Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-28

shall Americans Rule America
"The amendment Of the naturalization laws, SO
as TO require longer residence in the applicant for
the rights Of American citizenship, seems to be
their ouly distinctive political suggestion. They
may accomplish this, though We doubt H. Whether
they do or not the organization, we are satisfied,
win be ephemerai In existence, and abortive In re
suit We readily admit the excessive provocaton
which animates their efforts. The indecent and
habtual intrusion Of Popery, as political element
into all elections Of late years, naturally sug-
gests the prescription Of its adherents and sympa-
thizers and the disgusting trucking OF our polti-
cal aspirants to the prejudices Of alien popua-
tion indicate fthe propriety Of counterpoise ele-
ment at the polls"
The above is copied from an article In the De-
cember number of Putnam's Magazine entitled
"Our Parties and Politics, ga southener's
View Of the Subject" The writer was speaking Of
the american party or-the "Know-Nothings"
He admits the fact Of 81 the indecent and habitual
intrusion of Popery as political element into all
our elections" and "the disgusting trucking Of
our political asprants TO the prejudces of our alien
population" and yet comes to the conclusion that
the party which these indecent intrusions and
disgusting frucklings have given rise to- must be
ephemeral, and not only fail to eradicate the evils
with which it wars but that it win actually aggra-
vate them; for, he says " the Reorganization Of
the Americanl party may be anticipated at no
very distant day, and with the dsorganza ton will
come recoil disastrous to Its upholders. Popery
will gloat over the abortion as her triumph. The
foreign vote viii be ten times as exacting as 1t ever
has been, and Known nottingham viii see the evils
she processes it her mission to remedy, enhanced,
and perpetuated by herself"
Indeed! Is this writer prophet, or the son Of
a prophet I hope not; trust not; believe
not Admitting the abuses, as he does, which it
ia the mission Of the " American party" to reform,
and not only to reform but to utterly eradicate he
must have but apoor opinion ofthe American peo-
pie il he believes, as he alleges he does that they
are 30 mean-spirited, and 80 wanting in energy,
courage, and perseverance, when engaged in
good cause, as to flag in their efforts faint by the
way-side lie down in Incidence and stupor, suffer
the ragged rascals," that are annually vomited
upon our shores from the prisons and poor houses
of Europe, to become their masters, and supnely
behold "Popery gloat over the abortion" and ''the
foreign vote become ten times more exacting than
II ever has been !"
Is the spirit that has been reused by these abuses
and thus far exhibited such vgor and resolution, Of
that pusillanmous kind which puts its hand to the
plough and then looks back, declaring with teeth
chattering with cowardice, and countenancc pale
with fear, that there is lion in the wayrn Is
that the spirit that won American independence,
that characterizes the native-born Americana
scorn to reply. 1t is enough to put the question,
haort aI Ayna haol
indignant response.
He doubts, he says, whether the American party
win accomplish their purpose ofamendng the
naturalization laws. Why not? Is the influence
Of Popery, and the strength Of the foreign vote
already too potent to be, resisted by the ma
tive-born citizens of the United States? If
there be single man in the Union who thinks So
then, indeed is it time that the trial were made,
and the strength. of the two antagonisms tested.
If they have already become SO powerful as even
to raise doubt upon this subject, it is time their
rapidly-increasing power were checked, and an ef-
fectual stop put to its further growth. It is time
we knew whether Americans are to rule America,
or, whether, enjoying nominal freedom, and the
forms of republican government we are to be-
the abjcct vassals fPopery, and the servants
of foreign rulers and taskmasters.
The contest which is to determine this question
has commenced, and If any man doubts what the
result Is to be, he is entirely welcome to 60 into ga
state of retiracy;" we want no such person in our
ranks; no one who win not march with firm step
and courageous countenance onward, and who
would be likely to listen TO give " tmid counsels"
We want only those who are firm in heart, firm in
principle, firm in integrity and firm in action; and
with thousands and hundreds Of thousands, may
almost an entire people Of that character engaged
In our cause, let us not be told that Popery win
gloat over its disorganization and abortion, her
triumph and the foreign vote become ten times
as exacting as Il ever has been.
AMERICAN.