Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-18

The Union has seen III, In Its issue Of Sunday,
10 array column Of matter against the American
party the bazis Of whichis the proceedings o.
the House Of Representative on Friday last, on
the bill for Che relief of the heirs and children Of
Baron De Kalb.
Ii lis rapturous in It's expressions of laudation
upon the House, as a whole, and the individual
members in particular, who advocated the bill, for
the favorable action which took place. In all this
we heartily join, and we cannot doubt the whole
American party viii heartily join, for neither we
nor they desire to pluck laurel from the grave Of
the hero De Kalb, or any other hero whether born
on American or Foreign soil, who drew his sword,
| or shed his blood in the cause Of American free
dom, when dJoreign Po,oef sought to place upon
the necks Of our forethers the yoke of despotism.
Had the Union been satisfied with an expression
of its opinion upon the action OF the House, we
should only have had cause TO add our sincere
Amen. But the article was not written with
the purpose Of merely expressing favorable
opinion upon the action of the House The
Union cares no more about Baron de Kslb, or
Baron de Kalb's children and heirs, than it does
about last years almanac. No, and we win
venture to say, that should that bill pass, and
be vetoed by the President, no press would come
80 eagerly forward as that same patriotic Union
to defend the veto, while every truly american
press would sustain Congress. That is our be-
iief, founded on what we have seen Of the Jim
Grow propensities of the Union to wheel about,
and turn about, and do Just %. XIV
That article was written merely for the ldSda-
Die purposes that u.s. laudable in the Union's opin-
ion, Of first placing the American party in false
attitude, aud then abusing 1t. This Is the usual
fair and honorable course pursued by that truth
fuI and consistent paper - astf
We propose to give an analysis Of that article,
and remark as we proceed.
The Union commences thus: iu a
aTHE BARON DE KALB.
"The memories of the illustrious dead are 30
MANY enduring monuments Of the triumphs of free
dom. When we fail to cherish them, we fail to
be worthy of the respect Of the world When the
national heart ceases to palptate with grateful
emotions as the deeds of departed heroes and sa-
ges are recalled, the decay Of the republic Is at
hand" 4 a.h
Very well expressed, very patriotic, and to
which we, with all our heart, respond our amen!
The Union proceeds: :. .
oWhen party, like that which now aspires to
the high responsibilities Of the State, wins its VIC
tories at the ballot-box by rdiculing and ignoring
the services ofthe gallant dead we tofesr
that, In the midst of happiness and freedom, even
our enlightened countrymen may forget those who
shared the bloody dangers Of the past, and who
staked their lives, and lost them, too, upon the
momentous issues Of the revolution" g
49, 10 he ahora tl,a
American party, all that We have to say is, that
when the Union, or any other paper, can show
evidence that the American party, either by
word or deed, individually or collectively, has
"ridiculed and ignored the services of the
gallant dead" we will join them in ignoring
that party! We are compelled to say that more
mendacious assertion never disgraced the columns
Of the drtiest sheet that ever issued from the most
polluted pressl The American party will never
forget, and win never cease to culogize as they de-
serve, those who shared the bloody dangers OF
the past and who staked their lives, and lost them
too. upon the momentous issues OF the revolution.
And how much soever the Union may desire to
convince tie orn readers to the contrary, they we
doubt not, have too much good sense to be thus
| deceived.
Lest the readers Of the Union should not be suc
fciently dsgusted by falsehood once stated, it
goes on to repeat il in the next paragraph, and
then proceeds to heap falsehood upon falsehood,
and misrepresentation upon misrepresentation, by
assertions of what they have secn and heard thus:
ave have seen them 1.-THE American partyl
scandalizing the memory Of Lafayette by their
sneers and doubts The brave Irishman, Richard
Montgomery, the refined gentleman and the fear
less patriot, who fell fighting for freedom before
the walls Of Quebec, Is recalled only to be made
the subject Of indifferent comment These re-
formers would have US coldly forget the Scotch
man Mercer, who fell at Trenton, and who just be-
fore his death declared that he desired the
| Of the cause Of the colonies, and God can wit
ness he added, how cheerfully would lay down
! nv life TO secure IT, And what Of the chivalric
! Count Pulaski, whs fell at Savannahf No patri-
otto throb in the recesses of the new secret order
responds 70 the name Of Kosciusko, the compsn-
ion Of the immortal Washington, who fought
| bravely from tho Hudson 10 the Potomac, from
the shores Of the Atlantic to thcakes Of Canada
the hero who remained to see the great work OF
liberation accomplished and then returned to Po-
land to risk his life In trying togive her free
| constitution"
| If ever the writer has seen or heard Of any such
things from the American party he must have been
under the influence Of chloroform, and seen them
only in his diseased imaginaton--for we assure
him such things never were, andnever will bel
\ The article then proceeds to repeat for The third
time, the same idea Of the American party vio-
hitting the memory of the iustrious dead upon
the old principle, we suppose, that ga lie wen told,
and then sworn 10, Is almost as strong as the
truth" After lauding-very properly--thc elo-
quencc Of those eloquent gentlemen, Messrs May,
Kerr Keith, and Boyce, all Of whom we esteem
and respect, the Union, With it, umai eonsiaeney,
bursts forth with paragraph, which, Il 1t means
anything, is complimentary Of the American party
in the House. Says the Union: El2frW 1
"All prejudices seemed 10 be forgotten in mo-
ment Of spontaneous enthusiasm; and great ma
ljorty Of the House could hardly wait for the ques-
ton that enabled them to do justice to the family
of the brave upright and selfsacri6cing spirit that
now sleeps in death"
So, after all, these pestilent opponents Of all
foreigners-thcse rsscally "vioiators ofthe memory
of The Mistrio,a deadS-did actually lay ABIDE
their preindces "in a moment Of spontan eous en-