Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-20
EHFNEItR D. NUI'TI. presiicnt
LOUIS G.. Thomas, Secretary
To the President and Secretary Of the Amer

/ To the President and Secretary Of the American
| Republican Association High Stfcrt Wand
/ CONFERENCE.-THE enclosed circular was hand
30 me lasr evening by gentleman whom | SUP
pose TO hc one OF YOU, ard a. canno, conscicn-
tiou'iy accept Your invitation 10 Join yonr ASS
citation, itbccomcs my duty 70 ;c!l you the reason
why.
The political party OF which your association
forms part, has existed for some months in his
city and couniy, and having from nv youih taken
! an interest in political affairs and til. origin
and progress OF parties, il Was natural thai this
party o. yours should receive, a. i did from me
considerable attention. and that thereby >hogla
become acquainted with lis principles anr de-
signs.
lam a native born" citizen. was bora and
bred in the county Of Philadelphia. A1y ancc'.
| tc.s, both patcrna and maternal, although o Ger
man descent. were for two or three grnelaiiors
back, born and reared ON the soil of PENNSYLVANIA,
50 that II nativity inspires patriotism. ought To
bc patriot, and. il know myself Will. WheI.-
ever circumstances require it, take - bold and
decided stahi' in thu defence and protection Il
tire 'li7g OF M country and of the institution,
which il sde>igucdt protect, and oi which II
the emblem.
Ana lii have proper conception oi mr own
feelings. | would be- second Ia no one in "rcsi,
ing the cncroachmcnts Of foreigners upon tie
rights ami privileges of the citizens OF tbs o8n-
lry:' and would with equal aacIity resist al
influences. whether foreign or dolaesiic lhat
would in any degree Icopardihc those invaluable
rights liberty OF conscience, and freedom q. opll
ion. uudcr which onr country has So long existed
in peace and quictncss.
B,li you ask me to come and aid You in resist
inn the 'encroachncnts OF foreigners uior he
rights and privileges Of aaiirc hoyn cilens. -
Your circular and vonr party assume ha, those
who were by accident born upon The soil e .thc T.
States have rights and privileges which tao.c
born elsewhere have not In ihi> assria"t'"u
most decidedly dif:cr with Won. The farmer, (
the Constitution very wisely provided that every
office under the Untci States even INTO Il c k.cE-
c>t, should be attainahlc by o'ti-.a Of the pro
per qualification, 10 matter where born, and every
man who seeks a hoiac on our shores even II
born on he desert ~. .>ileIa or on the ICY shores
vi L.apaad is. when n.lurGlizc! accorc ng - Ice
Constitution and laws Of the Union, an imei6GH
cHi-cD. mol 4 foreigner; and is justly and right
eluslv entitled 10 an rights and privileges eqnal
with those whose accidental birthplace was upon
the soil OF the United States.
And why should you ask nc 10 protect the flag
ofmv country against Ike cncroachncDts OF those
who did not happen 10 be born III tie same place
| was
And think YOU iha, those noble-hcared pa.ri-
olS pledged their iufunes-!i>&ed their lives and
all that was dear toihem on earth. merely that oLr
race OF men--inercv that those born on one spot
OF earth should enjoy the blessings oil liberty and
free government think yon that those brave
soldiers of iorcgn birth fought side b. side win
Washington and Gates, with Green, Sunpler,
Marion and Morgan, merely that those born ~
this soil should enjoy the traits OF their toll and
suffering? Mono our fathers fought for atd
established a government that was pro'nNd
"Asyluin to The oppressed Of all nations" wneIe
the defeated patriot Of all lands and climes, "he
Their he bore h" cross OF Christ or The crescent oi
Mahomet, should find home and resting place
Or do you want more recent evidence 81 Nr
disposition OF those of foreign brlh 10 SUSAN
ana defend the Star SpangIci Banner Go To-
the plain OF Chippcwa-to the baltic GROUNDS oi
Brid."water and Fou Erie-there you viii ih'
that the blood of foreigners was freely poured ou'
in defence Of the American fiog AMI American
institutions, and there you will ind The beacheI
ANA Wondering bones OF foreigners mingled ana
coinmnged with those OF native-born citiZen>;
Is il not the sane ''star-spangled banner OH,
terins only in the number OF lis siars that waved
over tina, gallant band, who 50 nobly fought, an.
some of whom 50 noblv died under me walls ..
Quebec-that enshrouded the dead to+y o! '""-
noble-heared Irishman, Richard Moh'S'Hs
who there fell fighting in IL deicncc! ,h;"h
the sane "star-span.ed banner uli'. 80. VI
LAFAYETTE. Pulaski, Dekalb, ho.ciushi' w.,
and many others OF foreign hdE fought 'is pai-
Ties of0vr INDEPENDENCE, and in defence OF Wi'.Gh
many Of Them she'd their bloodl Is 1t Eoi inc
same star-spansled banner whlch VAL ,hn ~ ,;c
nmph on the rampars oil Yorktown, over the VIC