Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-30

try, suppose 1--WE say the monstrols absurd
ity, that the leaders Of this immense Ameriean
party, had the wicked, malicious, fiendish,
hellish purpose In view, Of overthrowing Lib
erty-destroying State rights--dissolying the
Union, and of producing general anarchy, pray
aohat would be the most efficient and the surest
mode of defeating such Amsrtcdn villanyf
Would it not be for all the good, honest
Virtaous, and patriotic portions Of tho people,
10 come inside this organization, and ''rest
tho po,oer from such knaoes and traitors?
Come then, ye worthless; ye prolessed uphold
ers of our institutions; ye alarInists Of the
South; We selfrighteous censors of others !
Come within the walls Of our Councils, listen
with hearing ears to our debates; look with
open eyes at all our plans; examine the ma
chinery wherewith we demolish demagoguism;
scrutinize the designs and workings OF our
Order-and then, but not till then, proclaim
and expose our purposes as ye find them
Arouse and alarm the nation, If it be in dan
ger snatch power from the hands Of the wicked,
and prove yourselves the friends Of endangered
rights and threatened institutional
No, no! we wish not to make the discovery
that all our aims and purposes are fair, honor
able, and patriotic, for such discovery would
dispirit and disarm you. Your occupation
would be gone.
But the people, the masses Of our country
men, seek light and truth. Let them ccmo
within our walls, and they will find them, and il
they should disapprove our action, they VIII
at least retire with the deep conviction, aye,
with the certain knowledge, that no schemes
of mischief Turk within our walls. TO the
people, not to politicians, our party looks ior
permanent accessions to its ranks. designing
men have united with US, and withdrawn in
pursuance of their original designs, but we
know not one patriotic man, who has dis
approved of either our principles or Of our
action, as member of our organization.
A Good Sign.
We make it point to pry no further into
other peoples business than is necessary TO
carry out our legitimate purposes; but the oi-
lowing extract from the National Era author
ICES us to state what is common rumor, VIZ
that the circulation Of that paper has fallen OIL
many thousands since the American party was
formed, which proves most conclusiyely. that
many who have hitherto favored free-soil OF
anti-slavsry doctrines, have abandoned them,
in favor of the doctrines Of our party, and now
stand on the platform Of the Constitution and
the Union.
The National Era says
Gas we do not intend to suffer the Era TO be
ruin down by prescription. but to maintain in yig'
orous life the only press which, at the capital o.
the nation, on slave SOIL advocates the prineIpies
aud ideas of Freedom we have addressed private
circular to many Of its subscrihers who have shown
an earnest disposition TO sustain it. explaining tc
them the extent of the detection occasioned by
Know Nottingham, and the amount Of subscribers
required TO replace those lost. May we not expec
i generous response Y
We regard it as "good sign" when mel
withdraw from crusades against the rights ano
interests Of others, into which they had beer
led by fanaticism, and. placed themselves OF
the broad basis of the american party,
whose sole purpose is to remedy the evil
which have come upon us without entrench-
ing upon the vested rights Of any portion o.
our fellow-citizens. The loss Of several thou
sand patrons of the National Era in single
year, is proof conclusive, that such patrons nc
! longer approve the doctrines and policy .
: that press. We believe the day is not distant
when an immense majority of the people o
the United States will adopt the doctrine o
non-intervention, as TO the question Of slavery