Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-08-23
MARTINSBURG VA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 49, 1851

the vino glasses dance Scotch ree,, an Irish
jig, and German polka-mazurka upon the
table, instead Of running round the streets
in kits, without any braeches on, or in great
three story bear-skin, hussar hats-or bear
ing green banners, with harps and such ike
musical instruments, which, by a pleasing
fiction, are supposed to have been played at
some ancient, unreeorded time in Ireland
4 Let them abandon these unpatriotie exhibi-
/ tons Ct attachment to foreign countries, and
merged IN one common mass, the Know
Nothings win lose sight Of them IN the gem
eral crowd: and finding no opposition, the
Know Nothings having nothing to do, will 81
dispense. and be heard ONO more. The best
way is for US all 10 be americans. Native
or foreign by birth is neither here nor there.
! Native or naturalizod, il matters not, we
should be Americans, and nothing but Amer
leans, having decent regard for all other
cililized countries and their customs, but a
bold free and Independent maintenance Of
our own country, It's institutions, and all that
pertains to them.
As the church forms no part Of cur Gov
ernment or public polity, there is 20 nccessi-
ty for any public religious procession. but all
may freely worship in their properly appoint
ed places to their own eutire satisfaction,
and without becoming obnoxious to an5 9TH
sect, persuasion, or denomination, and bc if
luther, the Pope, or Joe Smith, that hap
/ pens to be their favorite, it matters not, So
long as they do not disturb our political bar
moay Bat all who counsel them 70 acts Of
violence are public enemies, be it the foolish,
lauatical Protestant, Park Preacher, or the
very Reverend Autoeratical Archbishop
Hughes What nc most need Ia his com.
try is to make foreigners more 4merieaR
and americans Tess f9reiga Let US pari
fy the vitiateG popular taste which idolizes
Eorope, ard fad something worthy to wor-
ship at home For Heavens sake let US
dare to have opinions Of our own, and better
them, and not be mere speaking tubcs to
echo trens atlantic opiaions, Conduit pipes
to convey the words Of others respecting our
selves from oracles who know nothing about
US. We have free government, free foh-
gion, and why net a. free press. that dares to
speal, ia bebalfof their own country? There
is no more hnmlliating spectacle 10 The world,
than the undeniablo toadyism to foreign
opinion. and especially British So Instead
Of botbering theia heads tee much about the
birth place and religious creeds Of cur iellow
citizens let us set about esetewing The
shameful custom Of permitting New York
Philadelphia and Boston to be mere ndjee-
tiyes to Lcndop, and 10 longer be trammeled
aud led as mantau makers and millinegs are
by Paris flowers and fashions. Once declare
our independence 10 literary and like matters
as we formerly did in political opes, and ~c
shall have no difficulty in maintaining it,
Let us venture to think for ourselves, and IN
a brief space Of time other countries will ac-
cord to US credit for knowledge Of subjects,
while at present they can only look upon us
as so many automatic. that only move our
joints or utter SQUADS, according as tie great
modern Oracle Of Ncnnon, England, Shall
dictate
We have 10 prejudice against the people Of
any land, ard feel that forbearauce should be
used towards the custom Of ancient standing
which have become part aud parcel Of the
inhabitants, aud waile we will not 80 for the
doctrine Of TIE extreme Native who would not
celebrate the Landing ofthe pilgrims beeauss
they were all foreigners, yet we must confess
if there is any country that demands The love
and sympathy OF The American people, VIC
think it Is The United States, aad we think it
is .ta business Of all Uncle Sans family
whether born unber bis roof or not. to stand
By HE customs and consultation, though the
world be on the other side What We mean
is, to let all our public procession SAVIOR Of tho
true salt Of Republicanism and Democracy.
not that We should be as Denoersiie 10 the
limited political sense Of the word as tho old
gentleman was, who was 50 thoroughly DEM
oerat that he would not let bis son cypher in
Federal Honey, 5ut Americans with Amer
lean manners, customs, and character, and
the same Independence Of thought and action
as Of politics aud religion.