New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-05-17

Nons cries stop thief so Justify the thief himself.
So now. when with resistless energy Amencahs use
70 break Nd the conspiracy, the conspIrators CRY
louder than all others against bringing rehsIoO iito
"i;,cs They knew full well thath they have brought
pro,;a;o, into no,cs. ard we know that in spIe oil
a;, Comnsibing Americans will not stop until Ills
out again.
Here we find the question behind the question
brought prominently forward by those OF the con-
trary party, who are determined that 1t SHAH DC
considered. The Express, the Commercial ana
other papers that fondIe Native Amencanism-
to say nothing Of the American Citlzen-lnsst
on this view OF the matter. What then, is our
DUTY Shall we succumb, receive the rebukc IN
meek silence, and suffer the truth to be drowned
IN lying clamor, because to assert the truth Will
cost us some subscribers We conclude not. BE
i, understood, then, that we pronounce the &C
count given of the Origin Of Native Amencanism
by the Journal OF Commerce and It's other apoio-
gists tissue Of Interpretations, and westand
pledged to prove it before any impartial tribunal
Those who will stop their ears to the evidence
and abuse those who stand FOX the truth must 90
81 but we shall not be bullied or lied into silence
As TO our correspondent, he is soon curried.
His naked assertion that Gov. Stewards recon-
mendation of some better provision for the edu-
cation of the children Of poor immigrants was IN
tended "to buy Catholic potes,' dsgraces no.
BODY but himself \ base mind always imagines
base motive for any act, however Palpably dis
interested and humane. Gov. Seward had no
more idea of buying Irish votes by this than by
recommending any other benevolent measure. 1t
was only the most insensatc, embittered opPosl
ton and Misrepresentation with which his sug-
gestion was met from the first that at all COM
mended him to the good will OF the Cathohc peo-
pie. His simple proposition that, IN each OF our
great cities, where there are many immigrants
constantly arriving, one or more schools should
be established especially for the instruction OF
their children, wherein those children I'm order
to secure the confidence and assent of the pa
rents should be taught by persons profess
ing their own faith, and TO secure their own
due progress in learning) speaking their native
language was suggestion OF such simple ard
uncxceptionablc good policy that he never
dreamed of the excitement which has been based
upon it. To pyoffer to ignorant, penniless chill
dren, Just landed from Germany or Switzerland,
common schools in which they can understand
hardly word that is spoken, is not to offer them
instruction; while to require them to unite In any
religious observances, however simple and correct,
which are strange tn them. mr. regarded uniavora-
bly, by their spiritual guides, is very clearly CAL
culated to ALLEVIATE their parents, and thus pre-
vent the attendance of the children. 1t would
matter little if their distrust or aversion were
wholly unreasonable, since it is greatly desirable
that all the children who grow up in this Country
shall be charlottesville not for their sakes
merely, but for those Of the entire community.
The boy who grows up to vote here without know
ing how to read is new peril IN the path OF our
Republic, to say nothing Of the natural affinity
between Ignorance and Vice. 1t is the pressing
interest as well as duty Of every well-meaning,
law.obcying citizen, of every property-holder,
every man who has any stake in the well-being
of the Country, that not his children merely, but
all children, be educated. SO believing, Gov.
Seward suggested plan which, leaving all our
Public Schools untouched, would have extended
the blessings of Education to thousands of chill
dren otherwise growing up in ignorance, while 1t
did not propose (as has been falsely charged
thousand tines TO teach them in foreign lam
guagcs or any kind Of religious faith. 1t said
nothing for Catholics, and proposed nothing fer
them any more than for any other class OF believers
in God.
So much for the essential point in our cores
pondent's article his talk about motives,' for
eigners,' party trammes, &c maypass. We admit,
to the fullest extent his right to do as he pleases
about Nativism he may now admit our right TO
do as zee think proper about 1t or not, Just as he
pleases. We certainly shall claim and exercise
the right to comment freely and fearlcssly on all
matters of public interest," in such manner as
we deem required by Justice and Public Good
If he don't like our course, and can find no other
way of spiting us, he will OF course do it by op-
posing Mr.. Clay, as he intimates This would be
emnenty sensible, patriotic, and Native Ameri-
can'-though we don't quite understand what
MIR. Clay has done, or has to do, in the premises.
But this is a free country-go ahead
And now TO the Journal Of Commerce;
How far the Political party which that journal
favors may have " allied themselves with foreign
ers and foreign religions, we will not say-the
Journal should know better than we-but we
don't see what any party can gain by an alliance
with foreign religions. We should imagine such
religions would have TO be domestcated to be
made useful allies in our Political contests. But
if the Journal asserts that the Wing party has en-
tered into any such foul alliance, it asserts what
is grossly untrue. The Wings have not consign-
ed the Public Schools to any keeping whatev-
er Even Gov. Stewards suggestion proposed no
change in the control OF the Public Schools then
existing, but merely the creation of a few more.
The great bulk ofthe Catholic votes has uniform
" been cast for candidates Of the National and
State party which the Journal upholds. The
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