The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-27

The address Of The native Americans of Philadelphia
is strange compound about as appropriate TO them
and their creed il IL hal been enumerated by aboon
jsts or anti masons II il fhe play OF Hamlet with the
art OF the Prince omitted and far from being at all
Esane 10 na,'st feelings or preudices has no bear
~ upon those peculiar opinions which constitute the
American belief Ath close OF the address, in
deed line s added in order TO make it somewhat ap
propria,e to the occasion, and to these who adopt
sst the lesdefe who party to il, might as well de-
clare themselves IN favor OF federation and beralty in
fsbt f6fet8ftn1 tkeff i6fSal ssssdr 6p6f IN hhh
tation which has sympathy with them, with their
own contracted and local ideas OF poliiIce
The address in question sets forth TO be the work OF
Gen. Peter Sken Smith. brother Of GeT.iu Smith-,he
being no less afflicted by luminosity Tor the foTegA-
cts, Than rs The other by attachment 10 the negroes
The general, unlike bis kinsnan, once seeker
and having voted for Pierce because he could vote
for Scott be undertook todTasoon the oks a Washing
ton by various demands Tor position being certain that
nothing less than misson OF the frs, class would be
rendered him. OF nobody thought be had
chance, and his preensioBs noticed only by being
laughed by all sensible men Forhw with the General
became hrs-rae martyr aud rs there were few dis
contents in The democratic party who did moi know how
time hope to escape responsibility themselves they
declared their "Gr'efs 10 the General and The
suit oil the oini stock company in the long array
OF abuse 10 which Gen. Smith has appended his
IL might have made this affair much formidable and
consistent III the real authors OF the production had
svowed II; but that would not have graihsd either the
Generals appetite for fame, pleased the nymous
foes OF the administration who secretly ISLANDER those
whom they fear openly 10 strike.
SiEnfHc1nuy enough, the fepuled aulhOr OF This al
dress General Smith, the brother OF the celebrated alb
ohtionst, GeHu Smith. Abolition and na,vlsm, like
these their leaders, have been close handed for
They were created at about one and The same lime.
While The men OF the revolution sl lived among their
counrymen the sentiment OF native ism was
only uttered 10 be overwhelmed The designs OF abol
uoDsm, on the other hand lar wicked and too
impose 10 be Whispered IN thai when The blessings
of freedom fresh the mind. OF the people o. the
wounds OF those who fought and BLEED for their couniry
Let the patriotic American inquire for a moment The
reception that would have greeted the doctrine Of native
Amsricansm al the bands OF such men as Washington.
Warren, Knox, Greene. Sumpter, Marion VIVA,
would have been The answer Of the calm and Inspired
chief Of that memorable essi Would he not have said
Away with this insane philosophy; away with thsse
heasonaoie ethics DO these bad forget that thou
sands OF those who fought the revolution were for
egners DO they forget that many OF these men fed
from oppression 10 Americas Shores Do they suppose
mat Two or thfee generations in this country have made
rs potent TO exclude the suffering millions Of the soke
from the blessings Of her government The dogma may
be tolerated in the future when the people have forgotten
those who rescued their fathers from the yran II IS
criminal 10 listen to IL now
Imagine, next, delegation OF abolilioni.s headed let
supp0se by the fanatics who declam against the gov
and the Union, proposing their internal plots
the framers of the declaration of Independence the
convention which formed the constitution Of The United
States Before the august presence OF such patriot
John Hancock, how the noisy declarations and fanaca
zeal OF such maGnan,s Bareish and Garrison would
sink into silence and awe Before the practical common
sense VI Benjamin FIaakn, how the pharisaical pre-
fences OF Gsrn., Smith would fade away How would
Thomas Jeherson--lhe name misquoted by tbose guilty
men-os'e receiver 'beW proposals nxonM inc SCUM
and against nnon Of these States How would Samuel
Adams hase,espondsd TO their appsas or Joha Adams
or Richard Henry Lee To ask the question 10 10
Il Abolition would have been hurei from the doors Of
the temple protanej Its advocates would have bee
scattered AZ the Saviour Of mankind scaered the money
changers 81 :
And the authors OF the nave-American and .holi,ion
knew this we'll They awaited ,he or.du,
removal by the hand OF Providence Of the fathers OF IN,
constitution before they Sc, their foul fatal
foot Il was when they supposed tina, The spt,t Of
the past has been extnGuishsd IN the hearts OF The peo
pe that ibey proclaimed, ander the nsnuanr ru;.e ~
patriotism, their fell designs Practically they were born
together and together have They operated against The
peace and the perpe,uiiy of the Union Defeated and dis
Eraced they retire before The scon Of aroused public
digna,oa Blu, at every occasion they their
upon tie public ranQuiy and essay to revive bed pas
s'ons between different classes and sections Of cit,
ixenss #lrst
Happily for the hopes Of freedom and for the desi-
mics Of mankind the objects Of these twin
understood Their aheeta,on Of regard for the vel
fare and the prosperity OF The peope--sheir csmor In
favor Of free prncpleswould he less hypocr
and hollow il proclaimed BY The rival despo,isms Of Rus
sa and Austria.
The President chosen by the American people in No
vembsr. 1872 cannot be the representative any section
Of nsn. Thbse Who expected it already hsv. beer