Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-08

Mary's and Calvert counties, Maryland.
E%An advertisements for the Organ"
should be handed into the Office before twelve
o'clock, M, Of the day Of publication.
An Appeal to all Liberal Minds.
4 Under this head the Washington Union Of
this morning presents some very curious views
and comments. It says that
President Pierce has spoken for the Demo
cratic party, in his last annual message, on the
great questions of the day, and he has also spoken
for thousands of patriotic Imark that n Wings who
have resolved henceforward to wage an uncompro-
missing warfare upon secret politicalparties, pledged
to the prescription Of religious belief on the one
hand and to the acknowledgements Of all citizens of
foreign birth on the other"
So speaks Sir Oracle
Now, we had supposed that both the Dem
cratic and Wing parties had spoken for them
selves during the present year, and that the
President was no longer authorized to speak
for anybody but the office-holders and their
allies, the political adherents Of the Pope, and
foreigners.
We had supposed, and our opinion is not yet
changed, that the honest and patriotic portions
Of all other parties had united under the name
Of the American party, and had spoken in
thunder tones to tho present dynasty. Are We
MISTAKEN Is General Pierce still the imbodi-
ment not only Of Democratic sentiments but
also the exponent of the views Of the patriotic
Wigs, BY ne way, it sounds very queer in
our ears, to hear the Union talk of patriotic
Whigsr Howlong has the Union considered
the Wings pdtriotic' Ofcourse they will now
be considered patriotic, if they viii join the
forlorn hope Of the Pierce dynasty!
But to rocur to the Union'slanguage in rela-
ton to the American party, we have to ask,
eho are they that are pledged to the proscrip-
ton Of religious belief and to the disfranchise-
ment of all citizens Of foreign BIRTH Not one
man Of the American party seeks to prescribe
religious beliefs Not one man of this party
seeks to disfranchise citizens Of foreign birth
Our doctrines on these points are published
daily in our paper, and we here quote them:
JSepenA We shall vigorously maintain the
rested rights of all persons, of native or foreign
birth, and shall at all times oppose the slightest in
reference with such vested rights.
Eighth. We shall oppose and protest against
n u0f1uyfHfNt II
cardinal maxim, that religious faith is a question
between each individual and his God, and over
which no political government, or other human
power, can rightfally exercise any supervision or
control, at any time, in any place. or in any form"
To "disfranchise" a man is'to deprive him Of
a right Our party recognises all the vested
rights Of naturalized citizens. Our efforts win
be directed to the preservation Of American
birth rights, by the enaction Of laws to pre-
vent foreigners, in future, from acquiring the
right Of suffrage We deny no man the exer-
else Of right already acquired No foreign
born citizen has a right to the votes of Amcri..
cans, unless they choose to bestow their suf-
frnges upon him: When we withhold our
gotes from nat,iralizcd citizens, we exercise our
rights, and infringe those of no one else. No
man has right to an Office, until those hold
ing the power Of appointment choose to confer
tho right
The charge, therefore, that the American par
ty seek TO disfranchise citizens Of foreign birth,
is wholly unfounded. Our action on the qucs-
ton Of naturalization is prospective, and does
not in any way affect citizens"
Az TO prescription Of religious belief" the
charge Ia equally untrue. ave shall oppose
and protest against all abridgment Of religious
liberty" II is false that we war upon religious
belief, religious faith, or religious opinions
We war upon political Romanism In like
manner, would we war upon political Protest
antism Our creed is:
sirth We shall oppose, now and hereafter,
any union of Church and State no matter what
class Of reigonists shall seek to bring about such
union"
Our creed or principles arc presented daily
and weekly to our readers, and to the world,
and we challenge discussion Of them through
the press. It is The Washington Unions pur-
pose and its daily practice TO mirepresent our
doctrines. That press knowingly and wilfully
misrepresents our party and Its creed. u
builds up men Of straw and btocs them DOM.
But listen TO the grandiloquence Of the Onion
in its eulogy Of its far-fsmed leader
well IL il for the country that we have now
in the presidential chair, a citizen who so boldly
avows his resolution to stand by the imperiled
rights Of conscience and universal equality. Well,
10 II for the nation that this citizen does not forget
the sacred guarantees Of The past, or the glorious
hopes 81 heJmhTe.N
Really this Is the sublimatcd essence Of gran
diloquencei
Stand aside Constitution Bills Of Rights
House Of Representatives United States SEN
ate Supreme Court State Legislatures State
judiciary Militia ARMY Navy and People
Of the United States Fall back into the rear!
ys are all powerless for good Behold the
President Of the United States (bached, Of
course, By he aid, the gallant Colonel efthe
Union . Sec him snatch the "mPERnLrp
mcnrs or coSscIKscE AND UNIVERSAL roUAn-
rY.r from, the flames Of destruction What
magnificent fest Of heroisml Shades Of Wash
inQton and jackson, 70 can retire