The native American., 1839-08-10
ATTACKS OF THE PARTY PRESS.

Association, as well as III the prospectus OF thls
paper, il was emphatically declared, that with the
political parties of the day, or with partizanship
warfare, we would not interfere Our aims were
of higher, more exalted, and more durable cha
racter-,he attempt to build up National charac-
ter and to maintain the responsibility and dignity
of the american name, and to preserve american
institutions, by calm but resolute resistance Of
the interference Of men Of foreign birth and foreign
education and prejudices in the government OF
American affairs, and tie exclusion of all such
from political privileges, at least until the length
of their probation should give some assurance
that those privileges could not be exercised to our
injury, and the corruption Of our institutions.
TO these professions, our readers will bear
witness, we have strictly adhered. We have
looked OH the bitter partzan warfare raging in
the land, with regret; but true to our own high
objects and purposes, we have not suffered our
selves to be drawn into all advocacy Of one side
or an opposition to the other. We have had rea-
SON to believe, if such coutse should not conci-
late the favor itwould at least shield us from the
attacks of the party presses Of the country But
we And that we estimated too highly the charac-
Ter of the corrupt and shameless conductors of
some Of the newspapers Of the day. Low, gro
yelling, and sortid themselves, they give no Gre
dit 10 those whose only aim is the permanent
welfare of their native land. With such men,
money is the only good thing worth laboring for.
For money, they would sacrifice the honor of
their country, and barter away its Liberties. Act
ihgu the detestable and tyrannical maxim, that
s'.hose who are not for us are against u.s. some
Of the papers Of both political parties have de-
nounced the Native American Associations in
terms Of un,reasured abuse, and our objects and
principles have been most wantonly and grossly
msrepresented. We have heretofore treated
these attacks with silent contempt. We have an
abiding trust in the virtue, intelligence and pa
,rio,ism of the great body Of our couhtrymen, and
our confidence in the final triumph of our cause
IS undated When the fever of strong party ex-
element shall have subsidized, WREN the men who
now lead on either side shall have passed away,
and the corrupting influences which they have
brought to bear upon their deluded followers shall
have ceased to operate, then shall the American
banner float in triumph over the land. The for
cign mercenaries who have been bought with OFF,
ces, and Jobs, and contracts, OH the one side, and
c.;ded with golden promises on the other, will
have to fall back and give place to those who
r;uh,fully claim the honors and privileges OF the
land as their birth-right.
Amongst the presses which have been most
rabid and malignant in their attacks upon the
Waive American Associations, we designate the
GLOBE and Metropolis, Of this City, and two or
three presses, in Georgia and Louisiana, Of ine-
ricr note. So'nDtoriously corrupt and unPrlhcPted
are these papers. that we have deemed it in some
degree derogatory to our character to notice them.
Every epithet that malice could invent, or the ge-
n;us Of Elsehood and defamation could propagate,
has been lavshly bestowed upon US by these pan
ders to the corrupt appe'ites Of the low and de-
graded hangers-on Of party. Wings, Federalists'
Arstocra.s, -terms which those parasites deem to
be the vilest in their own peculiar estimate OF cpl
thets,-arc such by which they have thought pro-
per to designate men who scorn to be held III par
" yassalage. II by Whigs, is meant those who
prerer their own country TO all others, those who
prefer that honors and Offices should be exclu-
sivey enjoyed, and its government administered
and controlled by their natiUe fellow-clzens,
then we are proudof the title. Ifby Fedcfalisfs,
Is meant those who are ready to sacrifice every
thing that is personally dear to them, for the pre-
serva,ion Of this gofioos Union, then we reJoice
in being called Federalists, and claim the title as
our own. If by .aristocrats,s meant those who
desire to preserve to, the honest Woodworking
mechanics--thc upright, unbought and unpurcha.
sable native ci,zens-the exclusive privilege OF
governing Reconsideration the term Af's'oc,a'
ceases to be one of reptoach, and we can bear 'he
application of ii TO us, with cool philosophy.
But, let the GLoBE and its corrupt con1fereS
beware. Let them remember that many, very
many OF the most resolute and high-minded mem
bers Of our Associations, amongst the supper
tcrs Of their presses, and enrolled in the party
which those presses profess TO sustain. They do
not seem to he aware, that their blows fall, as