The Meeting OF the Natives Last Night.
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The Meeting OF the Natives Last Night.


We give in another column an accurate report of
the proceedings and speeches at the " Native" +"
meeting last night. This party has now quite set
tied down into the residuum, consisting Of the BIZ
gotry, intolerance and religious sectarianism with
which it started into existence. 1t does not now
pretend to talk about city reform. All that has
evaporated, and nothing now remains but the old
spirit which dictated the alien sedition laws, and
sectarian hostility to the Catholics as a sect.


We have always steadily opposed the introduction
of religious intolerance into politics. When cler-
gymsn have entered the political arena, we have
unsparingly denounced them. And with equal de-
termination we set our faces against any body OF
men who band themselves together against any par
ticular sect in religion. And the good sense Of the
American people is always certain to pronouce
just judgment OF condemnation on such conduct


The faithlessness of the Native" party to all
their promises of city REFORM has of course entire
ly destroyed their influence. Many adopted citi-
zens voted Tor them at the last election and great
mass Of the respectable and intelligent Of both
the old parties who anxiously desired reform of
the city government. Was it the bigotted intole-
rance and sectarianism of the " Natves'-ther
silly TRADE against the Pope and the Irish that at
tracted such men to their ranks !? Most assuredly
not. And all such have already dissolved their
brief connexion with party whose principles and
conduct lead only as we have seen to violence,
bloodshed and confagraton.