Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-22
s PROSPECTUS
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"A M ERICAN, N,ORGAN,n

A Daily and WeAsiy Paper, published in Rashiag
| As3i ton, City, ID. C., ~
AN ASSOCIATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS
wv ltcal history. The two leading parties in on,
country hitherto separated by broad lines, either d
PnG.pie or q policy differ now scarcely in any thing
ference between rival parties has noso no advocates
Protectsve 1asiG for the sake Of protection, which
cedvided parties and distracted our National Coun
CHS has become Obsolete as question Of party policy
protection to American Manufactures. modifca
ton Of the details Of our present tariff system is al
that is demanded by the most strenuous advocates
protection TO American Industry. DISQUALIFICATION
among the several States, as formerly caimed by oil
party, and tho dpoaon OF those proceeds solely Id
aId df the national Treasury, as claimed by the oe,
party have both yielded tp compromise Of these can
tons 40 issues between Wings and Democrats plan
formed OF compound of 7squatter sovereignty.' 3,
graduation, 4 and of Surrender to the States" ID
which they lie, seems likely to withdraw the public
The snpreUebae,p of Aar6oys and yiueYs by congress
e0nal aid, on which political parties have hitherto
differed at different times has now become less oues
ton of principle thaa Of local and sectional contest
andit will doubtless be adjusted by the next Con.
gress upon that basis Of lbeta!ity and Justice de
manded by the spirit Of the age and the true interests
OF the country. t9 Tst, 4st ,4f
Other questions, Of minor Importance On which al
different times the two prominent parties of The coun.
Try disagreed, have now by change circumstances
become obsolete. What then, remain as issues n
any theoretical or between Wings
and Democrats We know Of none; and If these
hitherto rival parties shall maintain their respective
they viii DO 80 for the mere sake Of the
But new issues have arisen, having 10 refersnc to
the party organizations OF Wings and Democrats
issues which are vastly impertant in, their bearing
upon the future welfare of the ceuntrv--and which
issues must in their discussion progress and termi.
nation annhilste these two parties which, for year
past nave pafted With alternate success for political
A new era is at hand an erz which win Be char
acterized in the future history Of these States as the
ERA or rArRIorIsHi Througheut the length and
breadth Of this glorious Union the masses q
the American people have spontaneously and snulta
neously started the inquiry -. Am NOT AnERrcANs
cArAnLs or ooyERsiNo THEIR CouSrRYf" This in
Sury is as universal az IT Y natural and pertinent
The respoase is being gyenin the thousands Of asso
cations sPrnging up IN AL portions Of the United
Sfntes and resting the single bass that The nGticsl
ol chsssras Of this Union hass ~ capacity and be
rigts sach tAeY haze i,este5 aud 70 psrpstuass he
freedom and iadspends7cs ef their ndsios Lrndi y 4
Shall we trace the eauses Of this spontaneous and
universal uprising Of the masses Of our countrymens
The evils incident to the ndiscrminate immigration
o. iorslgners INTO our oountry-the consequences Of
r.
suffrage and the degrading effect Of elevating for
eigners 70 posts Of honor and trust under our poy-
ernmept; Az these have been seen and known 10 our
exceptions, the American people bay%e % seemed to be
blind 70 the progress Of J6sygni~m in the land We
need not on the occasion Of presenting this ccular
especsns 70 the coantry, assign the csuses for this
sudden and general manifestation OF the purpose of
the American people TO take the reins OF govern
ment into their own hands; II is sufficient for the
object we have now in view 70 SLATE the undeniabe
and a. obvioss fact thar such Pleposs srsts.
we now come forward 10 present 70 our fellow
citizens the mode and means Of concentrating the
opinions and Of harmonzing the action Of those who
are disposed 10 unite In the formation Of an Amer
iean part" whose purpose shall be TO find remedy
for Hsnaaitod esils seaiah hape oos,e upon u.s. and
which are yearly incraasing under tie DISASTROUS ope
ration Of laos of naturaJisationI We propose 10
establish in conformity with the wishes OF thousands
Of the citizens Of this District and Of large number
of eur friends in the diiferens States daily and
weekly paper, TO be called lef 9i
THE AMERICAN ORGAN.
The publication will conlmepcs on the 18th day OF
November daily, and on the goth weekly.
A cash capsial, amply sufficient to commence and
70 continue the enterprise, has been subscribed and
secured 70 be advanced by number OF wealthy and
influential gentlemer; and We are insured daily
circulation SURPRISING that Of any paper now pub
iished in Washington, city. The number OF our
weekly Subscribers viii depend upon the enthusiasm
of our friends In the several States, but we have such
assurances that we cannot doubt we shall commence
with many Nousands and that year will not trans
pire before our weekly list viii be swelIed TO more
than one hundred HsuAQnd .esa Nh 44 sI..t
Our position at the seat Of the federal government
the centre Of our political system, where all the rep
resentaves Of the States and Of the people annually
assemble, and where prominent men OF all parties
periodically sojourn for many moHths In considered
by US, and BY our friends, the most favorable
for he publication Of the oRaAn OF rn AnEmcAs
rAHrY; and II the most untrng devotion 10 the adj
vocacy Of the doctrines and policy Of this party shall
give us o claim 20 its sugpoyf we know we shall de-
We cannot perhaps more distinctly and concisely
define Che basis which the drnericon Organ is co.
tabshed than by presenting the following extract,
which we copy and adopt from addrcss OF former
Prcsidenf Of Ne Ksssota1 Aatips American dssocia-
ton, and published at ST. Louis in February, is4l 70
wit: x fiht
aTnr rrRrrTuArIsx or AxsRross rnxnpos rs oua
osrscr, ArnRrcAs Rroars oUn sorro, AND TEE Axra-
ioAN PARTY OUR coerorES." ~
Our position is thus defined. We shall advocate
such rseasures as viii m our judgment IL carried out
perpetuate freedom and protect native rights
nor shall we al any time dsviate from tho path Of
duty the organ Of the A,e5can party, and the ad-
vOcate Of dn1erftan rights. 4e Tt"
We shall neither sustaiD nor oppsse any political
measures on the ground that they emanate from q
Democratic or from Whig administration; but we
shall dscnss oil political questions with the most
perfect freedom from favor or prejudice toward the
present or any future administration Keeping al
ways in view the principles and purposes OF The
ADpesoaa party we shall battle for those principles
and purposes, while as an Independents Journal we
shall approve what we think is right and condemn
what we think Is wrong in the principles Of all public
men and Of al political parties The editor or the
American Organ will be Democrat of the school Of
Jefferson and Madison progressive in his notions Of
public policy, yet consistent In his advocacy Of the
rights of the States ' egt "a tsff k3r1t 1Efaa
No essay or editorial shall ever appear In The
drnsioan Organ, the tendency of which would be TO
prejudice the rgbts or wound the feelings q the cit
sens ofang Of the States. So far as the influence OF
this paper shall extend the constitutional rights Of
each, and a all the States shall be maintained W.
% those States inuAicA u artists. Each Of ~ lStaf for
Itself has tie cole and erclusips rigM 70 detey1nins
sohsthey or not SLAVERY sli srist ,eiin is borders.
We shall therefore oppose all agitdton Of n< question
Of slavery, either w Cbngvess or oMQf u.