Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-05-05

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THE SECRECY OF THE AMERICAN
PARTY.
The opponents of the American party have d.
rectci their assaults against ii chiefly on the ground
Of its being secret organization This prominent
feature in the party, at present constituted has
been assailcd more frequently and pcrseyeringly
than any or all others The hostility cngendered
against the party for this cause has been strength
cned by prc-exsting prcjudices in the community
against sser societies of all kinds on account Of
their secrecy. These prejudces, it is well known,
originated about twenty years since, and, for
short period were exercised TO such an extent as to
affect seriously al the political organizations in this
and several adjoining States. Although the exeit-
ing causes Of this disturbance have long since ceas-
cd being operative enough of their effects have re-
mained in latent state to give point and color to
the opposition to secrecy, as leading element in
political organization.
We are free to confess We have often thought, and
still inclined to believe that, if the American
party could dispense with its rule of secrecy il
would command the confidence and assistance Of
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90, soo;o.;.s H., ma. A.,
ty interested best competent to decide, and we
and oo, e,r ,ho,,so,,os :, ,,';. -, -, ~
ar u.,,.rs W. h,,, ,,,., &c., -. - -
political or otherwise has the unquestonablc right
of conducting its operations in such manner as
seems to il most proper, 50 long it keeps within
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,,b;e, now IN Tho c,r,l,o., T., -.
ov NJ ,bo or..,r,,.,;on a., iii, All ,,ohoil ~,
ii cal pa,,es Cha, have s,,,o,,. oc,oI l.; 60, ~ g.
as secrecy u,s reccss,,v N IN. occo,,,sh,,.r, !,
their pnrnosos
soon after tho closo of prcs;lc,,, w,.hir,,o,,,s
administration. the old Federal pa,t, ,-.,,,ish.i
what was called the WASHINGTON s,cictv AI,bongh
ORGANIZED in tho uybt ~ ,Le ..P,ro,v,u A,I,o.s,,
Of the Father Of his Country. N which and n
whom REFERENCE il On of,en made In, the o,,,non,.
Of the American marty. II was n ,ee,e, soe;a,,.
cret in its constitution naps and nroce,;n,,. Ia
branches mr. ramisca,;ons rcr,,,,.i
Tho democrats n ,l,, d., in..o.a - -.
AGAINST this powc-f,l soc;e,v ON tho ,r,,d =, -.
secrecy made ali haste 10 e'Iio, "a, o.s,,I. m.
established ,be T,muanv ST.. III, ,;,.a ~.
washington Society was secre, ana ,,hi,t it, ~.
rival pervadei with i,s branches Tho a,,;,
These Two secret political societies reoula,;u, ,ho
action Of the two great Do,;,;cal ,.r,;os A..
try. continued down N ,ho tim. ~ ,,o No..
..ern of Good ee,;nr.v and avon q, ,,,;s a., Ia.
Of the Tammanv soeietv crisis IN Nev, yorL no.,o.
the old name tbouoh somev,b,, chance, =, ;,s a..
aeter
While the administration orr.rs ara ,orno,,;,.
their thundcrbolts aoo;ns, ,ha tu,o-i,., e
re.sor of i,s socro, or,,.ri,.,;o II, =, -,
IN rccaII 10 THAR .,,on,io,, A.. 49,. -
assnmed h, ,ho;r own ,..,,. m. n...--' :,
many nI,ces have rndsr,aror - ~. ,,,o..-s,.--
,ho ssro,;a, -
tors In ,,,s.,.,,so,,. .i,
.nroo,. ,ro,,, ,ho Re- D., .'1
,be;r nar,y IN which o,yor, ,,,o No.. "a.
a.. ~.
norooor',. -,
10 which vi,alitv was ,,;rer w. ,,,o
Democratic gover,or 7, vas ,,,o,, or,,,.,'a., -.
the mart of those now hostile 10 ,Io Ar,ar;.a -
oabiza,on ,b,, !, vas ro,o...,., - 10.
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penuenoe 'nat nus vote should be secret unless he
chose to make it pnblic-that he ought to have the
privilege of acting with n marty without bo;no
known 10 ac, viii, /, IT.. ,.holo - a..;.'a