Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-23


derogation Of the rights Of American citizens,
residing In the Territories, that the Federal
Government, through its administration, or
public officers, should interfere in any manner
to give direction or shape to the local institu-
tons Of such citizens except 80 far as may DC
necessary to guarantee 10 them Repuosscan
form Of government On this latter ground,
we regard the conduct Of the administration In
Kansas as criminally unjust, independent Of
its duplcity to the South.
Whether Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico,
Utah, or any other Territory, shall, in the flu
ture formation Of constitution, admit slavery
or exclude it, zoe care not a .Jarthing, so that,
the citizens Of such Territory, be permitted to
frame their constitution to please themselves.
These are our opinions, and if they be not such,
as all conservative, Union-loviDg men enter
tain, VIC can only regret it
II is our firm belief that the National Ameri-
can party, whatever may be the individual views
Of its members, as to the policy or impolicy Of.
negro slavery, will readily subscribe to the
justness, and constitutionality Of these views.
If they do, they cannot fail to condemn the
conduct of the administration, in relation to
the Territory Of Kansas.
But we have not, al our friends Of the Louis
vile Journal suppose, endorsed the entire con-
duct Of the Missourians. We do not know
enough Of the facts, to form an opinion in full
upon that point We may be permitted to
say, that tho Union ITSELF nop excuses, and
palliates, If 1t does not approve their measures.
If Reedcr's friends do this, we may fairly as
sumo, that there is less Of censure due to the
We do not believe a tithe Of Reeder's allega-
tons against the Missourians, and we certainly
shall not condemn them upon his evidence, af-
ter tho Washington Union has virtually adj
mitted, that it is entitled to but little, If any,
weight. But whether the Missourians are
right or wrong, it does not diminish the cen
sure which is justly due to the administration.
W- We are informed that five thousand
dollars have been raised in Richmond, Virgin
lar, to be distributed amongst such employees
of the government at Portsmouth, as may be
discharged by this administration on account
Of their American principles. Tens of thou
sands will be raised to reimburse them their
losses, if necessary. The American spirit is
aroused.
The ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THH AMERICAN
PARTY IN PoLIrIcs embracing q complete history
Of the Philadelphia Riots, in May and July, 1874,
with a full description of the great American Pro-
ccssion Of July Fourth, &c. BY John Hancock
Lee. Philadelphia: Elliott & Gihon.
This is an interesting and valuable volume, par
ticularly at the present time, when American prin
ciples are making rapid progress throughout the
length and breadth Of the Union.
The history commences with the holding Of the
first meeting of Native Americans, as such, and for
political purposes, at Germantown, in the year
that organization to the times and scenes of the
Kensington riots, in the year 1874.
The account Of this lamentable and outrageous
occurrence, as well as that which followed at, and
in the neighborhood Of the church Of St Philip
do Neri," in Southwark, Is truthfully and graph
cally given, in the course of which the author
does not fail to remark, very properly, on the con-
duct of the officials of that day, some of whom
were, it seems, much more friends of good dinners
and old wine, than they were Of attending to the
intoresso committed 10 their care by the people
The History before US is a work of nearly three
hundred pages and in tracing the events which
have characterized the progress Of the Native"
movement as It was formerly styled, We notice,
singularly enough, the names Of some gentlemen
who are now exceedingly anxious to be clear Of
the stain Of Amerisanism, and to be vouched
for as orthodox Locofocos, died in the wool"
Among these we notice the name Of James c.
vandyke, the United States District Attorney, un-
der Franklin Pierce. We notice also, says the
Philadelphia Sun, the name Of William B. Rankin,
not long since candidate on the Locofoco ticket
for the Legislature and on the occasion of the
grand Native American celebration and parade OF
the 4th Of July, 1874, the present Marshal Of Po-
lice, John K. Murphy figured as Chief Marshal Of
the Locust Ward Association" under the ban
ner Of beware of Foreign Influence"
Among Others, now sturdy standard bearers Of
the Democracy, we find the names of Henry Horn,
Joseph 8. Brewster, Congressman John Robbins,
and Thompson Wescott Of the Dispatch. the
columns Of which paper are now so industriously
devoted to sustaining the fallen fortunes Of the
spurious Democracy.
REMOVALS AT GosPoRr NAVY YARD.-The Union
Of this morning announces officially the recent re-
movals at Gosport and approves Of the same, in
paragraph Of twaddle about the "ights Of con-
science" The Union admits that these men we're
removed because they were members Of the Amer
ican party No doubt the order for their removal
was sent from the Navy Department, and was APP
proved by the President. The same course has
been pursued in this city, as indicated by the re-