Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-01
NUMBER 90.
From the Charleston Is. o. Evening News.
Seward, Wilson, and the American Party.

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+ Our observation had led us to infer and intimate
that the Know-Nothng order, in its associate char
acter, had no connexion with abolition, and that
any incidental connexion, as was illustrated at
the North, arose from the accidents of identity in
locality, and in the general opinion of the people
OF that section. This averment is fully sustained
by the correspondence given in another column
between the newly-elected Senator from Massachu-
sctts, Henry Wilson, and Mr.. Ellis, the editor of
the american X. N. Organ at Washington. The
same relation, under the same influences, unques
tionably exists between the Democratic and Wing
parties respectively, at the North, and the avowed
enemies OF slavery and the South and more has
existed for years, during which certain present de-
nouncers Tin this State too) of that associations .
composed of native citizens and pervading the
whole confederacy, not only had neither the hon.
esty nor independence to resist the political alli-
ance, but have actually continued and yaunted the
factious tie.
This explanation of Mr.. Wilson removes the es-
toppel to fair statement rs to Stewards election
Mr.. Seward was neither member nor the candi-
date of the Order. The Association, as such, in
New York, was opposed to him; and the majority
of the Know-Nothing members of the Legislature
were strongly against his election. They luere IL,
minority IN that body, some were Democrats,
some Wings, but of course were unable to control
the concerted action of either of those parties.
The Wings were in large ascendency in the body,
and, as no opponent to Seward could be rallied on
they succeeded in prevailing upon a few Wing
Know Nothings and two Democrats (p) to vote
with them, and thus effected Stewards success 1t
is now notoriously known that these recreants
have been denounced by the Order in New York
and that they were so on the ground that Sew
ards election was at variance with the nationality
Unionsm, and the general objects of the American
party, which were desired to be secured all over
the confederacy.
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for the sake OF argument and illustration the very
worst-that Know-Nothingisn, like Democracy
and Whiggery, at the North, had succumbed to
the prevailing sentiment of abolition but we arc
now able to present, as matter of fairness sub
stantial modification of the premise.
We can Of course unhesitatingy affirm that there
is no native citizen of the South, Know Nothing or
not who does not at once scorn and defy the anti
slavery opinions and efforts of all the Wilson's and
Stewards the North can produce. Yes let the issue
come-we would even advance to meet it, The
South knows how to meet open and avowed foes,
and we now rejoice that the North is sending them
into the field. We have long been tired and dis
gusted with reputed allies who have proved value
less as friends, and often treacherous as partsans
What more striking instances than Van Buren,
Cass, Benton, Shields, and WiImotl
BY birth and reason, VIC have ever been of the
Republican and State-rights creed and, as long as
the Democratic party, in its avowals and measures
conformed to 1t, will conform to It, our highest
political pride holds affinity with them But we
draw marked distinction between the Democratic
party and democracy, when the latter is made to
embrace that political and social eveling of doc
trines and men, which accords with radcalism and
vulgar licentousness, and which, ON these grounds,
sought the support and adhesion of that portion Of
the foreign masses which had neither intelligence
nor character, neither freeman's instincts, nor a
citizens integrity. Are we to remain under the
tolerance, still more at the mercy of gangs, who,
after arrivals of few days or months, or even
some years, are naturalized through perjury, and
sell their votes through venality of nature and con-
tempt OF institutions?
No man. native or adopted has a riqht to be
elected or appointed to ofice-under no govern
ment does such right exist. The right of the
British Peer is entirely different thing-it is
privilege attached to the position and not to the
man, to hold seat in the House of Lords. The
selection Of man by suffrage is by the discretion
ary volition and preference Of the citizen And
to determine that preference by the partys natiy-
ty is right of that citizen. A general determine
ton against the eligible of foreign birth would, no
doubt exclude many, good intelligent and true,
and for whom il is their misfortune, to belong to
class which has made itself 30 obnoxious 10 the
policy and integrity Of the country, as to render
such exclusion a matter vital to its Independence
wellbeing and purity. They even will find in il,
for themselves and their posterity untold counter
balancing advantages