Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-22
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
"AMERICAN ORGAN"
A Daily and Wsekly Paper, TO be published IN HASH
iagioa Cty, ID. q, By
AN ASSOCIATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS.


iagloa City, ID. q, By
AN ASSOCIATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS
VKTE have reached an important crisis in our po-
w liticai history The two leading parties in our
country, hitherto separated by broad lines either of
principle ofpolicy differ now scarcely in any thing
A Natioaal Bank, formerly an essential point of diff
Proseesies 7arS for the saxs Of protection, which
divided parties and distracted National Coun
ellis, has become obsolete, as question Of party policy
simply because Z 4rsossns sarpfn affords incidental
ton Of the details Of present tariff system is all
that ID demanded by tho most strenuous advocates Of
protection TO American Industry.
The dist,ibution Of the proceeds of the public lands
among the several States as formerly claimed by
party, and the application Of those proceeds solely in
aid Of tho national Treasury claimed by the other
party, have both yielded tos compromise Of these
hictng opinions 90 far e least as 70 sink these ques
formed Of compound Of "squatter sovereignty" Of
graduation, and of surrender to the States" in
which they lie, seesns likely to withdraw the public
The mp,SsSssss 81 A@Sors an raa rissrs By congress
Sonal aid, which political parties have hitherto
differed at different times, has become less ques
ton Of principle than Of local and sectional contest
and it will doubtless be adjusted by the next Con-
gress upon that basis Of Gberality and justice de-
manded BY the spirit Of the age and the true interests
Of the country.
different times the two prominent parties Of the coun
try disagreed, have now by change circumstances
become obsolete. What, then, remain as issues Of
any theoretical or between Wings
and DcmOcratsf We know of none and If these
hitherto rival parties shall maintain their respective
organisations they viii do SO for the mere sake Of the
spo;ls Of p0tcer
But IN issues have arisen having no reference to
the party organizations of Whi0s and Democrats
issues which are vastly inportant in their bearing
upon the future welfare OF the country-and which
issues must In their discussion progress and term
nation annhilate these two parties which for wears
past have batted with alternate success for political
supremacy
new era is at hand--an era which will be char
raA or pArRIorrsn! Thro1ehout the length and
breadth of this great and glorious Union the masses of
the American peple have spontaneously and simulta
neously started the inquiry" ARE NOT AxERIcANs
cAPABIs or aoyERNrNa THEIR COUNTRY ?" This in
qury is as universal as it is natural and pertinent
The response IS being gwen IN the thousands OF asso,
S.a.ons sprlnginR W aii Poruons o. .ne on.eu h
ptates ana resung on ne single OASIS hae &c 'dtt1t ~
ooaw % cl1ls " M.1 cnlo gre re caPacuy ~ ~ Eae
~ g dq.'I4ss'~ aef ogM uoee1nen - Po. ate n
,yse Wnson 10y rug HeT.nl u'1 y PefPe'"aee @e
i'ss,lo XII, ~ tldegeIdeee y ~ sel . ,'assoe saa
nhan We .Isce tIle caases q tnis spohtaneous ana
mn s upI,sg ~ .ne ssses ~ our
Ine evils lnc'aent 20 .ne lndiscrmlnate
" in.o our ~ "
pesanas s1oM IL; ~ ,ae i,snS c. "
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e,knoto " PUu'.2 y nonyi unu u"ss u,'uoi oai 81
erinnch.t d@ 1tese nave peen seen anu KNOWN ~ our
people Ior years past. ana YET ansn nor, WIN IeW
eHcep,.ons, te Aercan people have seemed W @ pc
a s " 'ie ~ " Io,ey'e'oe =, wy ai'o
nv. o,l '.e u plesens .i,s - ~
Proseceas " Ino country, assgn 'ne caases lor ts
saauen M ana genera n,annes'uon ~ .ne ga.pose VI
tne Anerican people 70 ake tne reins VI govern
% ,no anear own nanus ,s , ioi h Se
and icI obwous fact m tbat s p~oss ess '''e
nuw cohe iorwaru " Prescn' 70 os, neliom. Nv
ise clthens 'he moae anu means Vi concenIang uhe
Ma anu " . y. .l .e as'on ~ .nose mno
ac ulslcseo y " " un.c N lnc Lo,auoh ol sn -1ng
,cdn party whose purpose shall be TO find remedy
Icr e Ie nangosa eens aascn hgoe c1ne l stos Us aa
% pntc1 dIe yed,y WcTedsMg W'a1 me 9tsds1roas oPe
sstsbsb II sv;, M of hopsanS
Of the citizens OF tbis District md az large number
Of our friends In The diffarant St,tes daily and
weekly paper 10 be called
THE AMERICAN oRaAN
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Inc Pupucauon VIII commence on the iotn ahy oi
november uahy, anu on tne zVtn weekly.
"A casa oap,tdb amply suincent 10 commence ana
70 commune the enterprise, has been subscribed ana
seoueu W DC aaFanceu py numper Oh Neaitny anu
innuennal gentlemen ana we are insured daily
crcu,auon surprising tnat OF any paper now pup
nsned IN washington city. Inc number OF our
weekly subscribers wiii depend upon the enthusasm
OF our friends IN tne several states ou. we nave sucn
assurances that we cannot doubt we shall commence
with many thousands and that year WIZ not trans
pre- De'o1e our weekly nst VIII DC sweheo 70 more
than n one hundred nonsdnd
our posilon ~ tne seat oI tne ieoera goveIhment
lne centre oi our ponucai system where al tne rep
rescnuVes on tne otates, ana on the people annually
assenipe, anu wnere Promnen' n.en - an Psrues
pcnooicai,y solourn lor many montns, CONSIDERED
oy us, ana ~ our Henus as tne most IAsorapie one
lor lie po9nca,loh ol ,ne ORGAN on TIE AhEhlcAs
Ahs siu ele most unurng oeVouon ~ tne ad, n
socacy Oh the oocrines ana Poncy oI TINS party sns
sre us oialn " ils suIp9p,,h we Know We snhii oe
serxe . anu W. ~ uus. we @ snan s:c. receive ~
we csnnot perhaps more osuncuy ana concisey
oenne tne easis on which the A'aesoan Qrgan = es
lapnsneo pis man py presenting tne ionowg er.raes
wncn we copy ana aoopt from an ADDRESS ot aiormer
rres,aese y re M'ssoS,4 s hd.se 1D.ersodN assoc'a
hcn ana pupsncd AZ St' LOUIS IN fepruary, io4l, 10
Wit:
"THE PERPKruArIoS OF AMERICAN FREEDOM Is OUR
OBJECT, ANKmcAS RIGHTS our MOTTO, AND THE AxER-
IcAN PARTY our coaYoNEs."
Our position il thus defined We shall advocate
sucA saeasures as will in our Judgment IL carried out
perpctuate our freedom and protect our native rights
nor shall we at any time deyiate from the path OF
duty as the organ Of the 4meoaa marty and the ad-
vecate Of american yigats
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