The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1839-06-15


upon the proceedings of this Association, and that copy
of these Resolutions be communicated by the Cores
pondng Secretary the Corresponding Secretary Of he
Association Of Louisiana.
By order of the Presden, and Council.
T. d. JONES'
Acting Recording Secretary.
At a special meeting of the Native American Associa
ton of Louisiana the following Preamble and Reso
buttons were offered by Dr. MONO MAcKIE, and
unanimously adopted
The members of the Native American Association of
Louisiana have learned with sincere regret the death of
their esteemed and venerable President, ISAIAH DoANE
ESQ at the height of usefulness and pened expert
ence Banded together Paternity is, by league
which comprises all the duties of the good American, We
cannot but turn with unaffected admiration to the excel
lent deceased model, uniting the qualities and prin-
cipes which we so fondy cherish. Born in the United
States the sentiment of liberty under the law was to
him ntuitive and through life he exhibited bright *
annie of the safety with which the Native citizens may
be trusted with the sovereign rights Of while reason
and duty are placed to temper discretion He saw, rs
we have DONE the vital dang which threatens the Re
public from the food gate opened by the naurailzao"
laws whereby hosts of people from all quarters OF IT,"
giobe-uracauaintod with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
for self control-tanted with iradcable blasses antago
mist to sacred principles, are admitted almost I'm
mediaely TO full participation in that power and pubic
opinion which rule our fate and which, when corrupt
by intermixure the worst of scourgrs he saw and
depored this but he had every confidence in the intel
lgence of his native countrymen. He knew that the
voice of knowledge had gone forth to be recalled
and that science oo had left her scitudes to enshten
the multitude He therefore, wished the evils of which
ali afplu iiecp
tate but to convnce not to nlame the bad passions,
but TO elicit the attention of every lover of his country
and to awaken just sentiments of patriotism. With US
he sought to abolish the existing naturalization laws
with he sought to spread the conv cion far and WIDE
that never country in the world stood in such necessity
to preserve the purity Of the elective franchise yet SO
heedessy allowed it to be proaned: and his strongest
aspiration was, that from the present time forward the
Republic with its Is millions Of freemen, should begin
to stint its adoption of Aliens and should preserve its
nationality by greater jealousy of its citizenship.
The present period he thought peculiarly favorable to
the PRONUNCIATION of views-a period solemn an q
evenful-when our political horizon is oercast with
clouds and porents of illwhen the whole country is
PROSTATE by recent reversesby the distractions anc
perplexties of business, and by the nasplcons events
which every day urges our consideration Times of
calamity are times Of reflections and he thought the pre-
sent state Of the pubic MIND Wen sulted 10 Tue sooe
scrutiny of those evils which it is the object OF our as
ISOLATION to AVERT and which, if not aveted vii! speedi
y convuse our Union to its centre, and set at defiance
whatever is venerable in the law, maj este in pubic
function-a the charities of hearths and all the
sanctities of our affairs.
The members OF the Native American Associations
feeling deep senses of the loss they have sustained h
this affecting dispensoton of Divine Providence, would
do Injustice to their feelings did they refrain on
this OCCASION to make brief expression of individual
respect and affection for the character OF one who pre-
sided over this body with dignity and with intelligence
whose life was beautiful illustration OF every manly vir
tue and whose candor, generosity, and holiness Of
honor had won for him the general esteem-who, not
wthsandng the igor of his principles, was man OF
expanded feelings of humanity, and of just views OF
tolerance Of opinion-fnl Of humble yet rstul DEVOTION
md the unlinching servant of duty and of law
Wherefore be it resolved that the Native American
Association deeply lament the death their late President
Isaiah Doane Esq and will, in token thereof, wear
IN the usual manner for the space of thirty days
Resolved That copy of the proceedings and resou.
t;ons he addressed to the family of the deceased and
that the same be published in the city newspapers.
j. 5. MCFARLAND, Prestpro tenn
L. OeIER, Secretary.