Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-18

FOT Lteuk. Wv AmEo M. H. DEhbE
For Attorney Ge,ierdL-J0HN NJ. PATTON.
Election, 4th Thursday in May.
Consistency, what Jewel 10
The administration candidates, orators and
presses, throughout the South, affect to believe,
(and on this ground mainly oppose the Ameri-
can party,) that its affiliations and tendencies
ARE anti-slavery. The burden of their speeches
and editorials against our party is, that II Is
allied TO anti-slayery purposes. We point them
to the fact that all anti-slavery presses ut the
North are opposed to our platform, that the
Stewards, Greoleys, Summers, and Giddingses,
oct id omns genus" are violent anti-Ameri-
cans,--we quote from the central mouth-piece
of the anti-slavery party, (the National Era,)
its abuse OF FOUR party, and its appeals to the
North, not to join it. because Of It's alleged pro-
slavery tendencies, I'VE show from the admis-
sions Of the National Era, that several thou
sand Gifts subscribers have dropped that paper
and it's doctrines, within year past and now
sustain the " American" cause, land still these
anti Americans repeat the cry, that the Know.
Nothings are anti-slayery men"
We have stated and we have proved, time
and again, that the American party" does
not recognise the discussion Of slavery In its
councils, and that It does not seek to interfere
with this question, pro or con. We leave
slavery where we find 1t, and where the con-
stitution placed it We are for permitting
those, whose interests are identified with this
Institution, to manage their own affairs, in their
own mode, without our interference. This is
the true position Of the American party. That
there are individuals rs well inside the Ameri.
can organization, as inside the Wing and Dem
ocratic parties, whose views are hostile TO the
institution of slavery, is undoubtedly true, and
is not denied Nor can 1t be otherwise. A
zro-slavcry party, or an anti-slavery party
must Of necessity be sectional-for the South
only advocates slavery, and the North only op-
poses the institution.
Those, therefore, who would seek to make
the American party, either apro-slavery or an
anti-slavery party, desire to make it sectional
party, in its views and objects, and those who
thus desire to create sectional divisions, desire
to dissolve our now glorious Union. II the
South win not recognise an anti-slavery man
rs qualified to assist in Kidding our country Of
the evils Of foreignism Romanism, and dema,
goguism, it follows, that she must stand alone
In this Reformation, and il the North will
not recognise pro-slavery man, as thus at to
aid in this movement then the North will
stand alone in the effort to remedy these evils,
and in either event, It becomes sectional and
not national movement a,,
The absurdity of such a position by either
geographical party, is too glaring to be over
looked, and the consequences too certain and
disastrous to the country to be contemplated
by any patriot.
It is in vain TO disguise the fact, that the
North and South arc directly antagonistic 10
their views, on the abstract question Of Negro
slavery, and it is equally vain for either party
to attempt by argument or by force, to chang
the positions of the other. All that can b,
done Is this, to unite both sections upon IN
basis of tho constit4tion, and to let slavery
stand, where our fathers found it. and wher'
the constitution, which their wisdom framed
has placed It. Has the Wing party or thu
Democratic party been able to effect this OBJ
jecti 1t has not. Wing assemblages at tn
H~'- resolved a. wage war Of exter
ventions have resolved to 4arod;..,. n. ~
There is no more soundness, nor ssn..., ~ On a,
one party, than in the other, on the question o.
the constitutional rights Of the different sec.
lions OF the confederacy.
It is our firm belief, that tho " American
party" will, when full formed and perfect, y
DO q national, conservative party, on the slave.
ry question, whilst 1t win carry on with visor
that great " American Reformation" which 1,
was more especially formed to accomplish. II
cay As least 10 cannot b less conservative
than either one Of the old parties, and there 4
ground for hope, that II win be. far moro con.
serrdties than either Of them. There is there
fore, every motive and inducement for fair
trial OF this party, on the question thus pre-
sented- It cannot do uor1 than fail, AZ both
the old parties have done, to keep down that
sectional agitation, against which, our Wash
ington 30 sloqucntly warned us, and 1t may do
far more than they have done, in furtherance
ofthose views, which bis'farewell legacy TO his
oountrymen so earnestly advocates.
But our main purpose, when we commenced
this article, was TO show the inoonsistency Of
those who assume as the basis Of their opposi
ton TO our party, that we have ant-slavery
tendencies.
We find in the Richmond Enquirer Of the
l4th instant, letter from Mr.. John @. Wilson,
Of Harper's Ferry, Va, the friend and fugleman
Of the Hon. Charles J. Faulkner, containing
among others, the following very distinct an
nunciation Of his reasons for Withdrawing from
the Know-Nothing Council Mt that place, to
wit:
1.-THE elections at the North more fully opened
my eyes TO the truth Of a declaration made by Mr..
Faulkner, that no friend Of the South could belong
to the Order; and seeing the utter prostitution OF
the northern wing Of the Know-Notbings TO Abo.
litionisn, began TO regard the organization with
distrust, and finally left II"