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January 31, 1845
Bloomington Herald
Bloomington, Muscatine, Story County, Muscatine County, Iowa
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A Whig writer in the Pittsburgh Gazette criticizes the Native American party in Pittsburgh, calling it a 'mixed medley' of Irish, English, Scotch, and native-born Americans, and argues that the term 'Native' is a misnomer unfit for respectable men.
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Nativism in Pittsburgh.—A Whig writer, in the Pittsburgh Gazette, says "that there are some men who will not tolerate the idea that the heterogeneous crowd that form the Native strength in Pittsburgh, shall be permitted to degrade the American name, by calling theirs the Native American party."
"One word," says this writer, "with regard to the American Republican party, and I have done. That party, instead of being composed of one material as it professes to be, is a complete 'mixed medley.' The term 'Native' is now a phrase of such uncertain import, that it may not inappropriately be considered a misnomer. It is applied indiscriminately to Irish Orangemen, to dogmatic Englishmen, to prudent Scotchmen, and to the sons of the soil. Under these circumstances, no truly respectable man can, with the least show of consistency, join the party."
"One word," says this writer, "with regard to the American Republican party, and I have done. That party, instead of being composed of one material as it professes to be, is a complete 'mixed medley.' The term 'Native' is now a phrase of such uncertain import, that it may not inappropriately be considered a misnomer. It is applied indiscriminately to Irish Orangemen, to dogmatic Englishmen, to prudent Scotchmen, and to the sons of the soil. Under these circumstances, no truly respectable man can, with the least show of consistency, join the party."
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Politics
What keywords are associated?
Nativism
Pittsburgh
Native American Party
Whig Criticism
American Republican Party
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Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh
Event Details
A Whig writer in the Pittsburgh Gazette criticizes the Native American party (also called American Republican party) for being a heterogeneous mix including Irish Orangemen, Englishmen, Scotchmen, and native-born Americans, deeming the term 'Native' a misnomer and arguing that no respectable man should join it.