The Evansville daily journal., 1855-06-15
Nationality of the American Party
the New Issues.

foreign lnnuencey no matter Wnetner tnat In
Auence be exerted by foreigners dwelling
among US or whether it proceeds from those
who do not inhabit the country. If this in
duence were exerted in the last mentioned
way, we should find our people rebelling
against the insulting interference. Democ-
racy would have its dander up. and clamor
for war, blood and carnage. But when this
influence is introduced into the affairs of the
country in another way, when it creeps in
and offers to become the willing tool of fac.
tion, when the Democracy can use these for
eigners to serve its own ends, then it is very
sweet upon them, and regards them as most
proper people. The Democrats do not stop
TO examine whether these foreigners are not
really using them, and that, in voting with
the Democrats, they are merely obeying the
orders of their great revolutionary leader,
Louis Kcssuth, or their still more powerful
master, the Pope of Rome. 1t is signif-
cant fact that Protestant Germans generally
do, and Roman Catholic Irish and Germans
GLl1ays, vote with the Democrats. The fact
is remarkable one, and cannot be account
ed for by referring it to the accidental coin
cidence of opinions in so numerous class
of people, differing in language, habits and
manners, and agreeing only in one common
form of religion. The impartial man who
carefully considers and gives due considera-
ton to this striking political coincidence (of
what ought naturally to be a diversity of
opinion) cannot fail to be impressed with
the belief that there are some secret and
powerful agencies at work to harmonize opin-
ions, and unite and concentrate individual
efforts for the accomplishment of some ulti-
mate purpose, yet unrevealed. The Ameri-
can party would Illustrate the evil designs
that may be harbored by any alien element
of hostility, by shielding the balIot.box from
intrusion until the foreigners shall have been
in the country long enough to have learned
to use the privilege of voting properly and
discreetly, and by agreeing individually
among it's members to vote for no one for
Office who holds temporal allegiance to any
power other than the State and American
nation.
The American party also proposes to pre-
serve entire the nationality of these United
States. To this end it will oppose its power
against all sectional parties. The abolition
lists and the secessionists will be alike re-
garded as enemies of the Republic, dis
organizers, and disturbers of the public tram
quillity, and such men can find no favor in
that party. Regarding the American party
as a national one, party in every way
worthy of the confidence and support of every
true patriot, we endorse and commend to the
reader the following article from the Albany
State Regster:-[ Lou. Jour.
It must be apparent to every observing
man that the next political contest in this
country will be between the opposing ele-
ments of nationality and sectionalism. 1t
needs no demonstration to show this, it is S
plainly to be seen as the unclouded sun at
noon-day. With reference to this fact
every man must for himself say to which side
he will belong. The American party will
represent nationality; the fused fragments
of the decaying parties of former days will be
represented by sectionalsm. This is no
exaggeration. 1t is plain statement with
which every elector should become familiar
and make up his mind, deliberately, where he
will be found.
1t is difficult to ina gine what earthly OBJ
jection can be urged against National
Party. 1t may be said, by somewhat cap
<ious objector, the "Know Nothngs," or the
Americans, are not really and truly nation a.
party. We ask, is there, or was there ever
party in this country that came so near to
iG Where else can you go, if you do not
conclude to be a sectionalist! 81 do moi
like every thing the Know Nothings do.'
says another. Very likely. You are not in.
wited to approve all they do. If you do moi
desire to join the "Know Nothings," to be-
come a member of council, lodge, or what
not, THAT does not preventyour being anAmer
dcan. ALI Democrats are not members of st
Tammany Society, nor are all Wings mem
bers of some one or more of the side organ
izations within the party. They are, never
theless, Democrats and Wings, and neve
think of finding fault with their brethren fo
associating themselves into clubs and socie
ties for the purpose OF promoting their prin
cisles.
Last fail, there were probably nearly o
quite as many Whigs, and Democrats whC
voted the American ticket, who had not seeI
and who never iRtended to see, the inside o
hnoW NotRlDR cO0HcAI-Eooh' as tnose Wn
had. 1t has been SO ever since. not only il
this State, but in all other States. Th
Know Notkings were bat a few individ
uals at irst-planters ofthe seed. The seet
has sprung up and borne fruit; and that ID
American nationality. That is the party, tc
which all who hold to the doctrine that Amer
lcans should rule A merica, and should be, a
tney otright are proprietors ofits institutions
who believe those who come here for an asy
lum from the old world should beAmericanize
before they are permitted 10 be equals with th