The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-08-19
Correspondents Of the American.
WASHINGTON, Aug. II, 1857.
Position Defined.

was asked, not long since, II | vas not afraid
to write so boldly, and il was intimated that
might be arrested for my unsparing use Of The
quill, or rather steelpcn. prefer steel-pep.
because there's Daettle int Fear is word Nm.
known 70 the vocabulary of American chiyalry:
consequently, they may, as soon as they please.
arrest me for exercising a freeman's privilege IN
the public expression Of my opinions and, indeed
If ii had not the appearances of egotsm, | would
subscribe my full name TO the articles which
write, so that could be easily found by the blood
hounds Arrest me For what? Judge Craw-
ford has publicly declared in open Court--ay, at
legal functions, and surrounded by all the pomp
and circumstance of law, that foreigners--
her-re am a-ne how, dye mindg-to dar twill
nit dar PEOPLES mans, und dar vrows--yat IL de
expressions vat you sa, ah gang to the dell wi
ye, mon wee weel, yara true, vara, that
suclr people have right to come to this country
and drive native-born citizens from the polls on
the days of election. This is treason because II
strikes at the very foundation of our republican
institutions; and yet this wise and upright Judge,
this Daniel--no, not Daniel for he was good
man, and loved his country--thsm Draco--
ay, that's the name, sits securely on his bench
(ohl that il were his stool Of repentance y and
peeps, as of yore, over his spectacles in all the
bitterness OF NORWOOD. Why, then, should
feal' an arrest, when | speak and write for my
country's good, and for that alones
! am an American! Through my veins flows
the blood Of those who, in the Revolutionary
struggle, did tie state some service and would
empty every artery of my body ere l relinqushed
that right which the Constitution allows to every
free, white male citizen of the United States.
What lam ITO trembe at the nod and blink of
the Executive, (which peculiar operations blythe
by are performed without much exertion by that
hyena-like grin OF the obese baby who sucks the
municipal tit, and who, like spoiled child, is per-
miEted to play with real simon-pure, bona fde, de
tactic, and mistake soldiers-bully marines
with big guns on their shoulders and long swords
by their sides, election days, to the annoyance
ami even death of peaceable citizens? answer,
no.. | do not live in Russia, France, SPAIN nor
England am an American citizen, and as such,
win boldly speak and write, though proud op-
pr esson will not hear me- Let them come on,
tn en-marines and all and they will find that the
g rat American eagle is stronger than the Nemean
lion, for it yet bears nation of freemen. Let
tb EN- come, even like the great army of imperial
X,.rxes they viii find Thermopyla and Spartans
to defend it, and If we must fall, will all die to-
ge 1her, aud fill one common grave.
In my next philippe, 1 viii have the honor, the
nd d,otipn nod br,, bl,,
desvoutly 10 lay my poor respects, like a never
tiping pilgrim, at the shrine of the priesthood,
cal nestly begging, as a worm o the dust, their
holy reverences to forgive and absolve me.
Arnen! j. l..