American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-10-17
Correspondence Of the American Republican
HAGERsroWN. MD. Oct Il. 1915.


.uesSrs. Editors, -Hagerstown, though US
ually place Astounding in items, at pre-
sent presents but dull aspect in the way of
news. Indeed, we have so many newspapers
here that you are almost Immediately informed
of whatever occurs, and the services Of a cor
respondent are, perhaps, entirely unnecessary.
But there is one thing here of which you are
not intormed-a fact that the newspapers, not
even the .NeirS, with all its boosted indepen-
dence, dare dwell upon-a fact, too, that will
gladden. the almost desparing heart of more
than one Of that gallant band of Baltimoreans
who have enlisted for "Our Countrywide haze
Natives here! Perhaps the whskey- dealing,
broken-down party hacks, criminals, paupers
and drunkards Of your city don't know it,
Bat we hare them-a pretty good number too,
open, avowed, fearless and Iree-how many
that hesitate to "come out from among foul
party" don't know. There are hundreds of
Natives in Hagerstown, ard many more in
Washington county-thlt county that bears
the name of him who said ''beware of foreign
influence are none of your halfway,
mlk-and-water men, but Natives who long for
the triumph of American principles, and who
are proud to wear the badge of "Onr Country"
Let this assurance-the assurance that there
are friends where friends are true-induce the
friends of Americanism in your city to "hold
on to what they're got" Let them be induced
to persevere, for they have friends who look
from the mountain heights upon their endea-
vors with feelings Of gratitude, who wish them
a "God spcedn in the fullest and most unegui-
vocal sense of the word, and who long for the
day when they shall be called upon to ''join in
the fray'' that will mark them as Natives and
"nothing else.n
The Native vote at the late elections was not
as great as many of US could have wished, but
larger than was anticipated by either of the TO-
reign parties. Mr.. Duncan, of course, did not
expect success, and while his defeat has not im-
paired the justice of the cause or diminished
the number of its friends in your city, it has
served to win for him the respect of those, far
and near, who can admire that spirit Of patriot
ism which hesitates not at small personal sacri-
flee for the sake Of our country and her inst-
tutions He has made the genuine Native
strength known, all that was intended, and he
will be remembered! Let the defeat go by
As "a small rain lays great dust, )" so will the
organization it effected exert an influence over
the corrupt spirit of the old parties; and as
"great oaks from little acorns grow so will
that organization extend and grow in strength
until every true American, ant-foreign heart
in our good old State is enlisted in its support
Then the laborer may hope to see his wages no
longer cut down by the importation of ,ohite
slauery from Europe-then the mechanic may
possibly reap some benefit from that Tariff
about which the old parties keep such deal of
hypocrisy-then will our farmers no longer be
taxed TO support alms-houses filled with foreign
paupers and impostcrs-then we will see the
balot-boX preserved inviolatc, no longer an in
strument in the hands of political depravity;
and then we will see our good old State, as ali
American States should be, a home for those
who flee from opproSsion-a home for those
who know the value of home-hut not for
those who "leave their country for their coun-
try's good" God speed the dawn of day so
pregnant with good for America and Amer
cans!
Messrs Editors, with your permission | will
occasionally give you short exposition of the
thoughts aud feelings of the Natives in this Sec
ton. The party is as yet in its infancy, and