Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-09

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AN ASSOCIATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS.
| UTE have reached an important crisis In our DO.
Wv ltieal history The two leading parties In our
principle or Of policy differ scarcely In amy thing
National Bank, formerly an essential point of diff
ference between rival parties has advocates
PfYfect1rs IarT for the sake of protection, which
once divided parties and distracted our National Coun-
ellis has become obsolete as Question Of party policy
simply because "reosaue tarID'' affords incidental
protection to American Manufactures. A modifca.
ton OF the details OF our present tariff system is all
that 10 demanded by the most strenuous advocates Of
| protection to American Industry. @.sgt .t&s
The distribution Of the tforeeds Of the public lands
among .ns several states as formerly saed by one
aid Of the national Treasury as claimed by the other
party have both yielded TO compromise Of these con-
hicting opinions % far at least to sink these ques-
tons as Issues between Wings and Democrats A plan
fofmed Of . compound Of asquatter sovereignty" Of
graduation" and Of "auftender TO the States in
which they lie, seems likely to withdraw the public
lands nd from the arena Of future party contests.
The Improvement of har6ors and yipery by congress
aonal aid, on which political parties have hitherto
differed at different times has now become less ques
ton of principle than Of local and sectional contest
and II viii doubtless be adjusted BY the next Con-
manded by the spirit Of the age and the true interests
of the country.
Other questions Of minor Importance, on which, at
prOmInent
try disagreed have now, by change Of fcrcumstances
become obsolete. What, then, remain as issues of
any theoretical or practical Importance between Wings
and Demecratsi We know Of none; and if these
hitherto rival parties shall maintain their respective
organisations they will do 50 of the ere sake of the
spoits of posoerf
But new issues have arisen, having no rsfefenc4 to
the party organizations of Wings and Democratic
issues which are vastly important in their bearing
upon the future welfare Of the ceuntry--and which
issties must in their discussion progress and tern
nation, annhilate these two parties which, for years
past have bated with alternate success for political
supremacy
A new era is at hand-an era which will be char
acterzed in the future history Of these States as the
ERA OF PATRIOTISM Throughout the length and
breadth Of this great and glorious Union the Of
neously started the inquiry -" ARE NOR AMERICANS
CAPABLE OF GOVERNING fEEfh COUNTRY 2" This in
quiry is as universal 1t is natural and pertinent
The resonse Is being given In the thousands Of
Citations springing up in all portions Of the United
States, and resting the single basis that Tho nat0e
born citsns Of Ills Usion hdce tas capacity and the
acu % adYinsster eir oaon Government to protect the
rights sohict Leg haes sheritsd, and 10 pepetudte The
freedom and sadspssd1.0s Of tseir nasies Laadi
Shall we trace the causes Of this spontaneous and
unvefeal uprising Of the masses of Our countrymenf
The ess Incident 10 the indiscriminate immigration
Of Foreigners into our Cctiutt the consequences Of
permitting ouch immigrants to enjoy the right of
suffrage and the degrading effect Of elevating for.
cigners TO posts Of honor and trust under our gov
ernment; az Aess bare been seen and known TO our
people for years past, and yet ertl notc, with few
exceptions, the American people have seefied 20 he
blind to the progress Of forsignism In the land We
need not on the occasion of presenting this circular
prospectus 70 the country assign the for this
Ss sas n. q ass No. ss o.
ment into their own hands, 1t 10 sufficient for the
object we have new in view to state the undenablc
and obvious fact that such purpose erists
We now come forward TO present 10 our fellow
Ia zEl
opinions and of hamonishg the action Of those who
are disposed To unite In the formation Of Amer
lynn Pursa" whose purpose shall be 10 find remedy
for hs nidniDLt epiis tfhtA hgce c,no ppon u.s. and
ration Of ldtos of aatura5izatioai We propose To
establish in conformity with the wishes OF thousands
q the citizens Of this District and Of large number
OF our niends 4, ete herens States, a daily and
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ablished than by presenting the following extract
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ton and Published at 81 Louis In February ls4l, TO
witt
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onJrcT, ANKmoAs RIoHrs OUR MOTTO, AND rfrs Axkn-
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perpetuate our freedom and protect native rights
nor shall we ht any time deviate from the path OF
duty the organ Of the ARe7oan party and the adj
vecate OF drn<rican rights.
We shall neither sustain nor Oppose any political
measures en- the ground that they emanRte from a
Democratic or from Wkig administration; but we
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American Organ viii be a Democrat Of the school Of
Jefferson and Madison, progressive in his notions Of
public policy yet consistent in his advocacy Of the
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