Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-13
WASHINGTON. ID. @.
WILLIAM NJ. BURwELL, Editor.
No southern Party.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER is, 1855.

that the time has come for the organization OF
a sectional party in the South. We appreci.
ate the truth OF some of his positions The
old parties have dissolved their national or
CARNATIONS. large proportion of the North
ern people have declared themselves against
the Nebraska Kansas law A powerful party
has organized at the North for the purpose Of
employing sectional strength to settle the con-
troversies of the nation But for these very
reasons, we are unwilling yet to see the ban
ner of Southern party raised to invite the
very issue which the spoilers of the North de-
sire to make There is large amount of
/ sincere conservatism in the Northern States.
| There is a devotion to the Union, and SEN
timent of fraternity which no political excite
ment can extinguish. 1t is true that many
entertaining this sentiment may stand by and
see futile effort made to repeal the legisa
ton Of the last Congress, but having done SO,
they will not permit the Black Republicans to
carry out their infamous designs to nullify the
laws of the country and exasperate the sections
into disunion.
A The Richmond Examiner discusses the pro-
position of Southern party, as advanced by a
4 Kentucky Democrat" but declines to unite
I in such measure, for several reasons: /. The
\ Democratic party has the control Of the South
! ern States 1t would be unwise to give up
this advantage and divide the power equally
with the citizens of the South generally. 2.
The proposed fusion could not be relied on.
Southern men would secede as Messrs. Foote,
! Cobb, Clemens, and others did in 1850. 3.
Resistance to abolition can be better effected
by retaliatory measures in the Legislatures Of
the Southern States, than by Southern fusion.
These arguments show that even if proper
to organize a Southern party at present, it
would be impossible to do so upon any bases,
| of equality. The Southern Democrats hold
all the offices, and are determined to maintain
their position. They will go into no fusion, at
least, as long as they hold the Federal and
State Governments; when those pass out of
their hands, they will, per haps, be more in
dignant. At present, however, the Union is
safe
Let us, them have no sectional party but
stand by the rights guaranteed by the Consti-
tuition. And let us appeal to the friends of
peace and Union without respect to section.
When the Black Republicans shall have raised
their black banner, with its death's-head and
cross-bones, and marshalled its notified fol-
lowers, under the war cry of " Down with the
Union" "and death to slaveryl" then, and not
| till then, will we counsel the formation Of a
sectional party--then, not till then, will we
respond to the signal, and rally with those to
whom we belong in interest, honor, lineage
and destiny resist the piratcal invaders, and,
committing the result of the conflict to the
decision Of an Almighty arbiter, offer our lives
if necessary to the defence of all that is dear
to an American freeman. We hope this con-
fiict may be long-may be forever-postponed,
and we rely upon the conservatism, the patri-
otism, and the justice of the American Order
North and South to prevent it.
Geore ia.-Which is the National Party
| Private information satisfies US that the
American cause is prospecting in this noble and
independent State. From every quarter we
find them endorsing the honest and conserva-
tive doctrines Of the Philadelphia Platform.
We know that throughout the South the
Democratic party has contcnded that theirs was
the only national party, sound upon the sub
ject most interesting to the South But when
il shall be seen that the Democratic Conven-
tion at Syracuse has recently adopted the WI
mot proviso, and fallen in under the commal
of the Van Burens for another sectional cam
paign on the platform OF lS48, we presume
it will be admitted by every honest man
amongst them that the administration has had
Indians in its pay all the time; they have laid
low until the moment arrived, when, enriched
with the spoils, they have sprung out with the
war whoop of Abolition, to butcher their as
tonished allies, the Democrats of the South.
We think the American party deserves the
confidence Of the country, and especially of the
South, for their honest and unequivocal en-
dorsement Of the law, whilst the administra-
ton, which has employed and concealed the
Abolitionists in its service, should meet the
execrations Of every honest man.
! There viii be an immense accession 10 the
Platformists Of Georgia, upon the general ex-
posture Of this infamous conspiracy to sell them
to the Frcesoilers, and We rely with confidence
upon the result of the elections.
1t will be kept before the people that the
National Democracy has been expelled from
Office, because Of their refusal to coalesce with
the Frec-soilers, kept in ambush by the admin
istration. 1t will be known, that Of the Dem
ocrats who met in convention at Syracuse, and
upon the motion Of John Van Buren,, adopted
the Wiimot ProUiso and now stand commit
ted to ian Incorporating hostility to the
extension Of slavery into Federal territory"
II will be known that I" full three-fourths Of the
members Of the late Democratic Convention at
| Syracuse voted for Van Buren,"
That the Democratic candidate for Secretary
Of State, was an ant-Nebraska candidate for
Congress In 1854. That the candidates for Sec
rotary ofState, Comptroller, Canal Commission
er, State Engineer, State Treasurer, Attorney
General, aud State Prison Inspectors were Van