The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1839-04-13
THE NATIVE AMERICAN.
From the Ldfdqette Express. |

Our neighbor of the Advertiser is still welding
the two edged sword of his grammar and logic on
the subject Of American Naturalization. Disco
vering that q committee of both Houses were not
blind TO the selfevident truths of the Native
American petition our neg hbor in his number OF
"Wednesday last, attacks the report of the COM
mttee with the falchon of Zoilus. So profound
knowledge of our republican institutions as is
displayed in the article of Wednesday, must have
proceeded from the quill of some, European Priest
who has on the sudden set up the trade of an
American Statesman.
We are led to doubt whether our neghbor will
ever be able to discover good English in any re-
ports or petitions of this class, be cool enough
to use Ineligible English IN commenting on
them. The article of our neighbor is literary
and political curiosity. 1t speaks of the States
having an undoubted right to naturaHze their
own citizens, though it were possible TO
nafuralizs citizen; and as though State had
any more right to pass naturalization law than
il has to coin money. Our neighbor calls the
State laws regulating the subject of residence by
the new tangled name of domestic naturalization
laos, and without any foundation, accuses the
committee of asking Congress to NEEDLE in this
affair of State sovereignty. He thinks moreover
it is no such great privilege to be An American
citizen after all. Hear him.
1.-The report proceeds to assume that the en-
graats into our country are gnorant and vicious
in the EXTREME and are ''paupers and criminals"
by the way it does not say they are all So and
then (of course boasts wonderfully of the privie-
ges and plerogaves (what are they?) Of our own
enlightened and patriotic communlty-so as to
afford striking contrast-n words at least
According to this delightful episode of the
physical advantages ofour country this gram
al -nfIn ii,
and viscious alluded to- it will be no great loss
to future emigrants to part with the privileges
and prerogatives WHAT ARE THEY 7! Of our en-
lghtened and patriotic community" and as it
will be great gain TO the natives, why not do
away with naturalization in the future. Our
neighbour should go for it OH his own showing.
The editor closes his article thus
"But if any reasonable objection can be made
to the suffrage laws in other States, we think
none can to those of Louisiana, and we firmly be-
lieve that there is not native Loulsianian who
understands his own State laws, that is, or will
become member of such native American as
soeiation-formed Of Norheners who understand
as little Of Southern institutions, and politics. as
foreigners themselves do of America"
By this paragraph we are made to understand
that the writer is opposed to the extension Of the
right of suffrage, ri ght which is freely exercised
by every free white male citizen in almost every
State Of the Union, and which before the expra-
ton Of five years will be as freely exercised in
Louisiana. There are quite a number of ..native
Louisianians who understand their own State
laws" that are members and wW become mem
bers of the Native American Association. So
far from the association in New Orleans being
formed Of "Northeners," the leading members
native of Louisiana and of the Southern
States. They are but branch Of association
witch is organized from Maine to Louisiana, unit
ed without distinction Of marty. This is no
question Of North and South, Clay and Van
Buren,. 1t is question on which the Creole of
Louisiana will shake hands with the Yankee Of
Maine. There is no understanding of Southern
institutions involved in the matter. The nstitu-
ions of the svhole country are concerned.