The native American., 1839-06-22

Hall on monday evening al O'Clock.
By order.
THE IRISH EXCITEMENT IN NEW ORLEANS.
Our attention has been attracted by several
publications in the late New Orleans papers in
relation to an offence which seems to have been
given by Mr.. Bailie Peyton, well known by ma
ny of our readers as lately distinguished mem
Der Of Congress from Tennessee, now pract-
toner of law in New Orleans.
In the few remarks which we now make on
this subject for the purpose of introducing to the
attention of our readers, an extraordinary COM
munication, which we have extracted from s.'The
Louisianian" of the 18th instant, We will not
investigate the propriety or impropriety of any
expressions which may. have fallen from Mr..
Peyton or his colleague Mr.. Wigginton, in the
performance of their professional duty to their
client, before one Of the legal tribunals of their
country. The subject derives importance, not
from what Mr. Peyton or Mr.. Wiggnton said or
did not say ON that OCCASION, but from the most
alarming and daring attack made by all infuriated
band Of foreigners upon the liberty Of speech in
this country, and the unquestioned aud unques-
tlonable license extended, in all countries, law
yers and advocates in the cause Of their clients
before the public legal tribunals. 1t would be a
new thing i'll England, and even in Ireland, to
call attorney or counsellor to account, before
the public, for his occasional heat or irritaon in
the examination of witnesses or his addresses to
the Court and Jury. Perhaps in no country, not
even in our own, is greater latitude allowed, than
in England, to professional men in courts Of Jus.
tlce; and any attempt to assail lawyer, out of
doors, for words used by him in conducting the
case OF his client, would be visited by the courts
of law by the most exemplary punishment on
the offenders. If witnesses are unnecessarily
stigmatised in Court, by lawyers on one side,
they can be, and always are ably and sufficiently
vindicated by those on the oher and the Bench
in this country is never backward in protecting
the character Of witnesses from undeserved i'm
putations.
To the many causes Of complaint which we
have heretofore urged against large proportion
of our foreign population, the scenes enact
ing in New Orleans, make an awful and porten
tous addition. Has it already come to this, tina
our lawyers in the exercise Of their profession
are to be overawed, threatened bullied and mob
bed by an infuriated band of men, strangers te
our soil, our habits and free institutions? Men
of foreign birth, foreign language, foreign predi
lection-many Of them literally outcass from their
own country-sheltered by our hospitality, Ell.
couraged by our mistaken liberaity, and subsist
ing upon our charity? Now, indeed, is the fable
Of the man who cherished the half frozen viper in
his bosom, no longer fable. The realization is
before us, around us, and upon us. Let US cas
that viper from u.s. or will sting to the heart
For two years have we ceased not to call upon
our countrymen to awake from their fethargy
We have warned them Of their danger, but they
have disregarded our warnings We have ap.
pealed to the people to save themselves from the
pollution which follows from contact with fe.
Ions and vagabonds from abroad; but our cry has
been unheeded. We have entreated the legisla-
tors of cur country, to interpose check to stay
the deluge which is about to overwhelm our land
and sweep away our free institutions; but deal
ear has been tur1ed to our entreates, and our so.
licitations have b,,en Stunned with contempt
But we will not keep our readers from the pre-
cous communication in the Louisianian. Here
it is and we beg our c>'untrymen to scan every
line, and carefully weigh the import of the pro-
pasal so insidiousiy made:-
fT5 The Editors Of the L ou'sianian,]
,Gep.temen--.I have noticed for ihese few days past
great excitement among the Irish population IN conse-
Suenoe of some spersons said TO have been cast upon
The natisnal character by Mr. Baie Aoeyton and Mr..
Wiggintou. at late, preliminary trial sfore Recorder
BALDWIN. in which rishnen were witnes ses. lhe as
nersons said to have Lern made by these gentlemen are
detailed in letters which have appearedin e Louisiana
ADVERTISE. over tie sign Of Graan Mr. pey'on
has given most positive denis; 50 that is sue IS now
joined and the question rests ny Ssssb ood Of The
oher-of Mr. Peyton and his alesge the ae ousea Or
of Mr. Grattan the eacoaser. The asPe'svus' Ia snb
stated by Grattan, are certainly II. ost rhsauhe, a
mperativsy demand the stamp OF pno"c aisapfoo; ;
ton BY this class of citizens; b kpe"'ue .ne
table nature Of my countnyuen the lmPossaohiy " &c
stranng them when their feelings are once reused. ap
the alarming lengths TO which they a. -e Then eaFmeo'
cannot agree with Grattan's idea as TO he cenvenng
public meetGg-eome mischief would il evitabfy oeea
but would suggest, the proprety Of ann onting com
off cfF PuL