The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-25
THE NATIVE AMERICAN PARTY.

In courteous and temperate language, and de-
serve courteous and temperate consideration
though we do not think that be has made out
anything OF a case for the prosCriptive party
which he attempts to vindicate and uphold.
The chief principle Hpun which the Native
American party based Is q vicious one, and
when applied to practical politics, destructive
of the peace and best interests Of the com
munity. Ii appeals to one Of the most vic,
Lent, bitter and unrcasoning instincts of O,Ir
poor humanity, inspires the hand of neigh
Dor against neighbor, provokes civil tumult
and even directs the knife of the assassin and
the bludgeon Of the ruiiian.
Tho history of the world Ia hlood~red will,
the story Of the fierce conflicts. the antagonisr,
Of races, and the intolerance Of secte have ex-
cited. For centuries the soil Of England was
redeemed with human blood and stricken with
sterilty by the conflicts Of the rival races
which occupied her territory. The conflicts Of
the Danes the Picts, Scots and Bttons were
inspired by precisely the same race animosity
which vitali2ea the Native American party Of
to-day. In the forsner case, 1t uuickened the
passions of fierce, warlike and uncivilized
tribes; here 1t arouseB the passions
efce has shown that tho excesses to
which It gives rise in enlightened America
have been little less brutal than tho wars,
which IL nstigated in barbarous Britain.
There are men yet In the prime OF life
who remember with horror the 'Plug
Uglies' Of Baltimore. and the "Thuge" of New
Orleans and other great cities in the time OF
Know N othngism. Only the names Of men
who were rulans and assaasins are remem-
bered In this city in connection with period
which our friend, Mr.. Fleming. tells US
wrought so much for this CITY. The good
men. and there wore, we KNOW many of
them. who joined tho order for patriotic
purposes, soon lost control Of it. and
tho Thugs and Red Warriors assumed
the management and control, and filled the
city with terror, violence and blood. This
was in the nature OF things. II occurred then.
and. should the organization again grow SO
large as to become an active force in our poll
tics, 1t would occur again. The instinct OF
race Is bitter. fierce and unreasonne; tho
moro ignorant or malevolent the man in
whose heart it Is enlSindled tho fiercer it be-
comes. Hence, In such . party, the worst
element of 1t becomes the most earnest and
active. and when there is no principle to dis
cuss the ferocty of the thug becomes tho
principle of tho party.
No greater calamity could befall city like
New Orleans. tho population Of which Is
made up Of SO many nationalities, than the
reorganization of the Native American party.
with its oaths and grips Its proscrjptiva
principles and It's teachings which invariably
arouse and influence the race instinct. In
Britain the conflict wont on for centuries
and until the races became amalgamated.
Here the race antagonsms are softened by
practical civilization, by trade and industry,
and by the still genter relations of civilized
social life, and the process of amalgamation
into q homogeneous people goes on under
the influences Of peace. Is it not then the
height OF folly, nay of madness, to attempt
to interrupt this wise and beneticont pro-
cess, separate our population and antagonizo
the native and foreign elements? Such 'n
scheme, were 1t to succeed, or were an active
effort made to carry it out would provoke
disturb the peace Of the country
and completely disorganlze our society.
Even In monarchcal countries the strong
hand of government is insufficient to prevent
outbreaks caused by the existence of separate
classes in the same State How much more
frequent and violent would be such outbreaks
in a country like this in which the people are,
after all, themselves the government?
We do not attach serious Importance to the
Berlin telegram referred to by Mr.. Fleming.
We do not apprehend q universal invasion of
America by German Socialists, and those
OF them who may come into our
midst will be subject to our laws,
which we believe are sufficient to punish all
marauders or other enemies of society.
Neither do we enter into Mr.. Flemings fear
that this land of freedom is the field to which
all the religious bigotries and intolerances
of all Europe are to be transferred. For, as our
correspondent says "they will at once be TAX
en- under the care Of the great-grandmother
of foregners-the Democratic party" And
let us add, that by the teachings and
example of that ''great-grandmother they
will be educated in those grand and catholic
principles which have established civil and re-
ligious liberty in America. On this soil, while
it is governed by the theories and principles
Of the Democratic party, the party which
iSCtSIltLtS dS IuSu dud ClLlLtUS buCSS OIL all
races who fulfill their obligations to society,
the Irishman, the German, the Spaniard the
Frenchman, as we'll as the native born, neither
Socialism nor religious intolerance can ever
flourish to an extent to seriously imperil
society. But abolish those principles and
spirit, tiercer than that which inspires
Socialism, and only less furious than its
kindred spirit, religious intolerance. Race
will light the torch, guide the
knite and direct the bludgeon. 1t is only
under a despotism or free, liberal and en-
lightened government, guided by Democratic
principles, that different races can live to-
gether In harmony and peace. The differ
ence between the party of our friend
Mr.. Fleming and the Democratic party,
which he denounces and ridicules is
this: The object of the Native American
party is to arouse and inflame race preiu-
dices: to disturb society with civil brawls
and array the different elements of our popu-
lation against each other. Its dsorganizng