The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-07
NAIElVIA AELlA-5LUANo
From the NeW Orleans Natlre .4mer an.
STATE CONVENTION.

The following excellent letter from
Cheneyville, Parish of Rapides, we would
specially commend to the attention of anv
OF our 'luke,warm friends lii such there
be) III the city. 1t treasures us OF the fact
that among our fellow-citizens in the
country, our cause numbers ?. large ma
Jori'y ln'lts tayor, Oar State Convention
next Ja.Iuary will show i. Shall our en-
ersles be suffered TO relax and our zeal to
expire just at the moment when our pros
ptcts are assuming the most fatterng as
|pect2 1t canp OF bet will not be. The
New Orleans Native American AsSocia-
'lcl1, has reen heretofore looked to as the
great leader IN our G lorious cause shall
we shrink from our high position, or by
CO idness and inaction, prove ourselves
unworthy OF, and therefore loose it? Wei
rest assured that,the cause cannot die. In
every quarterof our land, the seeds have
been sown, which must spring up TO ma
turlty and bear fruit to perfection. Ma.
tlonal IN Its objects, it IS by minority oil
the people of the nation that they are to
be accomplished. What boots it if here
or there foreign influence may predomi-
nate, or false notions of national genera
slty prevail SO as to overshadow the ef-
forts OF the advocates Of the Repeal p
Have we not even nov indisputablo rea-
sons to believe that our cause is meeting
with favorable response from decided
majority OF the American peop!e?j AT
the last session of Congress we received
assurances that a majorityof thamembers
were ready for the Repeal On account,
however, of the delicate position of the
two parties, the intense political excite
ment that prevailed, and perhaps. more
than all, from the fact that the opinion of
the people had not been as yet drfnitely|
expressed in the matter, our friends did
not press for an immediate action. Thes,
opposing obstacles will in The natural
course OF things soon cease. Then comes
the crisis Of our cause. Shall we be
found wanting? 10 us belongs the proud
position of leading the van. If we fa
ter, others will be ready TO take our
place.
But we must not, we will not falter.
10 discourage us, we see nothing-to en-
courage us, every thing. Observe how
prompt and warm has been the response
throughout the country to our cali of
State Convention. When first suggested
many thought it impracticable. They
|argued that our principles could not as
yet be supposed to have made any consi-
dcrable progress throughout the interior,
and that much longer time must elapse
before they could be properly appreciated
and understood in the more remote nor
tons of the State. But now the result has
exceeded the authorizations of the most
sangunc. The enthusiasm of our fiiends
IN other quarters, is indeed most cheering.
May it be contagious and r. i've the spirits
OF us all.
NEARCHENElvlLLE, Parish Of Rapides,
October IL, 1910.
Gentlemen Your circular letter, da-
tea list August, Oh the subject of hold
ing convention of the friends of the
Repeal Cause in New Orleans, some timeI
during the session of the legislature, has
been some time OH hand, and having con-
verscd on the subject with many of nv
friends, now, at this my earliest conve-
nlence: communicate to YOU the desired |
Information. 4ou wish 10 know if there
are any friends of the Repeal Cause in
my Immediate neighborhood ! answer,
that | believe majority Of the citizens
here are total Repealers. Some there are
who would be satisfied with modifca-
uon-but they are few; and still fewer
are those who have heard dare to OK
press an entire opposition to the Repeal
cause We, of the true Native American
party, here, are prepared to stand by the
cause, and give 10 it all honorable assist
'aEce IN our power, till the odious and i'm
polite naturalization laws are swept from
our law books. We are prepared to stand
by the cause until this is done; and that
our objects will be accomplished
have no doubt. The cause is rapidly
gaining ground wherever am acquaint,
ed. The idea of Native American As
ISOLATION. is recent thing, and has been
SO much slandered, both by the wings
and democrats-tIlat is TO say, by the de.
magogues and office seekers of each par
ty, each charging it as trick of the 9th.
er slde-that many people are afraid oft,
tor fear some party purpose is concealed
behind II. But, gentlemen, when the
elections of this year are closed by the
choice OF Il President of the United States
there will be an end to the induccment
to mlsrepresent our cause, and we shall
no longer hear OF its being trick of the
democrats or the wings; but that both
these great parties, without distinction,
will join heart and hand with us, and that
we will then have Il Native American par
Ity more numerous than either the whig or
democrat party is now.
l myself saw the danger to which the