New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-03-15

ard was first elected Governor (and before he was
supposed 10 have any special CLARA TO their good
will } not less than one-fosrth of the Naturaiizeo
voters went with us. The same proportion last Fail
would have given Mr.. Clay the State by hand
some majority Was i, entirely their fault thai We
did not have them!
Let us suppose that the mass OF the !" h's PN'''
should resolve TO Try the experiment. Oh
what must be the loss and gain OF The opeEa1on
And first, let US compute the loss. III.
/ orr Natur,,li-ed Hfigs rorid7eare n'--lhe
mich, mot vo,e Loco Foco but they would not'o'e
Na,;v. Here we should lose, large portion oil our
rarl;sh and German Adopted Citizens, nearly all
~. scotch and Welsh tsave that portion OF the lat-
49,, ,,,o have been led away by Bl!neylsIa,) al
.,s. a,..rv prostant Irishnan and many Catholics
IN sinrl. County of this State there are some ve
hnndrsd welsh. Immigrants alone, hardly one of
them a Loco-foco
! .. orr dmericar-6m Cathottc Wh1ss 'coi"d
anti us. These gave US Maryland last ar and
| would have given US Louisiana but for wholesale
frauds The American Catholic population CT
these States and OF some Counties in Pennsylvania,
Is numerous, respectable, and IN good part Wing
The more Catholic Counties in Maryland and Penn
sylvania were formerly Wing strengholds. and are
mainly so at this day. Now tits impossible TO con-
ceal from any but the wifully blind, if even from
them, that the hostility 10 Catholics and Roman
ism is the handspring OF the Native crusade NO
rational being, then, can expect Catholics TO unite
in il. The Wing Catholics, then, would quietly
withdraw from the field
3. The mare Hteral Wings ,cN resist The trans
Eorn,ation. There are a good many thousands OF
US who cannot be coaxed bulied or bough, over TO
Nativlsm We lOa,hc the mixing up OF Theology
| cal and Political controversies. We will not be
driven back upon the notions and fashions OF the
dark ages We recognize the obligations OF Good
Faith toward colaborers in good cause, and will
not unite in setting up new tests which, disranchlse
| or prescribe those with whom we have struggled
side by side for common and noble ends. Even
were il pessibe-whch it is MOTTO seduce a ma
ori,y Of thesWhigs into Naiivism, there is very
large remainder who could not be warped over
How could the new party afford to spare Us
Now let us look at the gains:
Doubtless some -Focos would be drawn into
the Native party by hatred of Foreigners or of Cath
oIics, BY the love of novelty the hope of Office
But how many! Very few, we Imagine. Local
or temporary influences might swell the number at
the outset as they did in this City and Ia Phladel-
phia, but even these would gradually find their
way back to the former fold As 10 any of them
uniting in the movement from fear OF danger TO the
Country. it is idle to expect it. How many have
ever Joined us in our efforts 10 put an end TO the
abomnable frauds and perJuries VIGOROUSLY perpe-
tra,ed al every Election when this could so easily
be effected by Registration OF Legal Voters :
| Did not they set up a unanimous cutlery against 1t
whom zoe procured tho enactment of Registry =
Did they not belle and defame us as if We had de-
sroyed the Right of Suffrage? Did not their cx-
emplary Mr. B. f. Butler assert in Tammany Hall
that A Registry was calculated TO favor the Rich
and Great at the expense OF the Poor and Humble
When men who have some Pigments OF character
TO lose can talk in this rascally way, what are we
to hope from the reckless and INSCRIPTIONS major
ity? Now the whole party perfectly well knows
that Illegal Voting mSst in the average greatly help
their side, because the Adult Males not entitled 10
vote are generally with them, and those who can
double-vote with impunlly, or dare take the risk OF
it, are mainly Loco-Focos So with regard to Nat
uralizaton. If the Wings lose by the laXity and
imperfection of our Naturalization Laws, the Loco
Focos must gain, and do gain. lf,hose who vote
in ignorance OF the real questions al issue vote
against us. they must vote for them. All is fish to
iioNs tiisH, tdH We SAPSSt IoH
us in Native crusade, were we foolish enough 10
embark in it! And if Nativism could elect a Con-
sress favorable TO It's object, would not Polk be
compelled 10 Veto TT And would not this array
the Natsralized on the side of Loco-Focosm for
lSiS, and immensely swell their NUMBER Do we
want the disasters of 1871 over again!
Ono word as 10 the immediate question, and
we close: Whoever votes for Harper and Ma.
tive Council now votes to have Native issue and
Native candidate for President in lSlS That is
inevitable defeat and ruin. The whole Country
sees what is openly done in New-York and
another Native victory here will be the signal for
an extensive organization of broken down Office
seekers and antJ-Catholic fanatics throughout the
Country. This is crisis of the deepest peril to the
Wing cause. 1t we are 10 Oppose Loco Focoism
effectively IN rs we must present united front
Serious division will inevitably defeat us That
division will take place if Harper is reelected
Every vote cast for him is first thrown away on
all the great issues before the Country-for no
man can say that Native vote is per Sc against
Texas or in favor of the Taritf--a and, secondly
cast with deadly effect against the unity and
force OF the opposition to Loco-Focoism. From
every section, we have letters from intelligent
Wings, saving, You cannot oyerrate the import
ance TO the Wing cause of defeating the Natives
IN Your city this Spring" Such, we are assured,
is The sentiment OF the Wings in our Legislature
such OF tar-seeins Wings every where Wings of
the Commercial Emsorum! Nou tciR cast off this
Native incubus in The Charter Election! You
have only 10 vote Your own regular ticket, and,
whatever the immediate result its effect will be
that OF glorious victory 10 your Cause Onward !!
O. The -Aibony DAILY says its Editor never
voted Native ticket, as ,ce once did. Did he ever
have chance And has he now learned by our
experience avod'such tickets hereafter His pa
per has for months teemed with Native articles,
which ours never did, We most reluctantly voted
a Native County ticket last FALL because the gem
erai sentiment OF the Wig party in our City dc
ta;ed that course, and left US no other practicable
mode OF defeating The choice Of two Texas Sena-