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The True American.

The True American.
Under this significant heading the In
diana Republican propounds the follow.
ing inquiries:
"Who is the true American? Is il he who
would sell his honor for the spoils of office?"
Ask Schuyler Colfax. He's Know
Something.
els il he who would sacrifice the honor OF
his country for gain in our national legisla-
ture?''
Speak out. Popinjay.
"Is it he who would infuriate foreign pop
ulation to murderous assaults upon our hap
Ply people!"
Come. GOMEZ little one, If you intend
to relieve your inquiring friend. begin,
as you may never return to your present
post after the perils Of the approaching
congressional storms. Tell them you did
not intend it as a sale. when you bargain
ed with the aboli,ionists and crazy fanat-
les Of the north. to be their humble. nc
commodating and cringing sychophantic
servant. for the spois Of Office. Tell
them you was only "msking believe. y
whilst you opposed to the bitter end,
these same factions from l845 10 1850.
Ii these do not satisfy them, and they
still insist upon your answering the sec
ond interrogatory. tell them NO! You
wouldn't sacrifice the honor of your coun-
try for gain in our national Legislature.
Speak loud Tell them that your coun-
try is only north of Mason and Dixson's
line-not quite all that. and If you &C.
knowlsdged allegiance to any other po'
ten of the Union. you could not have SO
satisfactorily answered their first inquiry
in your Triumphant success after the
spoils. Tell 'em too, that it is no sacri-
Zee your country. anyhow, to take ba OK
oil you said against the abolilionists.
whilst they were struggling for the sue
cess Of Birney. and the Freesoilers. in
their zealously urging the claims of Mar
tin Van Buren,, provided you are to "gain
in our national legislature" Tell them
these things in good earnest. and then
their third and last inquiry, you can an
swer At single pop-both rays.
No. 10 ssks 8sst Enquiry. with . stin
upper lip-,hough the big tears may star,
at the horrible reflections induced by on
allusieh to these "murderous assaults"
Tell 'sm that in the last public act o! your
life, you delend the foreigners, and re-
fer them TO the proceedings of the Con.
stitutional Convention, and il they can't
find il, we'll show your votes there re-
corded. But you must also tell EN-, (to
be honest sbou. the matter. that you do
not "infuriute foreign population to
murderous assaults upon our happy PEG
ple,' but that you and your associates in
furiate our happy people to murderou'
assaults upon a foreign population.
Oh, res! "Who is the true AmericanT
Is il he who ndheres to the true principles
OF the Constitution-willing submitting
to such laws Of The land as have beer
carefully enacted By the proper law ma
king power, and who possesses liberali
ty sufficient to include all parts of thu
Union in his devotions; or, is it he wht
would violate the Constitution by keep
ing a State out Of the Union. although il
compliance with the acquisitions Of tina
instrument. il adopts republican form
of government Or. is it he who declare
and as opportunities offer. carries out hi
treasonous declarations--thathe will no
obey the injunctions Of national law
enacted by the proper authority? Or,
il he who, with the force of arms. take
violent possession of the ballot boxes
and chokes down the popular will of tho /;
possessing the right to its exercise?
these last named are the true American
we must be permitted to doubt the Pre-
pristy Of their "ruling America"
Between twelve and one o'clock o