The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-04
ADDR E s S
Of the Native american Committee TO the ca
fieens Of Nev Orleans.
(Continued.)

our natiVe-born brethren, who feel the same aspl-
ratlons which animate US, are becoming intimida-
ted, and are almost ready TO succumb to what
they fear will be our ultimate destiny. This is
no novel sensation amongst our coun,rymen.
During the dark period of the revolutionary
war, the hopes of many patriotic, but ,imid spir-
it's were Frustrated and their exertions paralized,
by the conviction that all was lost: hence they
forbore to express their feelings in relation 10 the
then pending contest, and thus their moral iniln-
ence was lost 10 their country. But she survived.
So at the present time we daily meet with men,
who declare il as their settled opinion that for
eigners have already acquired so much power in
the United States that no exertions of the native
inhabitants can ever procure a repeal of the natu-
ralization laws, and they therefore disposed to
shrink from the struggle in abect submission, be-
hevng, as did their puslilanimous predecessors Of
revolutionary times, that "aH IS LOST
But thanks TO the All-wise disposer of events,
that although the trainers of the American Con-
stitution empowered Congress to make uni
form law OF naturalization, they did not render it
obligatory on that body so to do that they neither
commanded the permanent continuance Of natu-
raliZaton laws, nor prohibited Congress, from
repeating them in toto, whenever it might think
proper so to do. .=
Had the existence Of naturalization laws been
positively and permanently enjoined upon Con-
gress, without qualification by the Constitution
of the United States, SO powerful have we already
permitted foreign influence to become in our
country, that we believe we might indeed s.des-
pair Of the Republic Yes, if the Constitution
of the United States required amendment, in order
to obtain repeal of the naturalization laws, The
wishes and aspirations Of the whole native Ame-
rcan population, as have often heard foreign
ers boast, could not obtain it.
b,y -;
eigners have already obtained such power in our
country, what have we not to apprehend from
their future influence? This should stimulate the
real patriot TO re-double his cxerliens to achieve
this great reformation ere the increasing power of
foreigners in our country, renders it forever i'm
practicable.
The Patrarchs and Sages of the American Re-
violation, saw with eye OF prophetic dsmav
and apprehension the evils of which we are at
present complaining.
Even before the adoption of the Constitution,
the Father of his country, in letter to Mr.. Nor
ris, dated The Gath July, ITS, on the subject of
the appointment of foreigners TO official stations,
says: ''The officers on whom you depend for the
defence Of this cause American Liberty aud who
from length or service, their connexions, proper
ty, and in behalf Of many, may add military
merit, will not submit much if any longer. to the
unnatural promotion Of men over them, who have
nothing more than little plausibility, unbounded
pride and ambition
The elder Adams, whose perils and sufferings
in behalf of American Liberty and Independence,
entile him to the gratitude and venera.ion of
posterity in all time, advocated law having for
its object the protection Of the United States from
indiscrmnate foreign immigration, and the oblo-
guy which has been heaped upon his name, by
almost every foreigner for that act, and which
has almost succeeded IN ahixing a bligh. upon his
memory, is not only proof of the patriotism
which dictated his opinions, and induced him to
devote himself to his country's safety, but is
striking commentary on the foreign feeling and
foreign influence which pervade the United States.
All his revolutionary peri!s, privations and suf-
ferings in behalf of American Liberty, have al
most been neutraEed, and his good name cast
out evil, because ne sought 10 protect his coun-
try from the dangers Of foreign influence
Accused be the American citizen, who would
raise his parrcldal voice to join foreign camor
against any one of the fathers of our beloved
Republic.
The dangers from foreign influence in the
United States, did not escape the prophetic vision
of the great Apostle ofAmercan Liberty, Thomas
jefferson, nor the animadversions Of his powerful
pen, even as early 1881.
He then said: 1.-The present desire of America
~ ~ IiouutC iaPid uopuiduol w d. RfGdl liHpOT-
tations of foreigners as possible. But is this
founded in policy! Are there no inconveniences
to be brown into the scale, against the advanta-
ges expected from the multiplication of numbers,
BY the importation of foreigners
1t is for the happiness of those united in So
cie,y, to harmonic mach as possible in mat
tiers which they must of necessity transact to-
gethcr.
Civil Government being the sole object of for
ming societies, its administration must be con-
Quoted by common consent.
Every species of government has its specific
prncipies-ours, perhaps, are more peculiar than
those of any in the Universe. Nothing can be
more opposed 10 them, than the snaxims of mo-
marches. Yet from such we are TO expect the
greatest number of immigrants.
They will bring with them the principles of
government they have imbbed i'll their early
youth, or if able to throw them of, it will be in
exchange for unbrided Righteousness, passing
as is usual from extreme to another. Ii would
be a miracle, were they TO stop precisely at the
pon, of temperate liberty.
In proportion to their numbers they will share
with ne the leUjsati0n. they will infuse into II