True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-04-20
THE TRUE AMERICAN.
EDITED IN JOHN EUBsON,
So FAITHFUL AND BOLD.
NEW q II LEANS:
SATURDAY APRIL 20, 1889,

city from the Liverpool Standard. The article is ratf
er be'licose in lis tone, but argues that the United
states are not in situation for war After enumera-
ting some OF the causes which induced the conc lu.
sion, the STANDARD remarks:
/ And lastly, the American ci,izehs Themselves are
"W "'sl." ''o Two great cosses-the minority, CON
par, of the comn,,;,v h r anu ""noao'e
iican schemes and tile mnjoritv who constitute nine
una's "l me population. b"ween these two classes
The former cluss ;s aImost ,;oi nn a r
direction of public affairs; it entertnns hearty dis.
a ~ ' "ei'ocfa'c institutions OF the country and
rrs - u "ce NC o'9ect Of It's scorn and OF 1t"
The either class The no,or;fv which consists or The
ignorant rabbe, whose chef object il agrarianisn, de
amu a"ieas every tns that has the slightest re.
ners The difference "n hn,r.J h. =" s,as man" ,'
par les daily increasing are ncu,al IT, and will 20
III. "me u"tnl explosion occurs.
STATE whatever ,be oa"ernen T ,, S.a,a o.
may think proper d. or the desire Of the rable who
e'ef'ah me most ranc"rous feelings towards this
uIt,ry do onw 81, WHAT'S ~ W. "s' wou'u 'laVer WI
erceDt under D0sjire ot FIR svrb
an Ich u aro"d not be ca3ed to az account! Besides
,h,t govern, .ps "ll!s"tal ann 'nented men OF
aled to- enter,un the most fr;cndlv saline ,,wn,ds
ms country, and never would be the provoker of
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The Standard in the above opinions ha. exhibited
not little ignorance Of people and Of our nsttu
TONS The distinction between the classes in ur conn
try is exaggerated and the feelings that animate them
misrepescn,rd. 1t is true that orr republic ia d.
s,ded into great clnsses'-the Whjgs and IocoC,-
cos. Heretofore the Wings lave been in the niseriv
and have been almost entirely removed from the drcc-
on Of public affairs but they have ever sustained
aud been devoted 10 the republican institutions Of the
country, and hens.of the people, have regarded, them
/
been respectable minority and by unceos;ng and mt,
rotic efforts they have wenncd portion The maor;,v
from their preudiccs and their ia Sc worship, to true
sense OF 'e situation" and the dangers that nwai, the
m "Pt" communion OF such state OF 'hings
""o'"s "'''"e' I" ny the STANDARD, who
q" '''e' "e'eS.a''oh Oh every Thing That hears the
's'n''hce [" 'h''llsctua' refinement and
"'''9e che' '''e' IS asf"r'"nsm' are dw'ndns dow
!" '''''y '"P"'y' ID" NOT without the most despe-
'"'o ana efcey contested struggles. The days of !o'
e''''' "'e NUMBERED IN years |" come there will
u" "''e WHO III nor ''' helr cars f'nge with shame
al INC "e 'ee'a OF inc "or'' but ihase who are hard
en-" IN rol''a nia"y and are culous to every sense
VI ""''." oeS''"''l"n' me period must arrive when
the "ed Se"'Ihre VIII be opened and the loa1hsone
SPece I" corruption be exposed, when the silver veil
VI P'"'Pn' h'i'l De 'orh away ana tho ah'or
'e 'tes III ''' "''""'v ""fSi''pred be barred TO the
'soi''Sne" s'~' Oh ms hndiy devoted followers.
rms ''.'"'"'" '"'kS OF an ignorant 'abbe' forming
"' ON P"Pnla''"n' In point OF general ill.,
''T'"ot "''" III o'm"'"n 'h're Is no nation in the
| ''' ''"' ''"''' "o'S' 'hE'a IS scarcely na've
",'' WIN niue experience. would not
"''N' more 'hhn an ordinary member ct the British
"''"'"'e"' LOOK I" me ng''sh NJ b''''H' and Sc"
what ia 70" prejudice and ignorance, mixed up with
ma OF uSurs, distinguish, Il vast n ml.r of titled
| fnIiprs and " ;,,ess orevhoo,Is n ~. ho ~ u;,
,,,I,.: " ""'' IL" 'S"o
' f"i'' Is u be '"'n' at our great sea ports into
winch Europe (nnd especially G,cnt Britain vomits
. the otii,l of her aims hon, uon6s, ,.-.
! d. . :, and heggaries.
10y ven I'VE Wv; when they find their way into our
hTpI1 90 81, fertile country scam T., .conr. a, foo
ra,', ..o,. - ,r, >''e'
more enlarged views MIMI appears TO expand here
as il cnnenplates the almost boundrssness of our
rorv the mopncence of mr. fnrests the grandeur of
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IL. WINCH we euo inc at.'ce from the standard copied
"'' wa 10y l Nv" p'epo"'e'o'S Is Such stu"
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,r ;n]e,onl.n u; sh ~ eo 'ns asc'aIanon
now are Ia The South they are threatened by two and
II hall millions OF discontinued slaves who only
WV, ~ "rlo,u''y 10 GaS' OH 'her ietters and
In the Free states there are unwars Of three H~uJred
thousand free people of color who ate burning to set
;.t ''f',. W c H"h l''e' ana ne fevenged on the
suyesN worse ,hnn the;r h,rc or NAVAL ~. e. Ie
South Again, on the Western frontier there are some
hundred + onss nd Indian warriors many of whom have
n"'n even "l'h Inc last year. unJustIy ban'shed from
n;,,, G o, ~, u WV "'e ''''s waning q" oPPo''u'
H.,
1870 J., 800 60. '' W. :, -'"' ".'' III
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ei""liF Us "s'-'' HOT hshef-he very war i'seIt was
s"pect Vi controversy. but as England JeH dt that
time, Party spirit does not dull the edge blunt the
point OF our weapons, or make aim less unerring.
The South is not threatened by its slaves, who are
easily kept in subecinn manage all the ipsidons at
tennis of Abolitiouiss who are the verv
md too,s of Rr;,;s) no,;cv What II am nm e.
,,os y, ,Lo fr,. S.o,,. J L .. 49,.
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= ,.-, ~, .. '~' ''o" way
"t, u, ''' VI ,'' '"''' u''' we are prepared To
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