The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-17
NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
OF THE UNITED STATES.
Preamble and Constitution Of tie Ncticc .Hmsrica,
Association of the United States.

Association of the United States.
WHEREAS il is an ad United fact that all Government
are not only capable, but bound by all the pInci
ples national preservation TO govern their affairs
by the agency OF their own citizens aud we believe
the republican form Of our Government to be an
object OF fear and dislike to the advocates OF mon
archy in Europe, g 1 og that reason, if for none
ether, ia order TO preserve our institutions pure
and uspellRted we are imp"ratlvely called upon I"
administer our peculiar system free Of all foreign
influence and interere..ce. Fy admitting the
stranger Unfortunately to the exercise Of those
high attributes which constitute the rights Of the
native born American citizen, we weaken the at
tachment Of the native and gain naught but the
sordid allegia. ce Of the foreigner. The rights Of
the American, which ne holds under the CoIst
tuition of the Revolution and exercised By him
as the glorious prerogatiye Of his birth, are calcu
lated to stimulate 10 action, condense TO strength
and cement in sentiment and patriotic sympathy.
Basing then, the right and dnty TO confederate on
these high truths, profess other ect than the
promotion Of our native country in ali the walks Of
private honor, public credit, and national indepen-
aence; and therefore we maintain the right, in lis
most extended form, OF the native born American,
and he only, to exercise the various duties incident
70 the rsmiic of the laws, executive, legisla-
1--we ministerial, from the highest 10 the Lowest
post of the GovernRcht-aCd to obtain This great
end we shall advocate The entire repeal Of the natn-
ralization laws BY Congress. Aware that tie Cons
tuition orbids and even il il did not, we have wish
to establish, Ell post facto aws:-tHe action seek
with regard TO the laws Of nlturalizaton is intended
70 act in prospective character. We shall advocate
equal Liberty to all who BORN equity free to
BE SO born constitutes, when connected with moral
qualities, in minds the arstocracy OF human ma
tnre. Acting under these generic principles, we
further hold that, TO be permanent people must
De united one, bound together BY synpaihies, the
result of common political organ and to be nation
al, we mast cherisi, the Native American sentiment
to the entire and radical exclusion Of foreign cpn
ions and doctrines introduced by foreign paupers and
European political adventures. From Kings our
gallant forcfathers won their Eberesthe slaves Of
Kings shall not win them back again. I
,Raigicusly entertaining these sentiments, as
soemny believe .thatthe day has arrived, when the
Americans should unite ,asbrothers to sustain the
strength and purity of their Political institutions -
We have reached that critical period foreseen and
prorhesiea by Of the clear lighted apostles Of
freedoa, when danger threatens from every ship that
Goats on the eceaa TO cur shores-When every wind
that blows welts the ragged panpers TO cur cities,
Bearing in their persons and~charactcrs the ele
Neits Of degradation and disorder To prevent
these evils, we now called upon to mite our
ergies. To Eight ever this great moral revolution,
the shadow of our fsst revolt Of glory, viii be the
duty of the sens oil these wars, and We mast 90
into the combat determined to abide by coun-
try; to preserve her honor free from ceaagion, and
her character as separate people, high and above
the engIaftment OF menarchical desposms