American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-06-30

are they but the natural consequences of his
of the old maXimS Of domoc.
racy, for the new tangled notions of such
men as Davis, Of Mississippi; Seward, of
this State; and Wilso,,, Of Massachusetts
One has as much right to n,illfy as another,
that is no rIgh, at all. The principle on
which they stand has been rep0diated by all
true democrats ever since the foundation of
thr government. Put there arc conventions
IN the Sonth, and perhaps in the North, where
men calling themselves democrats, speak of
supporting MIR. Piercc's measurSs. Now. |
should like to know what he has A,Ec eyccp,
turn out few good men who we've true TO
the principles on which he came iEto povcr
and TO put i'll their places men of nN,lifying
sympathics. This may be called the lIis,ir
gushing measure of his administration. The
next in i".pOrtance are the attack OH Grey
town, the Ostend Conference, and he rccen,
display Of our naval forces before Havana.
No one. | believe has ventured to CHARACTER.
iAc his vctoes as measures, any mon than he
would advert to the essay of SOM school.
boy on morals or metaphysics, us philosophy.
He has quoted little from one FIesiiept.
and little from another, but even the most
rabld oil his party have voted against his Se-
COMMUNICATIONS, without thinking himself
any the worse or better new school democrat
therefor. No, gentlemen, f you eXaninS
closely these conventions, you will find that
they are not democratic in the old constit,-
tlonal sense. The nominee Of one Of tl!es.
conventions in Tennessee proposes 10 give
the public land TO the foreign immigrants,
10 change the constitution, and is known as
Jacobs Ladder man, that is. he is a man
who gets power by ascending ladder which
las round Tor every one To stand apon. In
the Georgia convention yOu will observe that
notification Is the leading idea. The talk is
there about retal!atOry mCasnres-about ma
king hostages out OF individuals and proper
ty belonging to citizens Of Massachusetts -
They forget that two WRONGS never make a
right. They never think of respecting the
Cid sentiment of democracy, that the consli-
'n'Ion and laws of the United States, in pur-
Suance thereof, are supreme, and must be cx-
ecuted. And if we had a President, gentle
men, such as old Jackson, you would not
hear these retaliatory measures, nor such dis
graceful speCtGcles as are now being played
in the neighborhood of Bunker Hill. But a.
las we have none. This great Republic
must forever lament that proclamation
from Mr.. Pierce would be just such an affair
as his attack on Greytown and the establish
gIent of the Q.Ss.ssnd Conference, Wba.
ne 90 viii Fess: ssS - yls.s,
believes In the right OF notification and an
Attorney General wlo is known only to the
nation as an Abolilitnist, ahead even of Gid
dngS and Seward? He commenCed TO ov-
crn the country by a union OF these two cle-
ments OF disunion, and he can do nothing to
save it that will not nvovc him still deeper
IN disgrace. Why, gentlemen, it ought not
10 surprise us if we hear Tomorrow that this
Mr.. Wilson, who breaches so luriOusiy a.
gllnst the fugitive slave law, has influence
enough to turn out Gushing and take his
PIace'in the Cabinet. on the principle that a
fresh horse can travel faster than iaded
one.
But, fellow-ciliZcns, turn from these
unpleasant pictures to the platform on
which | have thought an old Jackson
man could stand with consistency and
honor. You havo seen that Mr.. Pierce
and the new school democrats have sur
rendered to the nulIiliers. You have
, seen that the country stands abashed al
the enormous prctcHsions of this school
Notification in the South is the highest
passport to public favor, and stretches
out its hand to notification in the North
for succor and aid. Can q sound Jack.
son man, or Clay whig, witness the
differentiation without agreeing to bury
their former differences on minor ques-
tl0ns, and make one united effort TO rid
the country of such n systematic attacl:
on the body polite 1t is the object
OF The American party to accomplish
this. You will see from these en-
tracts which | read that the Union sen.
timcnts of Washington and Jackson
constitute the platform. PrcS't. Pierce
and Mr. Seward have formed their cocl-
ltlon in such way as to secure ihc for.
cign vote, and To enlist the Catholics as
partiZans in that cause. To couuteract
this coalition, the American party pro-
poso To modify tho naturalization laws,
and to enter into political brotherhood
with no ecclcsiastic or scctarian, who
processes 10 owe allegiance to any power
higher than the constitution of the Uni
ted States. There 10 no wrong here
done TO any human being. The foreign
or who has acquired tho rights Of cili-
zenshIp' as he values those rights, cam
not object to place thom beyond the as.
Sauits ol these paupors and criminals
who arc landing on our shores by tho
thousand. Nor ought tho Catholic to
feel surprise chat tho American mind
looks with distrust and apprehension
upon u hierarchy which in all other
Countries has sought to connect tho
Church and State, and whose history
has been one continual struggle for do.
minion III tonporGl as well as secular
matters. Wo are charged, gentlemen,
With establishing q religious test aud as.
sailing the great natural right Of al bu-
man beings to Worship Almighty God
according TO The dictates of their own
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