Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-03
PROSPECTUS
5V or TUE
Gam ERICAN ORGAN

"A M n n ~ OA ~ ~
AN ASSOCIATION 81 81 81 4 sAfiSn II VI AmERIcAss
WE have reached an important crisis In our po
~ litical history. The two leading parties in du
country hitherto separated by broad lines either
principle or ofpolicy differ now scarcely in any thing
A National Bant, formerly an essential poin, Of diff
terence between rival parties has noC no advocates
P,otsctioe 7drE for the sale of protection, which
once divided parties and distracsed our National Coun
ellis has become obsolete, question Of party policy
simply 6ecause 9 ",essnue tarf affords incidsnta
protection to American Manufactures. Al modifca
ton Of the details Of our present tariff system Is al
that s demanded by the mort strenuous advocates
protection TO American Industry Efi M Ge
The distribution Of the proceeds Of the public landt
among the several States, az formerly claimed by on
party and the dPpbtioa Of those proceeds solely in
aid OF the national Treasury, claimed by the oe,
party have both yielded toa compfUnise of these con
lcng opinions, far at least as to si,k these Q,es
tons as issues between Wings and Democrats. Aplar
graduation and Of a Surrender to the Statesn in
which they Lie, seems likely to withdraw the public
lands from the arena Of future patty contests.
The Improvement of A0v6Ors and riyey by Ccfigtes
slonal aid on which political parties have hitherto
differed ut different times has now become less ques
tog Of principle than Of local and sectional contest
and il win ddabtless be adjusted by the next Con.
gress, Upon that basis Of fiberaty and justice de-
the spirit Of the age and the true interests
Other questions, Of minor importance, on which at
difeTeht times the two prominent parties of the coun
try disagreed have now, by change circumstances
become obsolete What, then, remain as issues OF
any theoretical practical Wings
and Democratss We know Of mono; and if these
hitherto rival parties shall maintain their respective
organizations they viii do 70 for the mere sake Of the
sp0its of p0sDer w
But new issues have arisen, having no reetenss to
the party organizations Of Wings and Democrats
issues which are vastly important In their bearing
Upon the future welfare Of the country-and which
issues must p their discussion progress and termi-
nation, annihate these t0 parties which, for years
past have bated with alternate success, for political
supremacy, NJ
A new era ID at hand an era which will be char.
acterized in the future history of hese States as the
breadth Of this great and glorious Union, the ssss d
the American people have spontaneously and smttai
neously started the inquiry ~" ARs NOT ANERIcANS
CAPABLE or GOVERNING THErR COUNTRY r. This In
quiry is universal it is natural and pertinent
Sations springne Up in all portions Of the United
Statca and resting on the single basis, that s ndtiue
born cHiseas NJ tais vnion Nss Ms capacity and ~
sigats s0jcA asy lass i9assd aad u psrpssuats Ms
frssdon and iedSpendeacs Of their nGtios Laadi
Shall We trace the csusss Of this spontaneous and
universal uprising of tie rssses of our countrymenl
The evils incident to the ndiscrintnss immigration
Of foreigners into our country-the conseqdefees Of
suffrage ANA the degrading effect Of eIevating for
egners to posts OF h0htt and trust under our gov
ernmcnt; all these have been seen snd known TO our
people for years past, and yet until now, Wi few
bns e se pfossss q 1elSpis s INT Il shs land, We V
need not on the occas6t Of presenting this circular
prospectus to the country, assign Es tasses for this
sudden and general manifestation Of the Puross OF
tho American people TO take the reins of govern
int, De Hrto
object We have now in view 10 state the undenable
and obvious fact thas such purpose EXISTS.
We now come forward to present TO our fellow
citizens the mode and means Of concentrating the
opi2i5ns and Of haftoni5ng the action Of those who
;ean party," whose purpose shall Bs e fnd remedy
for The manifold s0ils phich haze come upon asI aad
which yearly increasing under ne disastrous ops-
ratign Of our lasos Of naturalization! We propose TO
Of the eiGiens a dis Distrst and Of large number
of our friends in Tire djfsfsnt States, daily and
weekly paper, to be called
THE AMERICAN ORGAN
The publication will commence ON the 18th day Of
Noyembef daily and On Tie goth weekly.
A cash capitab amply sdntient 70 Commence and
secured to be advanced by number Of wealthy and
influential gentlemen; and we are insured daily
circulation surpassing that Of any paper now pub
Iished in Washington city. The number Of our
Of ca Ands in te several States, but we have such
assurances that W. eaifhct doubt We shall commence
with Daag Moasdnds; and that year win not trans.
pire before our weekly list will be swclled 10 fiofe
than one hundred thousand
Our position at the seat of the federal government
the centre Of our political system, where all the rep
resentatircs d p States, and of the people annually
assemble, and where prominent men of all parties
periodically sojourn for MANY months, s considered
by us, and by our friends, as the most favorable one
tcaftn ~ fba nuax NJ VIA AMxnfNlt
PARTY and IL the most uYtring devotion to the ad
vocacy of the doctrines and policy Of this party shall
give US claim 70 its support we know we shall de
serve, and we trust we shall receive i. t8a
We cannot Perhaps more distinctly and concsey
define the basis on which the AmajGun Organ is cs
tablshed than by presenting the following eftract
which we copy and adopt from address OF forrcf
Presideat Of ne Hissomi 1atiDe Anericdn dssocid.
tqn and published at St Louis in February, ls4l, 70
VIII!
"Tnx rrrrwfuArIeE or AsERrcAs FREEDOM rs our
oBIEcr, AxKRfcAN HfeHrs oUH HUfro, AND THE AMER
IoAr rARrY oun ooeHongS." H a
Our position Is thus defined. We shall advocate
such MEASURES ne will in our Judgment If carried out
perpetuate our freedom and protect our native rights
nor shall we at any time deviae from the path Of
duty the organ OF the ADsrican party and the adj
vecate of american fights.
We shall neither sustain nor oppose any political
measures on the ground that they emanate from
Democratic or from whig administration; but we
perfect freedom from favor or prejudice, toward the
present or any future administration. Keeping al
ways In view tho principles and purposes OF the
d,sricdn party, we shall battle for those principles
and purposes, while as independent Journal, we
shalt approve what we think is right and condemn
what think 10 wrong in the principles Of all public
and Of all political parties. The editor Of the
American Organ win be Democrat OF the school Of
Jefferson .and Madison progressive in his notions Of
public policy yet consistent in bis advocacy Of the
rights Of the States
No essay or editorial shall ever appear in the
American Organ, the tendency Of which would be 70
prejudice the rights wound the feelings Of the ci
zens Of aaz Of the States So far as the influence Of
this paper shall extend, the constitutional rights o.
EACH and Of all the States shall be maintained. W
hold that tie insttsion Of slapery belongs ercltsioels
10 hoee Soes IN sobte eriss Each Of Gs States, o'
nselE has Me sob and eroJusips riqM To det@p,ia'
phstAer or moi slavery shall erit toithin Is borders
We shall ttergore oppose all agitation q he question
Of sLapoy, either w Cbngress or ont Of u.
The Aasrscan Organ" will advocate the free asao
gstrane4d exercise Of the rights Of conscience or
all questions connected with religious Jdiht but l
viii, by all fair and respectful arguments, opposs for
ein domination 1snero1n oit'sens from whatevc
quarter II may approach and as well in matters ecce
siasticsl az in matters political.
A synopsis of the proceedings OF Congress during
each session will be from day 70 day presented.
General and local news viii be gathered and pub
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