Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-27
The Presidentiel Election.


hands. If our party Is wise and prudent, il
Into factions upon sectional issues, or upon IA
Norite local candidates. it will be defeated, and
will deserre to be defeated. The battles be-
tween Americanism and, Foregnsm have been
fought in different sections of the country, and
though victory has not always perched upon
Onr standard, the enemy has been routed in
many Of its former strong holds, and weakened
in all Of them. The strength Of the Amer-
can party is rapidlyan universally increasing
Our principles have taken firm hold upon the
hearts Of the people throughout the Union,
The removal Of the secrecy formerly observ.
ed in our Councils--the disusc Of forms and
ceremonies Of admission therein and Of oaths
and signs of recognition--the open and undis-
guised avowal and advocacy Of our principles
and objects, all tend to obviate the objections
made to our organization and when our party
is freed from these objections throughout the
whole country, we shall stand forth the strong
est and most powerful party that has ever OK
listed. In the origin Of our organization, when
we were drawing recruits from the then exist
ing parties who kept vigilant police over their
members, the secrecy and forms adopted to
shelter its recruits from anathemas prid tae'aun-
Citations were, il not necessary, o'.least oxcusa-
BILE
These measures were Indeed Unsuitable on
the grounds named; ar,r is there anything in
their continuance inc ,nsistent with honor, pro-
priety, OF law; but there is now no longer any
necessity for Their continuance, except perhaps
ia few locav les where, rs in Washington,
one-thirtl OF the population are directly or in
directly connected with or dependent upon,
tie aispey .saton ofgoyemment patronage, and
where 10 be an g American is an unpardon-
hble sin in the eyes of a corrupt and tyrannical
administration.
We repeat, that our party will soon become
tie strongest and most powerful party that has
ever existed in this country, if we guard against
the dangers which beset us.
we have indicated the principal dangers in
our path--lst, n division upon sectional ques-
tions which are not legtimately embraced
: within the scope Of our purposes; and, I'd,
local preferences for Presidential aspirants.
These dangers are apparent, and can be readi-
" avoided with discretion, tirmness, and patri-
otism in our prominent men. One of our car
dins doctrines is, that ace must preseare the
Uaioa We need not discuss this point We
all, who are Americans" appreciate the value
of the Union, aud the necessity of avoiding
those issues which wou!d endanger it. daoid,
item, sectional agitation. But the dangers to
our party from lacal preferences for Presiden-
till candidates, We think, are not properly seen
and appreciated. Let our friends patch them
selses on this question
Wemust present united front TO the enemy
IN 1856. We must cheerfully submit to such
usesction az the combined wisdom Of the party
shall make in properly organized convention.
Individual preferences and local preferences
must be placed upon the altar Of sacrifice to
harmony and Union.
Again In the organization of the House OF
Representatives at the coming session of Con-
yress care must be taken that such men be Sc
Iactea as ,ciR maintain the integrity Of the
g.arty 5y a total abandonment If individual
Orstercacca FIR tie Prssiddacy' The patron
are of Congress should not beso dispensed as to
promote the advancement of any individual
aspiiant for the honors and powers of Chief
Magistrate. Irso dispensed, divisions and dis
sessions in our ranks must follow
We 90 for fair and honorable contest
amongst the American candidates for the Pres
iacncy, giving no ono Of them the vantage
Ground in the organization Of the House, or in
the dispensation Of Congressional patronage.
The 6rorits Of the american Oygan for the
Presidency is the man who shall receive the
nomination Of an American Convention. I'm
partial as between those who are likely to be
presented 10 the Convention as candidates for
the highest office in the world, we shall en-
deayor, as watchful sentincls on the post Of
duty, 10 give the alarm whenever We think the
harmony OF our party is endangered, in any
manner or nv any means whatsoever
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~ Hon. John NJ. Bolts publishes letter
in the New York Herald Of Sunday, com.
planning Of misrepresentation Of his views and
purposes by the Richmond correspondent of
the Herald, and he lashes the slanderer with
whip Of scorpions. The editor Of the Herald
thinks Mr. Bolts judges his correspondent too
harshly-thinks lie could have had no motive
in misrepresenting AR. Bptts, but supposes he
had been misied by designing persons That
may be, and that is perhaps the case with some
ol the Herald's correspondents here who have
grossly misrepresented the american Organ,
But that is no excuse correspondents have no
right 10 be made the tools Of the malicious enc
mics Of public men They are unfit for their
u,acea when they become the retailers OF I'M