The native American., 1840-04-04
Kent in his Commentaries on the sames sub
ect has note in the following words:

Iect has note IN the following words
"During the elevation and spleldor OF the
Athenian power, the privilege of Il citizen OF
Athel s was deemed a verydistingulshed favor.
1t could only be obtained by the consent and
decree Of two successive assemblies Of the
people, and was granted to none but to men
of the highest rank and reputation, or who
1lad performed some signal service to tie re-
pnbIic. Ia the 'inia Of DementriuS P'2ere-
rs there were resident IN Auicu 10000 !rce-
mon. b"iny foreigners or OF foreign extraction,
or irrcl slaves, who had not the rgitol Athe-
Man citiz, Is
Sand yet il is said, t!.at foreigners con'd
not dispose Of their g by will, but ;|irv
were appropriated ut their death for the pub
lie use.
In Rome foreigners could not make
will. aud the effects of foreigner at his
death went 10 the public or to his patron.
"T'ile Romans We're rotcd for their peculiar
.jcu'ou>!y"f the jus ciritutis, or rights of
homo, citizen. 1t was ut first limited TO the
Pomm,a .. Ronl.. and then gradually cxtcn-
DID to tie no ,'.d> - .atium. In the time OF
aug"stH; ~ we are informed Ivy Suetonilss,
IT," $, ,ry a,xi"tv was discovered to keep ne
Roman people pure and unt;,.2,ed Of foreign
blOOu ull NC gave tlit iItFIi'ili ~ llIt; CITY
viii, II Sp,riI@ hand, Bat When Caracala,
for the purpose Of "a more extended taxation,
icveIled all distinctions, and COMMUNICATE
the freedom of the CITY to the whole Roman
world. the rational spirit was lost among the
people and the pride Of their country VIA no
longer felt, nor It's honor Observed
All historians agree al this subject. Shall
we M. therefore take the ;,!asn. aud guard
against the fate which has awaited every re-
public which has existed in tie world eore
the CREATION of Our own? Stall we not gijd
on the armour ofselfprrsrrv ten defend and
preserve Tor the enjoyment OF ON oWn pee
pie, that form OF government which secures
totham the AreateS; qll,tlltull 81 'Iapplles> nd
!pTosrellty OF uny other one N ~" civilized
Wotld, and whi:h thew t,.clllsflv 5 formed,
ana winch was Snlcni.y cunSecr;t'd by the
it,Snn ot the blood OF on FnrotatErls and
IIandrd down to us as he Il ost precious leg
-, t,.at ever was p :; >.S"a ln,l ,'t1it.u,.
S!;c'!y IN: ,",lWem''I.; rs is the influ-
c.ce Of lo;ei VICES aud fo!e'sn Governments
in orr country, IA Is show in a most eminent
gre. by ne muzznS the press generally
Il,nullg,!ont,.,c Cnrcd States Oil ,ul> subject,
aud The absolute fear of the members of Con-
gress to act upon it-alhough it is we'll
known that there are not ten members of the
whole body who are not in favor Of repeal
or an efficient amendment of the naturalization
laws,-yet for one will not dispair of sue
cess until the fair experiment is made, by an
appeal to the people at large to come to the
rescue of their country, through the ballot
box, and that appeal is not responded to, as
believe it will be.
In conclusion, call upon every naturalized
foreigner, who is notinflnenced by sentiments
of enmitv and ill-wil towards the form Of our
government, to como forward and take the
right hand of fellowship, which is held out
to him by this association. Let him scrntin-
ize our motives, our principles, our actions
with candor, and he will find that instead of
being 50 repugnant to the feelings of the lib
,ral minded as it has been Supposed the sur
lhal ol'hiS cIdr1n, is to bc .ound in the priil-
c1rlrs Of the Native American Repeal Party.
Dat II this Eroti;'r should not be accepted,
and the presses should continue to pour out
t,lLr unmea~ur"l abuse ol ,,lis parry and its
principles, it IS to be hoped that they will at
least honor us by a cn,lneXlon with such sayes.
i,,,!lntS and luWrivcrs as Washington, Jetlcr-
son, Lafayette Story, Kent, aud q host OF
other Wu! t,leS, who have led the way for MS
10 follow, hv snlem'.!v warning their country
n"n to !Nwarc ii the dangerous influence OF
rr"i-n power whic'l was to come, aud which,
IS GOV np"' Il, aud pressing forward with
-,nui's >r't'. Nay God, III lis wisdom, turn
SIDE TIE dru.'yGl
EEMARKs OF TIE HON. rHnM'S II. LEWIS,