Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-06

litionism has held sway for years past proves
nothing as to the origin or the purposes OF the
american party" The idea is absurd and
ridiculous in the extreme. And let IL not be
forgotten in this connection, that Mr.. Wilson,
abolitionist or not was only elected by small
tmajority of one house, and majority OF one
cote only in the other house Of the Massachu-
sets Legislature.
Members Of all shades in politics unite with
our party to overthrow .toreignism and Roman
ISM Our party contains Wings, Democrats,
pro-slayery men, anti-slayery men, free-trade
advocates, protectivetari advocates all class
es, but without reference to their differences of
opinion on these matters, they unite and har-
nsonize in pursuing the grand objects Of their
association as above expressed, and agree not
to agitate those questions on which they differ,
Let it not be forgotten that the National Era,
New York Tribune, and other abolition prints,
have charged upon our party that the Grand
National Council at Cincinnati, held last No
vember, distinctly (and we may add anani-
mously) resolved that the question Of slave
ry Eshould not be discussed, or in any way
entertained or acted on by the American
party"
| 1t is not true therefore, that there is any
connection between Abolitionism and Know
Nothingism. The American party was not
formed with the view of affecting slave
ry, nor did it originate in hostility to slave
ry, nor will it ever make war upon slavery,
We say this knowingly and Understandings,
and if ever the time comes, in our day, when
the " American party" shall seek to Cypress
any portion of the country, or to interfere with
the rights or interests of any section of the
country, we shall openly and unhesitatingly
sound the alarm, and warn the country Of the
dangers which threaten our peace and our
Union
We regret to be obliged to comment on the
following sentiment, advanced by Mr.. Wise:
The Star reports him to have said, that our
party "appeal to the agrarian element which
is the most dangerous point they have touched
in Virginia; its effects are seen in the petitions
Of tDhite mechanics, who have asked the Legis-
lature that slave labor shall not be employed in
the navy-yards." r.,
We are proud 50 say, that our party origi-
mated with the middle classes of society--with
tradesmen, mechanics, farmers--with those
who constitute the bone and sinew" of the
country; and not with the silk-stocking gentry,
with demagogues, or with politicians. This is
our glory and our boast that men who have
no sinister motives to subserve, no personal
interests to promote, other than those which
are common to us all, originated and will con-
summate this great American Reformation"
We do not, ourselves, belong to that mass of
Americans" who would degrade the white
american tradesman, merchant or farmer, to
| to the level of an African. We, on the contrary,
sympathize with those mechanics who have
sought to separate themselves, socially, from
the African race, and we would back their APP
plication to be allowed social elevation above
the slave. 1t seems to lis, that Mr.. Wise, if
he used the language attributed to him, COM
mitted an egregious bIunder, in essaying to
evoke amalgamation notions from the, Ian
guage Of Governor Gardeners message, and
denouncing them, and in the next breath, ut
tering views and sentiments, which, if carried
out would force the white American mechanic
to an amagamation, in service, with the slave
Nor do we discover any justice or propriety
in the remarks Of Mr. Wise, in relation to the
Pope and tho contrast he has drawn between
the satellites of his Holiness and the Protestant
clergymen Of our land
II is true that the Pope is "a poor feeble
old man" and that he is sustained in his posi-
ton as the head of the Papd States, by the
bayonets Of France, but, though decrepid, old,
feeble, and worn out physically, he controls
armies Of derotccs in all Catholic countries,
and thousands upon thousands, even in this
free Republic-nay more, he controlled the
last Presidential election through his accredited
bishops and dictated the conditions on which
Franklin Pierce was elected Those Protestant
clergymen who came in for large share Of
Mr.. Wise's anathemas, are able to defend them
selves without our aid, and we leave their de-
fence to themselves.
We may be permitted, however, TO say in
their behalf that we are yet to see the slightest
proof Of their desire to WELD that temporal
power, which the Pope has in all ages claimed
and even attempted to enforce upon our own
continent within the last three years. We
never expect TO see any manifestations Of such
desire on the part Of the Protestant clergy of
the United States
There are other points in Mr.. Wise's Alex
andria speech to which we win advert to-mor-
row, as our columns are too crowded TO allow
us space for that purpose now.
Hon. Kenneth Rayner's Letter.
We have not room for an extended notice Of