New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-20
NUMBER 1876.
An Ensiishman's Opinion OF the American
Party,

An EnsIlshman's Opinion of the American
Party. :. s.s.... -, y
+ We give below the opinion Of an Eneliahman,
resident Of Maryland, respecting the princi-
cipies Of the American party. We thikk them
full Of sonnd, practical sense, worthy Of earnest
consideration. We hope. they will be exsen-
slveiy read and seriously pondered over. The
writer takes ths right view OF the great qnes
tion at issues and couclasively. demonstrates
that while the natives Of ali other countries
exclusively rule those countries, the same
fight.attsches TO, and Of right ought 10 attach
to, the natives cf the Uuited States. The cona-
munication originally appeared in q Washing.
ton paper. The author, after ayoHing thsb he
had originally opposed the American party,
proceeds to state the reasons which induced q
radical change in his sentiments as follows :.
At fret supposed that some Of the ohj-ets Of the
Know Nbthiuss atvsria6es vish teguiitutioa IF
tn country but after reading atssntiyly beth tne cop
sution aud the principles In the American orgaD espe
tue greatest OH .etln bad Know Nstbings vas al
once rer9vgd, er no IN h wi. d-i that the
seodttitati9nsl Now the eohiiuti6l does not ssy
what privileges aud rights foreigner stiaIl have L
merely rays what tss san bsve and has left it s.
Erely at the dsueron af The giator x ,fne OF
probation etc Bat this Ia plain and s
Dent its opponents have gwen The plea is u,,-
constitutional to rsyrsL modify ths laws
and ask would good policy 10 1snY In .nsr.Yr
TO Tins question wouid
ers tsat ANNUALLY y THE conetry speaking Gerrpt
brought up usder institutions distinct from
each otber and aistsbct from the ,astitutiors Anrtj7
professng dderent religions educated with aier.t mo-
tiuns, maDbers, custons and usaEes society, and
would asksf it is mora iEoassbity that thsfe
should exist among them such harmony OF feeling and
such unarsof sehmene as ianeedfu to ske them gooa
tlawrmakerso good private otssns an native
Americana whose 1--we of ter country aud knosleoge OF
ther instutions have grown sith thir grsvth Is
indeed, parS of their natural As taTef.ner
6tdy tnst it is There is every man care NOT
how much Of oppression he may have endured In s a-
tFe lanu--how sauch he may have been dwniroaden--
now much misery and want he may enf-red-thsfs
that love- OF eeaetrs thefe iBStincys fon3Dsss
and attachment f1r the rlace where aEsu sawse light
Immigration perhaps other may prf-
vent further growth but arsd does not
stroy 1t they may love the land of their adopton bu
they cunnotosk with an eye single ios int.rssts d.
least not native and therefore say THAT lib
erty for which their forefathers paid their
institutions which Americans and disposed
80 highly value satsst in toe hands of Ameseans anu
in their hands would rather they should remain. In
the reins ef government hands Of such mel.
Soule Kossulh, john Mitchell Francis Measher ann
where should Americans forefguers, altogether
go? DON'T know but l. Tor should bs Tor shutting
my eyes, that might not my own destructioun
Now, fI unasrst taud the sobect Alright the Americans
wlling I've under laws they k-for fors
eigners They only claim the right to ke them Thai
right is indispuaby theirs them enjoy IT, wet
disposed foreigners will not fail the dagger OF letting
foreigners occupy offices ETC., and will cheer
fully bow their Reads In snbmisrion Some Of
claim that they have no love remaining for ts pace u
their birth; that memory back to thar
stage Whereon they enacted the their early
childhood that thy never in wander in lis
howery vsles and by it's ppng streams they never
in uaginaion iDhale the perfume Of It's wild flowers
accompany its wild birds their sungs prase to the
God of Nature To such would say you BY nature
base yonr sensibities blunted you are
not fit to be citizens Of any country
Again, II is said the NDIhpgs do the foreigners
an1piastice. Now claim that, in coming Ametlca
WIS prompted by motives good torrgpers GENERALLY,
and came expressly for my own benst Others do The
same, snd if Ihey are benefited by coming, sB stay
and bs eontented Or il not return to the pls fron
whence they came II is an absurity to supeos ia,
they come hero benefit Americans for they have mo 10.
ton of it, II win do very we'll talk to school. boys
about dsinterestedness Of motive etc., stub
born things and the tact is though good eregaers do
heEet Aerca BY improving the land Increasing its
commerce, that thar motive tn coming Here ana
thss benefited themselves in great degree,
Let foreigners look the of crin1inais pau
per i'll this couhtry OF foreign birth and ask them
selves what they would DO the tversed For
my part if bad rrmanedi ip England, and Amsricans,
ans oear oreignefs mad there filing The iafis
tbs anels asyians and snriousess and ssnshS Ee
control OF government into the bargain
should the Americans edone and yyuurd have
sboutrd loudly as thry ds, "Eegs hmen saa rule
EngahdI' How can anything else be expected? Nor
The heipess condition OF Foreigners pftaded i
their behalf 1t might do 10 iustics but not
the ofthe nation. Foreigners snouid not come
ueless tiey prepared All honest livelihood
America has enough to do To take carsof Ger
uals and her insane,ud to ameorate oonditun
of her Pe0r and heplessj ana ibtrni When She
dote this-when there Is no crime, p1vsrty and
insanity within her borders, she may aEte nIop
The suffering of other nateoes hut otbefore
II has been limited that because fnreigpar and at
the time advoeateo OF AuirrcaDpm upgrate-
ful, sefish, etc. But why cappot understand Fave
years ago, nearly eII native aud (not IL
years If ase) and slough. home 10 artrargs land spd
yew trees bowed their heads in silence
of my ancestorst There not one there with whom
could eian any relationships Ih1 distant
America found homes live bsBeAth Amuricun
prote6g1 by American iaa the
eat s the product Of American soil and the air that
breathe is the pure and free air oil America that liberty
whisi by those fought and b ed in
cause admire 1T desire ray perpetuatea
IbeeEe the descendants Of those it
guardians aud why then should NOT advocate the
OF Amer ieanikm2 l.9ant Office; al abieand willing
toearn my living by my own lsbor aud all ask is that
VI by industry and perseverance, lheegulte property
your midst. you will a5rd the your
4 that may erj y them in peace.
Now sir to coseuda this part OF tbe suhjrct claim
thai 10 reality the t friends et ferei
Because their Objects If attaed will secure to them the
enjoy OF that distinguishes this ffe
their land aud their posterity that which
Amerieans claim for themselves In the letter sent
by the Convention which framed the to tht
Congress of America, this passage oeeurs " indtydaa
entering into society must give npa share hhrffy
preserve the restn And soshpld all foreigners wha
well dsposed content to give shofe that thy
SECURE ahe most Important portion, viz that
and constu,on liberty which secures to them IN
pescabls enjoyment of their lives property pd religion
to te country those Institutions bsnsath the iuu
Of which she has SO greatly pgsPsred and adv
in ali the arts, sciences etc, that Distinguish ovilize
| from barbarous nations ~ " 25es
But to sum all up in few words the laws of natur
and usce give to Americsns the right govern tb
land Of he birth, end the history Of America prove
that they have the ability Them ~ mead to,,bs di'
4 plte. JOSEPH FLETCHER
4 - The Fever at Earfolk and Portsmouth,. =
The Richmond Dispatch last received, pub
lishes the following letter.