Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-20
From tbs New York Tribune, 18th inst.

"The american Organ, the Know-Nothing pa
per at Washington, exults in what It calls the de
feat Of Mr.. Seward by the new Native American
organization. II exults, not because Mr.. Seward
is too friendly toward foreigners, but because he 4
too decidedly opposed to the extension Of slavery
and the control by it Of the Federal government
The Organ says:
"'That our party seeks to defeat the reelection
of Seward to the Senate, we are proud to admit,
and, If need be, TO defend. Nothing would give
us more pleasure than to record the defeat of THU
arch agitator. Are we asked for reason Be.
cause we desire the perpetuity Of the Union, and
the recognition Of the rights Of each and all the
States, as guaranteed by the constitution But II
Is false that we advocate slavery by opposing Sew
ard. We never have discussed, and never intend
to discuss, the merits or dement's Of slavery in
columns We would exclude, If we could, such
men as Seward from the halls Of Congress, to pre-.
vent the agitation Of the question Of slavery and
the ultimate disruption of the bonds Of our national
Union
mot a word Of antagonism to Mr.. Seward on
the grounds of nativism: nothing but the dreary
old song Of the slavedrivers and niger catchers.
Such is the great American party; and are the
men who have just carried the elections of the
Northern States against the authors of the Nebras
ka bill, to be duped into supporting movement
directly in favor of the principles Of that BILL and
opposed to any modification Of itf Perhaps so,
but we shall not believe it till we see it."
Thus discourses the New York Tribune on
the point involved in our brief editorial copied
into the Tribune's remarks.
The Tribune knows, and the country knows
that we oppose all who oppose our doctrines
simply because they oppose our doctrines. SEE
the 18th plank in our platform of principles OF
the first page Of our daily paper.
But we have much stronger grounds of op
position to Mr. Seward than his non-concur
renee in our views on the question Of foreign
ism. Mr.. Seward has not taken the front ranl
amongst our opponents on this last-named ques
ton. Others have taken the front seats on thi,
question, and have continually belched forth
fire and fury upon US, as "intolerants,' &c
Mr.. Seward's allies, Pierce, Forney, and the
editors Of the Richmond Enquirer and Pennsyl
vanian, occupy higher seats than Seward OF
this question.
Had we no other reason for opposition Il
Seward, it would, indeed, be enough that h,
opposes our doctrines
| But we have other reasons. And here le
US ask the Tribune Of what avail would 1t b,
to change the laws Of naturalization, or to re
peal them, If the Union is to be destroyed BY
such men as Seward, Chase, and Sumner
IT. at the same time that we get rid of the evils
Of foreign influence and Of indiscriminate for.
eign immigration, We cannot preserve the
Union, and render it perpetual, what do we
gainf The Tribune mistakes tho mission Of
the American party, whose destiny is not only
to remedy the evils resulting from foreign
votes and influence, but to annihilato that elias,
Of American demagogues, who seek the de
struction Of our federal Union.