Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-02


The Richmond Enquirer.
The Richmond Enquirer copies from the
Boston Crusader, letter from a frec-soiler OF
Virginia, and an extract from that same paper
as follows:
When il 1.-THE Know-Nothing organization)
has reformed Decentralization laps ,o"en = ,''
established true and Just standard q american
itixensAip ,rhen IL mas taught potsficat Roman
;s,n IA, yenaBlicaa duties; tohea IL embodses the
.ro,.a;no ssnfinaent that 10 A,aericdns belong
aysr;eS then il may turn legitimately TO the
osstion Of slavery or, phat Mould BE- the natural
course rssolus itsc!f into an anti-stacery organ
isation"
And the Enquirer therefore worry earnestly
asks M at
Chow can virginians and mon Of the South
ryuopathize with q party whose RECOGNISED Or
rnns thus unblushingly avow their damnablc pur-
poses, to invade the rights and break down the
institutions Of the South J"
This is really magnanimous mode Of war
fare--to assume, that the CRUSADER" is a
recognized organ" Of our party, and hold our
party responsible for its opinionsl
That there are men, and editors Of papers,
protesting to be genuine Americans IN the
movement against Foreignism and Romanism,
who would gladly turn the " American party
in the direction indicated by the CRUSADER,
Is undoubtedly true, but such men and such
editors, have 0put on the livery Of Heaven, to
serve the devil in" We challenge the En-
auircr for the proof that the Crusader is, as
the Enquirer represents il, q recognised organ
Of the q American party, !" in any locality what
ever. There Is no responsibility whatever
resting upon the American party" proper,
for the views Of the Crusader. The anti
American party are just as much responsible
for tho opinions OF Preston King or David
Wilmot---or for those Of Chase, Wade or Sum
ner all Of whom were elected by the late Dem
ocratic party, and now, belong to the anti
American party, az our party is responsible
for the opinions Of the Crusader, or the opin-
ions Of Senator Wilson.
What would the Enquirer say, if wo should
seek to hold the anti American party in Vir-
rinia. responsible for the solemn and deliberate
resolutions Of the Democratic State Conven-
ton. held at Columbus, Ohio, on the 9th Of
January Inst? Lest the Enquirer may have
forgotten them, we now republish them, as
follows:
a Resolvsd, That the people of Ohio, NOW, As
rsyy uAyE ALWAYS DONE, look upon slavery as an
evil and unfayorable to the development OF the
sprit and practical benefit OF free instltunons and
that entertaining these sentiments, they VIII AT
All TIMES feel 1t TO be their duty, TO USE ALL POW
IN CLEARLY GIVEN BY THE TERMS OF THE NATIONAL
COMPACT, to prevent its increase. 10 miuga1e, anu
Tr Jra :
We know, and the Enquirer knows, that no
such doctrines as the above, are held by either
Of the existing parties in Virginia, and yet the
anti American party of Virginia, fraternize and
sympathize with the Ohio eradicators Of sla-
very, In their opposition TO our party, and at
N. same time denounce the danlnable pur-
noses" Of the Boston CRUSADER, and seek to
iastcn upon our party, as party, these dam
nable purposes"
Surely il the opinions Of Boston paper,
which is not even there regarded as an organ
Of the party Cor even il it were regarded as
the especial organ Of the free-soil elements IN
side our ranks in that iocality,) If such opin-
ions 1--WE saw thus expressed, are to affect the
character of the American party" elsewhere,
who entertain no such opinions, then the opin-
ions Of the Ohio State Convention Of anti
Americans, deliberately, unanimously, and au-
thoritativcly proclaimed, should decide the
complexion Of that party throughout the
Union. How would the Enquirer like to be
classed with slavery erad'catorsf
The absurdity Of such charge II made
arainst the Richmond Junto, would be no great
err than if made against the American party.
We should certainly discredit It, upon our De-
lief ifmade against the Junto, and we shall dis
credit Il. and denounce 1t upon our persondl
knosledqe, ifseriously made against the Am.
ericsn party We believe the Junto to be
free from any well-foundcd suspicious Of anti
slayeryism--we knoe the American party
70 bo 80. IL is true the Junto has some repre-
sunuauveu, who are doubtful on this question,
even within Its proper jurisdiction, Gas in the
Berkeley district to say nothing Of its friends,
Col Forney and Governor Recder, who failed
TO abolitionize Kansas, or Of its friends, Judge
Douglas and General Pierce, who prophesied
that the Kansas Nebraska bill would result 10
giving nil the future States to the Frcesoil
party Nevertheless, we do not yet believe,
that the Junto are anti-slavcry men, though
many Of their friends aud associates have long
been 80
We cannot however, underwrite for such
Democrats in the future, seeing that their
whole State ticket is now composed of Wings
Of 1870" log cabin and hard cider men " Of
that campaign, which overthrow the Dcmocrs-
cy, and seeing too, that Wing Of ls4s Is nor
special pet Of the Junto for Congress, in tho
Berkeley district These changes are all right
enough, IL change Of sentiments, or Of cir
cumstances, warrants them, and we name them
merely TO add, that il the Junto can now sup
port those who were SO obnoxious to II, ten
or twelve years ago, there Is no certainty that
even snti-slavery men may not find favor with
this dignified oligarchy within the next decade
Of years. 3
fE We admit into our columns the article
signed a Teacher" as We see nothing In II
which ought to offend the Board that has con-