The true Democrat., 1854-08-02
Brownson's Review-Native
 Americauism.

Every body knows, says the Cincinnati En- quirer, that Orestes A. Brownson is one of the staunchest and probably the most ultra Roman Catholic in the United States. Although but arecent convert to the denomination, in the zeal and warmth with which he supports the ten- cts of its creed he has no superior. He is man of unquestioned ability, and his Quarterly Review, published in Boston, may be consider ed one of the great organs of the Catholic Church in this country. He is an America by birth, and for many years was as strong Pro- testant as he IS now Catholic. The July number vf his Quarterly contains an article up- on Native Americanism of the most extraordi- nary character. From his religion and position, we supposed he would denounce it in the strongest terms. But, so far from doing so, he expresses s0sl1sngness to have the naturalization lda0s repealed and n0 one aIo.0ed to vote but those born upon the so1. We are confident that the American people, in common with us, will pe- ruse this declaration of the great gun of Catho- licism with surprise.
 The article is so remarkable emenating from him. that we will make liberal extracts from 1t. Mr. Bronson says, he is never pleased to find Catholic journals sneering at "Nativeism," that 1t IS in bad taste :; and though it may please certain class of their readers can hardly fail to be understood in wider sense and to give offence even to those of their catholic friends, whose grand fathers and grand-mothers were American born. Nationality is thing which foreigners are always required to treat with consideration, and it is never prudent if, peace and good will are desired, to treat it with levity or contempt MT. Brownson adds, that say what you will, the Americans have nationality.
 It is true that the population of the United States is composed of English, Irish, German, French, Scotch, Dutch, Welch, Norwegians, Afr cans and Asiatics, to say nothing of the aboriginies but the population of English orl- gin and descent are the predominating class, very nearly as much so as in England itself They were for the United States as nation first in the field, the original germ of the great American people, and they constitute at least three-fourths of the white population of the country. They a,e the original source of American nationality, the founders of American institutions and it is through their heart that flows the grand fertilizing current of American
 i's' II IS 'ds to deuy it, or be angry with it.
 The speculation of some German writer's that it must ultimately become German, and of some Irish editors, that it must ultimately be- come Celtic, are worthy of no attention No nationality here can stand a moment before the Anglo-American. Itis the all absorbing power and cannot be absorbed or essentially modified by any other. This, quarrel with it as you will, is fixed fact"
 Bronson after admonishing the foreigners that they have not the same right to interfere in political matters as those that are natives to the "manor born," thus plainly talks to them: ::
 If these citizens form in some respect par ty, as it were people, by themselves, and are found organizing and drilling military compa- nies of their own, with strong foreign sympa- thies and antipathies, and represented by a press discussing freely and with little modera- tion all questions of internal and external policy, and circulating almost exclusively amongst themselves, loudly boasting their ability to throw out or throw il either of the two great parties at will, and to elect and defeat any can- didate for the Presidency, as he is or is not &C.,