American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-22
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22, lS45.



.NcsSrS. Editors:-It would SEEM from a com
muncatlon in the "Argus" of Wednesday last,
that it would be quite dsagreeable to the par
ty of which that paper is the organ, if any one
should be member Of the Reform Convcn-
ton, who has been, or is, either a Wing OF
Native American, and have come to the con
cluson, notwithstanding you have advocated
SO strenuously and SO boldly a Reform, or rath-
or Retrenchmcnt of expenses in our State
Government, you will have no thanks award
ed you from that quarter Il mean the Demo
! cratic party) for your efforts, if you should at
tempt TO participate, as you no doubt expect to
do, IN the deliberations of the convention to
which one OF your number has been appointed
delegate. There seems to be fearful apprehcn-
Sous entertained lest some Wing measure, or
Native American policy should be brought for
ward Tor the action of the convention. This
Is evident, and II reform is to be the hobby up
on winch the Democratic party calculate to
ride mo power, you may rest assured, 1t will
not be rcIshed by them if Wing or Native
American has any thing to do with the mat
/ ter.
You must have observed, in the communica-
ton referred to, the contemptuous manner in
which the writer speaks of the Law, passed at
the last session of the Legislature, having re-
ference to the voting of naturallzed citizens,
/ and sarcly we have reason to infer from the
language employed by him, that one OF the OBJ
JeCts Of the reform convention will be to secure
for naturalizcd or unnaturallzed citizens, so far
as State enactments can 90, the largest liberty.
If it is intended that the restraints which now
exist to so limited an extent, shall be removed
from foreigners coming to this country, with
regard to the privilege of voting then, | con-
celve that it behooves ALL who have their coun-
try's interests truly at heart, to be awake, and
to watch with slcepess vigilance, the move
ments OF the deInagogues who look to the for
eign population to advance them to posts of
honor and emolument, when they know full
well that one in a hundred is hardly capable of
Judging what men or what measures are best
calculated to promote the general good of the
country or State.
| am much gtatfed to discover that you have
conceded in the views of the Native American
Convention, as to the name by which we shall
hereafter be designated, and though some may
have the etfrOntery to say we have "repudated
Republication, yet am confident the time
will soon come, when "Native Amercansm, "
"Republicanisln," and 'American Patriotism''
snail be considered SYNONYMOUS terms. 1t may
be years hence, and may not live to see the
day, but as surely as we continue to enforce and
inculcate our principles SO surely will the 9TH
err two great parties of the country have to give
way; and as Aaron's rod swallowed up the rods
of the magicians, SO will the Native American
party cngross the feelings and affections of eve
ny lover Of his country, let him now belong to
what party he may.
bescech you, go on as zealousy as you have
been doing, and never cease your efforts until
our country shall be relieved from the base i'm
positions practised upon us by foreign govern
ments, in sending their paupers and their Grim
inals to our own happy shores, to rob US of our
privileges and our rights as American Free
men. An OLD SOLDIER.