Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-13

port that We had returned to the Wing par
tyr Win he please inform us For the last
five years we have resided in Washington, en-
gagged in professional pursuits, and the only
vote We have ever given here was cast for
John w. Marry, the Democratic candidate for
Mayor Did this vote make us Wing? We
never voted against any Democratic candidate.
for the presidency egcept Van Buren,.
But we pass on TO that portion Of the Elk
aminer's editorial which says, Mr.. Ellis is q
New Yorker by birth, and zoe presume IN pol
titles also.n This statement conclusively de-
monstrates the utter ignorance Of the Exami-
ner's informant We shall apply to him no
harshcr term, for "the sin Of ignorance shall
b.. toryicen."
Mr. " Ellis" is not New Yorker by
brth--never was New Yorker IN PoliticS--
never voted for Ne,c YORK. politician and
never iciU vote for any one Of that class Of
"New York politicians" who originated the
obnoxious maxim ito the Uictors belong the
spoils ]" We suppose the Examiner is not ig-
norant Of the paternity Of this miserable max
i'm, and he is welcome to hurl his anathemas at
"that class 50 aptly described By John Ran
dolph," until it suits his own purposes to de-
sist
If the Examiners friends do not complain Of
his indiscriminate denunciation of New York
politicians" zee, who opposed the " fayorite son
of New York" in 1885 and 1910, when the
Virginia Democracy sustained that "north-
e,m nun nth southern principles" will never
object to his denunciations Of such politicians
Is it not however, rather unkiad in the Exam
liner to assail such "New York politicians" in
view Of certain existing political relations at
home and abroad?
But, we repeat, that neither zoe nor any of
our kindred, lineal or collateral, were BORN in
New York, as alleged by the Examiner; bat
in making this correction Of misstatement,
we must not be understood as intimating that
it is any disparagement to be natiue Of the
Empire State Many, very many Of her sons
have been distinguished both for patriotism
and for intellect 1t is true that New York has
produced her BURRs VAN BuaESs, and Sew
ARDS, but she has also produced her CLINroNs,
DrcKINsoNs, and FILLMoREs
But the Examiner, in closing its observations
upon our Democracy, has seen fit to impute to
us instability efpa~pose." This is its mpu-
tation-where are its specifications? When
or how have VIC manifested such instability 2"
Was it in opposing Van Buren, from first to
last, for the presidency? Others might call it
consistency,
Is the Examiner aware, that thirteen years
ago, we commenced the advocacy of notire
American doctrines, and continued it until we.
sacrificed the earnings of a dozen years labo-
rious practice at the bar? In now resuming
the advocacy Of the same principles, with fairer
prospects, do we manifest instability Itmay
be, and probably is true, that experience, OBJ
scryation and discussion, have changed some
of our opinions on matters of policy, but we
are not aware that on any political principle,
we have changed our sentiments during the
last thirty years. VIII the Examiner please
attempt to demonstrate our instability"
But we desire here to state, that we do not
admit the right Of any man or set Of men, to
decide, co cathedra, upon our Democracy. We
are willing that our speeches and votes shall be
scanned and discussed and be tested by origi-
nal Democratic principles, and that the people
ocrat Of the school Of Jefferson
We shall not, however, consent to be de-
nounced as no democrat, on the ground Of our
opposition to an old-fashioned federalist and
an abolitionist, in 1886 and 1910; for, while
we censure not those Virginia Democrats who
sustained Van Buren,, while we opposed him,
we must be permitted to express the belief
that they would have voted as ne voted, had
they then known him as ue knew him. And
if the maxim be q just one, that "in politics
bluader is ,corsc than crime" zoe, at least,
were then guiltless Of the laundering crime of
aiding in the support Of New York politi-
clan !" Can the Examiner and its coadjutors
say as nuchs
A few words more and We are done with the
question Of our political antecedents, matter
to which we would not have adyerted, were it
not that the question was raised for the purpose
of diminishing the influence Of our paper at
the South.
We doubt not that all candid men will assent
to the truth of the position, that father can
in no more solemn manFer, indicate his potit-
ical bias, than in giving names to his children.
Our two elder sons received family names,
and our three younger sons received the names
Of prominent politicians, to wit: William
Henry Cratcford, De Witt Clinton, and
Thomas Jc6ersonl The two former Of these
three sons are now living, and all of them were
born in Virginia. What political bias do these
names indicator Our readers may decide that
question We now leave the Richmond Elk
aminer to persist in, to correct its errors, in
relation to our political antecedents, or not, as
its editor may think right and honorable, assu-
ring him however, that no misrepresentation
Of our opinions or principles, whether inten-
tional or unintcntional, can disturb our cqua-
nimity.
We have a duty to perform to our party and
to the country, which would be lily performed
by wasting our time and space in elimination