The native American., 1840-05-16
A VOICE FROM THE OLD BAY STATE.


Morning Herald, we republisii with great
pleasure From the North and the South,
from the East and the West, we every day re-
ceive evidence of the progress Of the great
Repeal Cause, cheering us Oh i'll the pro>pec-
/ tive of ultimate success.
A few months hence, aud the great divisions
Of party will be broken down---the sncc IS Of
either Of the candidates for the Presidency will
! he the. harhinGer Of 4 new era; AMI Nntve
Americans and virtuons naturallzcd cillzens.
| will then unite in endearvorlng to secule to
I their posterlty the glorious rights and heritage
hrquruihcd to us by our revolutionary fore
fathers.
We would comment on this subject to II
greater extent, hut tie highly talented and
able manner in which the subject is treated III
the following article. needs no further re
marks from u.s. but we may hereafter revert
to the subject, in order further to sustain som"
of the strong positions in favor of native rights
embodied therein.-M O. NatiUc An,ericun.
FoRElGNERs-Thc is in New Orleans
a Native American party, whose object is to
effect /. repeal of the naturalization laws. The
Native american candidate, III the late NUM-
cipa election, was eIccte!. Thls result speaks
volumes to the whole country, and comes with
greater force from city like New Orleans,
where, from the great number OF foreigners,
the danger to our country from admitting them
too soon to the privileges of citizens, is seen
more readily than in our own city and State,
where the number Of foreigners is compara-
| lively small. The present naturalization laws
should be materially altered, because too many
privileges are given to foreigners, to the Serl
Il -lo
pect from foreigners that love of our country
and its Institutions which our own citizens ex-
hhit; nor that proper attention to the worth
and principles of il clnCidate for office which
it is the duty of every American to pay.
The naturalization laws give in New York
vast opportunities for either political party to
advance their ends. IN defiance OF the rlg hts Of
Americans. For weeks before an important
election, both parties are employed III drum
ming up foreigners, that they may be natur
allied in season to vote: and the Marine
Court, where this is done, is filled with the
satellites of party, and the Ignorant miserable
dreg Of r,urnpe'S poor houses, whom they have
collected there for til: purpose OF metamor-
phosing into American citizens Tie result
of an election in New York city often depends
upon the side on which the t,reign uotcs are
giren! There are in t;is city, us well as ~
New York, miserable beings, who depend for
their Subsistence upon the sum they receive
for drumming up foreigners, that they may he
ltn,nr,Iized, miserable party slaves, who,
whether employed by either party or working
only for themselves, have the design of add
vancinr 4 party by the aid Of foreign votes. In
the late election IN New York. there were some
miserable foreign vagabonds exercised the
rights which should belong only TO Ameri-
cans, who were unable to speak our I'm
guaee'
Party spirit is raging 10 a dangerous extent
III Our country. The common conrtcSleS of
life are almost lost sight OF, aId either party isl
too anxious to advance their cause, TO sickle
mllch at the Justice Of the means employed.
We sec in tire political papers from all pats of
the country, articles designed TO enlist the SYM
m,thy OF foreigners, and to secure their votes.
A grovelIiug spirit is displayed throughout
then--a meanness that should never be dis
played by an American, whose words and ac-
ions. like his mind, should be free and un-
and.not stoop 10 gain the favor of
any one, much more of foreigners.
Again, many Of our newspapers, even poll-'
teal are edited by, or are ma great degree nn-
der the control Of Foreigners TG1s must
strike every American a. being radically
wrong, fraught with canger 10 our country i
Il ;.,r,a,ol,l 4, ,,,racveS 10, hC' allowed and |