The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-07


Ipro .ements and damages Suffered. And tha
|ihe rio" 10 ,'otc, which some Of th an now
cnoycd. would b., forfeited and citizenship
thcnceiorth REQ .:-icied It'll after a probation.
aiy residence Of tSantr.ono years. Several
of them, upon being nie:~rogateo Way lheh
countrymen voted with such nnani.nliy; ioi
members to the Legislature o. a Particular
political party, assigned as reasons ,"hy they
had not voted for members Of the Opposite
party, the statements above made in the Ger
man paper, and reiterated by native orators
at their political meetings. mo arguments
are necessary to convince Native Americans
that no ex post faclo laws cun be made, and
that neither Of the great political parties of
our country ever contemplated such changes
as they were induced to fear y What be.'er
evldencce OF their unf:tness 10 enjoy the in.
estimablc right which should belong excu-
sively to the Natives, Of voting and of being
voted for. There are many hundred Foreign
ors employed in lI!innis, particularly in ex-
cavating the canal from Peru to Chicago. At
the recent State election, they, the Foreign
ers, most OF whom are Irish, voted two or
more times, or as often as by changing their
clothes and otherwise dsgu ing themselves,
they could deceive the judges. After voting
at one place, they repaired to two or three
other precincts, and repeated the imposition.
Wagons, with ten men in them, voted at
four or FIVE different places, and several times,
at each. The citizens of Ottowa DO not
deny this fact; the mos. intelligent among
them state their conviction that more than
three hundred votes were taken in that coun-
i y Q.a Salle) from men who had voted before
during the election. In the town they may
possibly organize a committee to challenge
illegal votes-n the country they dare not
These are facts of public notorety.
"Our anxiety to promote the objects Of the
| Association is greater than ever; and we are
daily reminded Of the great danger to our free
and happy institutions consequent upon the in
discriminate admission of Foreigners, wheth-
er paupers or criminals, to the high privilege
of citizenship. TO procure subscribers, we
need only preface an index TO the consttu.
ton, and such paragraphs as require Earticu-
lar attention, and send these papers, thus
marked, to such of the Native citizens whom
we rank among the most uselul,-a plan
which might be recommended to your sub.
scribers generally. 1t is only necessary that
the principles and objects Of the party should
be known to acquire advocates and support
crs. There is not doubt but that the Native
American mechanics in a mass would Join the
party if the constitution and objects of the
party, were generally published--they could
not remain passive and blind to their true in
tcrests.
Notwithstanding people are mach
more liberal in their advice to editors than
with their money! must be excused for
making a suggestion, i. e. that you would
adopt the cash system. Some papers in the
United States have attempted the cash sys-
tenn with success, and | am Of opinion that
the Native American papers would loose
others. The subscribers wish to promote the
cause by disseminating the doctrines Of the
party, from conviction of the necessity Of
union among the Natives-the objects and
principles of the Repeal party being the
middle ground on which all parties may meet
The price being so low, have not doubt
but that they will pay willingly in advance !;
in default Of which, you should discontinue
the paper to delihquents; you will then be
paid for every paper issued without so much
expense or loss, ever attendant on crediting
distant subscribers. After the Presidential
election. | will act as agent, free of charge,
for all Native American papers that adopt this
system with their distant subscribers. shall
not have time TO attend to the collection 9th
crwise. shall, in a short time intrude the
same advice on the editor Of the New Or
leans Native American, for which subscribe,
and also to E. Barnett, proposed editor of the
Spirit of l776, in New York.
Whatever services | can render in fur.
therance of the great objects of the party,
will be cheerfully accorded by one who anx-
iously hopes that the Natives may be the
trustees of their own inheritance, and who is
proud of the title Of American citizen.
! Your obedient servant"