New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-01
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Capt. N. H. Decker the worthy and efficient Deputy
HatborMaster Of the Second District notified
days since By the Harbor Master Of that DISTRICT that
services would not be required after tho expiration Of
the present month. Was any charge brought against
his capsbility? No! Anything against his honesty or
industry h Mono Anything against bis accepta-
hity merchants and masters Of vessels Noa thou
sands times no All shipping merchants, and all
ters Of without exception, helisveconsder
him the most capable and faithful harbor ocsr ON the
leyse and are exceedingly displsassd at bis summary
dismissal Il ~ a ~ ssse5.ssss5 IN 8g
Why then was IN old sailer-a ekful and Trustworthy
oacer, ifreproachabls citizens man, not overbur-
thsned with this worlas goods removed from position
the solumeutsof which barely sused for ths support
of hts family, and an Iishman put in his place
Whui There isi Significance in that word Z Whyf
There that in the word which should make every Amer
leans heart sws with inspirs hs mind and
nerve his arm, WHY Because he was suspected Of
belonging an Organization which proslams the doc.l
trine universally preached and praetced the world
which has been preached and practieed by all nations
peoples and prncipaltss mp the furthest period
recorded holy just, upright and natural
In itselthat The Of e soil, matter Of what ooun.
try under the canopy of heaven haps ercpe RICH.
govern that serHAr AMrRcAss SHOULD RULE AsisarcA
Ths was the offence q Capt. Decker, He attended
Htretlyo his duties he at his post he thrust
opinot6 upon ne pnlltlCH
te modest, quiet and sstiringsought to shun,
stead of attracting yet he was removed
from office because he preferred bis native country
amen for law akers to styesof stranger lands!
Hhe had not entertained this preferences would hare
stranger to every high and holy emotion Of the hui
man heart--to every memory Of chiidhood--to every
recollection Of home-to every instinct OF honorable ma
tures-to every feeling which annates the bosoms of
high-ininded foreignerswould have been utterly I'M
worthy any trust, private public, and would have
tied the full Of scathing dsnuncation hurled st
Of native ngratss By the great sootti
the auhjoned lines: ss g es'
VOC Bssutaes there nsaa ,Dith sosti 50 dead
Wlof nerer % hipiseif hath said,
This is my o,ra, my ,dtipe land !. 2
Whose heart hath meier within him burned
When homo bis fcotBteps he hath turned, :
From wandering on aforegn strand; "
s9s II such there breathe, 60. mark him.weH ;ssA
l. For him no minstrel raptures swell; "a > s.
High though bis tites--proud his name,
B0uudless his wealth. wish claim,
Despite those ttss, power and peif, W.
W The wretph, cencentered eli in self, ft4.
A.. Living shall forfeit fair renown #zss6
And douby dying, shall go down
+ 10 the vile dust, FROM whence he sprung, A.
Unwept, unhonored and unsung.n
Such are the sentiments thar should animate the bosom
Of every human being and, for the entertainment Of
which, notice daily that Americans are prescribed
and turned cut Of oflce. ss,gss Lar 81. fz,.
Wewe shall know long, whether the fact OF ones
being born upon the soil Is badge Of dishonof not II
the Antics succsed the very name American will be.
synonym of Disgrace and repreaehto be avoided
instead Of sought The poor natives will all be political
lepers ~ HsaHF