The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-07

WAS any ultlo III IL lot when any person was
to be held responsible. IL Was me.
Tho parties then left. In the afternoon
this same Mcdonnell cane out in the Globe,
in a most bitter an vnlic.iye article against
Native Americansm and Mr.. Henry J. Brent
charging him with being the author of the
piece; and that too, in the face Of the fact
which stated to him, that he was not in
any way connected with it. This puts
"Gratlan" in no eaviabIc position, and there
! leave him on that point.
All the articles which have appeared I'M
der the editorial head of the Native since
have been the ostensible Editor, except those
from my own pen, have been written by
Gentleman of the Democratic party, and
Roman Catholic, and we venture to assert
that he stands higher in both ranks than this
IIishman. We Law, never attacked the par
ty, until it came out openly and avowedly
our foe. AS Native Americans, we pursue
the seven tenor Of our way" regardless Of
party. What we find in either to condemn,
we lay before the public, and it remains with
the people to say whether we are right or
wrong. Nor do we raise the flag of HOSTILE
ty against such Of our adopted citizens as are
worthy of the name; but such as "Grattan,"
we will always hold up to public Indignation.
1t is against the distant, unregistered, and I'M
naturalizcd foreigner we fght--it is against
the hordes Of outcasts, and the thousands of
paupers, thrown daily, and to be thrown
eternaly, upon our shorcs-unless the Natur-
alization laws are abolished, and provision
made against this curse-that we raise the
voice of alarm. 1t is to shield our ballot
boxes from frauds, and the influence Of the
machines of despots, that we wage the war
of nature and our country. We know that
a majority of the foreigners that have been
sent here, land perhaps ''Grattan' is one
among that number,) are enemies-by edu-
cation and feeling-to our Republican form
of Government and we believe that neither
foe years, nor any time is sufficient to eradi-
cate the love Of home and their prejudices
from their BOSOM We therefore wish them,
while enjoying the rights Of protection, to
leave the right and power of election and Of
Government with us. 1t is for this we are
denounced and traduced by the myrmdons
of power, and the outcasts Of foreign govern
ments. -.-..
In referring to the former chastisement OF
Mcdonnell for his private conduct, or that
which he deserves for his abuse Of our
people, it was not intended to impute to
him any thing legally criminal or Infamous,
bad as his conduct was. alluded to the
first as facts, and to the last as my opinion of
that which he merited for his denunciaton OF
Americans-who are engaged in the cause
Of repeating the laws of naturalization,- as
''Englsh tories" and vile Federalists. Wheth-
err was right in the first, Ileave to the proof
arising from common rumor and general be-
lief; and as to the latter-the opinion that
Mcdonnell deserves expulsion from the ten
miles square, leave to the judgment of all
temperate and native citizens who can pa
tienhy read the indammatory, libellous, and
foreign productions, Of this presumpluous as
sailant "Grattan."
For information to all foreign enemies,
will state, that when Mcdonnell or his types
again attacks us, we stand ready to 1Oork then,
out Of their dens, for the public gaze. In
this case we have succeeded, and we will en-.
deavor to do the same when the like again
occurs;-and, hold myself responsible and
ready to answer for all may say or do.
We stated that i" Grattan'' had asserted
fasehoods, villified our citizens, and traduced
our institutions; and that, for this reason, he
deserved to be clicked out Of the ten
miles square," repeat it. II he is
not satisfied with our country, let him re-
turn to his own. If he is not content TO
be regulated by American feeling, let him
escape from our land, and become again
the subject of his beloved Queen. But let
him not abuse us for maintaining our rights.
If he does, Mcdonnell may rest assured he
shall not escape under the signature of ''Grat-
tam"
do not intend to multiply words with this
Irish blackguard, nor follow him through his
scurrility in the Globe nor do intend TO
fight Mr.. Brent's battles but plainly to tell
Mcdonnell, thatI lean easily be fouad by my
friends, and still more easily by nay enemies
do not pretend to "buhy" this Irshmsn;
but merely to inform him that he will And
me where he and his friend found me ls.a
Saturday-where hold myself ready to aa-