Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-22
New York Correspondents.

some proicB6ed friend OF the American
party" addressing the New York Herald from
this city, over the signature Of "Southerner, "
and under date Of 18th instant, uses the fol
living language towards our paper, to wit:
aThe American organ published in this city
meets with but little favor from the antislavery
wing Of the KNOWN Nothing party. It's views are
esteemed TO be too strongly pro-savery, and it has
always been held by those frniest in their opposi-
ton to the Orya, on this score--and wisely held,
too, think, for the interests Of the new party
that that question should be let alone aud carefully
ercla.ded from its columns Its agitation can have
no other effect than to disturb the unity of the
party, and create division wich the most po,oer-
fs Efforts Of its real friends cannot heal Either
the strictest conservatism must prevail the sub
ject be dropped entirely issue in the neat
test"
A slip from the Herald, containing this letter,
was received by US this morning, in an envel
ope, post-marked New York, from which We
infer that 1t is intended as earning to u.s. te
change our editorial course, as the price Of the
future .faUor Of the anti-slavery wing of thu
Know-Nothing party"
We have a few words of comment to make
upon this extract, and we state firstly, that We
trust our remarks will not be regarded as per.
sonal, If we say, that he must be either him
self an abolitionist, or an ignoralnus. We state
secondly, that we have never advocated, nor
opposed slavery in the Organ. We state third
ly, that we have not agitated slavery in the
Organ, but have from the first protestcd against
its agitation We state fourthly, that we main
tain the '!.strictest conservatism" in our ex-
pressed views, upon all questions likely to in
terTupt the harmony Of the American party.
We state filthy that we stand upon tho plat
form of the Constitution, and shall ut all times
insist that the rights of each, and of all the
States, as guaranteed thereby, shall be main
tanned
We state, sixthly, that we do not consider
any man a patriot, or an American" Gin a
party sense who at any time refuses to recog-
Mise the guarantees Of the Constitution, as bind
Ing upon, him both as man and as politi-
clan. We state, seventhly, that we shall refuse
obedience to d6olitionisn on the one hand,
and to secessionism on the other, pursuing the
even tenor of our course, regardless of the de-
HInClhlluuo VI I'LL UtIutdts. VColdtG, tlRutlif,
that whilst we shall at all times be happy to-
interchange opinions with the recognised friends
Of" American principles" we shall at no time
be influenced by the views or wishes Of those
persons who are obviously the enemies Of our
order
We state ninthly, that all anonymous letters
on articles pretending to represent the senti-
ments Of the American party, touching the
course Of the American Organ, will be credited
10 the account either Of Sewsrdism or Forney-
ism. We state lastly, that our prospectus, our
platform Of principles, and our daily exposition
of our sentiments, are before our friends and
the country, and that whilst wo continue in
our present position, there will be mo deoiation
from the course hitherto pursued by us in our
editorial columns. The tenth plank in our
platform win remain untouched whilst ow
ship continues 10 float over the waves:
Tenth We shall maintain and defend the con
etitution as It stands, the Union II exists ant
the rights OF the States, without dininution a,
guaranteed thereby: opposing at all times, sn'
TO the extent OF our ability and influence, all VIII
may assail them, or either Of them"