The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-29
COMMUN ICATIoNs.
NATlyE AMERtcANlsMl

ryland 10 severe rap over the knuckles OF Mr..
Kennedy, candidate for Congress in Baltimore, and
the Messrs. Editors Of the National lntellgencer'
Il is for the naiuralized citizens of the district OF
Baltimore to say, on Wednesday next, whether
they properly can give their vote to John r Ken
nedy:
To Messrs GALrs & SEAros, H 3 Ii
Editors Of the National Inteliigencsr:
GEsrLEMEN: have hitherto regarded your pa
per az the responsible ORGAN Of the wing party,
and have always looked 10 It when my mind was
in doubt or perpexed any question, with conf
dence unlimited in its ability and Judgment II IL,
therefore, with deep regret that differ with you in
opinion, and am compelled to denounce as apocry-
phal any proposition which you lay down as an ar
tcle of faith. Yet, In justice to ian enormous ma.
jority of the wing party" to whose feelings and
opinions you have done violence shall endeayor to
expose your errors and misstatements, no matter
how much my conduct may be censured, or how
unjustly my motives may be assailed. wing
from principle, not less devoted than yourselves
and one, too, who, in an humble way, has seen
some service-i am sure my right to do this cannot
be fairly questioned.
To come to tho point at issue, without further re-
mark, deny your statement in the lNTELLIcENeER
of Saiurday that 'the WING PARTY Is everywhere
tiss .amsricen IN principle-as native American as
locofocoism 10 the opposite, deny that the WHO
PARTY il anywhere, 10 quote the language of John
p. Kennedy letter, which has your endorsement,
in favor Of ga modification Of The asus Of nsssraliza
ion-such modification shall lengthen the term of
probation deny it, because, except Mr.. Kenne.
dys letter, and your own declaration of attachment
to native Americansm, you have shown nothing to
prove your statement. This alone is sufficient au-
thority for what have already said. Still shall
not rest my case here lest some might say had not
accomplished whatI undertook. There are facts at
hand to prove you in the wrong, the force of which
do not think you will choose 10 deny.
IL it be true, as you have published, that the
wings, as party, do favor native Americanism,
and, consequently, extension of the time for nat
urazation, should like TO know on what occasion
ciples. / have yet to seeand watch the course Of
political events with more than ordinary interest,"
the resolution of State convention, much more of
national convention, that has proclaimed this ALI
ance. How, then, can you say that tits everywhere
understood and acted upon' grant you that indi-
vidua wings have joined the native American party;
and know that Mr.. Senator Archer, of Virginia,
and others not less distinguished than Mr.. Kenne-
dy yourselves have stood forth their friends, and
I" incurred the opposition Of their enemies" Yet
these men are not the wing party; and it will he
some time ween, before they are empowered to
sell it out, body and soul, to miserable faction;
TO hazard the success of it's great principles, by
preaching, in its namc crusade against the victims
of oppression who select our country az home.
Native Americanism was not recognised as a wing
the time serving politicians in the cities of New
York and PhiladeIphia; who, in contempt of the
wishes and counsel of their friends everywhere" Il
speak now Of the WHO PARTY in the aggregate
planned and perfected coalition which brought dis
grace upon our name, and defeat to Henry Clay.
speak thus because il was acknowledgement
beyond measure-to see gallant party, filed with
high hopes and battling for popular rights forced,
against its will, to fellowship with the impous mad
men who fired the temples Of God, desecrated his
affairs, and despoiled his northumberland for that
fatal sin TO meet it's overthrow. tE4}G IA n
To prove that the wing party did not favor native
Americansm at that time, shall quote from tract
on the subject, which was very extensively circua-
ted by the "whg congressional committee and for
which, | happen TO k'o,c, its author received the
special commentator Of MIR. Clay himself The
extract is as follows ave candidly admit that
there are many wings who have espoused these prin.
ciples; but that NATIVE AMERIcANisM Is either lot
parcel Of the trhg principles zoe most emphacay deny.
The WING PARTY NEITHER TEACHES NOR RECOGNISES
ANY SUCH cREED.n Such was the position of the
wing party everywhere; and with such declarations
on their lips, 10 be kept in good faith long as il
was honorable to be wing, they fought the battle,
and trumphed in 'sthe brave and good State Of Ma
ryland," and in Ohio, the young giantess Of the
West. Had they preached another doctrine, there
is not doubt, with any reasonable man, that Mr..
Folks majority would have been increased by their
electoral votes And on the other hand. if the
thunders of the National Inteligencer, and of the
other wing prints, that were silent upon this ques
ton, had been directed against native Amercansm,
instead being spent upon another stumbling
the Texas questionable coalitioA Of which have
kspoken would never have been contaminated, nor
the votes of New York and Pennsylvania thrown
against Mr.. Clay. Such is the opinion Of ian enor-
nous majority Of the wings, with whom have
interchanged opinion.
From all this, il is evident that the wing party
was not Gas native American, locofocoism Is the
opposite" before the presidential election. Let u.s.
therefore, see how far it has advanced with "the
idss'' since.
In those days Of passion and excitement, when
Ill Of us were wrapped up 10 the returns and re-
suit Of elections Il speak Of the idcs of November,)
as the Polk majorities came booming along over the
Alleghanies, and from beyond Cayuga bridge-that
"bridge Of sghs" as il proved alas too truthfully
for us--many wings, and some Of them men Of dis
tinction, filed with grief and despair, and thinking
that all was lost in the defeat of HIM who was the
into the arHs of5Ae naive Americans; but as soon
q the Excitement shb4ldcd and reason regained the
ascendency they took sthe sober, second thought
repudiated the association and returned to their first
love- and even those through whose agency our par
~ was pledged, ! year ago, 70 nativeism in New
York and Pennsylvania have repented Of their sins
AT the municipal election IN the city Of New York
last spring, Dudley Seldcn was the wing candidate
for the mayofaity ID cpposIion TO James Harper and
Mr. Haveme yer The fystthe didMe ofthe natives,
anu the d1t OF inc 'ronu-nauVo I0cOIOcOa ne look
the strongest ground, against native Americanism;
and the convention Of The wing party which nomi-
mated him, repudiaicd the doctrine in language not
less explicit. He was defeated, it is true; but he,
and those who suffered with him, were borne up
with the proud consolation that they had suffered
for the true faihthat the honor Of their party had
been Northumberland that the wing banner had
come out Of the strife and contest with neither spot
nor stain to mar It's beauty. Look, again, to Phil
adelphia, the stronghold Of the new party and what
ward of the city, and every township Of the coun-
ty, opposed bitterly--violently opposed to native
Americanisn,, and determined, in the language Of
one Of their resolutions, proclaimed in full convcn-
ton, to stand by their principles, and thus "to win
victory, or dignity defeat"
Glorious resolution. Il will cheer the dropping
Spirits strengthen the courage, and nerve the arms
ofgood wings "everywhere," for another conflict,
"to fight on, fight ever" If need be, in defence of
their principles.
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