Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-10

suits or consequences can bring the one or the
other into jeopardy. On the contrary, it is
our deliberate Judgment, that the action Of the
National Council, will silence the calumnies
heaped upon us, and make assurance doubly
sure, that the I" American party" is the true
and only conservative party in the country.
We say, therefore, to the South, and to the
North, under proper sense Of our RESPONSE
bility, that their rights and interests are safe
IN the keeping ofthe american party"
\ A Brilliant Editor.
Mr., Pryor, late Of this city and now Of the
Richmond Enquirer, in a recent speech in Pc
tersburg, Eva, made the following assertion
among others equally absurd:
"That in countries where Catholicism is the
established religion, Professionalism fourishes and
is supported by Romish funds. Ergo, the Roman
Catholic Church should be established in the Uni
ted States" i&
Now, it is well known fact that Catholi-
cism is the established religion Of Italy, Spain,
Portugal, Austria, Mexico, and the South
American republics. But who ever heard that
Professionalism J1ourished in those countries, or
that it was supported there by "Romish
funds ?" The assertion of Mr.. Pryor is gross
| " incorrect, and no undoubtedly knew it to
be SO when he made it The Richmond En-
ouircr, formerly sagacious and cool-headed
journal, has become, under his direction, n
| reckless and calumnious sheet-one day Witty
| inc tbsaidest and ablest Democrats In virginia,
ana the next, f-s-;fying history, and decrying
the Protestant church, to promote the base
purposes of the Richmond Junto in its pres
cnt tottering condition. The very issue, which
of all others, the American party desired to
make between themselves and their opponents
this presumptuous and conceited editor has
been instrumental in establishing.
The people of Virgins are, almost to a
man, Protestant to the hearts core. They
are a people, in the main, Of deep religious
convictions and II pure faith. No where
in the Union has Romanism so slight foot
held as within the precincts Jf the ancient
dominion Of Virginia" There, II anywhere
therefore, the foolish attempt to set up the Pope,
the Church Of Rome and its foreign.born
priesthood in this country, as tho friends Of
Professionalism and rcpublicanism, must signally
by q man Of common sense or common hon
esty--and now that it has been made by scio-
lists and empires, it must recoi upon their
own heads and crush them out as effectually
as their co-laborers have been crushed out in
every State where an election has been held
during the last twelve months. They have lost,
in spite Of their unholy alliance with Rome,
Ireland, and Archbishop Hughes; New York
and Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, Illinois
and Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin, Michigan,
New Jersey, New Hampshire and Maine Not
single State from the ST. Johns to the Mis-
sour, or from the st. Lawrence to the Sus-
quehannah, now Acknowledges the sway of the
National Administration. No wise counsels of
sagacious statesmen could have slienated from
its standard so many staunch supporters Of the
Democratic party in 1852.
No! the councils Of the administration have
been governed by madmen, Of whom the bril-
liant editor Of the Enquirer is flaming speci-
men. They have fooled it to the top of their
bent"--have destroyed in two years the accu-
INFLATED capital and stock Of half century,
and now are shaking in their shoes in antici-
patton Of their speedy and ignominious dis
mission from the public service. A more uni
vcrsal and indiscriminate rout Of corrupt
party was never before witnessed. In vain
they call upon the Pope and other false gods
to save them. They are past praying for
They may possibly bring up in purgatory, but
even this is doubtful Lower than purgatory--
down, down, to the lower deep Of the lowest
depths Of oblivion and despair they are sinking
rapidly and irretrievably, and with the smell
Of birthstone on their garments.
BAD EYr-SreHr.--It is currently reported Of the
Black Dutch population Of New York, that they
can't see after four o'clock Our contemporary
Of the Star seems to be In the same unfortunate
predicament He was in Ninth street on Tuesday
night, and reports 1000 persons present TO hear
Mr. Wise Now, at the outside there were not
more than $40, Of whom 2l5 were the friends Of
SAM
Somebody should have taken the editor Of the
Star over to Wingenroth's and given him an "cye-
opener He assumes TO be Star but he GER
tainly gives dim and blinking light
HEAR DIR. BRrcKxRrDaE--Let mono Of our
readers fail 10 peruse the able and conclusive let
ter Of Dr. Breckenridge, on the fret page.
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