Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-22
POLITICAL.
itfom the y. Y. Ercaiag Post
THE NATIVE AMERICAN PARTY.


II the friends of Mr. Webster, who has lately
declared himself in favor OF a change in our Ma
turaii7ation laws, should join the procession OF
the Native American party, which takes place
l.. morrow they will augmen, lis number very
considerably
we have been assured by some Of the leading
members of The Native American party mat iiev
do not mean to enter into any alliance or coali-
lion with The Wings of any kind. IL the Wings
vote tor their candidates, say they, il is what can,
not be helped, nor is it thing winch they shouiu
desire TO prevent, but beyond all this they do not
acknowledge nor submit TO any union OF CON
Ger; between the two parties.
All this, we doubt not, IS very sincere; ne
Na,ivisls do not mean to coalesce wilhthe WI gs,
hu. The Wings mean to coalesce with The NatiV-
i>,s-nor do We see how the Natlvlsts can hinder
i; They are as much q, the mercy OF the Wings
~ :. small and feeble Stale is al the mercy OF a
!ar.e, powerful and warlike one al lis side; lhey
wiII te overrun and Subjugated without their
leave being asked Suppose the Wings TO adopt,
rs Mr.. Webster procaims himself TO have done,
The principles of The Native American party; OF
course. they will attend their assemblies, and as
tLey greatly outnumber the Sativsis, they VIII
Give 10 their proceedings such direction as best
salts their purpose A meeting OF the Natlvists
= called-threc hundred OF the party attend; SIX
a,,ndred q, the Wings holding The same doctrines,
ana dssiIouS TO promote the same Object attend
also; the Wings will appoint the chairman, OF,
.anize the meeting, raise the committees, ana
mas. the resolutions 10 which, OF course, they VIII
eivr strong Wing seasoning in The outset, and
4, last. when the Nalivisl force is submerged M
,h.r own they will make them wing IN spirit
aud in language altogether.
In other words the majority OF the Naive
American party will have the direction OF its
nroceedings as is the case in every other party.
Suppose again. that Mr.. Webster, who has
,,,>t declared his adherence to the creed OF the
Native Americans, shond be taken up by that
porty as candidate for one OF their highest Offices
His talents, his standing as the great northern
leader of his party, and the almost idolatrouS adj
,nirat.on with which he is regarded BY many
point him out as a leader IN the Native Amerl-
tln parry the momen. he joins lis ranks Mr..
Webster, OF course, in being Natlvist does mol
cease to he Wing. lie takes INTO the Naive
American party his Whis principles and wing
,r;rnds and uses The influence which his new
position gives him for the promulgallon OF w ing
doctrines and the advancement OF Wing mea-
aurcs.
Every pary formed, like that of the Nativists,
FOR the support OF single political measure, Is
always in danger oil being swallowed up by one
~ the other OF the TWO great political palties. IL
naturally tails into the ranks oil the party win
which il has the greatest affinity. There IS no
thing, that we can see, in the way OF union be-
tween the Wings and tine Nativis,s. The princi-
pic OF excluding part of the inhabitants OF our
country-,hose who are OF foreign birh-irom
political rights and from public offices, is, as we
have often urged, perfectly in accordance with
The doctrines OF The Wing party, inasmuch as 1t
Is principle of prescription and exclusion; II
places a class Of our people under political dlsa-
b.lles i, creates class inferior to the native
i,orn: class who are denied all participation IN
political power; class who are merely governed,
and who are shut out from all share in the gov
ernment This is in perfect harmony with the
views of the Wing party, which seeks TO create
inequality between different classes, delights in
imposing disabilities and strives 10 contine poiit-
cal power 10 as few hands as possible.
On The other hand there can be no sympathy
between the Democratic party and the Natlvlsts.
The moment an attempt Is made 50 TO Order our
future legislation as 10 give rise 10 4 peculiar
caste in our midst excluded from the rights which
others enjoy the Democratic party would be false
% all its principles aud iahcss 10 all lis poc>-
sions II i; did not come forward in direct OPPOSE
lion 70 such proceeding. There can therefore
T., 10 concert Of action between the Natvlsts ana
the Democratic party; between the NalivlstS and
tne Wings, on the other hand, the tendency 10
yoa-sce is almost inevitable.
Meanwhile the title of Wing has been borne
!ca. enough BE- the aristocraIc party to become
o.ious-They have been soundly beaten under
1t. and i, recalls unpleasant recolIectons. They
appear about TO give il up i'll disgust, and adop,
the name OF Native Americans. In an Italian
comedy one OF Alberto Noas, we believe, or II
,ai:,h. be from some o5scurer hand fellow is
,n,roauceo who had been hogged in a mask and
domino, during the carnival, and could never
,ear The sight Of a mask and domino aiierwards.
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