Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-25
Breaking the Seal.

The late Carroll County Democrat the DEM
ocratc organ in our sister county, appeared on
Thursday last, under new name and different aus
pieces 1t is now called the "The American
Trumpet" Is an avowed advocate of the new
American party, and repudiating the exploded te-
nets and corrupt influences of locofocoism, takes
Its position in favor of the political issues that
are destined to divide popular opinion in this
country.
The American Trumpet Is the first county paper
in this State, that has thrown or its allegiance TO
the old parties, and assumed ground as an organ
Of the Know-Nothings Is this n whig tricks
Does not this connterblat from our former pot-
cal opponent incline neighbor Of the Citizen 10
suspect that, after all, Know Nothingism may be
nothing more or less than conservative demo
cratic movement, and also incline him 10 fear, as
we long since warned him, that both he and our
selves would become "outsidersr in politics before
we knew 1t, IL VIC persisted in our old party prefer
ences, and remained impassiye observers of the
"signs of the tmcs.n
The truth is, there is no "trickeryrin the mat
ter. Know-Nothingism is a patent fact. The Ameri-
can movement was an inevitable consequence of
the party corruption, political rcligionsm and for
eign influence that dcfled the ballot-box and de-
feated the popular win and the new party has
sprung victorious from tho great heart Of the peo-
pie, as of yore the panoplied Minerva is tabled to
have issued from the brain of Jove.
hmeflchAi III hplf1t anu IN principle, tne success
of the new party is astounding. Ignoring an former
partisan distinctions, Il rallies under the banner Of
common nationality, the good and patriotic men
OF all parties and in the recent elections every
where, has given expression 10 the determination
that Americans must rule Amcricalr Radical
locofocoism, through means Of the executive pat
ronage, and conservative wbiggery by virtue Of its
intrinsic love Of country, may maintain the out
ward show of unity and organization /; but their
power is sappcd, and IL were folly to disguise, that
their victor has stepped in between them.
How long the SECRET organization of Know
Nothingism Ii to endure we cannot predict. The
secrecy that deemed essential to It's institution,
must sooner or later yield TO that publicity which,
says contemporary, "isahw Of American affairs,
and which every political agency that means to OPP
crate powerfully upon those affairs must observe"
50 think we, and therefore suppose that the veil
which now hides its purposes from the enemies Of
civil and religious liberty win long be cast aside.
Secrecy, which is essential to Jesutism, TO cover
its hostility and acts against republican institutions
has become suspected; and, however expedientit
may be found In antagonistc crises like the present.
ever affords handle to such anti-American papers
a. the Citizen for elimination and invective.
Meanwhile, we look with satisfaction at the posi-
ton Of The American Trumpet, rs decided step
towards that publicity which Is to merge Know
Nothingism into American party, and regret that
the religious bigoty which binds the conscience
and stiles the patriotism Of our neighbor of the
Citizen, cannot permit him to regard II with equal
complscency. - Frederick (hd) Erm7iner.