Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-02
VIRGINIA, Dec. 2e. 1884.

40 inc Edttor OF inc AWertcdH organ:
A happy Christmas to YOU Mr.. Editor, and to
all good friends of the American cause! And may
the year, so soon to dawn upon US, fulfil, too,
to you and to us all, the happy augury OF the one
so soon to be numbered with " the things that
were"
The present year has been the witness of great
events. 1t testifes to great moral movement
the end whereof no man knoweth. 1t will be an
epoch in the future annals of our country scarcely
less marked than 1858 in English, or 1875 in
American history. 1t will be known to after times
as the era when the honest masses rose up in re-
bclHon against the politicians who had long traf
licked on public rights for private gain and per-
sonal ACKNOWLEDGMENT!
For long years this great country has been the
very victim of party. The politicians-the worst
class of people upon earth, the meanest of the
mean, the most heartless of the hesrtless, the sci
fish class who to think that, alongside of their
expanded selves, our poor country is nothing, who
gigge and fiddle while Rome is burning !" the
politicians, say, for twenty years and more, have
had the entire swing in this glorious land of ours.
The government has been administered exclusively
for the benefit Of politicians and parties. The good
Of the people has never been for moment thought
Of More than a quarter of century ago a flag
was thrown out to the breeze, inscribed in broad
and glittering characters, TO the victors belong
Tie poiis J" and from the hour Il first flung out It's
folds to the present moment ours has been purely a
spoils government. No matter what party has
been in power, the result has been the same.
One half Of the country has had the ban of pro-
scrption put upon it; has been denied all access to
| its honors and emoluments; ruled out indeed, Of
all agency in the administration It's affairs The
Democrsticparty being in power, at proclaimed
10 the Whigs-"you unfit 10 be trusted in public
sffairs-you can't be faithful, capable, or honest
stand off, we, who have won the victory, want all
the spoils for ourselves" A turn In the wheel Of
fortune puts the Wings in the ascendant and It il
at once published that retaliation is just and that
selfdefence requires them to follow the example Of
their predecessors, and administer the government
on the principle of the spoils.
Thus II happens, that the government Of a grea,
and free people has degenerated into great party
machinery, one half Of our countrymen made aliens
to the other half fierce political strifes cngendcrcd
and the social fountains cmbittered and poisoned
And more than this, America Is not ruled by
Americans. Our own native land Is not in the
keeping OF our native-bom. The labor Of the
country, our ballot-box, to- Offices Of our govern
ment are all in the hands Of foreigners. And al
this Is the work Of the politicians
Thank God "there Is better day coming r.
The people are up, and up in their majesty and
might The masses are heartily disguised, and
are resolved to exert their just authority and
power. They have made up their minds that this
shall no longer be a mere party and spoils govern
ment but an American overnment--strictly ar
American government. Reform they are bent on
and reform they win have, and God grant III
Trcmble, OIL ye political hncksters--you who
have made politics trade, and lived by agitation
and the spoils, trembc, tremblc, for your doom
is at hand, your race Is rum
Propose, Mr. Editor, to keep you regularly adj
vised Of the progress Of the American party in vir
ginia, and to offer you an occasional suggestion.
have much TO tell you. More ere long.
4 WYTHE