Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-20
Political utilization.

The Union copies with appreciation an arti-
Gle from the Philadelphia North American APP
proving the stcadiness and frmness with which
the Democracy Of the House of Representa-
tives stick to their candidate. The process of
tickling each other has been going on for some
time past between these two papers, and the
Union is most happy to see its faction sustain
ed and applauded, because 1t all tends to "put
money in It's purse" AS long as an election
of Speaker can be prevented, just 50 long For
ney and his dependents are quartercd on the
public. They feel like criminals reprieved,
and every hour Of extended official existence,
is to them an era Of delight
But docs not the North American y per-
ceiye that in approving the stand taken by the
Democrats, it also indirectly endorses the in
sulting resolutions passed at their caucus
Resolutions which arrogaatly and falsely pla-
ced them before the country as the party of
principles Besides, if a nero minority in
one case deserves praise for holding out, do
not the other branches Of the House deserve
equal applause for their firmnesss If so, how
is the House to be organizede
By what principle is it that the party that
has hcdged itself in by intolerant resolutions is
to BIO justified in thwarting the public bust
ness Are they not, in reality, anxious, if they
cannot themselves get the control of the House,
to have such Speaker chosen as will give
them room for clamor and yield them political
capitalH Is it not apparent that party adj
vantage is to them matter of more import
ance than the country Are they not in the
condition of the Pharisees, who with long faces
stood up in the Temple and gave thanks that
they were not like other menp
The truth is, they are now in the condition
Of desperate gamblers. They have everything
to gain and nothing to lose. It is their policy
to keep the House in state Of disorganization,
in order that they may boast that no other
party but themselves can govern the country.
They boast Of unity Of principle, and yet
one Of their leaders, when questioned by Mr..
Marshall as to the doctrine Of "squatter SOW
ereignty," was obliged to acknowledge that his
individual opinion and his party opinion were
not in accordance
II Is now evident that the Democrats Of the
House are relying upon their usual good luck
They often not only get the benefit Of an au-
dacity unparalleled, but Of all the blunders and
follies Of their opponents. They are now de-
lighted with the prospect that they have set
the opposition by the ears, and are adroity
widening the breach. How blandly they talk
about nationality How courteously the old
spiders invite the young flies into their par
lorsl How ingeniously they are batting their
hooks to catch gudgeonsl
Mr.. Jones, Of Pennsylvania, the chief fish
erman, declares, upon honor, he meant no in
suit to anybody oh, mo- he is not capable Of
such thingl He is all smiles and affabil-
ty," and If the Southern Americans will, in
their adherence Of Northern American
ISM" just 60 over to the Democratic fold,
all viii go on most lovingly The country
will be saved, and high principle be made
manifest throughout the worldl Was ever
party in such humor wooed Will any party
be such simpletons as thus to be wonf Are
there men in the House capable Of the inefable
meanness Of kissing the hand that first smites
them, and then soothes themf Better the
House should never organize than that men
claiming to be Americans should become era
vens, and strike their flag to helpless and
crippled adversary.