Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-24

doctrines, on the questions of naturalization,
and the exclusion Of paupers and criminals from
the country, both the North and South WI
elect men whose opinions on slavery, ana on
all other topics, not connected with inc Amer
lean Reformation, may suit the localities IRON
which they are elected.
On this basis only can national American
party be formed, to carry out the objects which
we have in view. If the proposed change in
the laws of naturalization cannot be effected
if foreign paupers and criminals cannot be ex-
cluded from our shores, -if the spirit Of dema-
goguism cannot be checked, until the Northern
people are converted to the doctrines Of the
South, or the Southern people are converted to
the doctrines Of the North, on the question of
slavery, then there is no hope Of snatching our
country from degradation and ruin Those
presses and orators at the South, who aver that
the American party" is an anti-savery par
ty, aver what is not true, and what is disprov-
cd by the anti-slavery presses and orators OF
the North. Every prominent abolition press
and abolition advocate at tho North, denounces
the American party as a pro-slavery party.
And on what grounds Why, on the ground
that we will not agitate the question Of sla-
very, that we wholly ignore the question:
and have pledged ourselves to stand upon the
platform Of the Constitution, and the guaran-
tees which it provides The whole pack Of
Northern agitators, with here and there a soil
tary exception the Stewards, Weeds, Greeleys,
Chases, Summers, Wades, Giddingses, ct i'd
omne genus, denounce our party In the strong
est language, ard the central mouth-pieco OF
the abolidonists, the National Era of this
city. devotes column after column Of its week
y, to the support of the position, that our
party is pro-slavery The Union, Enquirer,
Examiner, Sentinel, and other anti-American
presses nevertheless continually reiterate the
Islander, that our party is allied to the anti
slavery party Of the North, against this multi
tude of proof in refutation of their statements
But, If every member of the American
party" at the North, were as rabid against
slavery, as was the Hon. Charles James Faulk
ner, a few years ago, or as his co-workers in
anti Americanism at the North neU are, what
would be the policy of the South If the
secret party" Of which the Union and its kin
dred presses are 80 much in dread, really med
itates mischief to the South, as these presses
unblushingly and untruly assert, what should
those Southern men do, who are Americans"
in principle, to counteract and defeat such mis-
chievous designsa Go into he pgty-er-
anime its soorkings-6e familiar WiM its
mouements--control its aotion--or If need be,
proclaim its purposes to tho country!
Ifthere be no patriots--no honest men--no
true friends Of the South amongst the serenity
too thousand natipe sons Of Virginia, who are
now inside our councils, we invite, we entreat,
we beseech patriots, honest men, friends of the
South, to do their country service, by going
inside the order, and by watching for, and ex-
posing the treason which is imputed to US
Is there no man who will thus save the
South from the terrible blow, which serenity
too thousand natipe born traitors secretly de-
sign to inAict upon the State Of their birth ?
Alas alas Il what universal degeneracy!