The native American., 1840-10-03
NATIVE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
OF THE UNITED STATES.

Preamble and Constitution of the Natire american
association of the United States.
wuspEAs. tits an admitted fact that all Government
are not only capable, but bound by all the primer
pes of national preservation TO 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, AID for that reason, if for none
other, in order to preserve cur institutions pure
and unpoliuted we are imPerahvely caied upon 70
administer our peculiar system free Of all foreign
influence and interference. BY admitting the
stranger Unfortunately 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 allegiance of the foreigner. Inc rights OF
the American, which he holds under the Consi-
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.
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 inde2en-
dence; and therefore we MAINTAIN the right, In its
most extended form, Of the native born American,
and he only, to exercise the various dunes incident
to the ramihcations of the laws, executive, iegsla-
tive or 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-
ralization laws by Congress. Aware that the Consi-
tuu0f 1OFDiuS, ana even II not, WE nave
to establish, er post acto aws:-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 were born equally free to
be 20 born, constitutes, when connected with moral
qualities in our minds, the arstocracy of human
tare. Acting under these generic principles, we
further hold that, TO be permanent peope.we must
be united one, bound together by sympathies, the
result of common political organ and to be nation
Al, we must cherish the Native American sentiment,
to the entire and radical exclusion of foreign opn
ions and doctrines introduced by foreign paupers and
European political adventures. From Kings our
gallant forefathers won their liberteshe slaves Of
Kings shall not win them back again.
Religiously entertaining these sentiments, we as
soemnly believe that the day has arrived, when the
Americans sheed 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
Goats on the ocean to our shores-when every wind
that blows watts the ragged paupers to our cities
bearing in their persons and characters the ee-
ments Of degradation and disorder. To prevent
these evils, we are now called upon to unite
ergies. To fght over thisgreat moral revolution,
the shadow Of our first revolt Of glory, will be the
duty of the sons Of these wars, and we must go
into the combat determined to abids by coun-
try; to preserve her honor f7eerom ct5sagion, and
her character a separate people, high and above
the engraftment of monarchical despoisms