Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-06
From the New York Express.
The American State Conyenti0


The sober-minded and patriotic people of this
State are responding to the action of the American
Convention at Bnghamton. General meetings oil
the Councils Of this city have approved the action
ofthe Convention, and we hear of the same senti.
ments of satisfaction from Albany, Rensselaer,
Westchester, Green, Syracuse, Auburn, from
Broome county, Tompkins county, and from
otherparts Of the State. Nobody belonging to the
great American party Of the State country dis
sents from the Platform of Principles, and thous
ands, not belonging to any organization, but sym
pathizing with the Americans in principle endors,
every word in the Platform. 1t is declaration o.
principles, framed upon the broad basis of the
Union of the States and the rights of the States
as defined by the Constitution of the land. 1t de-
nounces the assumptions OF the Papal Power, and
pledges earnest hostility to such assumptions
while, at the same time, it opposes all political sec
tartan interference, by legislative political enact
ment, and all warfare against persons, on account
of their religious faith 1t asks for religious liberty
and opposes that spirit of intolerance which UNI
dertakes to denounce and punish heretcs, all
who do not believe in the Pope of Rome. 1t ad-
vocates the placing of political power in the hands
Of American citizens, and seeks to Americanizc the
government in all its elements.
Civil and religious freedom, without any inter-
ference from any power, at home or abroad, and
free educational institutions, with the plain letter
Of the Bible as text book, is the strong founda-
ton on which the American fabric rests and SO
long as men are true to the country, just to the
State, and faithful to themselves, this American
party must prosper. II it falls at ALL it will never
be from earnest attachment to the principles put
forth by the recent State Convention, but from the
unhallowed zeal and selhshness of men who love
their own exaltaton more than the public good.
There is but one way to remedy so great calam.
ty as this and that is, for the good men in all
American organizations to unite in the one leading
effort to concentrate its power, purify its principles
and direct its action. Men must be secondary to
measures, and the good character of men, with
their ability for place, must be the chief recon-
inendation for public Office. What was so well
begun at Binghamton in August must be consum.
mated by the nomination of good men for Office at
Auburn in September We trust no man will pre-
sent himself as a candidate for place there who
has not a pre-emnent moral and mental fitness for
the duties he may be ambitious to discharge, and
that IL there is SO much of modesty wanting among
candidates, there will be no lack of frmness among
delegates.
There are one hundred thousand people in this
State who viii vote for good men without much re-
gard to their political antecedents Their spmpa-
thies are now with the American party. They be-
lieve in its published creed. They acquiesce, as
did the Convention at Bnghamton, heartily in the
resolutions appended thereto, condemnatory of the
great wrong committed in the violation Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, and the subsequent injustice to-
wards the sovereignty of the people in the Terrific
~ of Kansas. A ticket of respectable names, OF
competent and honest men, will give practical vi
tally to the principles which have been inculcated.
Let none but true faithful intelligent Americans
be nominated and the 1928, 900 votes poed last
year for the American ticket will be swelled TO a
majority.
We expected much from the harmonious action
Of the six hundred delegates at Binghamton, be-
cause the hearts of the delegates in their work
They came in apprehension of divided councils and
Of i'll blood and departed cheered by a union as
hearty and strong ever characterized the DELHI.
erations of any body of men convened in the State
or nation. The long faces and contested arguments
which preceded the public deliberations ended in
one joyous feeling, and one harmonious sentiment
Rs the day waned. But fora union at Binghamton
we are assured there could have been none at Sy-
racuse, and so, the so-called Soft Democracy have
TO thank the American party for not being broken
in twain.
The Syracuse Convention were forced to a hol-
low truce, and there seems to have been little or
no correspondence between the words uttered and
the things done. There were men of honor there
struggling with the spos men. The latter retain
place, power and influence from the administration
but the administration consents TO receive a blow
upon one cheek and Judas kiss upon the other
At Binghamton, what gave strength to the
convention and harmony TO the councils, was th,
absence Of men in Office or seeking Office. Tn,
American sentiment underlaid all deliberations anC
overtoppcd every other feeling. Many who cam,
there enemies in feeling departed all friends. Tn
most obstinate and desponding were raised into
purer atmosphere, as, one by one men rose TO Civ
expression 10 their hopes fears, and sentiments
What was done with such reclamation indoor
was responded to without amid the booming o
cannon, bonfres, and fireworks. Old Wings ant
old Democrats declared they could stand on thi
platform as honorable to the North, fair TO th,
South, true to the constitution, and just TO tn,
whole Union, and in this sign the American part,
mean to nominate good men for Office and cleo
them. They will not be content, as was done las
year in this State, and this year in Virginia, 10 81
quiet under the Misrepresentation OF their enc
miles, Their dark lanterns will so burn and shin
IN rnvaal l;oht that will snotter tho darLnas