Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-27

show that demand ON either side, Off surren-
der Of opinions as to their respective rights,
is preposterous, and this fact illustrates the alb
Of opinion in tho American party, upon these
sectional questions, about which unanimity
Of sentiment cannot possibly exist.
In demanding, therefore, as the South now
does from the North, surrender Of long
cherished opinions Of Congressional power, it
proposes what cannot be accomplished, and
what ought, for that reason, never to have been
attempted. A liberation Of opinion on section
al questions, and on those Of abstract right
must be allowed by each section to the other
and neither Of them should demand anything
beyond the recognition and observance Of the
guarantees contained in the Federal Constitu-
ton, which guarantees should be maintained
in honor, and good faith, by all parties and at
all times, and enforced, if need be, by the whole
power Of the Federal Government. These are
and ever have been our opinions, and we
have no reason to believe we shall ever change
them q
Z 1t has been with the sole object Of maintain
ing our consistency, which had been unjustly
assaied, that we have discussed the questions
growing out Of the assaults of the ultra presses
Of the South, during the last three weeks, and
our purpose having been fully accomplished,
we shall close the discussion, until again assail-
ed, with two or three quotations bearing on
the question
In our prospectus, issued in October, 1854,
and for many months published at large in the
Organ, we say:
1--WE hold that the institution of slavery belongs
exclusively to those States in which It exists Each
Of the States, for ITSELF has the sole and exclusive
right to determine whether or not slavery shall
exist within its borders. We shall therefore OPP
pose all agitation of the question Of slavery either
in Congress or out Of it."
In our daily issue of the 2sth of April last
we say
''We think VIC know the purposes of the Amer
lean party. We we're connected with the original
movement Of this party some fifteen years ago
We have both conversed and corresponded with its
friends in every section of the country, and we
have never yet heard either from the lips, or from
the pen, Of any one Of the members or friends Of
this party, one irord in favor of any measure or
proposition, having in view an interference with
the question of negro slavery--nsDer r.
The Baltimore Clipper, the organ Of the par
ty in Maryland, said last April as follows:
"The American party repudiates all connexion
with the subject of slavery. They leave that mat
ter where they find it placed by the constitution,
under the protection Of the law; and Will be con-
tent to remove positive owls, and to restore the
natives of the soil to their rights, by placing the
government of the country in their hands, conf
dent that In 30 doing power win not be misplaced"
The National Council held at Cincinnati in
November, 1864, as wc arc informed, and as
was announced in the papers Of the day, deci-
ded that 1t was the policy Of the American par
ty to ignore the question of slavery. The fol-
lowing extract went the rounds Of the press
last November, and was copied by us into the
Organ, to wit /:
at Is understood that the late National Council
Of the Order at Cincinnati decided that its policy
should be to ignore the slavery question alto
gcther."
With these proofs, added to those heretofore
presented, showing not only our own consist
ency on the question, but our conformity to
the views of the authorized opponents of the
American party, we close this article, in the
hope, that we shall have no occasion in future
to repel the assaults Of the prefessed friends Of
the American party.
Hon. A. II. stephens and ssquatter Sow
ereignty.0
During the first session of the both Con-
gress, the honorable gentleman delivered a
speech Congressional Globe, page 11oD in OPP
position to the Clayton Compromise" which
had previously passed the Senate, receiving
the sanction Of a majority of the Southern Sem
ators, including Mr.. Calhoun. The prominent