Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-30


newspaper agents, booksellers staoners and Others
TO act agents for the american Organ and TO the
present notice we accordingly invite their attention
Southern Fusions Discussed.
Weobserye that the Richmond Wing, the Pc
tersburg lntelligencer, and National American
are discussing the terms Of a proposition made
by the Enquirer, that the American party shall
stack its arms, and rely upon the Democratic
party to protect the South from those enemies
who threaten its interests This overture is in
admissible. The Democratic party has neither
the power nor influence to preserve the Union,
nor the special interests of the South. 1t is a
party broken down in the most populous
States of the North. The administration is in
minority in Congress, and totally out of Off
cial ammunition with which to carry on the
war. The Democratic party has to bear re-
sponsibilities, which will prevent the thou
sands who have abandoned it from re-uniting
themselves with its fortunes. 1t has failed
upon the largest political capital ever intrusted
to a party, and though like Page, Bacon & Co.,
it comes out with weekly bulletin, and tells
wonderful stories Of bullion on deposite, yet it
coapses into its Original and AT, inevitable insol-
vencY thaee~week after. 1t is very true, there is
to be sectional line and sectional war, if the
Nullfiers of the North succeed in their purpo-
ses. But it will be impossible to unite the
conservative masses under any old party name,
or to prevail upon the people to commit them
selves to the political obligations of either of the
old parties.
The necessity therefore existing and the
inability of the Democratic party to keep the
peace being admitted: the following extract
from the National American, in which the
Wing and Intelligencer concur, will show that
ancient political objections will never permit
the American party to submit to the Demo
cratic sway:
"Now, let us not be misunderstood. If there
should be contest between the North and the
South, involving the Constitutional rights of the
latter, we undertake to say that the American
party of the South will rally as one man to the
support of those rights. We undertake to say
that no truer or more loyal citizens will be found
in any party than in the American party Of the
South.
"If the issue should be made the despised and
prosecuted Wings and Know Nothings of the South,
traitors midnight assassins 'bigots,' and
Jacobins as they are, will not be slow to sustain
their rights-but there can be no political affa-
ton with such party as the modern Democratic
party has proved itself to be-"
Now, in view Of the difficulties which exist
on this subject would it not be better that the
Democratic party Of the South should abandon
its name and organization, and adopt that of the
American Union party? Against this name
there is, there can be no prejudice 1t is more
popular than that of Democrat, for it is more
replete with the glorious memories of the past
and the confidence of the future The Wing
party Of the South have laid down their or
ganization upon the altar of their sectional
rights. They have repudiated their Free-Soil
allies Of the North. Why do not Democrats do
the sameS Yet Van Buren, intrigues against
and insults the South; Pierce promotes Free
Sellers, expels Union Democrats and continues
Reeder in Office The Ohio Democracy adopt
a State platform, in which the eradication Of
slavery" is a prominent feature. The Demo
cratic Convention Of Pennsylvania deliberately
refuse to endorse the Kansas and Missouri
law of Congress- The Union newspaper says
that an unity Of opinion upon the subject Of
slavery is not to be expected And yet the
Democracy of the South Boosting the doc
trines Of Madison, Jefferson, and Calhoun, not
only hold firm fellowship with Reeder, Coch-
ran, Van Buren,, and Sickles, and feed loving
" with them out of the same Federal swll tub,
but they call on the American party of the
South, many Of whom have quit the Demo
cratic party, through an honest detestation of
these very things, to give up a powerful and
patriotic organization, and reassume the very
handouts which they have had so much trou-
bic to get rid of Wocan conceive Of no more
proposition. We think it could
only be equalled by trumpet and flag from
the allies TO General Gortschakoff, by which
L should be said: awe have done you all the
mischief in our power. You have inflicted
upon us also some injury, but it would be bet
ter for the peace Of Europe, if you would now
come out of your impregnablc fortress, case
your colors, ground your arms and surrender
No; il the Democracy wishes men to put
faith in their perpetual clamor against Adolf
ton, let them denounce their own Abolition
brethren, and do as others have done-surren-
der their organization, disband, and reunite upon
the basis Of primary equality in forming great
American Union party, whose sole principle
shall be the preservation Of the Union, by the
Of the laws. With such declara-
ton we may expect some good, but otherwise
the fusion conferences must like that Of vi
emma, be prolonged interminably, or broken up
without effect The Democratic party Of the
South may see in the chafed and indignant re.
fusal Of the journals referred to, the sentiment
Of the whole American party.
But Southern Democrats ought not to be
misled. The administration has not vitality
enough to enforce the laws Its power has
gone with its plumber. The administration Of
Mr. Pierce will in few short months join its
leaving the Democracy of the
Sn,,fh 20 ancouptar th. eactiopal disaffccfiOn