Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-22
Tae Washington Union vs.. the Hon. Mr.
Banks.

date Of the receipt Of subscriptions
Tae Washington gniea vs.. the Hon. Mr.
The Washington Union dcyotes a column
and a half Of tnaddte to the speech of Mr.
Banks, Of Massachusetts, in which the editor
INDUCES in abuse, ridicule, expostulation, do.
nunciation, and, finally, in denagoguisn, clio
sing his article in the following ludicrous strain
to wit:
:" Mr. Banks says that foreigners have never beer
invited here" ssNot invited The,
were invited by the Declaration Of Independence
which appealed 70 the world for the rights Of i'm
migration. They were invited by the Constitution
which provided for naturalization. They we're in
vitcd by repeated legislation upon that same sub
ect. Our broad and fertile and unpeopled ter
ritory invited them. Our free institutions invited
them. Our abundant resources invited them
There was starvation at home, and there was plen
ty here, The Almighty himself invited them
Shame on the poor, narrow spirit which, under
such circumstances, would exclude them! Lei
them come They nil come, at all events. Let
us do our best to relieve their hunger, ii they are
destitute to instruct them, If they are ignorant
TO make them friends instead Of enemies; and, Al
fast az we can do safely let us give them the rights
not Of consprators or secret potters but Of Amer
lean citizens
OF course, "let them come" and let oul
country be made the common sewer Of the
world"
What matters ii whether or not civil and re-
ligious liberty be engulphed in the surges o.
Romanism? What matters it whether or not
freedom survives another century? If foreign
ism can be made to sustain Forneyism, alias
demagoguisns and the present dynasty can be
continued, d not that enoughs The future
welfare Of the country is beyond the vision or
the consideration Of the Pierce and Forncy
Democracy. Mr., Banks and those who are
acting with him, look beyond the present hour.
The Union seeks in vain to disparago the
services rendered by Mr.. Banks to the country,
in his able and eloquent vindication Of our order
from tho malevolent assaults of the demagogucs
of the day.
It is vain and idle to pretend that any evils
result from the secret action OF our friends.
There is no secrecy save that which is necessa-
ny to keep unprincipled politicians from con-
Eliminating our party. Our principles are pro-
mulgated through the recognised presses Of our
party, Our political action is directed by the
concurrence Of the thousands upon thousands
Of our friends convened in councils. The mer-
its and dement's Of our nominees are discussed
in full council, in like manner as in Wing or
Democratic conventions. The only Grill which
results from our secrecy is this, that dema-
gogues and party hacks are excluded from
communion with US, and deprived Of influence
over us. That eriI we call an obvious good.
1t is this result, of which the Union. and
its allies SO loudly complain. Such men are
denied initiation into our order, and of course
denied promotion The people have instituted
this order, for the purpose of excluding cor
rupt politicians, and hence such politicians
wage war upon the order. And here let us
ask, Are not our principles oell known to the
countrys We have promulgated them from
day to day, and sown them broadcast Yari-
GUS presses have copied and commented upon
them. The whole country knows our doctrines
and our purposes. What then remains so,
cret' Simply the mode of crushing dema-
goguism We have "patent right" for this
operation, and do not choose yet to give it to
the public