New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-21
THE sIANDERERs or AMERICANS.

Under the aboye caption the Cumberland
Telegraph, in recent issue, reasons so logically
and conclusively upon the true policy of this
nation and her rulers, that we transfer the re-
marks Of that paper to our columns, confident
they will find . warm response in the bosom 81
every American freeman, not excepting very
many OF. our adopted citizens, who have them.
selves become SO thoroughly .anserica, in heart
and in life, from long residence in this country.
that our free institutions of OWL and religions
liberty have excited their highest admiration.
But the Cumberland Telegraph shall sneak for
itself:
The American party having risen ,,non the
ruins of both the old political parties, thew, so
far as their lApor tant fury will permit hose
assailed its members with more malionant and
vulgar assaults, both upon their pubic and nri-
vate character and motives, than ever before dis
tinguished any party. For this particular fea-
ture anti-Americanism occupies pre-eminenee
above all other parties. There is no epithet,
however menaaoions; no cry, however specious;
and no language, however unbecoming. that is
not resorted to, in order to effect it, nurnose
Such epithets as "bigots," smidnight assassins.''
s'dark lantern conspirators,'' ssenemies IN the
constitutions" s'murderers,'' so Chrstless God.
less crew" etc etc, are applied indiscri1di-
nately to their countrymen, whilst those that
have been born IN foreign land, aliens by birth
and in feeling, are the living synonyms Of ali
that is good and great and patriotic
Yes, foreigner. according to the arguments
Of the anti-Americans, is every way and in
every essential a better citizen, more devoted 10
the institutions OF the country, and has great
er concern for the perpetuity of the Union than
you, reader, who have been born upon the ao;l
and reared up from the cradle with that rlori.
GUS remembrance, growing and expanding in
your bosom with each succeeding day, that this
was the land Of your fathers, purchased by
their blood and treasure, and handed down as q
priceless heritage unto you, which Won were In
love next to your God, and sacrifice your devo.
ton to it, if needs must be, with your life. cit
was here that the light of Heaven first blessed
your infant view, and nature breathed into
your infant heart that ardent love for vour
country which nothing but death can chill J,
And yet, some Of your degenerate countrymsn
claim that the descendants of MANY Of those
who fought against your fathers in that struogle
between human liberty on one side, and human
tyranny upon the other, which terminated in
making us free and independent people. ara
more worthy Of enjoying this glorious legacy
than you-more able, aye, more willing to per-
petuate the blessings of free government than
you or your neighbor who are IS native md n
the manor born" This is because thew are
American citizens by Choice and you hy
60 ohance"
This, invidious distinction is sought to be
erammed down our throats by unscrupulous
demagogues pandering to the foreign vote; and
if we refuse to swallow 1t without making
wry face, we are denounced in language, The
distinguished feature of which is its brutal yul-
garity, unbeceming to those who have any re.
spect for themselves or for their fellow men. 1t
is with shame and modification that we are
compelled to acknowledge these individuals as
our countrymen; but mortifying as it is, il is
no less true. They are our oountrymen, but |
oh! how fallen, how degenerated
Will native born Americans submit TO these
things' will they, can they view this conduct |
on the partof the opp, sition without a feeling
of indignant scorn, with the high, the noble
resolution to put an end to it by crushing ont
and exterminating party that stoops to means
so degrading to our national pride in order to
accomplish its nefarious designs' We think
that you will not, aye, we know that you will
not. You cannot without feeling that you have
degraded yourself and banis6ed from YOUR
heart all those noble impulses of patriotism
which you have always cherished for your
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