American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-11


To the Editors Of the AMERICAN Republican,:
| have perused with some regret, but with
no establishment, the article in your paper of
Wednesday, relative to the Native American
National Convention recently assembled in
Philadelphia; and whilst concede your legal
right to edit your paper after your own ludg-
ment, suggest whether or not moral obhga-
ton is not resting upon on to fairly lay before
your readers the proceedings Of the American
Republicans, or Native Americans, of this
Union, wherever those proceedings NAV be
held, or whatever may be their character. The
moral obligation to which | allude arises, in
part, from this cause. On the manifestation of
the result of the late presidential election, land
IN fact bctore,) it was i'll contemplation, by at
least two distinct persons, to establish press
i'll this city to advocate Native Americansm in
fellowship with the party in other parts of the
country. 1t vas, however, deferred from mo-
tlves OF policy till the presidential question was
settled. Then it was with warmth you appa-
rently embraced what painting thousands sup
posed to be their sentiments, and who willingly
recognized you for their newspaper organ. Like
myself, they did not expect individual abstrac-
tons to usurp the PRONUNCIATION of certain fun
damental principles in unity with the friends of
t'oSO III OllltI StCllOIS III the Idnu,-
They expected from their newspapers, what
they themselves were disposed to-union, con-
cord, harmony, concession, and determined
courage and perseverance. find thai then lciH
yet hare from their newspaper. 1t is needless TO
say that the contemplated undertaking of es-
tablishnr other newspapers was abandoned
when the Clipper adopted the title of American
Republican. Thus much for the moral rea-
ton in which you stand as editors, to your sub
scrbcrs, after the avowal of your late political
opinions
Now, permit me to inquire, in the first place,
what the name of party has to do with its
principles. 1t would be a waste of time and
would display want of common sense, for me
to tell you that names are arbitrary, and neces-
sarlly have no further connection with the OBJ
lect they are identified with, than to describe it.
Frankness is said to be an honorable charac-
teristc OF humanity; and, therefore, shall
speak to you with freedom. am emboldened
to tell you, that | think it would have been
much more german to the matter for you Ia
have given to your readers, (Which you could
have easily done by briefly transcribng from
the Philadelphia papers,) an account of the
! proceedings of the Philadelphia Convention; in
that case your readers would have had the rea-
SONS for the change of title of the party. They
then could judge for themselves, whether any
old principles have been discarded or new ones
| adopted-could at least have an opportunity of
knowing what the delegates of NINE states had
deliberated upon, and tremendously adopted,
IN order to carry out their political purposes
In fact, it is a marvel to me how you expect
the principles so cautiously avowed by yourself
to obtain to any considerable extent, unless
more energetic efforts are made to spread them
The press rs the centre of the circle, and its
circumference will extend in proportion to the
force of its government
This communication is somewhat lengthy,
though much remains unwritten which other
wise should desire to state but as it contains
no fusome flattering, or peurile commentator,
expect it will be as boldly published and as
freely commented on, as it has been fearlcssly
written, and as the principles entertained by
its writer SHALL be more publicly avowed dur
ing the fall elections. BUNKER HILL.