Holly Springs gazette., 1845-02-15
From the Natchez Courier.
NATIVE AMERICANISM.

| Some of the loco prints cry out against the
I 'scrusade that the Native American party is wa
ging against foreigners" thereby admitting, thai
to protect ourselves against the abuses of the
privileges literally bestowed upon aliens, by the
I patriotic trainers OF our Constitution, and en-
! deavorng by timely precaution to preserve that
/ Constitution and blessings it besiows for our
children, as we received it from our fathers is an
outrage upon foreigners!
! Mehemet Ali is said to be a very wise prince
I set he demands one fourth Of the produce Of E
gypt many foreigners cultivate the rich lands Of
/ the Nile, but who ever heard his iron policy spo-
4 ken Of as an outrage upon torei3ners2 Ia the
f, IS: place, il people 30 not ike the laws and Gus
toms Of country, they are not obliged to go to
hat country in the second, if they find them
/ s.lyes dissatisfied there are no laws prohibiting
them from leaving.
Ifthe matter did not involve such serious con
sequences, il would be too ridiculous to discuss
Because we want to amend an important part Of
our political policy, re>cind laws or enact them,
according as our well being nation may re-
quire. every foreign thief and beggar who has
been kicked upon our shores, should protest a
gaiust such measures! Ia the early history OF
a!I the Republics which have risen d)urished and
passed away, foreigners have been invited to peo
pie the country, and every intucament held out
20 encourage art:zanS, and, in lacI citizens OF all
Jesc ions 10 settle in them.
Sparta FIRST tried The experiment, bat so great
was the irHax Of strangers, and so demoralizing
their induenc ce upon the manners ofthe Lacedae-
monians that when LycurguS was called upon
to form new code Of laws, as a preliminary
,tep toward reformation. lie b5niahed ali foreign
crS from The State.
Athens at % encouraged the settlement of en-
grants within her BORDERS ill the privilege was
80 abused, ana Tie government SO corrupted that
she was ob.iget T., h1ll the right Of citizenship
/ at So high price that few could aaOrd 10 pur
chase 1t.
( When the news that Xerxes had crossed the
| HriIe>pOnt and was marching through IArace
u into Greece with mace than million Of men,
,ranSpred such general conste rnation prevailed,
that nearly every State in Greece gavs the rights
" Citizenship 10 their slaves 10 tore gners, and
| o al who would take up arms against the Per
slams. This was step forced upon them by the
emergency ef the case but it is question, il the
downfall OF those Republics could not be dated
from The day foreigners and the dregs Of society
rast their influence into the popular scale.
When Rome, was first founded, she offered an
asylum TO the criminals and refugees of every
olher nation who would settle villain her walls
7 bat she knew when TO stop, s.. Paul, though a
native of q flurishiug commercial city, the capt
-al Of a Roman Province, had paid large price e
.or the rights Of a 'f2Jmln citizen"
Hitherto the neighbJrins Republic OF Texas
has received with ope,. arms the scum and re-
fuse Of all other nations, but the new President
hints that in future the people of Texas ought t'
be Ii.tIs more CAREFUL about 'how they eater
tain strangers ) no doubl meaning that when Tor
eigners come among them, the first and las
Is Question that is put to them before they are in
~ stalled into all the rights of RGtlreS, should nc
" h.-rwbat did YOU land foI?" He also recon
1 nendS The PenIentiary system, which will OF Il
l, seIfbe great aoater Of emigration 10 that coun
try.
7, The cant of many who oppose the amend
- pent the naturalization laws, that foreigner
assisted rs in Obtaining our independence, an
therefore. we owe them debt OF gratitude thi
,an only be paid, by allowing them to participa;
a in all the civil and religious privileges grown
N out of our free institutions. This is the mo
~ oopsensicaI argument Of all that is urged again
- the Native Americans. OF whom did we ob1al
10 our independence? Foreigners. Many ma
IN viduaIs Of the same nation were on opPoSln
a sides during the Revolution. Brothers and iat
sJ ers and sons, marched under different color
lot and "man's toes were literally of his oV
household. The lover of liberty from almS
mt every civilized nation of Europe, focked to o
standard They fought well and nobly-a
= we rewarded them as well as our struggling X
public could their names are eEShrined IN
heart of every true lover Of his country, and
& MANY instances their monuments sha1e the $
their valor saved from the spoilers Their
seendants are Native Americans and have
their rights, besides enjoying the rich inheritar
ave ave Of brave, patriotic ancestry, which shame
as confess, some OF our native born citizens
III M are chosen to high places, cannot boast OF.
Oury very Declaration OF Independence
- we have right to do al that other nations
of right do. If we see the evil consequences
allowing foreigners to become citizens almost
soon as they pat foot upon our soil, ana a"e'
toayert those evil consequences b. timely
soit to such remedies as may best aceomp
ith that end how can il be injustice TO ioielehei
we prosecute those IN easureS2 why 40 lore
ess ers come here2 To rule, or 10 amaSS Wealth
lg, be projected in their pursuits for such Pufpo
ro- III TO rule, the sooner we curtail their Po"e
mt do so. the better; but if to gain competence
a