The native American., 1840-05-23

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70 O Republic.-Ve cannot be too careful to &c
clude its enfrance"-We are indeed very forcibly
struck with the fact, that the American People
pay so little regard to the warnings OF our worthy
and departed sires. The above sentences, uttered
by A man whom Congress has honored and
thought worthy of honor passes unheeded, as II
it were not in conjunction with other great truths
on the same subject, worthy OF our most serious
consideration. Foreign influence is hu}y Gre
clan horse, that will, unless its progress is i'm
peded introduce it's hundreds of armed men, who
will trample us under foot, shout the beau-
ful form of Iiberty's Goddess, and revel over the
wailing and bridIed victims and dupes of for
eign cunning Why DO not the guardians Of the
Peoples rights and privileges see to these things
Are there not facts glowing and startling enough
daily presented before their eyes, for them to see
its banefvll hearings? Is there no danger to be
annrehended from an influx of 7,4os foreigners
into one city within the space OF one short month!
Can rood citizens be made out of bad ones, by
the mere act of transportation from the Old World
to the New? Can Republicans be made out of
Monarchists, by the mere change Of places OF
abode : "a Brison once-a Brlton always is
the understanding across the water. And we say
..Where is the man who hath not said,
This is nay own. my native land ..
. And, who will not always love his own country
and the scenes of his chill dhood better than for
eien land and the hearths of strangers? Show us
such a man, and we will show you dishonest
individual. Interest alone prompts them to come,
and this interest may lead them to emerge from
the resting places we have prepared for them, as
.};d the Greeks from the horse, and war within,
con;ointlv with their friends without, until we
shall sink under the weight Of our own folly.
But suppose it was the object of all these i'm
migrants, i coming here, to become industrious
c;t;zens what would be the result? Yet, un-
fortunately, we can but too plainly see to the con-
sra:v-' actions speak louder than words s'-for
large number of them become burthen upon us
at once and forever-taking from our own poor
industrious, but unfortunate citizens, THAT which
should be applied to their own s"pport--to MAIN
vain IN laziness, and very often criminal survel-
ance, the outpourngs Of the poorhouses and jails
&C all Europe We.say, suppose it was their IN
tention to become uldUSIrl0uS, good cltlZehs -
Is there naught to fear from their influence u 0on
our own people? II il their influence, their Ac1rs
that's a Grecan horse, and against them we must
guard-more especially at the ballot-box.
Rut how can weevade or overcome this infu.
ence, Why, no great man ever foresaw danger,
without seeking a way to>escape it. And we ac-
cordingly find, that Madison, whom we quote, in
calling the attention of the American people to
this daraer. pointed out to them the only true
mode by nhich they could rid themselves of this
really formiante' enemy. He said, "we cannot
bo t,o p, rerul 10, EXCLUDE it's entrance" We
think ve NJ ed not proceed line further We
already have enough of the baae-immedate-
ly appy the an. tidote, or it may be forever too