The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1839-03-02

and friends. The public response would be that
it is not, and hence the boosted patriotism Of those
|naturalized foreigners would be shown to be idle
promise, and the impolicy of the laws admitting
them to political rights, be confessed throughout
the land. We conjure our fellow counlrymen
every where to unite with US upon the broad
ground Of public safety in procuring repea! of
those laws, SO that when the hour of peril comes
no native may fear that in the ranks of his own
troops there aremen who may be guilty of reaeh-
cry, and in acting the fathless part to his adopted
country claim from all nations justification and
a sympathy, from the circumstance that, at best,
they have been true to nature.
The New York Herald charges upon the San
day Morning Nevs that there is negotiation
pending between that paper and the abotionsts,
and more than insinuates that the Neaos is abou,
to sell itself to their interests. The Natchez
Free Trader comments upon this statement Of
the Herald, and evidently manifests some misgiv-
ings for having heretofore spoken commentator
trly OF the Ne,Os, as an advocate Of southern in
terests, OF seeing the publication Of the alleged
IhS5o'itioH, IL SOulu Seclu tIldt TIE 1fGNS
was about to abandon its first position, and go
over on abolition ground, or, in other wcrds 90
mad.
When one thinks he has good authority for a
statement, as was probably the case with the Free
Trader, as, the accuser and the accused being
neighbors, the former might be supposed to know
the facts alleged against the latter there is some
excuse for the impression such statement made
upon that paper; but we concur in the opinion Of
the NeCs, that an appeal should have been made
to its columns for the facts on which the charge
was predicated, before giving credeace to it. BY
this test, it would have been at once ascertained
that there is not to be found in the paper charged
one sentence to sustain the allegation. So far
from this being the case, that paper has been
ever since we have had she pleasure of perusing
its columns, an uncompromsing antagonist Of
abolition. We unite with the Ne,gs in the ex-
lpresson Of surprise that any one could suppose
it capable Of now suddenly shifting its ground
and Of laying itself liable to the :imputation o.
inconsistency, dishonesty and want of principle
1t is sufficient to establish the reputation of this
journal, and the character of it's conductor, if any
doubt existed before, that his purpose could not
be perverted by the tempting lure of twenty thou
sand dollars. Referring to the proposition Of the
abolitionists, he says
g 1t is true, then, as we have before stated N
our columns, that the sum Of $40 900 was offered
us, if we would abandon the cause Of the south,
and advocate the doctrines Of abolition; and it is
also true, that this offer was promptly and dcc-
svely declined. No 9 negotiation was ever en-
tered into; no bargain opened; no details heard.
We could not, for a moment, listen to such pro-
position. We have opposed the abolitionists, be-
cause we believed their measures to be dangerous,
disorganizing and destructive"
While the NeWs has thus acquitted itself with
SO much honor, and placed itself out of the reach
of censure or suspicion, what must be the thought
of those monhy, humane, honest, conscientious
and pious defenders Of liberty, propagators of mo-
rality, patrons of philanthropy, and teachers Of
piety-the boltionists-who thus attempt to bride
or buy both principle and press, to subserve as
wicked purpose ever actuaied man, if we
may Judge from the expected evil result, if that
purpose be persisted in
The secret in this affair is simply this: The
Observation-Disclosures stop at nohing-stoop to every
thing. They would glory in being able TO buy
the whole press into their support; and if they
had succeeded in obtaining the Sunday Morning
News, it would have been no mean acquisition.
Hence that burning remorse which ought to have
tortured their consciences, if they had any, could
not restrain them from approaching an honest man
with bride.
TO OUR LOUISIANA FRIENDS.
At the instigation Of correspondent at New Or