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

The Louisville Courier has found in the Co
logne Gazette, highly talented and respectable
journal, which reflects the opinions Of the better
educated classes in Germany, an exceedingly well
written and impartial article on the subject OF
"The American Party" The writer does not ap-
prove all the features Of this party, yet he sup
ports all that is essential He says:
" Such a sudden and momentous party forms-
ton has the claims upon our attention, As 1t
Il particularly directed against the European emil
grafton. We are now more enabled to form an
opinion Of Know-N nottingham as 1t has just divest-
ed itself of its secrecy, shifting Its platform into
publicity" There Is then given a synopsis OF the
manifesto recently published in New York, and ex-
tensively copied in Europe. The party which
calls itself the American, declares that II has
wrapped itself hitherto In mystery only, because
It would otherwise have been impossible for new
organization TO be gotten up against old and eI-
isting ones, which would soon have combined their
efforts against IT, II declares these old parties de-
crepid. They had lost their original signi6cance,
and only served as stepping stone to the highest
dignities of the republic for ambitious leaders.
interruptions party strife has often led the States
to the brink Of destruction and particularly threat
ened to separate the North from the South. II
was, therefore, the intention Of tho American
movement to save the Union and to restore to
honor those principles upon which 1t was originally
established"
Thus far" the writer says, 1--WE undoubtedly
must agree with the American party. Party spirit
has been nowhere SO much abused as 10 the United
States Nowhere Is held out higher price to
party aims Every four years not only new
President Is elected but according to the issue the
whole army Of officials changes. The victorious
party conquers hundred thousand offices, and the
elections--the highest privilege of free citizens
a. of -. tka
frequent change Of the chief is q necessary evil
for republic 1t may nevertheless be possible to
adopt such measures a. would secure to the Off
GERS of State more than has been the case hitherto
worth and merit" The writer then recurs to the
manifesto in the following manner: "But the
above is only the introduction the American party
in proceeding to the real contents OF its pro-
gramme, complains Of the elections being often
decided by emigrants unacquainted with the insti-
tutions, laws, and even the language Of the coun-
try, only used as mere political tools" He then
informs his readers of the number of emigrants
annually arriving in the United States, among
whom he says are to be found the outcasts Of every
country, while the more respectable part cling in
their hearts to foreign nationality as is repre-
scented in the manifesto.
The KNOWN othngs, he continues, intend to
protect their country against this emigration, and
the means to attain their object he supposes would
citizenship more difficult to obtain, by extending
the term Of five years, at present prescribed by
law, and the government becoming less liberal in
granting lands to emigrants.
The final conclusion to which the writer comes
is an approval Of the intentions and spirit of the
American party. He says: "This much we must
grant to the party, that emigration has produced
many evils. Foreign emigrants, political adyen-
turers Of all nations, have endeavored to inveige
Az IS tho Gtata In oil ~
terprises, in order TO entangle them in European
quarrels. Among these foreigners are the Irish,
filed with bitter hatred against England, who
play considerable part in the press. And to
make of such foreigners ambassadors, as the ex-
ample of Soule shows, might jeopardize the peace
of the world The american party acts, beyond a
doubt in the spirit of the founders of the States
and deserves acknowledgment not alone of Amer
lea, but of the world, for curbing foreign desires
of that description-love for war, conquest, and
annexation" The article considers the manifesto
of the American party as earnest and dignifed in
its tone, and says: IF its watchword, America
for the Americans is TO be understood so as to
leave our interests intact, we shall not have to
complain"
This writer has discovered from his distant stand.
point what are the necessities Of our nation, and
he is not afraid to acknowledge that the course
which we have determined to pursue Is the only
by every man who is unblnded by prejudice,
whether foreign or native. The principle is plain
enough to every one who win dare to look at IL
boldly and in national view When the glory or
the destiny of great nation Is to be accomplished,
all private interest and all petty feeling Of self
must be thrust aside, as unworthy of the man and
the patriot. And every intelligent foreigner In this
country should feel that what viii accomplish the
greatest good for the land Of his adoption, what
nc,r n md
thorough nationality that should receive his warm
est support, and his heartiest concurrence
The National Inteltigencer, which took no
part in the recent contest in Virginia, thus
alludcs to the result Of that contest:
Convinced by the positive predictions of some
Of the most intelligent Wings in the Common
wealth, sincere as we knew them to be, as well -
by the peculiar circumstances Of the canvass--the
apparent disruption Of the Democratic, and the
very high character ofthe Gubcrnatorial candidate
Of the Wings, Mr.. Flournoy; Of all their candi.
dates, We may say--we really thought that the
Democracy Of tho Old Dominion was this time dee
tined TO bite the dust. We bad begun almost TO
feel sorry for the impending doom Of the "reso-
lutions Of 49," but we're consoled by the thought
that the venerable statue in the vestibule OF the
maison carre on Shocco Hill would smile for the
first time in many long years.
but IL was not 30 rtten- Inc wing party VI
Virginia always present bold front, and battle
manfully, but they have never achieved success
worthy Of their noble cause and in the present
contest the fates we're against the astroogers. The
Democracy had for ib champion man who, to an
unblcmshed private character, united an unsur-
passed II not matchless energy, ability, and en-
durance az public speaker, and 81 great power
over the Judgment and feelings Of popular Assem-.
blies--of powers, in short pre-eminent for poit-
ical canvass; and these powers he ererted with q
constancy and vehemence 90 incessant and untring
as TO be almost marvellous in one apparently so
fragile. What Abd-eLKader was In the field,
Henry A. Wise Is on the stump; and to bis own
personal and powerful exertions Is he greatly, II
not chiefly, indebted for his triumph. But his
party did not venture TO rely their leader alone.
They we're evidently alarmed, and all their distin-
gnished men were called out, and each labored as
r. saw the fortunes Of his party in jeopardy and
the issue depending on his single arm.
The people Of Virginia are peculiar in several
respects They are not only good takers, but they
are equally good listeners; that Ia, they delight
in public speaking they expect their public men
TO address them in public assembly, and they are
open to great influence from commanding oratory.
They are, moreover, q people OF tradition; they