Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-30

10 get euDScrbers ON any route ne may travel
The Sentinel VS.. Amer icanism.
During the past summer, the Washington
Sentinel was quite rabid in its assaults upon
the American party" and published several
editorials filled with venom towards our order,
come Of which we have briefly heretofore no.
tieed, and others Of which we have laid aside
for future reference. For the last few weeks,
however, It has been almost, If not entirely ST.
lent on the question Of Americanisln, and not
until this morning, have we Of late seen any
thing In the columns Of that paper, which re-
gnired notice from us. In this mornings is
sue tho Sentinel renews thewaru upon ourparty.
1t has right to do 50, if Its opinions are adj
verso to our doctrines, and we do not complain
of its course, but merely note it as above, as il
appeared to US rather extraordinary that II
should have suspended hostilities" for so long
q space Of time, aud should have renewed them
ut this particular juneture.
In this mornings issue that paper inquiries,
with great apparent anxiety, but without much
success, Fhere are The lost tribes Of Aboh-
tionismi" II answers its own inquiry thus !:
They have hid themselves In the new and Sc
cret order, 50 that they may deceive the South and
ssduce unwary southern men into nm alliance with
them. They have long enough tried open warfare
They have long enough tried clamor. Nor is it
surprising that they should now avail themselves Of
secrecy and reserve"
We have too much respect for the editors Of
the Sentinel to believe that they would will
fully misrepresent facts. But we must DO al
lowed to say, that its ansuer to its own in
quiry is not TO use the mildest term) in con-
formity with the fact 1t Is incorrect
The leading organs and the leading men of the
order Of political aboliionists, or northern dis
unionists, are opposed, openly and secretly,
and violently opposed to the American party.
And why are they SO? Because our party is
conservatives, and stands upon the platform Of
the constitution, and is not the proper place for
higher lac" advocates sh
It is undenisbly true, that there are hun
d-eds and thousands Of men at tho north and
northwest whose feelings are anti-slavery, and
who honestly consider the institution Of slavery
an evil, and who are members Of tho "Amcri-
can party but such men are not political alb
ohtionists, alias dis1aionists, and "higher
lao" advocates, who would scatter the Union
into fragments sooner than fail to cxtirpatc
slavery.
Par from il Such men, foreseeing that the
further agitation Of slavery would probably re-
eultin separation of these States, and that such
agitation cannot by any possibility result in
benefit to either the North, the West, or the
South, and that 1t cannot fail to SOW discord
among brethren, and ALLEVIATE the scveralportions
Of the country from each other, and foreseeing,
too, that the OWLS Of foreignism and Romanism
are yearly and hourly increasing and must be
met and overcome, (such men we say are ready
and willing to unite with the South, to sink
tho question Of slarsry forerer, and harmonic
10 one great national effort TO ward of impcnd-
Ing ruin.
But the Sentinel
with optics kcsn,
Sees what ID not 70 be seen"
and s,naginss that the aboliionists Of the North
have ibid themselves in tho now and secret or
der, 50 that they may DECEIVE the South, and
eoducs the unwsry Southern mon into an al
lance with them"
Well really, tho Sentinel Is quite comph-
mentary to tho people Of the South, in the
above very extraordinary sentence. Does the
Soatinel suppose the South can be deceived or
csIolod into tho adoption Of any political mca-
sures, or course Of action, which would destroy
their own rights even were northern men so
ignorant Of southern intelligence, as to make
tho preposterous attemptf
The " American party" resolves TO sink the
question Of slavery. II brings within its folds
the men Of the North, West, and South, on
tais basis. The purposes Of the party are un-
connected with the slavery question Impor-
tant questions Of national importance and char
acter have brought this party together. We'll,
suppose then that those mon Gf they existed
who "have hid themselves in tho new and
secret ORDER" commence the work Of deception
and seductionf How win they bcginf What
path win they strike out 7 Hon many minutes
,oould their schome Of deception, and seduction
L1sti Not tmenty minutes--not ten Men
and MEANS ARE necessary to the accomplish
ment of such scheme rs the fertile mind
or tho Sentinel has imagined
Southern and Western men must be mixed
up with, and be a part and parcel Of such
scheme, and contribute means, by thoughts,
uort5s, and acts, to carry II out
We regret TO sec such moonsLiae in the col
umns Of any intelligent paper We regret to
500 Southern men, Southern editors, advance
opinions which imputs to the people of the
whole South, stupidity and an ignorance not
found In the lowest classes Of the human race
We regret 10 see respectable press imputo
such purposes Of treachcry to any portion Of
the people of the United States.
We belisvs that our American brethren