The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-10-30
From the Fredericksburg Va. Recorder.
MR.. SENATOR ARCHER.

This worthy and General leslie Combs passed yes
erday through our town, on jaunt to Philadelphia
and New York Mr. Archer has made himself promi-
Dent in the question of Native Americanism ~ and
has doubtless undertaken visit of love 10 its seat OF
agitation. Should he influence public action abroad
he will do what he has never been able TO effect al
home. 1t is well known that he could not represen nj
his own county in the political trust of its Legisa-
tive Representation Driven by the people from the
House Of Representatives, he would not now be in
the United States Senate, but for the accident of a
combination Of accidents of which his election was
hapless incdent-sitting at the point of the
or the up aud down PLANK Of his party, he eaped
from one side to the other points of coDsti-
tuional faith, and obtained the boon which hope
gave t. expected treachery Ant-Bank ,chen elected
secured HIM one column of support and Pbio- Bank
in contingency gave him another. Hence. he was
deaf 10 the voice of the Legislature l843 the
cardinal doctrines of the Republican School, and de
termncd TO hold 10 his seat despite the will of his
constituents, as no combination of chances could
place him again in the Senate, were he once out
of il.
What effect he may work in Philadelphia and New
York, with the phantasmagoria Of NATIVE Ameri-
cansm, time alone must reveal to us. His oratory
is of the kind which poetry describes in its smile
from the arch enemy Of the race of Adam and is
like the wounded snake that "drsgs its slow length
along" As to his patriotic ardour in this disractng
topic among our fellow citizens Of the North it may
MOI oe amiss 10 point 10 us nrst agitation, both IN the
public mind and the Federal Councils.
The elder Adams and his federel allies, in The sad
era OF 9S, first preached this theme for the purposes
of their party. Fourteen years for naturalization
was Then proposed as the period for probation and
the coincidence Of like measures with like men, will
read Is the noni,ion, which ancient philosophy taught
in its proverb Of "eren.for imiiobiic rHs"-the Re-
publican party will boldly 80 back to tho files Of the
alien and sedition epoch for precedent to guide
them. Whatever may be the defects in our laws
and the administration on the subject of alienation
and ctizenship-and whatever be the practical evils
that have crept surreptously into any part of the
counry-can be best corrected by the action Of the
Democratic party whose sympa'hies have always
oeen with lwrongs to the people. What the peo-
pie Of New YORK and Philadelphia hope or expect
from Mr. Archer' Whilst al this moment, he and his
party expect much from the deluson which they
may work on ihei' passions and patriotism. Why
has this pilgrim OF the deferred his Northern
Mission to this precise time? Condolences are wise
counseors to those who will not shut up their eyes
TO the relation Of and cfect-and public man
vii be but little Needed Of whom distrust once spoke
its warning; when he dropt the active support of
administration, at the identical moment h awarded
the mission to England 10 the deserts of another in
preference TO the eager hopes Of his prurient preeu
sions. In the absence of Mr.. Archer we shall save
one vote to the cause Of the people at next Mondays
election, and we question much, If we are not the
gamers by hrs pilgrimage, in the ias and a of polii-
cal arithmetic.