The native American., 1840-05-16
FOREIGNERS AS POLITICIANS.

FOREIGNERS AS POLITICIANS.
The folly Of atlrihuting to Native American
Associations an intent, in their origin to influence
the party politics Of the day, has almost died
away, since a scrupulous adherence on our par,
to a strict neutrality on that subject has dlsarmed
our adversares and our cautious friends OF any
right to enlert in the slightest suspicion against
us IN that score. We are therefore, we believe
now sailing freely under our fair flag, and shall
continue IN the even tenor of our way, L" the last
year that we shall fire, or the last cheer when
victory shall crown efforts. We have always
endeavored to show the necessity of r. pral OF
our Laws of Naturalization. by referring TO the
undue influence which an alien population has
constantly, within the last fifteen years, had upon
our elective rights and our political controversies.
That necessity has Increased with the angmenta-
ton of the immigrants; aud day after day teaches
us that unless speedily cooperate hom all
parties, to arrest the tide that is flowing us from
distant lands, we shall, as a nation, lose itien
tv in the heterogeneous mass of new Corners.
and be strangers in our own land ; then, indeed,
NAV we seek new homes for ourselves, and ex-
claim with Virgil, T" Nos patrian1 .tugimus '-we
fly our country.
The strangers, as we have often said and again
repeat, are not content with the blessings of be1-
ty and the protection of laws well regulated by our
own counrymen, but they essay to become teach
ers of the principles which belong exclusively to
the knowledge of the American people; nor are
they satisfied with combining their assurance in
this way to mere theoretic pretence, but advance
step Beyond even the American himself, and
profes, to be leaders Of parties to marshal us on,
in the ways Of Repuhlicanism. Nj this, so far as
there is any virtue or sincerity, or indeed capacity,
In such people, is but speculation, which the
arrogan, foreigner makes upon the rreduity of the
unsuspecl.ng Native; but after all, il is but spe-
cuation there is neither good farh nor honesty
in such dongs; for, unless success attends the eff
forts Of these demagogues, they hccome dissatis-
1ed at the stubbornnes> of people, aud revenge
themselves upon US by abusing all that is worthy
in our people, and all that is exemplary Ill our III
stuons. They are indeed but mercenary legions,
who applaud or condemn, according to the failure
or success Of their own attempts
We were led INFO these remarks from the cir
,cumstance of seeing call i'll one of the papers OF
this City for meeting of the German WhisTs.-
This appeal is made by Mr.. Grund, German,
who but a short time back, as we have untersto od
was DESTROYS to become, in body and intellect, a
new champion on the side Of this Administrations
but who. failing receive the cost or the bribe of
such services, veer.d round like the weather vane,
to uduclrna,e his own fellow Germans, through
the means Of their own native t,ngue, into the
principles Of Whigism. We will not pause to
was the cause o! this ap,stacy; suffice it to say,
that he is only one out OF thousand of the same
sian. processing to be of DO h parties, who have
1onc, anil will again d., the same tn n.y. when the
hope of pocunary interest prompts their actions,
nal obscures their integrity.