Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-10
The New York q Americans.

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Election 4th Thursday in May.
The New York " Americana
We stated some few days ago, upon the au
thority Of several correspondents In New
York, that the American party in New
York, would prove itself to be Arm friend Of
the Constitutional rights of the South, and that
with New Jersey and Pennsylvania they
would breast the storm OF hnaticism, which
has ragged in New England, with more or less
of fury, during tho past few years. We then
said, and we now repeat, that If our friends at
the South stand firmly upon the platform Of
the !" American party, they will easily be en-
abled to control these elements, which pervade,
more or less, all parties in New England, and
which have long threatened the destruction Of
our glorious Union.
y The State Council Of the American party in
New York, convened in Syracuse, on the 9Th
instant, upon which day, although the weather
was rainy and boistcrous, very large number
of the members had arrived, and our CORE
spondent assures us, that amongst them, there
is "but one feeling, as regards great national
principles We insert below, his letter entire,
and take occasion TO say to our friends, and to
our enemies, that our New York friends, win
stand upon high national conservative ground.
In less than week, we shall have the proceed
ings Of the New York State Council in full,
and we say in advance, that they will present
a basis of action, to which no man who loves
the Union, North or South, can take excep-
ton. They will contradict and put to flight
the unfounded charge, that our party is allied
to anti-slaveryism. q NJ
The following is the letter referred to, which
was written by distinguished member Of the
State Council, and is entirely reliable;
@ SYRACUSE, May s, 1865 h
"DEAR SIR This being tho day on which
Sam" is to meet in grand council, am agreeably
disappointed in finding very full attendance. The
weather is very unpleasant raining and showing.
There appears to be but feeling here regards
great national principles. When the work shall
have been completed, for which we are assembled,
you will be enabled to show to orr friends in Vir.
gina, that we Of this State have been knowingly
misrepresented by the Forney and Pierce party.
Say through your Organ" that 'Sam" of the
Empire State, places himself upon the broad Con-
stitutional platform. .gsass ...au Fill
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| "VEsrAsrAS ELLIS, Esq.,"
The Richmond Enquirerjuntoists and their
adherents, have industriously sought to palm
upon the people Of the South, tho unfounded
notion, that our party is dangerous to South
ern institutions, and at the same time, these
juntoists have sustained, and still sustain such
men as Charles James Faulkner, who proposed
to i'ertermiaGte sl1pery," and such men as
Forney and Reeder, who have sought to aboli-
tionize Kansas, and such men as formed the
State Democratic Convention of Ohio, on the
9Th Of January last, and who then and there
adopted the following resolution, to wit;
| Resolved, That the people Of Ohio, NOW, Az
THEY HAVE ALWAYS DONE, look upon slavery as y an
| evil and unfavorable TO the development OF the
spirit and practical Sssgsft Of fssn Trey viii a
TINES feel be their aHsx d 5S 1 uas NAT
COMPACT, TO prevent its increase, to mitigate, and
FINALLY TO ERApIcATE ITS EVILS
The above resolution constitutes the platform
of the Forney, Pierce, and Richmond junto
party Of the North--it contains precisely the
same doctrines uttered by Charles James
Faulkner in his speeches, from which we have
heretofore made copious extracts--it contains
the sentiments which guided this ndministra-
ton, in selecting Governor Reeder, to aid the
Massachusetts, anti-slayery movement in Kan
sas, 1t contains the doctrines promulgated by
General Pierce to Senator Clemens, and pro-
claimed by Senator Douglas to the people Of
Illinois, In predicting the effect Of the repeal Of
the Missouri Compromise, and it contains the
views Of Hale, Summer, Chase, Wade, Wilmot,
and other free-soil Democrats, elected to Con-
| gross by the Democracy of the North
And yet the Richmond juntoists, and their
CONDUCTORS, have the impudence and efIrontery,
in the face Of these undeniable manifestations
of hostility to slavery, and to the compromises
Of the constitution, by their own friends and
co-workers in the crusade against American
ism, to charge our party with anti-slavery
affiliaionsi We challenge the Richmond
Enquirer, to deny either one Of these PROPOSE
TONS
LIST. That Charles James Faulkner, its can
didate for Congress in the Loudoun district,
has again and again advocated the "extermi-.
nation" Of slavery. r
I'd. That Governor Reeder, the appointee Of
this administration, sought to aid in making
Kansas free territory. IuH
3D. That the Ohio Democracy, on the 9Th
day Of January last passed the resolution above
copied.
4th. That Senator'S Chase Wade, Sumner,
and Hale were elected by the aid Of Demo
cratic votes.
We call upon that press also to deny, 9th,
that President Pierce and Senator Douglas,
have both taken the ground, that the repeal of
the Missouri Compromise, would result in Civ
ing the new Territories and new States, to free