Washington telegraph., 1855-08-22

changes-radlcaI changes, In our form OF govern
ment, which, If ever attempted, would destroy the
harmony and benefcence of its operation. and
throw what is now the palladium of our liberties
and happiness, into hopeless anarchy and rum But
not only do we take this view of the case. as ma
tional citizens 1t is citizens of the South-as
Scnfher, that this immense emigration OF for
egners into the United States, no matter from
what country they may come nor what may be
their religious belief appears to Us most objection
able, aud as threatening the most immediate and
imminent danger We knew that. as rule this
population does not cone into the Southern States
The bulk 0! it-perhaps in the proportion OF ten to
one-setties, III some instances actually cotos'ses
the new Northwestern territory, as fast almost,
as it can be brought into market Take this well
known fact in connection with the open and bold
avowas of the leading G5othsoaists- that In TINS
foreign immigration, which they zealousiy encour-
age, lies the main hope of GHfistarery to perpetu
ate and increase the already fearful. disproportion
of the free the Stare States. and ITS hideous
features of danger TO the South, are at once dis
closed. Who shall disregard them.
In vIew of the foregoing objectionable things,
which find in the present creed OF the so-caled
Democratic party. as now organised, and wnlch
have been inteTpolated among its original doc
triRes, no longer consent to be member
of it. and do not hesitate to say So
But besides these grounds of positive objection
to it, as party, there are other objections, OF
negative character which, even in the absence of
positive ones, would, in opinion. leave 1t 10
longer necessary. indeed absolutely worthless for
the attainment of any good ends of public nature
We bold it to be thus ejfete, for the reason that
while its DTiIl1pcs, the foundation OF all good
government. are unlUestionably sound, and will
ever remain valuable all the practical Issues, Of
legislation or of Executive administration. which,
since Its origin, have been III controversy between
1t and the only other party, its great antagonist,
the oid IVhig party, have been settled and disposed
OF, and no longer before the country AS
useful political organization, therefore, 1t has an
swered all the good purposes It was capable Of
,ts proper mission is ended; and, like all other
things which have fully performed their functions.
and lived out their day. If will be continued only
10 cumber the ground. be perverted to mis-
chievous ends And that it Is, thus. very rapidly
falling prey to such perveTsIon, We have, al
ready sufficiently indicated our belief
In the language OF Daniel Webster. then, when
ne found his old party associations 10 be no longer
safe depository for his principles, we have look
ed about US and inquired Where are zee to go2n
For answer. we have looked in vain to our old
antagonist. the old Whig party; for, from them,
even while they had an existence and an organ
ization differed widely; and now. as they
themselves admit, they have no longer either "a
local ha bitation name-I
IKhcre. thea. are tce to goz This inquiry is an
swered by the AMERICAN PARTY, which we find,
though almost full grown, like Minerva when she
leaped into life from the brain of Jove yet young.
fresh from the people, vigorous. and untainted
with corruption. and. better than the rest,-with
political creed leaving out from view all the old
issues which, having formerly divided preceding
parties, either long since settled effete,
and presenting platform of PrincioteS upon which
every patriot may stand and feel that, in aboring
for their establishment he is, at the time,
aboring for the moral. social, and political well
fare of his country. Upon this Platform we have
taken our stand
AZ this IS intended only as the general announce
ment of our position in respect TO the political or
ganiZations OF the country with the sketch as We
have given It. of mere outline of the considera-
tionS bch have induced us to assume that posi-
tiOn and as this article has already extended to
much greater length than we intended for it. we
shall not go into detail, here, to what hold
TO be the excellent features. and high merits. of
the -4sacJ7caH organizations which have won our
conscientious approval and VIII command our uG-
divided support. Content with remarking for the
present, that while. Tor the whole Union. its prin-
clpies IN respect 10 ali practical issues now before
the country whether moral, social, or political,
are better han any which can be found elsewhere;
they are in reference to the great and vital ques-
ton slavery, fTler to the Constitution. and there
fore, better for the South than any other party. pre-
tending TO be national in its organization, ever has
put forth, will propose. Besides. 1t is tie
only organization which, IN our opinion, now ex-
lists or can be formed upon which it is probable.
or even practicable. to effect that Union OF the
Southern States for the safety OF the South which
is ndispenSable: but which, cnce effected, we
believe it may, and Will be, upon this foundation,
will command enough cooperation in the sensi-
bic portions of the North 10 country from
the dangers which are impending over it from the
vandalism Of abolition. We cannot ask Wings to
become DcalOrrats, or Democrats to become Uhigs
from feeling which all men Will understand and
appreciate But the appeal ought not to be in
vain. and in opinion, will not be, when we
ask all to stand forward and together, as AMERI-
CANS.
Having thus, with candor and freedom assumed
position let all who feel an interest in know
ing what 1t IS. examine for themselves There
then will be ground for misunderstanding by
lrends-no excuse for Misrepresentation by enc
mics. In the following numbers Of our paper
we shall. by the of facts arguments. and Illus
trationS, maintain the positions we have assumed
and give 'our reasons Tor the faith that Is in as