The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-12
Z " YORK HERALD.


" Native" ana " F'orei2n" Dcmasogueisn
We give the first page Of our paper this morn
ing the principal portions of The conielfs Of new
" organ" OF the native party, which has rec entity
made lis appearance We have published III ere
extracts for the very sufficient reason that iro.w
them readers will be able 10 firm accurate
and Just idea IL The spirit, fr ncIies and purpose
OF the party W lose srntilnents and designs they
are intended 10 exhibit and defrnd. Aud we
publish them, because thus also enabled TO
present a rather in eresling aud striking con rast
between the Native American" press Of the pre-
sent day, and that OF the revolutionary era, oi Inch
we gave specimen not long since In the republi.
cation of Thomas Massachusetts Siy''-a jour-
n, printed al the time when George Washington
and his compatriots were battling for the liseI,ies
cf this country.
We think indeed, that the party and the princi-
p,ss represented in this "Yellow Flower and Ma
tive BIossom"-whch certainly seems 10 be IN
fair way OF accomplishing the terrible purpose IN
tim ,,-d in its motto-' Well make all Rome
howl" if Rome only follows the example set be-
fore her, Tor it does " howl with vengeance-do
demand very srrlous attention from the faithful
and independent journalist, who would be true to
his trust as the sentinel placed in the watch-towers
TO warn OF approaching danger. Every one most
perceive that the spirit OF Intolerance aud proscri
iion is growing up into strength IN this land
which Will assuredly, il not soon CHECKED, pui Inc
tree and glorious Institutions OF this repablic In
imininent peril Clvlldlscord ID tho only fo- which
Americans need dread. That was, I'LL Of late, the
last enemy whose approach could have been IL ar
ed. Il Is 80 no longer No good ciiiz~n Who
carefully regards the aspect Ut the present time,
and r, cts upon what The future Is likely 10 bring
forth, can fail TO be admoni-hed Of the danger 10
which ar, at this moment subjected, III con-
sequence of the introduction into our midst 81 pre-
jud,crs and biget,ies which have arrsyed brother
az tinst brother-breath. d iuto our ears watch.
words of portentious inrrrt--and are now stalkii
forth all over The laud, brandishI ihs n poisoned
weapons, and inviting The weak, The ignorant ana
the wicked 10 a coDfic, where every fOeman Will
be brother, aud the issue the ruin Of their COM
mon couhry.
Long s,uce we foresaw this state OF things Years
ego, v hen w- saw the manner in which the hack
poucians were intriguing Tor the 'Tlsh vote, and
the lily manifested by that class Il ci,lZens IN al
lowing themselves be made The tools OF faction
we t,rrsaw the inevitable resuit-we knew that 'ht
time must come when counter-niovement wouic
be made, rroduring the most disastrous results y,
the eve OF every election it has been the custom o
both parties to hunt up the Irish Immigrants ant
drive them like cattle to the Marine Court, Tor ma
tiralizaion. The grossest corruption ana perjury
were Ierpetraied In this way, and the veiy M
tural cons. quenc- WIS, that viruous and pat'lo
tic cihz~Ds Of all parties, both native and 10
reign born, became disguised and determined
to repress such evils In this state OF public
sentiment, the agitation Of the School On 8
Ton, and the singuary injudicious and immc'
per course adopted by Bishop Hughes, greatly in
eased the feeling Of hostility 10 the lrish. Al TIM
G ISIS the naive" purity started Into existence
But tina party by no means represented the mass 0
int-l iI~nt, vmluous, Influential and patriotic CHI
zens who drp'ored the c, rluptions and peiJurit
committed der the ausiicrs Ut the Tamman.
IL III, and Broadway House Naturalization Com
m,,ires. The ''naiive' - party WINS composed
chi, Ay of those classes who had been ell
ra.,d by the appointment # large plumbers Q
the Irish 10 petty Officers under the municipal 81
vernn,enl Ut the city, and who we're very reAdii
operated ON by designing and reckless drnldsosue'
whose object not the pres 'rvaton VI the Dali.
blk and Of the purity OF election, but the attall
ment of offices theins Ives Accordingly the ofs
lions. resolutions, and general procedure oi IN
leaders Of the =" native parry we're at The oulse
marked by great deal Of furious intolerance, We
lent abuse, aud vague and incoherent decamatioI
We iovk up this party We need not say ths
their violent pr JUDGES, rroscrptve doctrines, an
poltlco religious intolerance found favor IN oureys
Tor these were things against mich we mao sv'
set our face, and denounced In whatever quartz
they appeared. But we believed that The spPea
ance u the new party held cut some promis
Of attaining city reforms ior winch we ma
been calling in vain Tor years, ana whic
had been denied US by both the WIN
and locvfucos. We supposed that the violent ultT
ism Of the demsgognes Of the new party cou
n yer be tolerated by the Intelligent masses WI
might arraign the mseves under ITS banner.
kae that an immense proportion Ut Inc clt'zeI
were thoroughly dsgus,ed with both the polite
factions who had formerly held alternate sway
the city government. Hence We concluded thu
the new party organization might be Made an II
sriument of resting the old facions and obt INN
reform. We gave them onr support. We polhle
out The folly OF their violent lnsectse and proscr
ton of the Irish ON account Vi their birth and n
lgion. We gave them some wholesome advit
about The wisdom and propreiy If taking up III
watchword Of city reform. Our advice was take
10 a considerable extent. The orators ceased |
make long speeches about the "dirty IRISH" an
I" corduroy breaches" and began to talk about n
form about reduction OF the laxes-abcut the n
cessiiy Of . police system-about the extravasans
and corruption OF the old parties. We sustain.
them in ali ihs. They went 10 the polls and th'
triumphrd. What t.enl Alter they got into .
flee, il was soon discov, red that the new par
were as lutte disposed to give Us reform as the o
factions. A few petty reIorms, indeed, such
apoiisl.0g the applr-stands, prohibiting The boot
on the Fourth Ut July, and shutting up the ~
grvg HOS On sunday were attempted; but III Il
ali-lnpodsnt matter Of police reform, well as
the reduction of taxation, the new party have be
as Inactive as their predecessors.
Ia what manner 40 the "nailves'' aiten