True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-06-20
Fusion Of Whigs and Democrats

Attempts are now being made, through
ont the length and breadth of our land II
effect. it can possibly be done. afusioI
or union of the old parties. But how, W.
ask, can this be Effected Will Wings
the admirers and supporters Of CLAY
WEBSTER, fillmore and others, be sedu
ced into it by syrep songs Of their vilif
ers, and aid in placing them in power tc
the exclusion of a party who look upon these
statesmen as great and good men? 1t is
to be hoped not, for Wings have not yet
forgotted the old cries of Galphinism, Pub
lie Plunder and old Federalists, which have
been hurled at them for years, by this same
party which now processes so much love
and attachment for them and who have
so suddenly discovered that their party
was both honest and patriotic. A discov.
cry never made until the American party
taught them that they were not, the only
available party in the country. They
found that unless they could form m ALI
arce with the shattered remnant of the
Wing party they were inevitably doomed
to the lesser light in the political frma-
ment of our country. This led them to
look abroad for aid, so as to increase their
rapidly decreasing numbers. 70 this end
they have not only formed alliances with
foreigners and catholics, but now call upon
intelligent thinking men to aid them in
defeating the American party, and for ought
VIC know cause the overthrow of the Union.
They may for awhile succeed in decoying
few of them into their net, but when
they see what uses are being made Of them,
they will desert the sinking ship.
We copy the following on the subject
from the Philadelphia News
The Democratic party, which struck
down ruthlessly the great Wing leaders,
CLAY and WEBSTER, vituperated FILL
MORE, and dishonored CLAYTON, has be,
come sensible of the deep ignonliny of those
acts, and as the Arch Duke of Austria, af.
ter, the treach erous murder of Richard
Ceur de Lion, met before the walls of Al
giers the powers of France, to make amends
for his barbarity to the posterity of his
victim, by asserting the claims of Prince
ARTHUR, so the Locofoco press has come
to the aid of the Democratic Wing Execut
tive Committee A late repentance is
better than 10 die and make no sign =
But what a strange alliance; stranger thar
that of France and England at the com
mand of Pope Innocence, of yore, or be-
tween the same powers by the wies Of
Louis Napoleon in these latter days!
The very papers which had the life o.
Henry Clay printed in the shape of bot
tie, and always intermingled their TRADES
upon that great man with the rattle of tn,
dice box and the shuttle of the cards, which
openly pronounced Daniel Webster Iech
erous drunkard; Fillmore miserable cheat
and Clayton the weakest of statesman, nov
have the dishonerd remains of the Whis
partyi their keeping, bottled up as snake
and lizards are in apothecaries' shops, t,
be uncorked whenever any particlar objec
is to be attained! Instead of the old viii;
mendacity, Galphinism, public plunder
and dangerous Federalism, we are now tolc
by the Pennsylvania of its bold euunca
ton oftruth, its admirable vindication O
Justice, and its ennobling morality! Wha
a change has come over the spirit of ou,
neighbors dream; or does it accept the 9th
er horn Of the dilemma, and confess tha
all its former TRADES were lbels, or will i
place itself upon the position, that sine
the Democratic party allied itself to Whis
cry, the weaker vessel is raised TO the mar
tial grade, and that the truth, justice an
morality of the Wings are reflected fror
the known and acknowledged honesty @
the party which public sentiment is drivin
from power in every nook and corner c
this glorious Confedcracy; which New Eng
land in body has repudiated; which Vii
ginia we know is ..rebuking as we Writ
from which the whole South and the bount
less West are falling!
And why this alliance? What are th
terms of the compact? With what doe
Democracy endow Whiggery, and VIII;
plights Whiggery to Democracy! Nothin
r but mutual hate;-Nothing is brought
] the altar but mutual VOW to oppose Anne
Jean Principles, as maintained in the Coz
I, stitution of the United States, and endo
| scd by WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, JAcI
I SON, and all the most illustrious Of our h
n roes and statesman.-An union so unho
must be wrctched-it carries its own see,
{ of wrangling, embittered controversy, al
!. final divorce. American cause can n
be endangered by any such combinatio
1t has, as Amalicar, the Carthagenian, us