The native American., 1840-09-26
NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
OF THE UNITED STATES.

Preamble and Constitution ef The katirc american
Association Of The United States.
WHEREAS il is an admitted fact that all Government
are not only capable, but bound by all the p1inci
Piles Of national preservation, 10 govern their affairs
by the agency OF their own citizens, andwe believe
the republican form OF our Government TO be an
object or fear and dislike to the advocates OF mon
archy in Europe, d for that reason, if for none
ether, ia order to preserve our Institutions pure
and unpolluted we are imperdtively caliedupDn IL
administer our peculiar system free OF all foreign
influence and interlere"ce. BY admitting the
stranger indiscrninately 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 nauSht but The
sordid alegia. ce Of the foreigner. The rights of
the American, which he holds under the Consti-
tuition of the Revolution, and exercised by him
rs the glorious prerogatiye of his birth, calcu-
iated TO stimulate to action, condense to strength,
and cement in sentiment and patriotic sympathy.
Basing, them the right and duty to confederate on
these high truths profess no other object than the
promotion of our native country IN all the walks Of
private honor public credit and national indePen-
Aence; and therefore we maintain the right, in lis
NEST extended form, Of the native born American,
and he only to exercise the various duties incident
70 the ramfcations Of the laws, executive, legsla-
tive, or ministerial from the highest TO the lowest
post of the Government-and to obtain this great
end we shall advocate the entire repeal of the natu-
valization laws by Congress. Aware that the Cons-
tuition forkids and even if it did not, have wish
to establish er post aco laws the action We seek
with regard to the laws of naturalization, is intended
to act in prospective character We shall advocate
equal liberty TO all who born equally free to
be so born, constitutes, when connected with moral
qualities in our minds, the aristocracy of human
ture. Acting under these generic principles, we
further hold that 10 be permanent people we must
be united one, bound together by sympathies. the
result ola common political organ and to be nation
d. we must cherish the Native American sentiment
TO the entire and radical exclusion of foreign opin
ions and doctrines introduced by foreign panpers and
European political adventures. From Kings our
gallant forefathers their iberes-the slaves Of
Kings shall not win them back again.
Reiigiously entertaining these sentiments, we as
solemniy believe that the day has arrived, when the
Americans sheuld unite as brothers to sustain the
strength and purity Of their political institutions
We have reached that critical period foreseen and
prophesied by Of the clear sighted apostles Of
freedom, when danger threatens from every ship that
floats on the ocean to our shores-when every wind
that blows watts the ragged panpers TO our cities,
bearing in their own persons and characters the ee
iaents of degradation and disorder. To prevent
these evils, we are now called upon to unite en-
orgies. To fight 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 90
into the combat determined to abids by our coun.
try to preserve her honor free from csptagon. and
her character as a separate people, high and above
the engraftment of monarchical despotisms