The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-24

say, for the model republic "A polHcai scheme,
then, il is confessed cannot make cilizens sustwor-
thy--cannot stop an alarming and increasing abuse
ospolitical rght-cannot keep itself going The
machine goes wrong, unless you interfere to set IL
right. What is this but the old discovery that there
is no machine TO distinguish ones right hand from
ones left, or good from badi You cannot make NOR
ay by steam. The great Franklin locomotive that
was to run straight from Bunker hill to universal
liberty and virtue, has off the rail. II is mbed-
ded in the mud, also at present are the ''natve
Americana
After these gentle approaches, they come rather
abrupt on the cause of this perversion and abuse,
viz ,"tie rapid influx of ignorant foreigners, and
the facility with which they are converted into ci-
zens" These become "Americans in form before
they are Americans in heart" They only
nominal Americans, not really regenerate into that
church Of true citizens. Most dangerous is it, there
FORE to commit their profane hands "the ballot bor,
the ark Qfour freedoms covenant" On these unques-
tionable premises the native Americans enroll them
selves into party and bind themselves to labor in
every possible way for the exclusion Of foreigners
from the elective franchise till they have resided 81
years, at least in the republic, and even then, not
unless they can produce certificate Of good moral
character from the consul Of the foreign port whence
they sailed on their way to the United States Ger
tainy we did not imagine there was SO much virtue
in European good moral character or so little vir-
tue in the American soil and commonwealth
Such is the fundamental idea of native American
ism. II exists, however, in just combination with
other principles and other ends Besides the above
"ark Of our freedoms covenant" il is next resolved
with almost appalling abruptness that the Bible,
as the only true basis Of pure Christianity lies at
the bottom of all true liberty and equality" How
it is to settle the question with the rival "ark of
freedom" we are not informed. The ballot-box is
wisely put first for whatever its merits as an ante
cedent il clearly has place among the consequents
Of Holy Writ. Perhaps we are to understand the
ia srt.r rass1 kxrt hall hox Il
quite know where the primary idea of native Amer
icanism is TO be found in the sacred page. One
text would satisfy us. The church of the first
Christians seems to have admitted its citizens on
brief though doubtless as searching a view of
their qualifications. To her, none were foreigners
rights of membership.
As the resolutions proceed, the idea expands
From the foreign foe, il turns to domestic danger
II is necessary, not only that native Americans
should enjoy monopoly of the suffrage, but that
the President should not be allowed nterpose the
smallest impeachment TO the free action of the delibe-
rative government. II is particularized that he is
not to remove public officer without the consent
of the senate, or other approving body. From par
ticuars again TO generals. All objects are to merge
in native AmericansIn. 1t is to organize every city
in the Union, to meet in general convention at Pitts
burg on the second Tuesday Of May, ls47, to nom
mate candidstes for the President and Vice-Pfes-
dent, and to vote only for those members of
Congress who will vote for them. With nationality
for its principle, the baotbox for its ark and the
Bible for its basis, it earlessy ascends to the sub
FINEST heights of moral and political heroism re-
solving
''That, as native Americans, we hold it TO be our
duty to take high moral ground on all subjects, to
grapple with the principle Of right, of TRUTH and Of
justice, without regard to mere questions of ayaiIs-
biity, and to contend for them fearessy against the
world"
This "fearless contention against the world ,'
shows itself at in few defensive and offensive
measures against unfortunate foreigners. Amongst
other things American fine arts and literature are
to be defended from foreign intrusion or cmbezzle
ment, resolution which seems to imply that no
foreigner is, for example, to write book, till he has
resided 81 years in the Union. We have, then, a
capitatlon tax sufficiently large to prevent the ex-
cessive influx of vicious and pauper immigrants
decapitation tax would be much more effectual.
Set Lynch over the custom-house, and he will give
you much better security for the good behavior
of the immigrants. As each ship Of English pau
pcrs, or Irish peasants, invades the once favored
refuge OF European misfortune, there is very cheap
and simple way of comforting equal favor on the
native American, the British landowner, and the
poor wandering wretches themselves into the bar
gain,
Brother Jonathan, however, knows what he is
about, and Is too wise, we apprehcnd, to fix the
young republic in narrow nationality. Where
will the free States get their "helpsn but from the
outpourings of Irish misery How will he get up
the steam against the Britishers, hut with the new
born Irish cirizensi How will he return Polk,
how will he decide an annexation, but with these
democratic materials How will he people Mis-.
souri, and Arkansas, how Oregon and California;
how will he hang like cloud over Mexico, without
the continual addition of these fast foreign swarms
How, on an emergency, will he man his fleets and
recruit his armiess How keep down the continual
and fearful ambition of labor, end its increasing de-
mands against property On whom will he saddle
riots and bloodshed, and all the other increasing
crimes to which America finds that it's large cities
as well as those of Europe, are inevitably liable'
From the London Spectator August %.
NArIoNMIrY.--In the chickering's between Great
Britain and the United States, Jonathan is not to
have all the absurdity to himself: patriotic ndvid-
nails this side of the water are bent upon show
ing that some Engshmen can be as absurd as any
American. very enlightened and philanthropic|
body, tho Glasgow Emancipation Society at their
last meeting unanimously resolved, "That il is the
duty Of the friends of liberty and equal rights in
Great Britain to COMBINE, and by Christian, peace
Tu and bloodess MEANS to seek The dissolution of the
american Union, the gigantic enemy of freedom
md the rights Of man."
Here is resolution which will in America be |
mama to every lodge, every knot of sympa-
hizers every gang of repeaers, every clamorer for
he annexation Of Canada---to all in the Union who |
munger for war with England. If the people Of
England could adopt or act upon this suggestion,
hey would violate the first principle ofinternational
sthics, and render stable peace impossible. The
plain English of the resolution is, that it is the duty
If British subjects to combine to effect repoiton
he United States. The flourish about Christian"
peaceful" and "bloodess MEANS" is mere YER
,iage: revolutions are not made with rosewater."
Something worse than war against America is de-
bounced in the resolution--the establishment of
propaganda in this country to disseminate among
American citizens Justification and dsloyaty to their
,wn government. Who could blame citizen Of
he Union for taking fire on reading the resolution
Fancy missionary board established in the United
States to republcanize our own country!
Perhaps il is going too far to claim this piece Of
lbsurdity as Of domestic manufacture. The Eman-
pation Society, by unanimously adopting, made Z
n one sense their own; but the honor Of framinSI
md offering it to the meeting is claimed by an
American citizen Mr.. Henry G.. Wright, ''of
has established his title to the au-
horshp, in letter to the Glasgow Argus; admit
ing that il may be said he acts "the part Of trail
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