Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-30
Dirty Tricks.

We find the following paragraph going the
rounds of the Forney and Pierce presses, and
particularly in the Old Dominion. We cut II
from the Washington Union Of this morning:
"Col Fayette McMullen the representative in
Congress from the Washington district In this
State, stated in public speech few days since,
that in reply to an interrogatory which he pro-
pounded to the noted New Hampshire Know
Nothing and freesoer John p. Hale, as 10 the
object of the Know-Nothing organization, Hale re-
marked that WE MEAN TO sABoLiTIoNIzE THE
Sourn, AND WE INTEND TO DO IT. Mr.. Hale was
subsequently, waited upon by several gentlemen
and to all he made the same declaration"
The purpose for which this choice morsel is
presented to the Virginia palate, is, to connect
John P. Hale and his political opinions with
the views and measures of the american
party" Such tricks are played every day by
the Forneyites We frequently see in their
columns, the stale and ridiculous insinuation,
that Ned Buntline was the father Of the Amer
lean party Men who will resort to such dir
ty tricks, to prejudice the cause of Ameri-
eanism," are only fit themselves for such as
sociations, as Hale, Buntline, and Forney
And suppose John P. Hale made the decla-
ration imputed to him? What then? He is
neither the american party" nor ESQ far as
we know or believe) any part or parcel OF this
party, has no control over its action, nor any
influence in its councils, and never can have
any John p Hale is Democrat Of the order
of those choice spirits Of Forneyism, who re-
solved at Columbus, Ohio, on the 9Th day OF
January last, ITO ERADICATE SLAVERY" lie
is of the same kidney with the Forneys, Blairs,
and Reeders, who are carrying out the eradi-
cation of slavery in Kansas, and who, on this
very day, are fighting against General Atchi-
son and the South, to prevent slavery from
being recognised in Kansas! John ?. Hale
was a Democratic Free-soiI Senator, from the
very State which gave birth to the present
nominal President, and, during his whole term
Of service in Congress, essayed ito abolition
ize the South" and failed.
We are by no means sure that the declara-
tons of John P. Hale were not sought, and
obtained for the very purpose, OF being used
as capital in the Virginia campaign. When
we are informed that Colonel McMullen held a
conIab with Hale and propounded interroga-
tories to him, we are more than half way in
clined TO believe, that Hale is mixed up in this
political hotch-pot ofopposition to the American
party, though he may profess to be friendly to
our cause. This is just the game Forney is
playing with the South-he Processes to be a
true Southern advocate, and yet secretly plans
the defeat Of Southern interests in Kansas
| This may be scheme concocted by Nc
Mullen and Hale, to secure the defeat Of our
party in Virginia, and this opinion gains
strength, when we consider, that Hale is a cum
ming, artful man, and if no had any such idea,
as that imputed to him in the above extract he
would have had more shrewdcnss than to blab
it to Fayettc McMullen, a known enemy of our
principles |!
The notion however, if Mr.. Hale entertains
it, and if he has any connexion with the par.
ty, that the South could be abolitionized, is
one which allows him no credit for common
sagacity, and hardly for common sense. If the
South ever becomes abolitionized, abe nil d6O-
litionise herself--no extraneous influences
can ever effect it. There are no people on
earth, who so instinctively and simultaneously
revolt at the approach of outside influences.
No such influence can be, under any circum.
1879, ---~-";eNi. ~ ----~as 81 the American
organization; and il it could be, the people Of
the South would revolt in moment from its
| pressure. To suppose that the South could be
aboltionized by means Of the American organ
ization, is to suppose its people brainless and
sightless, without hope Of recovery
/ The objects and purposes Of the American
organization are defined and understood The
moment this organization travels out Of its
legitimate sphere, and seeks TO draw within It's
operation, such matters as are foreign to its
original objects and purposes, as displayed IN
its platform Of principles, that moment II will
dissolve. No man nor set Of men, in any
quarter Of the Union, need attempt 20 seduce
Others Of our party, to compromise or surren-
der their interests, upon questions outside the
declared purposes for which we have united
No man nor set Of men win attempt such an
absurdity. If they do, they will meet discom.
future and disgrace.
If therefore, erery man insidebur organiza.
ton at the North, were Hale, Forney,
Reeder, Seward, Weed or Greeley, the
South would run no hazard in going with them,
for change in the laws Of observation-disclosures
the prevention of the importation Of foreigners
and criminals-or for any other avowed object
Of the American party, because on all questions
foreign to such objects, there would be no sym
pathy nor communion.
But such is not the composition OF the
American party at the North. Even our enc.
mics are forced to admit that in the Empire
State, our party has become thoroughly ma
tionalized. So too in New England the pro
cess Of nstionalizing our party is progressing
with certainty and with rapidity. SO too ir
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the Nortl
West Delaware has from the first stood upor
a national platform. The main body Of IN,
anti-sayery men throughout the country arr
against us The Giddngses, Stewards, Sum
ners, Chases, Weeds, Wades, and Baileys, with
the presses under their control, have from first