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

Preamble and Constitution Of the Natipe american
association Of tie United States.
WHEREAS, it is an admitted fact that all Government
are not only capable, bat bound by all the pIinci
Piles of national preservation 10 govern their affairs
by the agency OF their own citizens and we believe
the republican form of our Government, to be an
object of fear and dislike to the advocates of mon
archy in Europe, for that reason, if for none
other, in order to preserve our institutions pure
and unpolluted we are impnratvely called upon 10
administer peculiar system free of all foreign
influence and interiereace. BY admitting the
stranger indscrimin ately 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 allega4.c e of the foreigner. The rights of
the American which ne holds under the Consti
tuition of the Revolution, and exercised BY him
as the glorious prerogative of his birth, calcu-
lated to stimulate to action, condense to strength,
and cement in sentiment and patriotic sympathy.
Rasng, then, the right and duty to confederate on
these high truths profess no other object than the
promotion of native country in all the walks OF
private honor public credit and national indepen-
1ence; 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
TO the ramifcatons of the laws, executive, legisla-
tive, ministerial, from the highest to the lowest
post of the Government-and to obtain this great
end shall advocate the entire repeal of the natu
REALIZATION laws BY Congress. Aware that the Cons
Ito establish post facto laws the action we seek
with regard to the laws of auraiizaton is intended
TO act in prospective character. shall advocate
equal liberty to all who born equally free to
be so born constitutes, when connected with mora
qualities, in minds, the aristocracy Of human ma
eture. Acting under these generic principles we
further hold that, TO be permanent people we must
be united one, bound together by synpathies. the
result of common political organ and to be nation
al, we must cherish the Native American sentiment
10 the entire and radical exclusion of foreign opn
ions and doctrines introduced by fore On paupers and
European political adventures. From Kings our
gallant toreatieFs their liberties-the slaves of
Kings shall not win them back again. /
Religiously entertaining these sentiments, we as
solemnly believe that the day has arrived hen the
Americans should unite rs brothers to sustain the
strength and purity Of their Political institutions -
We have reached that critical period feresern and
prolhesed by OF the clear ST shtcd apostles OF
freedom when danger threatens from every ship that
'hoats on theocean to our shores-when every wind
that blows watts the ragged paupers 10 our cities,
bearing in their own persons and characters the ele
nents of degradation and disorder. To prevent
ehese evils, we are called upon TO unite our en-
esgles. To fight over this great moral revolution,
the shadow of our first revolt Of glory, viii be the
duty of the sons Of these wars, and we must go
into the combat determined to abide by our coun.
try; to preserve her ronor free from cS1agion, aud
her character as separate people, high aud above
the engraftment Of monarchical despotlsms