The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-03
To the Editor of the Union :

grand Intellectual feat Of circumb lusfcating the pro-
House Of Representatives yesterday and listened to the
speech of the Hon. Mr. Levin, member from Native
America against the the Babylenian enchan
tress whose unlawful is the Pope of Rome must
have enjoyed rare treat of the sort What spar hor
rbiie" that tremendous couple be What pers do
environ our unfortunate country from their nearous
SPELLS And what gratitude every patriot, every Chris
tan must feel to the great Observation-Disclosures who has
thus armed with the seven fold shield of caution
against their pandemoniumcal efforts for one, Mr..
Editor, candidy confess that had no idea we were in
such danger from their Vaccinations. knew that we
were in bad way in many other respects, knew that
institutions in all probability to be destroyed by
the subugaton of Mexico, by the extension of slavery
by removing the duty from cotons, by e-electng Mr..
Polk, by paying our debts and by several other very
die dom and of liberty but that his un-oness I'm Plus the
9th also going to destroy them and positively now
at work to bring that improper consummaon about was
suspicion which, .ngulary enough had never entered
my mind | say singulary enough for now that the
light reflected by the son Of Native Amercanism has
beamed upon my mind cannot but but Wonde, at
rendered by the aforesaid illumination. This last
peril caps the climax; and how we are to escape
the most hdeous ruin and combustion from the mass
of evils impending over heads, is something
guessable by my philosophy. What's the use of living
in country which is so soon to be destroyed IN such
variety of ways? Pom my word, Sir, think the best
thing we can do is to adopt the resolution of nte
gent French gentleman OF my acquaintance who, having
failed in an application to Congress exclaimed, with be-
State no longare-I sail go to Kantoockee." Are we
likely to be safe there, Sir
Seriously, Mr. Editor did you ever hear OF read
member from the Northern Liberties of Philadelphia in
suited the understandings of his associates and dsgrace
the character of the House? John Randolph is said to
have replied to boast that Philadelphia s the
Athens of America Z" 1t may be the Athens, sir, but !
have the Athenans" and certainly he would
not have been induced to retract the assertion
Too much ignorance hath made the gentleman mad and
his ignorance evidently not of the bissfu species, for
it seems to have put HIM IN as ptabe plight as even
THAT Of Of III.
another kind of Madness he stood the street IN rather
undulating style, and pahetcay requested the pass
ers-by to look at miserable orphan" very mlsera-
bic orphan, indeed does the gentleman seem to be in his
delirium tremens of bgoted ioly II he is really the
exponent of Native Americanism, and there were any
danger of his party becoming dominant in the land,
might well utter the pious and patriotic ejaculation with
which he concludes his precious discourse-we might
well exclam, God the republic Tor much more
republic by such influences would then be paramount,
than by all the bugbears begotten by gno-
rance upon narrow mindedness.
w hat speech to have been delivered at the present
day in legislative hall, where every should be
Endued by nature and by learning taught
To move assemblies!
What speech, TO be addressed to people who call
themselves who have right to call themselves
the most enlightened the earth Can it possibly be
received anywhere among them with other feelings than
derision and contempt Will the "Nahve Americans"
endorse 1t as the exposition OF their sentinehs ana
views! SGpe snsra Often has the sinister crow
OF night endeavored to brighten us with foreoodings OF
calamity, but never in such wretched croaking as this
and weak, indeed, must be those whom 1t alarms Speak
ing of precisely the stories and denunciatons which
form the staple of Mr.. Levlns rant, Macauey says
"They have been abandoned by statesmen to aldermen
by aldermen to clegymen, by cergymen to old women,
and by old women to Sir Harcourt Lee Sir Harcourt
may now abandon them to the membe, from the Northern
Liberties, or at least commune with him In dwelling
sympathy.
ACArHoLIo REPUBLICAN AND REPUBLICAN CATHOLIC.
Washington, March 3.