True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-12-03
[From the York American Eagle.
AMERICANISM.

IL Is 10 the interest, glory aud prosper
ity Of each to cultivate national senli
ment, a national literature, national
costume, in fine 10 DOurlSh all those feel.
ings which underlie laudable local pride,
and to protect all attempts which have
for their object the advaucementof ones
country. Birthrlghl is the parent Of
local pride. The attempt to advance the
interest and the glory of ones native
country, arises from anatural disposition
to render the birth spot respectable and
historical. that the individual may be con-
sdered respectable in the eyes Of the
people Of sister nalionalities, and the
theme of poslhumous. as well as present
fame And this is not ALL There is a
community of interest, and this begets
desire for the protection of life, limb,
properly and personal rights, Therefore
il is that the invasion Of foreign nations,
and the rapid influx Of antagonistic ma
tional peculiarites, whether of religion,
politics or even of costume, gives shock
10 the social system thus established and
revered.
The recent Russian war strongly j.
illustrates this proposition. The Anglo
French alliance was unnatural, but when
the Briton and the Gaul wheeled into an
alliance with Turkey, ii was more unnat-
ural still. Victor Emanuel; of Sardinia
fought for political position, buta common
jeaIosy, and a feeling that national pres
tige would vanish before the rowing and
gigantic power of the muscovite, unless
Ihe coming lhunderbcll of the Gar was
arrested before it struck the somnolent
Sultan politically and nationality dead,
united for a time, the antipodal nations
on either side OF the English Chanel
The allied armies, facing a common dan.
ger, stormed the granite lorliications of
Sevastopol and reddened the heave
with the conhagratlon Of the CITY; but
how was il in the camp? The French
scof'ed at and almost SIT upon the En-
gIish, the English in return hated nav de-
spised their French allies, while the
MrsIem regarded them with secret con-
tempt as Giaours lost tn Paradise and
interiors of Hell Lili!uion Sardinia
held similar feelings towards Them all.
There WAS no heartfelt, cordia, manly
union The SuIlan's subjects well nigh
broke out into open rebellion, because the
soldiers If the French En- pror remained,
as they thought. longer than ne cessary
in Constantine le, and because too. these
same soldiers, like all other foreigners,
while they tenaciousy held to their ma
tional characteristics, foolishy and wrong
Iy wer" guilty "fpremeditaled innovations
upon The manners and customs Of these
people. Their righs were even pu, III
JEOPARDY by their friends the French le'
gi,ns A ! this was the result Of natural
national aniagonism.
Well let Us see how it was with us.
We who are barn on Il e soil, and with
whom the bIr,hrighl should be n sacred
hing can scarcely he said to ave "A r"un'
try, because nur country is everybodyS
country. Left 10 the sham Democracy
i, would I've a mighty B1be of strange peo
pie and unknoNn tongues ; as incongru
ous congregation of animals, as found
in the Brazilian and Senrgainbian forests.
The burly Britain, the murcllral Gaul,
|, Ihe sclleeming Russ, the assassinaIIng
Italian, the Donnl brook Fair fighting
Irishman, the venal Sraniard, the splut
tering and tranceudenial German, Pol.
vneslan, and Chinese, Malay and Arab
an what an olla pOdrida of antago.
, nism
"How say this foolish demagogic
Democracy, "let them that thirstest il
all This broad world, come 'Iither ant
, drink of the waters of Liberty. Come
, hitIrr and we will guarantee you equa
rights! Come hiher and vote Your
selves farm and heI p us TO rule Amer
ica The poor dupes come and ,.r
Pleased with rattle tickled with ;
straw" .' ....
:. they are led about by the nose, AM
wheeded into the belief that they are Il
be protected in theil frauds upon tn,
. ballot box and their unnecessary and dis
Il gushing Interference in The natural ant
constitutional rights Of the natives of lh'
e country. When the fight comes-lh
e necessary result Of foreign insolenre an
r dctalon- their Democratic protectors
: acting upon the Hudibrastic rule of Pru
It dence leave their alien allies to take th
- blows and pay the doctors .a.. },
e The truth is, the necessities of tn
;. times require that every possible guar
y should be lhfown around the inestmabl
>. right of suff age. The malIenable right
ID Of our nauve citizens, whose birth. .pac
ar was determined by, Providence. and
,e whom The country naturally belongs
o. must be protected fUm Invasion. ri
ID great and paramount aim Of the Amer
,e can party is TO superinduce a more NJ
! tional feeling; to dlfTuse national sent
meuls; 10 buid up a grand dis'ncli'
nationality, which shall, in all time
,,v cme be y prominent and splendid inc
=, vldualitv, ...... .. .,-,
o. 'r Our adopted citizens must quiet 'he
w. clanish propensilIes their violence; the
~ ~; eti'nrl TO perpetuate their national charA
" teristics, and must become rs fr As pnss
.oI BILE Amer,canized. Alien emigrants mt
-. % not attempt to practise fraud, and abu
-, the rights of the people, who prrnl, the
al to enjoy the products of their labor, a.
~ ~ give / EN- tha projection which tn
49, y" never found in Europe We do M, b
. ,hem 10 do tive demand that it shall