American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-09-30
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WHAT IS NATIVE AMCRICANIsM! The great
aim of the Native American party is, to pre-
serve the free institutions of the United States
1t is one idec, but is it not sublime, vast and
comprehensive?
Is not that Democratic? Can a nobcr OBJ
iect animate the people? Does it not embrace
more than any ONE party ever before attempt
ed! 1t democracy means more, or aims at less
than the preservation Of free institutions, it is
not creed that can promote the happiness OF
the people.
The Native American principle covers the
whole ground Of democracy, by ginning TO Sc
cure "the greatest good to the greatest NUM-
ber."
How? BY preserving our free institutions
by preserving pure ballot boX-by resisting
corruptlcns, that if not stemmed in Their impc-
tuous torrent, would destroy this country, as
the last asylum for the oppressed of the human
race.
The good of the great body ef the people,
is the sole aim of the Native Americans, who
now cluster round the ballot-box in vindication
of the "richts Of man." Where is Liberty, if
suffrage is bought and sold? Where is de
mocracy,"if one rogue can manufacture in an
hour a thousand false uoierS2 Where is the
safety for life, person, or property, if this foun-
tain of power be tainted by spurious votes?
The principle of pure suffrage is at all times
preliminary to the extension of the personal
right Of voting: and if the latter destroys the
former, the personal right must be restricted
till purity be insured. This is fundamental de-
mocracy, else would the whole fabric of Re-
publican government be overturned, by the
manufacture Of spurious voters. Every illegal
vote is wound on liberty, fran which flows
the life-blood of the rights of man. Native
Americans seek to defend free institutions from
those murderous gashes, to staunch the blood
that threatens the life of freedom, and preserve
the glorious fabric of her Temple, for the refuge
of the human race, in all time to come.
This is Native Americansm. 1t looks to
the happiness of the ,Ohole family first. 1t ama
to secure the independence Of our free coun-
try from the COMMUNICATING habits, passions and
opinions Of bad and ignorant men, nurturcd in
the foul atmosphere OF "kings,n who hold
power on al irresponsible tenure, and who pro-
pagate doctrines of the divine right of the
monarch, to Cypress, degrade and brutify the
people,
A pure baILo.-Jor, comprchends all things
that can minister to the freedorn and happiness
Of the people. It is cone idea" that generates
millions Of thoughts and millions Of blessings.
Without it there can be no freedom; with it
there can be no moral or political evil. We
must have 1t pure, or It's possession is a curse
greater than Its absence
1t was for the right Of voting chat we com
menced the war of independence. 1t is for the
right Of voting now that we commence the
present war Of independence Of Europe. The
two struggles are perfectly similar in all their
bearings and features, but this that we now
make use of moral weapons instead of physi
| cal force to yindcate our right of self govern
denied us by the combined powers Of the mon
archs of Europe, who have exported their fe
Ions and paupers to capture-what we may
call the civil Notifications of freedom--our bal
lot boxes. These we must defend, if necessa-
ry, even by tho sacrifice of life.