Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-26

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MANUEL t. FLAGG, State of Massachusetts,
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The Owensboro, KY, Gazette, upon Ame-
ricanisrn.
We copy from the Greensboro Gazette, the
following portion of one Of its leading edito-
rails, for the purpose OF correcting what we
consider an error, and Of placing ourselves
right on the point touching which the Ameri-
can Organ Is referred to-;
But 1t Is not to be- disguised that the princi-
pies OF the party Or at any rate the phase which
those principle, are presented to the public, have
undergone material change since their first intro
dnctiop to the arena OF American politics. Some
q sae leading advocates of the party have dis
claimed and are eschewing all religious clements
In Its organization, and assert that 1t Is purely
political movement, with purely political ends in
view. IL this be true, we are, to use an Owens
boro expression, glad to hear it, Whether 1t be
really true, time win develop. As one evidence
of its TRUTH we have observed that of the lead
ing organs of the party in Washington city is re-
fusing TO admit to its columns all Communications,
in their character hostile to the Catholic church,
alleging as n reason, that the American party is
organized upon national principles and for national
purposes, and not with view OF waging political
warfare against Catholicism.
"Wheneyer the party has thrown off Its veil Of
secrecy and presented to the American public a
policy simply political in Its nature, we hold our
selves In readiness to advocate or oppose, just as
that policy shall meet with our appreciation or not
Until that time arrives and we hope 1t is not far
distant, we will remain an anxious spectator and
an impartial chronicler of passing events"
We do not understand nor believe that the
principles Of the American party" have UNI
dergone my change since its organization, nor
that the friends Of our cause hhvc more recent
" presented their principles in "phase" at
all different from that which they first assumed
II may be true, and doubtless ia true, that the
falsehoods and Misrepresentation circulated by
the enemies Of our doctrines, some months ago
are now more generally known to be such, and
that the public more generally understand and
appreciate the purposes Of our party than for
merly but this does not arise from any change
In our principles.
There Is not now and never has been, any
occasion for misconstructlon of the views or
principles of our party, nor would any miscon-
struction or misunderstanding have existed on
these subjects, IL the presses Of the foreign
party had not purposely and wilfully belied
them.
Had the Washington Union and its allies,
been disposed to spread the truth before their
readers, touching the principles of the Amcri-
can party, there would have been Mt no time
any prejudice existing in the minds Of enlight-
cned people against our order, but not one Of
these presses which affects so much horror
Of our principles, has once condescended to
publish them ~ promulgated In the recognised
presses Of our party.
Many, very many, Of the Democratic presses
Of the South have copicdthe promulgated doc.
trines Of our party, from the American Organ,
and announced 10 their readers and the public
that they could see no sort Of objection what
ever 10 the platform Of tho American party We
challenge any press, or any politician to assail
that platform, and we now say, and challenge
contradiction, that there Is no principle or doc
trine, recognised by the order, called Know.
Nothings" which is no, announced in that plat.
form.
There are our principles and purposes dis
tinctly set forth, and hirly and fully announced
10 the world, for examination and Cor criticism.
But say the Union and its allies, Il Ia q secret
partyl And, says the Gazette, whenever the
party has thrown of its ven Of secrecy, and
presented 10 the American public policy sim.
ply political in liz nature, we hold ourselves In
readiness" &c., &C.
We rcpcst--our principles and policy ara
before hs ~erid "Ahl hut you meet In -.
cretl" Undoubtedly we do. and ior the beet
Of MI possible reasons
This Is movement las we have said repeat.
edly bcfcrc) Of ne people, independent of tho
politicians, and the people have pcrfect right
| 10 keep out Of their councils, and they mean
10 do IL al those dcmsgagnes and political
party hacks who have hitherto made politics q
trade, and have bMrsined and sod the people
to promote their own selfish purposes There
Is no secret Ia the order, involving political
principles our principles are before ths
country. We only keep secret the mode. man.
nor and mesns of crushing aemsregnes. and
annihilsting party hacks
Can any honest man az patriot oljsct 10 this !
But we have word n nay on the point IN.
volyed In the remark az the Gazette. : that one
Of the leading organs % the party Ia w.shiae.
ton city, IL refusing 10 admit inio it columns
all communications In their character hostile "a
the Catholic Church, &c., 4c.
This extract properly exprcsaes our views
and course, 20 Jar az "a gees. bot 4 isils shor,
Of giving fan view a. our declarations ~
made In The first number cf our paper, and
which we herein again repeat. In order that We
may be clearly and distinctly understood We
said
ave have received several communication
discussing questions affecting tho Cathode creed.
and either directly or indirectly ssssng the Cath
ole church and its tenefs We are obi.s~d % our
trends for the kindness they thus msnisss, IN far