The American patriot., 1855-06-16
Mr.. Especial Committeeman"

tive Americanismvs. AbolitioniSm," which az
pcarcd some three weeks since in the "Patriot
is, to say the least of it, we'll planned, and dis
covers studous attempt at refutation. TIL
article in the Patriot was written for the pur
pose Of showing up the truth Of the matte
relative to the false charge made against on
party, that Native Americanism in the North
ern States is allied with Abolitionism, and i
we did not succeed in convincing the judgmen
Of the reader that this accusation was all I
humbug, unsupported by the least shadow o
reason-that it is similar in its character tt
many tricks practiscd by all parties for effect
in times gone by-if we did not succeed ii
convincing the judgment of the reader tina
there is not only no sympathy, but bittel
antagonism between the "Native American
Organization" and the Abolition party, ther
the failure must be charged up to want O
logical ability in the writer and not to de
fciency of evidence to sustain our position and
make out our case.
We were little surprised as well as much
gratiied at the high toned character of your
reply, so different from that dastardly course
of villifcation and abuse pursued BY some Of
your short-sighted partisans; and we hail your
article as an omen of reformation begun in the
right locality. But if we are not mistaken in
your identity. we could not have imagined for
moment that one who is so skilled in the use
of the pen and the science of augmentation
one who, should he attempt such thing,
possesses the SO happy faculty of making the
worse appear the better cause, could have
written any other kind of an article than of
that character which you have given u.s. We
Aatter ourselves that the Patriot article was
felt, since it has received such distinguished
consideration-since the ablest man in the op-
position has thought it necessary for himself
to take the field against it. Evidence to sus-
tain our position-ignoring the charge of Abo-
'itionism upon the Native American party-is,
to use trite expression, as plenty as black
berries in June. 1t is found in all the party
movements in the Northern States-it is found
in all the leading Abolition journals condemn
ing our party as a pro-slavery organization
and, it is found in the belligerent attitude
which all the fanatical leaders of the Abolition
rabble maintain towards our party.
You complain "A1r. Special Committeeman"
Of the length Of our article in the Patriot, at
tempting to raise against us that sort of pre-
udice which is felt towards the Pharasce and
MS long prayers; yet your reply is drawn out
o much greater length. If it is sin to
write long article-and we are not Innocent
'ou certainly must be still more guilty.
Pluck the beam out of your own eye brother
Your partisans have manufactured this OBJ
ection, and now that against Native American
small of which you urge with all the vehe-
ncnce you can command-till one by one, YOU
ind them>wthering in your grasp, too weak
o effect anything and then you abandon them
In this ruse charging Abolitionism upon our
'arty, you discover considerable ingenuity in
hus locating the facts upon which you build
he charges in distant section of the country
whence reliable news cannot be obtained to re-
ute them before they may have had the de-
ired effect. But these facts so gravely stated
re not beyond the reach of our refutation.
our party was abolitionized in the Northern
tates, none would be so willing, and none so
uicl to abandon such party and give the
larm as ourselves, who rejoice in the posses
ion of few slaves, Gt would not take much
ersuasion to induce us TO accept of several
nore,) and which we would be very 10th to
i've up without fairand liberal remuneration.
T, Mr.. Special Committeeman, you wished to
scertain what the political faith of any party
'as, where would you 60 to find that informa-
on? Would you not hunt up Immediately
nc platform" Of that party-the embodiment
f its principles and its objects? Perhaps you
ave never seen the platform of the Native
merican party9 We are very happy to point
on to the first page of our paper, where you
i'll find the aforesaid platform; and we invite
our special attention to the document.
If you find any abolition sentiment therein
you do not find pro-slavery doc
'ne tiourshing in tho ninth article, then we
lrow down our arms and capitulate uncondi.
onally.
We admit that We entertain some strong
2jections to the structure of our party organi-
tion, all of which will be fully discussed
rough our columns in due course of time.
ith view to looping off such excrescences.
ut we are exceedingly jealous of the teach
IS Of those whose business it is to raise OBJ
ctions, and who denounce Native American.
m on account of its secret clement saving
we know nothing of its movements and it's
and then in the same breath hold.
G up the party in all horrd coors of that
'ked deformity with which fertile imagina-
IN can clothc it.