The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1839-03-02

In formernnmber we promised to take favo-
rable notice Of the speech of Mr.. Moore, Of New
York, on the subject of abolition. We now pro-
coed to fulfil that promise. Itmay be proper to
remark here, that we shall purposely omit con-
siderable portion Of the latter part Of it, for the
reason that it is too strongly imbued with party
politics.
By this omission, however, the value of the
speech, for the purpose it was intended to ac-
complish, is not impaired.
In so far as Mr.. Moore has confined himself to
the main subject, he has, we think, taken very
clear and convincing view Of it. But we repu-
date the practice, too generally pursued ofincor-
porang into the debates in Congress all the as
perities and bitterness of party for party effect.
This remark, however, is not intended as speci-
ally applicable to the subject in hand.
In that part of the speech which we decline
publishing, the author has arrayed all the old
Federalists among the Abolitionists. It is mani
fest to those at all acquainted with the history Of
the country since the commencement Of the late
war with England and with the structure Of both
branches Of the National Legislature as it now
exists, that Mr.. Moore has done injustice to ma
my Of his political friends; in proof Of which it
will suffice to Instance Mr.. Buchanan, Senator
from Pennsylvania, Mr.. Wall, Senator from New
Jersey, Mr.. Hubbard, Senator from New Hamp-
shire, who, if we mistake.not, have avowcd them
selves Federalists, as party designations we're
formerly applied. And we could name many
who formerly bore, perhaps still bear, the appel
ation Of Democrat, that are enlisted in the abo-
lition ranks. Not only so, but when Mr.. Moore
asserts that all Abotionists Federalists, here
fagain he does injustice to many of his political
friends; in proof Of which it will only be necessa-
| ry to instance Mr.. Morris, Senator from Ohio,
Mr.. Duncan and Mr.. Giddings, members of the
House Of Representatives, and others in and out
Of Congress.
| Whatever may be our individual party predi-
Elections, we are in candor bound to admit that
large majority of both the old parties-F'ederal
and Democratic-were honest men; and if they
had lived to this day to witness the progress of
the experiment Of an elective confederated Go
vernment, their opinions would doubtless have
undergone great notifications; perhaps total
change on many points.
If men disagree from honest difference of opin-
ion, especially if their acknowledged honesty in
every thing else might be admitted as evidence Of
their honesty in politics, they ought not to be
sailed indiscriminately with abusive or malignant
party epthets; for that would be to set ourselves
|up for more honesty, purity, and wisdom, than
those we assall, which, to say the least, is not
mark Of modesty.
We deem it a great misfortune that those
Tenn and important questions involving the high
est interests Of the country, even the perpetuity
Of the Union itself, cannot be discussed on their
own intrinsic merits, without incorporating into
them so large proportion Of the alloy of party
tactics, thereby preventing them from receiving
that impartial and attentive investigation which
their importance merits at the hands of every pa
trot. Thus it is they often fail to produce
upon the public mind their due effect.
Itappears from the Globe-from which we CO.
py this speech-that it was not actually delivered
in the House only in part but that it is published
precisely as it was intended to be spoken. BE
that 1t may, IL is not the less
efficient on that account; and we commend it to
the serious attention Of our readers as an able
production, rejecting great credit upon the ia
Tents and patriotic sentiments Of its author abound
ing, as it does, III generous feelings towards the
citizens Of this District, and i'll irresistible argu-
ments against the wild and unwarrantable schemes
i of those Abolitionists, who, under the may and
|bew,ldering influence of fanatcism, would pull
down the very pillars Of the Constitution in their
abortive efforts at impossbity.
OF one thing we are well assured, that either
aboli,ionism or the Union must give way
THE DANGER OF FOREIGNERS AMONG Us /
TIME OF WAR.
The state Of things between this Government
and that Of Great Britain brings us to the consld-
Grafton of how we should be affected as Nation
in the event OF war by the foreign materials with
in the bosom of our homes. We have always
advocated the exclusive Native American rights
lupon the broad ground of public policy, looking