Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-11
George sanders upon HigAer Law IN High
Places.

Places
George Sanders rear-admiral OF the Red
Republicans, has fired another broadside into
the administration, aud the Democratic party
generally He repeats as follows his direct
charge Of the higher law heresy against Sena-
tor Hunter, and properly depracates the alarm
ing spread Of this dangerous doctrine. He is
speaking to the Richmond Examiner:
'As 70 your friend, Senator Hunter |, is easy to
90 into empty explosions Of WRATH but should like
the Examiner 70 give It's own views Of Mr. Hunters
higher law, which has found such earnest champions
in the Abolition ranks, and which a writer Of that
ili, in the New York Times evidently under the
same religious hallucinaton, holly defends, lin the
midst Of thicket Of pious abuse Of me-, while ex-
pressing his unaoubtcd confidence that Senators
Seward and Hansr will at the proper moment BE-
found 10 take their stand not exactly, perhaps,
the same ground with Lloyd Garrison and Wendell
Phillips but their proper stand somewhere either
under the constitution, or outside Of IT., DC While
solictous Of due courtesy TO his Southern confede-
rate, he generously yields the palm TO Mr.. Hunter,
who, he says, expresses the same doctrine only in
a more doctrina form, and is more recent and
more express in its announcement.
1.-THE higher law is the grayest question of politi
cal ethics now before the nation, II cannot be trcd
with or snecred out Of sight Its subtle precepts
and nsidious differences having, through the lips Of
her cherished son, crcpt into the Old Dominion, IL
forces itself on the attention Of her statesmen and
Legislature" Il
Now, is not this indication encouraging to
The friends of law and orderY Commodore
Sanders, the friend of Kossuth and Mazzini,
ready TO furnish them with any quantity of
flint-lock muskets, or to overthrow despotisms
BY contract, lectures recusant Senators upon
obedience to law.
The Commodore cruises like the immortal
Paul Jones. He Acknowledges neither com
mander nor consort. He says 1t is childish
malice to taunt chin with Know N othingism :"
"He has never had the slightest connection with
the Know Nothing or American party, but am now,
ever have been, and ever will be, Sate-rights Dem
ocrat Of the Jeffersonian school-in European poll
tics red, Of the most sanguinary hue "
In the following paragraph he does partial
Justice to the American party, giving it credit
for being on the true track to the only settle
ment of the great sectional question, but de-
prscating It's hostility to the European Ameri-
Gang: ...
with all its incongruities, the national men, es.
pecally of the South, under deep obligations TO
the Philadelphia Know Nothing Convention for their
thorough and unequivocsl resolution on the Kansas
Nebruska bill This action has done more to weaken
Northern sectonalism than any recent political move,
Notwithstanding the attempts of the Pierce press to
east ridicule upon its patriotism The administration
is the leayen of the Know-Nothing fermentation,
which has been excited chiefly by popular dstesta-
lion of its Jesuit policy The labor artistic skill and
capital Of Europe have been invited to our shores BY
all the means known to US. The National Govern
nuent the States corporations, and individuals, have
We'd with each other in offering inducements. 1t
would be violation Of American honor and integ-
rity 70 deprive this emigration of any of the rights
and privileges to the enjoyment Of which they have
been invited The bountu harvest and the brilliant
general prosperity Of the whole country WIN not be
without effect in recalling TO our people what is due
20 European Americans"
The colleague of Mr.. Hunter also comes in
for word Of censure
"Senator Masen, Chairman of the Committee of
Foreign Affairs of the Senate is responsible for the
loss Of Cuba Our vaoillating President would not
act without the advance support of Congress. Sen.
stor Mason preyept-a tne necessary action and -
-~e administration in all its follv .a turpitude
IN The adjustment Of the Sparisn aggressions. Mr.
soulc resigned because h,-was not supported in the
s6air of the 0stend Conference. The first the coun-
try knew Of his resignation was the appointment Of
his successor hurried through the Senate in such hot
haste by Senator Mason as to leave no time for Sem
ators to inquire into the conduct of the administra-
ton. The Minister to France, patriotic and distir-
guished virginian, as much party to the con.
ference and just as much rebuked BY the course Of
Virginia's Senator, Mr.. Soule himself Had
Senator Mason exhibited the least nerve Secretary
Davis pretends to think that the administration would
have taken courage and done something. More than
doubtful.) The course Of Senator Mason, however
amounted TO perfect surrender Of the interests not
only Of the South, but Of the whole nation. The
although guilty ITSELF very justiaby
throws the weight Of the blame upon Senator Mason,
who showed himself lamentably deficient In all the
siDcws Of craftsmanship
II have long since made up my mind that we are
10 gain no moro territory under this administration,
and shall think the country fortunate IL it get rid
a II without the loss Of any,"
GRAPHIC SKETCH OF THE GALLANT PIERCE.
Look at the vote for Frank. Pierce. What gained
Il for him fhis long tried services distinguished
military genius his countrys battle fields as com
pared with the faithful and brilliant career Of Ger
ssoott s-his own orgnution support Of great civil
then or ever in his life' No. Il was the
confding belief Of native and adopted citizens, skill
fully nursed by his own discriminating career during
The election and maintained up the very day Of his
Inauguration that he would carry out the principles
aod policy Of Young America. During the canvass,
'ro acted on the broad and just maxim that as the
discussion Of principles is the way TO reach truth, so
The discussion Of individuals is the way TO expose
weak and bad men, and TO bring into the light Of
public notice the merit and intellect Of the country
The selection Of an inferior was fault of ours
We thought we went low enough down in the scale
Il possible candidates when we examined the preen
lions Of Lynn Boyd But unhceding the hints Of the
New York Herald, wide awake as Young America
vas and is thought il wnsie Of energy to take up
With gauntetted hands the poorest General Of the
Mexican After the nomination Il was too late
We did what a. good Democrats we were bound to do
accepted him, believing the good that was claimed
or him. We must do that, or factiousy throw away
he election. His selection was accident but such
IN accident must say, as would be unworthy Of |
chance crowd on a rail car or steamboat Such an