Washington telegraph., 1855-08-29

be brought to see the error of its WAYS be-
fore that period arrives, and before the
patience and forbearance of the American
people are exhausted And although It's
noon-dav has been darkened by deeds such
as those described none would rejoice more
Sincerely than myself. to see that darkness
dispellcd. and its setting sun 60 down in 4
blaze of glory.
| 1t is charged that bad men have united
With this association for PURPOSES Of perso-
nal, reeuniary, or political preferment-
Admitting such to be the fact, and it NAV
be true, is not this the case in every associa-
/ tione Was there not Judas among the
twelve Apostles. who sold his Saviour for
thirty pieces of silver ? Was there not a
Benedict Arnold among the patriots and
heroes of the Revolution 4? And were there
| not swarms of Tories, also. among them,
who carried devastation and blood into the
peaceful homes of those patriots and he
roes! Surely mankind have not become
/ perfee since those days. as you will readily
see by countless examples among your own
/ party.
We are further charged with opposition
to foreigners, and with ''obstructing the laws
for the naturalization of foreigners.
The former Of these charges is false As
ALREADY stated. we oppose not individuals
foreign or native, but when we find foreign
ers combining TO Cypress the children of the
soil: bringing with them the absolute and
despotic notions of their native homes and
arrogantly thrusting aside native born citi-
Zens-claimiDg as right. place and power
to rule over and trample us in the dust, we
resist and oppose such acts, as alike dis
graceful to TIE foreigner and insulting to the
native.
They are welcome to the hospitalt;es
of or land, to the protection Of our laws,
TO the free exercise Of their Industry
and talents-and to the enjoyment of
their religion. and the means they may
acquire. But we Go net want them to
rule over us.-we believe we are compe-
tent to that duty. and prefer retaining that
right
The latter of these charges is simply alb
surd and ridiculous. and never could have
been harbOred, save IN The brain OF some
romancer, or in the heart of some pettifor-
girg special pleader The friend of civil
and religions liberty who flies to our shores
from persecution and oppression, to enjoy
those inestimable blessings, has been, and
Will ever be, welcome to cur hearts and
homes. But the willing tools of Papal and
Jesuital tyranny, sent bithcr to overturn
and destroy civil and religions liberty, can
not, and should not, be thus welcomed ::
while the paupers and criminals, who have
been sent here by the cargo, as TO another
Botany Bay. whose ideas of liberty arc
bound up in licentiousness, and whose pa
trlotism and sufIrages are in the market at
very low rate, cannot. and should not. be
encouraged in their transportation hitber.
Just such conduct on the part OF Great
Britain was the cause Of the strongest and
most forcible remonstrances on the part of
of tie early colonists: and by such remon-
strances Virginia ceased to be a renal colo
ny. These who desire the restoration of
such state of things viii, Of course, sus-
tain such emigration Certain it is. that
the immortal jefferson never entertained
such ideas. when he penned the glorious
document from which this charge has been
extracted aud it Is equally certain that he
would have scorned, with contempt, any who
would have dared 50 10 constrne It, But,
enough, the charge is too ridiculous and ab-
surd for consideration.
These, sir, as | understand them. are the
PRINCIPLES of the American party, and now
as to its OBJECTS.
These are briefly stated and naturally
flow from its principles They are to re
store our institutions to the purity Of their
early days, and to require honesty, integri-
ty, and capability in every department and
Office of the executive, legislative and Judi
cial branches of our government. National
men for national measures n strict con-
struction of the constitution the sovereign
rights of sovereign States fully respected );
the legal rights of the people guaranteed
TO the utmost extent civil and religious
liberty sustained and perpetuated all at
temp;s at a union Of Church and State
crushed and annihilated and the naturali-
za;ion laws so amended that while the for
eign-born citizens viii be secured in all their
just rights, those of the Americans will De
fully sustained and protected.
Here. sir, is proper place to quote The
language of one Of our German cilizens, III
deposiling his ballot for the American can
didates at late municipal election. When
sDeered and scored at Oy some OF MS cOun-
trymen for the course he was pursuing
and earnestly pressed by others to change
it. his answer was that of a parent and pa
triot gentlemen said he, Il am not
voting for myself am voting for my
Children Glorious sentiment, He knew
the blessings of civil and religious liberty,
for he has been nearly half century in
our country He knew. also, the evils Of
despotism and Papacy, for he had suffered
and fed from them in Europe He wished
his children to enjoy the former and to es-
cape the latter to the latest generation
! Equally patriotic and noble was the sent'-