Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-09
America YcspueCS.

America vcspueCs.
We are surprised at the virulence with which this
lady has been assailed by journalists in differ
parts of the country and peasedat the courteous
reception she seems uniformly to have met with in
the south and west. There seems to be erroneous
impression in the minds Of many, that she has been
soliciting aims from the citizens of every town that
she has visited. This is not She has not solicit
ed alms she has not solicited any thing except frsm
the nation at large in general Congress assembled.
As to the sneer that has been current against her,
that she only refused the smaller boon because it
weakened her chance of obtaining the larger. that is
ungaant and unmanly. She is lone, helpless, de-
fenceless woman and very beautiful one, by the by
which will weaken her claims to sympathy and re-
spectul consideration in the breast of true Of
Adam. She is lenially descended from the adven-
turous mariner who first drew and published charts
Of portions Of this country, and whose name the
ton bears-America. And if we could will it, we
would have her marry noble American-one of ma
lures noblemsn; and would alss have her retain
her present name, by special act passed for that
purpose. We have no family Of the name of Vsspa-
cius amongst us; but there is no reason why we
should not have one, and many reasons why we
should. As to her claims, she has as many and as
powerful ones the Poles had, and Congress gave
them grant Of land. But it is useless to multiply
words on this matter-the following embodies all
that need be said on the SUBJECT
AMERICA VEsPUcGI.-Our city is visited by a lady
whs has great claims to the considerations Of the
American people. She has been respectfully and
kindly noticed by the editors Of papers, and has
received the hospitable attentions Of many Of our
most estimable citizens; but greaful as these civil
ties must be to a stranger, and soothing as they
doubtless are to lady standing alone, rs she does, IN
foreign land they are not all that she should re-
ceive.
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trioss Navigator who gave name to our continent
Proud Of that name and Of the republican institutions
that have grown up the soil that bears it, her mind
and imagination became imbsed in early life with
the principles of liberty. She studied the history
and geaius of eur country, and became profoundly
impressed with desire to infuse the spirit OF free
dom into the minds Of her ewn countrymen, who
grsaning under the yoke OF Austria. She en-
barked in oiutios against the oppressors oi he
native land and by her spirit talent, and energy be.
came the soul Of the conspiracy She attempted tor
italy, what Washington, Lafay cite, and other noble
spirits, did fer America and had she been success
full, her name would have been enrolled with theirs
upon the impoverished page OF history But she was
not sustained as they were, by an energetic people,
reared in the love of freedom She failed-and, like
the patriots Of Ireland became the object Of proscrr-
ton. Her own land was no longer place OF safety;
she could not find home upon the soil of her nativi-
ty, where q jealous desPotism employed uncessing
vigilance to crush every attempt Of the people TO
sert their rights She came to the United States, an
der the confident hope Of finding here home, and OF
meeting the sympathy of people whose political
sentiments we're In unison with her own. She came
to the land that has honored the names OF Lafayette
Kosciusko, and Emmett, and has received with open
the martyrs in the holy cause OF freedom, from
every land where despotism has become intoerable.
She came asc redited to government through the
government OF France, which gave her the most am
pie testimonials Of her lineage her personal worth,
ant rreproachable character. She presented these
credentials, and asked to be made American cti-
gen. and to receive small tract Of the soil bearing
the name Of her ancestor. committee Of the Sc.
nate examined her testimonials, and reported that
they amply sustained her pretensions; that she
the ndant Of Amer us and LADY, Of character
talents, and education; but that the constitution and
laws Of the United States did not authorize Congress
to grant her request They recommended her en-
phatically TO the American people, and IL rests
with the PEG, lie to pay to lady and patriot Who
has honored our country by seeking in IL refuge
from oppression, the respect due TO her name and
character
The lady has received in our city the attention duo
to young and lovely woman, well-bred, accom- plsh
| ed and highly recommended She has found kind
ness at our resides Her graceful and fe ninine at
fractions have won the homage due to them. Bat
will not Cincinnati acknowledge by some public de-
nonstraon their respect for the descendant Of YES
| puciusl Will they not respond 10 the Recommended
tioR Of Congress- by according some public testimo-
NY Of welcome to whose patriotism has banished
her from the land Of her fatherl Will they not say,
we are proud that the descendant Of him whose
has been rendered immortal by being attached to our
land, has selected this country as ritual from the
oppression which has assaed her. because she would
have tasght her countrymen to initiate the example
Of our fathers7
| She asks nothing more. She does not solicit the
bounty Of our citizens. She claims only the sympa-
| thy Of free people. IL she were a man and could
speak her sentiments, and repeat her history at q
public meeting, thousands OF hearts would respond
to her enthusiastic love Of liberty, and her profound
Affection fer America. She is a woman, asd must be
silent Will not galantry and patriotism speak fer
herl Arethe claims Of patriot less because she is
womas and adds the graces and virtues Of her own
sex, to the courage and talents Of oursl
gJ-A modest young lady from up town
visit to some friends in the country who had q
swing near potato field One day the lady was in.
| vited to be suspended between heaven and earth
| She declined. "why. don't you swingl we all do
here, IL is so delightful" said her friends. eyes
yes, IL may be delightful, but you know potatoes
| have eyes, and then - replied the modest
young lady from the city.
10 IL has been discovered that there were only
ten or twelve engaged in the recent Cobourg affair
They have been examined and nothing proved gainst
them The Canadians were very much frightened
and when this little thar half dozen armed
men appeared on their frontier they imagined they
i saw a Thousand armed 20 the teeth.
Jrssr A. BvNvM, locofoco, has been reelected e
I Congress from North Carolina. The probability u
that CHARLES SnErHsRD, also locofoco, Is reelected
II from, 4.l.a