The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-05

this foreign editor such a feeling would
never have existed, or at least it would
long ere this have entirely yielded to the
Influence of an extended intercourse with
their fellow citizens from the other States
of the Union. This editor says that there
are two parties in Louisiana, the American
and Creole that the "auxiliaries" of the
former come from the other States of the
Union, while those of the Creole party
come from but one source, foreign immi-
grafton. The American party, wishing
to absorb the other or Creole party, have
undertaken, rs this wiseacre says, to stop
foreign immigration, sincethat is the only
source from which that party can receive
accessions.-"T Therefore" says he, it
was profound piece of policy which
created n Native American Society in
Louisiana" What an insult to the Gre
ole population to tell them that their allies
and anriliaries are to be found only a
mong the immigrant hordes of foreign
lpaupers, convicts and renegades from
Justice. With what Indignation will
every patriotic Creole meet the imputa-
ton there cast upon him, that he is cher
lshing a feeling of nationality" in oppo-
lsltlon to his fellow citizens of the other
States of the Union The editor of ''le
Courier in effect charges the Creole po-
lpulation with preferring that their State
should return to the condition Of colonial
dependence on France, to her remaining
as she is, one of the co-equal sovereignties
in the American Republic. A foul and
base SANDER the emanation of weak
head or of a. corrupt heart. If he he an
allen:not in name only but in reality, or
if he has gone through the solemn mock
cry Of the naturalization process, perjur-
ing his soul when he swore allegiance to
the American Republic, in either case let
him 60 back whence he came. He is
unfit to remain amongst us in any capac-
|ty, and least Of all that of public Jour
nalist.
OF all the motives which have ever
been imputed to the supporters Of the Re-
peal cause, this foreign editor has certain
ly invented the strongest-tha our object
is TO cut off auxiiaries" of the Creole
lparty!! And this he calls ;" profound
|plece Of policy" We beg leave to tell
this foreigner that the use of measures Of
"policy," in other words of craft, and de-
ceptlon, and frau i is not congenia to the
American characler-As nation, in our
diplomatic intercourse, we have discarded
it. In the intercourse of private life it is
scarcely known, and wherever 1t is found,
it is the result of the influence of such
foreign Immigrants as himself and his
abettors-Had he taken as much pains
to ascertain truth, as he has to invent
and ascribe to us false motives, he would
have learned that among the warmest
supporters of the Repeal cause are to be
found some of the most intelligent and
respectable Creoles of Louisiana.
What gross talsehood does he utter
when he says, that every where else than
in Louisiana the Americans favor imm-
grafton. Does he not know thatthere is
a Native American Association in Washi-
lngton City, anda Native American news
paper? Does he not know that Mr.. Stew
art, a member Of Congress from Illinois,
presented to the Hast Congress petition,
|numerously signed, praying for repeal
| OF the naturalization laws? and that the
arrival of almost every mail brings evil
dence of the spread of our cause through
out the length and breadth of the land ?
II nc does not know these facts then he
IS shamefully negligent Of his duties as
the conductor of a public Journal 1t
would however be too much to expect
this foreign editor, who had the felicity to
be born on the Eastern shores of the
Atlantic, to condescend TO the perusal of
productions of the american press, writ
ten in the american language.
Evil, though contrary to the intentions
OF its performer, often results in good.
So we think it will be in this case We
rejoice to see foreign influence, encourag-
ed by past immunity, thus plainly show
ing Its hand. The spirit that animated
our fathers in rs will be rekindled in the
breasts Of their descendants and animate
them in their resistance Of foreign influ-
ence. We are not the advocates Of any
law to impair the obligation Of con-
tracts-we would not divest the foreigner
Of the rights that he had already acquired
under our lawsuit we do hope to see
the time, and that speedily, when a stop
will be put to the immigration into our
country of such men as the editor Of ole
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