The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-09-18
THE sLANDERERs OF AMERICANS.

THE 6LANDERER6 OF AMERICANA
Under the above caption the Cumber
Il land Telegraph, in a recent Issue. req
= sons 80 logically and ccpclusively upod
! the true policy Of this nation and ber
rulers, that we transfer the remarks
OF that paper to our columns, conf
dent they will find q warm response
! in the bosom Of every American free
man. not excepting very many Of our
adopted citizens. who have themselves
become 20 thoroughly american in
heart and in life, from long residence
in this country that our free institu.
tons, Of civil and religious liberty
but have also excited their highest
admiration. But tho Cumberland
Telegraph shall speak for Itself:
The American party having risen
upon the ruins Of both the old politi.
cal parties, they, so far as their i'm
portant fury will permit, have assailed
its members with more malignant and
vulgar assaults, both upon their public
and private character and motives,
than ever before distinguished any |
party. For this particular feature
anti-Americanism occupies o pre-em-
inence above all other parties There
is no epithet however mendacious, no
cry however specious, and no lam
guage however unbecoming, that is
not restored to, in order to effect its
purpose. Such epithets as "bigots,"
midnight assassins," dark lantern
conspirators. -" enemies to the con-
stitution," murderers," "a Christ.
less, Goddess crew" &C., &c., are ap.
piled unfortunately to their coun.
trymen, whilst those that have been
born in foreign land, aliens by birth :
and in feeling, are the living synon. /;
yms Of all that is good. great and pat. }
riotic. Yes, foreigner, according to )
The arguments Of the anti-Americans, !,
Is every way and in every essential a .
better citizen, more devoted to the :.
avs and institutions Of The country, !
Ind has greater concern for the per-
'etuity of thelUnion than yon, reader -
Who have been upon the soi)g and =
cared up from the cradel with that :"
,lorious remembrance growing and :"
expanding in your bosom with each =. !.
ucceeding day that, this was the land w y,
t your fathers purchased by their :,
lood and treasure and handed down =,
8 a priceless heritage unto you, a. :"
'hich you were to love next to your y, W
Eod, and sacrifice your devotion to it o. a.
needs must be with your life. 1T "
as here that the light of heaven first
lessed your infant view, and nature Ri
into your infant heart that ny
dent love for your country which ha
'thing but death can chill" And as
It, some Of yonr degenerate country. as
en- claim that the descendants Of an
any of those who fought against your an
rthers in that struggle between hu- be
an liberty on one side, and human col
ranny upon the other, which termin- VII
I'D in making US a free and indie OK
ndent people arc more worthy ofen- VIII
ling this glorious legacy than you, era
're able, aye. more willing to per- mo
tuate the blessings of a free govern ing
mt than you or your neighbor who ass
natives ard to the manor born"
is is because they are American TIL,
liens by "choice" and you by has
hance." This invidious distinction 81,
sought to be crammed down our I
oats BY inscriptions demagogues me,
'dering to the foreign vote !; and if to I
refuse to swallow it without max the
Of wry face, we are denounced Cor
language. the distinguished feature was
which is its brutal vulgarity, unbe. lerv
ming to those who have any respect well
themselves or for their fellow men. Az
is with shame and modification mar
we are compelled to acknowledge we
'e individuals as our countrymen at
mortyfying as it is, it is no less Ria,
}. They are our countrymen, but deere
how fallen. how degenerated! ski.
Will native dorm Americans submit milo
hese things2 Will they, can thew -