American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-12-06
That Brilliant Democratic Victory il
Chicago.

= = ~ 80
Last week the editor. Of the Eagle
writing under the just indignation of ev-
cry Ameriosa. a. its rejoicing over the tri-
umph Of an Irish Catholic" whom to
use their own language, they had "piHsd'
against an American" endeavors to ss-
cape that c~ontumely which it so Justly
deserves from every honest friend of true
American Democracy. in an article of F."
half columns length. In the course of
which they use the following language:
"Now the Democratic party, thank God,
when it comes to vote for candidates, nei-
,ther stops to enquire where a mar was
born not what religion he processes. If
he is honest and capable, and above all,
loves his country, no matter whether ian
african or an Indian sun may have smiled
upon his birth" he is an American citizen
and as such they vole for him."
. IT is a little amusing to see how very
'RsverentiAl & pious they Prelates have
become lately, Thank God has become a
standing phrase with them. We can
not see i'll what particular the Divine
Being has anything 10 do with this Sag
NIGHT tribe Of Locofocos, unless it be to
call them to repentance for their Infamous
'endesSSors to overthrow the American Re-
public. But We have here a definition Of
an American that must strike our readers
e,
as both novel and original as we'll as lu.
dicrous IF he l6G5HSas his country, no mat
fer ,OhefAsr" an African or an MaiQn sun
'mGy have smiled upon his birth "hs is an
Xmsri;as citizsn." By what course Of
logic our n~eighbors arrive at this conclu.
sion we are unable 10 divine, Unless these
worthy Prela.es called to their aid n
Bottle Of Sparkling Cataw6a' from excl
seys" (it would hot do to come from any
other place..
Now we must confess our ignorance Of
this fact. We always supposed that a man
born in Africa who lovedIbis country was
An African, = man born in England al
Englishman, no matter whether they ev-
,er saw America or not. Wekuow that this
has always been the received doctrine Of the
world, but it appears 70 have been rsserv-
ed for these two "1mmaoulate Conception.
lists" to teach ds that in this we have al
least been mistaken. they dairss all american
ehissns and as sueA Mssy vote yjov Memm.--
achether they wers euer naturalizea, Or ever
saw tho american continent
We must confess, however, notwith.
standing this new propagation Of faith we
are still among the 6hbelieysrs and have a
penchant for voting for those who have
been born under an American sun and up
on American soil, at least we should prefer
to have our Offices filed with men OF this
class, to those born in Tinnbuotoo, or the
Fee tse Islands, even though they may
have seen an American sun. We believe
this is also the opinion of the majority Of
the voters of the Union, the Immaculate
Conceptions of the Eagle to the contrar,
notwithstanding.
But there is another strange develop.
'ment in the above paragraph that certainly
must astonish the readers of the Eagle. L
is well Known that ddriig the las. canvass
TIE only arguments made use of by this de.
lsctable sheet were "Abolition!'' mig.
ger!l" "Know No.hing!!!'-"Know Moth.
iug!' "Nigger!P' "Abolition!!!" "Fusion'
"Niggetclogy" 60. 1! is true the skull,
ofthe great majority of the people in THU
State were so thick that they could not SEE
the force Of these "~drgumsnts' and elected
the Republican ticket. Still it was eviden
that the Eagle hated. dstested, nay ever
dsspiSed Niggsrs, and the Union was tc
fall in fragments unless the Free Love De.
mnocratic ticket with Medill at its head wal
elected. But now like "shorn Lambs
they have tempered themselves to the
winds" and they are willing to swallow
Niggers, Hottentots and all else Of God.
creation for any office in the gift Of The
people, NO matter whether they ever saw
American soil or not, because according tc
their logic they are American citizensl--
no. only that they will nOxt '.pit' Hot
tentot against an American" but rejoice
over the brilliant victery!l This certainly
must be double distilled Fusion with a ven.
geanOe. Come neighbOrF, get another
"6Ot0s of SpdykIiag CataU5atfro K1seys,"
watch the next el lection returns and see
whether you can make just such another
discovery. Perhaps then you can again
tejoioeover another, 'BHtILrANr VIoroRY
M CHICAGO"