Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-07-23
From the Philadelphia Native American.
SENATOR ARCHER'S LETTER.

IoW Tue THlduelphla Native American.
SENATOR ARCHER'S LETTER.
The following letter from the Hon. w.
5. Archer TO Gen. P. S. Smith, will be
read with deep interes, by every steadfast
American Republican. Mr.. Archer's no.
BILE pledg: before the country, to set the
" American ball in motion, at the mex,
Session of Congress, is most heart cheer
ing TO US. his co-laborers in the ranks of
the people. Truly does Mr.. Archer say
- know well the obloquy to which
shall expose myself" This, to u greater
or less extent, is the experience of every
man OF us who dared to come out from the
old political parties. Mr.. Archer is, rs it
were, IN American Republican by in,u;-
ton. Virsinia-the whole Union--may
well be proud Of such disciple Of George
Washington.
WAsnI>GroN, JUNE 16, 1914
DEAR SIR II have to return nv thanks
to the American Republican Association
of Mlddle Ward of your city, for the com.
plimentary resolutions and invitations to
me, of which they have m do you the or
gan. had already replied to similar
invitation from committee Of the assocla-
ton, that a pre-eng cement in my own
State would deny me the qualification at
this time of meeting the friends of our
common Oh. ect in your great city, to give
IL personal expression and testimony Of
my devotion to the cause.
i confess had ai.olhcr motive for with
holding myself from the wish of the friends
OF the cause to meet me at the present
time. | desire, before presenting myself
to receive marks Of favor at their hands,
10 have deserved it by something more than
a mere declaration of my zeal in cause
to which | have been devoted long before
any party sprang up in its support, under
the deepest and most mature conviction
that reform, such as you now propose, was
essential TO the preservation oil the elective
franchise, (he foundation and only effec
tual safeguard of frcedom,) from falling
into utter corruption. have, now for
the first time, found season for laying
the first stone in the good work, in the
temper manifested recently at the North
on this subject
was about to add-Oh! that this tenn
per may continue TO burn as fercoly as il,
does now But it will! will not permit
myself to despond for moment, in such a
cause, when once any part of tho public
mind has been awakened to its importance.
The flame will continue TO burn, and to
grow brighter and wider, as j, will be fed
with the fuel Of further reflection, and lar
ger experience of the evil to be consumed.
For myself, | will continue devoted and
Interchangeable, though all other men were
to fall from the faith. l know we'll the
obloquy to which shall expose myself
But. there is no remuneration Of favor or
advantage to myself which | would no,
have pride in making. to rank myself with
the humblest contributors TO the redemption
OF our country from the reign Of mobs, and
their worst fruit-demagogues.
AT the ensuing session of Congress, |
shall SGT our ball in motion. |, will be
driven back for time, for the slang of
asylum for the oppressed Of all countries,
is just now ascendant; imparting as it real
" does in its results, that the oppressed
shall be received here, with privilege TO
become the oppressors without restraint
But we shall subdue this slang, as pol tical
men come to find that they may express
their nausea for it with impunity. This
lesson. you. the people, mus, impress on
them, for it is through their fundamentally
that our purpose and work of consccrat
is to be accomplished.
have said too much, sir because. not
beng at liber.y to accept the invitation you
have sent me, wish the leading ground Of
my concurrence in the views and policy of
the American Republican Association 10 be
known, and you are a leading member and
% IN Of the Association. For my fidelity
TO any cause in which engage, my char
ac,er must give the promise, and time de-
eide. am, with much respect,
Your obedient servant,
w S ARCHER.
T. Sken Smith ESQ