Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-07
WASHINGTON, D. G.
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH z, 1866.
vEsPAsIAN ELLIS, Editor
Union is strength.

lue ma4lIn Is rs true AZ IL - uHclcut, tudL
"a house divided against itself cannot stand"
The converse Of this maxim is the motto at the
head of this article. Shall we guard against
q division in our political household, and unite
tremendously in our efforts to defeat the enc
mys Or shall we permit divisions to exist in
our ranks, and be overthrown in the coming
contest We address these inquiries, especi-
ally at this time, to our friends in the Old Do
minion. They are soon to select ticket in
opposition to that presented by the Forney and
Pierce Democracy in Virginia. Let harmony
prevail in their councils Let them bear in
mind that union is strength, and that division
must be followed by defeat.
Let no sectional or personal differences, about
candidates, prevent the desired union of our
party. II the East, the West or the valley of
Virginia, shall urge the claims Of a favorite of
her section Of the State, let our friends remem-
Der, that the CAUSE in which we have embarked,
has higher and more pressing claims, than
those Of any section of the State, or Of any
branch of the " American party In the high
andholy cause Of the American Reformation"
sectional preferences must be surrendered, and
personal predictions must be sacrificed
Beware Of demagogues-beware of men who
assume that no other man than Mr.. Il, or Mr.
B, or Mr. G. can possibly succeed in defeating
the ticket of "naturalised Democrats" which
has been presented for the suffrages Of the
people, by the Foreign Party"
In our Judgment, ANY SOUND CONSERVATIVE
MEN, Of fair and honorable characters and
standing, upon whom the American party"
can unite, win be elected over the ticket Of
the enemy. The hearts of tho patriotic por-
ton of the people, the truly american"
portion of the country, are in the cause Of
the American Reformation" and if harmo-
ny prevails in our councils, success is GER
tain. Yet it is wise, polite, and proper, that
in the selection of such men, some reference
should be had to their political antecedents,
not because it is really of any importance
whether the candidates shall have been Wings
or Democrats in their former party associa-
tons, but because our enemies have charged
that we are the "whig party in disguise"
and there are thousands Of patriotic, yet cred
ulous, men, who would credit this unfounded
statement, if not controverted by our selec-
tons Of candidates for public station.
1t is on this ground mainly, that we have
hitherto expressed the opinion, which we again
repeat that IL a candidate for Governor shall
be taken from the Wing branch Of our party,
then the candidates for Lieutenant Governor
and Attorna,, Ganaral sho,,lJ 10 t.Lav, rno,,,
the Democratic branch of our party. And so
rice rersa. II the higher Office be given to one
branch, the two lower offices would be fair
equivalent to the other branch, and such diyi-
sion in the nominations ought to satisfy, and
no doubt would satisfy, every member Of the
" American party" whilst it would repel the
false accusation, that we are the "Whig party
in disguise" We most sincerely hope such
course will be adopted by the nominating con-
vention, and we confidently believe that sue
cess would be the result
The question now arises, from which
branch Of the American party" should the
candidate for Governor be takenf The solu-
ton Of this point win depend upon the follow
ing consideration, TO wit: whether it is proba-
BILE that moro outside Wings, or more outside
Democrats, could be concentrated upon GU
bcrnatorial candidate Of our party3 The mem
bers Of our party, inside our councils, would
Of course support the ticket constituted by
one inside Wing, and two inside Democrats, or
by one inside Democrat, and two inside Wings.
But from which one Of the two outside parties
can more votes DO obtained, by the formation
of ticket with the gubcrnatorial candidate
to suit the political complexion Of that partyf
To the american party" it is Of no import
ance whether the leader on the ticket be one
who has been Whig or be ono who has been
q Democrat, for these names are sunk, aban-
doncd, discarded by our order and we are all
" americana
This, it seems to us, is the important point
to be solved by the nominating convention,
after free and full interchange of opinions on
the question. II more outsiders can be OBJ
aimed for a ticket headed by an American"
,f Wing antecedents, than for ticket headed
,y an " American" Of Democratic antecedents,