The American patriot. (Clinton, La.) 1854-1???, 1855-11-03
The Secret Special Committee.


In the last issue of our contemporary over
the way, umbrage is taken at our calling the
opposition the AntiAmerican party and their
candidates Anti-Americans. We re-itterate
the charge, and leave an intelligent public to
decide the matter. We know of no other ap-
propriate term applicable other than Anti.
American to man who is opposed to every
thing American, and who goes so far as to
give to the foreign emigration the credit of our
language literature and religion
One of the editors of the Patriot is called an
old Wing, of which he is neither ashamed nor
does he deny 1.-THE other is said to be De-
inocrat, but always was an unreliable one.
Coming from the source it does, this is the
highest compliment that could possibly have
been paid to the Native American Democrat
editor of the Patriot, and so it will be con-
sidered by all who are posted up in the past
political history and present condition of the
parties in our parish.
We do not know who constitutes the Secret
Special Editorial Committee of the Fcliciana
Democrat, nor do we wish to tear away the
cloak of invisbility which they have thrown
around themselves, and expose them to the
public eye Much less do we know which
member of that committee gave utterance to
the sentiment above alluded to.
If they wish to wrap themselves, incognto,
and from, thn la,+bc of tl,n;r
to send forth their political sentiments like
shlvering bastards into the world, unowned
and unacknowledged, we have not a word to
say on the subject-it is their business and
not ours. From this feature of sccresy in that
committee, we come at once to the conclusion
that the members who compose it are ashamed
Of their doctrines-they arc ashamed to ack-
nowlcdsc as legitimate, the offspring of their
heads ard hearts, and we appreciate their pru-
dence in the matter. No one would like to
shoulder the responsibility of Fatherins, open
ly, such doctrines as they advocate.
zone of the editors of the American Patriot
has been democrat, but always an unreliable
one. '--Feltciaao Democrat
That he has been, and is democrat now, is
as equally true, as that he is a Natice Ameri-
ran. That he has ever been unreliable when
called upon by the party demagogues and po-
iitlcal trlcksters of the old democratic party
to support their intrgues for the personal ag-
grandiZement Ct party favortes, in open VIC
lation otevery principle Of true policy, is TRUE,
in the most literal sense of the term. But that
he has ever failed to support, when questioned,
the great cardinal principles of the true demo-
cratic faith, to the best of his Judgment, is NOT
True.
But nc has been unreliable when called up
on to crouch at the feet of that miserable obi
garchy which have lordcd it over the Demo.
cratic party in our parish. He was ever unre
liable when he was expected to receive his po
ltical tenets from the lips of this inquisitiona
political priesthood, and act them out-he was
ever unreliable when told by these party des
pots, to vote for a man whom he did not be-
lieye to be good and true, in short he was I'm.
reliable when expected to do anything, or sub
scribe to any doctrine that did not meet the
approval of his own Judgment
He has ever had the independence to main
tain his own free agency in political matters
as well as in all others. He has thought fol
himself, acted on his own account, and voted
for whom he pleased, and for this he has beer
branded as an unreliable Democrat"
Had he consented to be led hither and thith
er by these party usurpers, who have succee
dea in riyetting a dcspotism ON their party
more tyrannical than the rule of the Spanish
lnqmsition,- he delivered himself up. sou
and body, into their hands, to be used as 4
mere thing, to promote their own aims ant
ends, he would have had 'his reward" The,
would have called him good democrat,
and this miserable compliment would hay,
been purchased at the sacrifice of all persona
independence of Thought and Action. A poo
reward indeed for such a great price.
Escaped from Prison,