Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-08

doubtless have their proper weight in the
proper place, as an indication of popular senti-
ment Many, pery many, other members Of
Congress have expressed, or will express, SIM
liar opinions, before this present session termi
mates 1T Is time that an end should Be put
to such appointments With fillibustering
Frenchmdn at one post stock jobbing Jew at
another, and an infidel -EaglisAmaa at third
place, as american Ministers representing
this nation abroad, we think the spirit Of FIR
eignism should at least be appeased. Let no
further insults DO offered to the spirit Of
Americdnismi
Ratification Meeting at Culpeper G. H., Va.
We have before us an article, published in
the Culpeper Observer, signed "A Democrat"
and written by gentleman who, we are cred
IDLY informed by letter, is well known to be
such, and giving graphic description of the
Democratic meeting held in that county, on the
18th ultimo, to ratify the late Staunton Wa.)
nominations. The " ball was opened" by an
address from j. w. Bell, Esq, who sought to
indicate the proceedings of the Convention !;
after which, Mr. Barbour the chairman, ad-
dressed the meeting. The article says Of Mr..
Barbours speech:
The strongest argument no advanced for his
support was, that Mr.. Wise had been twenty years
a Democrat, and only five years Whig that he
was, therefore, four-fifths Democrat, and, upon
the principle that farmer was very we'll satisfied
when he could get COW that was four-fifths Dur
ham, or a sheep that was four-6fths Cotswold, he
shought the Democrats ought to be very well sat
ished with Mr. Wise"
When Mr.. Barbour closed Mr.. Bell reopened
the fire, in terms Of wrathy denunciation Of the
Know othings.
Atthe conclusion of Mr.. Bells terrific speech,
he offered preamble and resolutions, in keep
ing with his remarks. They were opposed by
j. g. Field, ESQ.,, Oemocrat) and finally re-
ferred to a committee, who reported sundry
resolutions in favor of sustaining the nomina-
tons. "A Democrat proceeds, in the article
above named, thus:
"When the committee made their report, there
we're, according TO my recollection, Just Ten Demo
Gratis In the house, and in this am confirmed by
others who were present; can state, withoutfear
Of succet sful contradiction that there not
twelve. 0fthe ten remembered by me, and they
inquiry, four were delegates TO the Stanton Con-
vcnton, and Of course committed TO the nomina-
tons. Three know were opposed TO atifying
the nomination Of Mr.. Wise although only one
voted
IL did not hear, mysell but two votes in favor
Of any Of the resolutions, and one OF them was
Wing Some cay there were three, and others
four but none 20 farther than four, This Is the
ratification which the Democratic party Of Gull
pepper have given the nomination Of Mr. Wise.
Had the vote been taken before the committee
was appointed, when the meeting was full the pre-
amble and resolutions, or any resolution ratifyng
the nomination Of Mr.. Wise, would have been voted
down, In my opinion, by an overwhelming majority.
The Democratic party Of Culpcper have not and
win not ratify the nomination OF Mr.. Wise, either
or at the polls; and, unless am greatly mista-
KEN Cuipeper win give at least three hundred ma
jority against him on the fourth Thursday In May
next They win not be committed to him, either
by the Stanton Convention, or the ratification Of
four Democrats at home"
From the above extracts, il viii be seen that
old Culpeper does not belong to the Forney and
Pierce party-not quite.
We copy from the article above named
further extract, and call the attention Of our
readers particularly to the same. In the pre-
amblc offered by Mr.. Bell, as stated by the
writer Of the article, is the following sentence,
referring TO the councils Of the Know-Noth-
ings, to wit
And whereas, the members Of such societies,
II Is believed and understood are directed and
controlled in their votes for any and all candidates
for Office In the different States and Territories Of
the United States by the imperial edict Of the
Grand Council Of New York, which endesvors 10
compel and coerce by threats and penalties, the
members of the different subordinate councils In
the Unified States, TO vote for such men they or
their myrnidons may select" &c, &c.
With the exception Of the words "it Is be-
lieped and understood this whole sentence
Is, in form and in substance, a Islander, a libel,
and fabrication throughout
We do not doubt that some men have "un-
derstood," and that few have been stupid
enough to believe" that tho action Of the
members OF the councils, In the various States
and Territories are directed and controlled"
by the. "imperious edict Of tho Grand Council
Of New York y but we take occasion TO say
that the Grand Council Of New York hiss no
more control over the councils, or the members
Of councils, in Virginia and the other States,
than the General Assembly Of New York has
over the citizens Of Virginia
at Is belieBed and understood,, Is an ex-
precision which saves the author from the i'm
putstion Of uttering an untruth. Indeed we