The Georgetown news., 1855-11-15
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United states Senator.
The Phalanx journals throughout the
State are manifesting an amazing industry
in their endeavors to force the adoption of
outside issues upon the American party, in
order to create dissensions among the men,
bers of the Legislature, and thereby defeat
the election Of U. S. Senator by that body
at its next session.
For weeks past those representing the
chivalry wing Of the Democracy have been
untiring in their efforts to bring the slavery
issue to bear in the attainment of this OBJ
ject; and latterly. the organ Of the other
faction at the State Capital, has been busy
in attempting to array those Of the Ameri-
can party who were formerly Of the Demo-
cratic faith, in hostility against those of
Whig anteccdents. All at once it is smit-
ten with remarkable anxiety for the well
fare Of those Of the Democratic party who
saw fit to repudiate the mummeries of Pha-
lanxd0m, and whom it stigmatized before
the election as traitors and apostates, and
is beseechingly advising them not to be
humbugged longer by the American party,
alias, Whiggery in disguise.
How well founded their hopes Of success
are, in the attainment of their object thro'
the agency Of either manpuvre, we should
think the result of the late election would
have demonstrated to their satisfaction. In
that canvass, all the resources of their elo-
quence and ingenuity were exhausted in fu-
tile exertions to defeat the American party
by making the former adverse political
views Of its members an element of antago-
nism. Ere the echoes of their stentorian
cries of Outstanding councils" had died
away, the whirlwind Unpopular opinion had
landed them on the "other side of Jordan"
They should have kept quiet.
Unquestionably it would be q source of
great consolation to party wrecked upon
the rock of this same Senatorial election,
to see a like calamity befal the American
party; but we opine that with the lesson
learned from their opponents, at the last
session Of the Legislature before them, they
will not be likely to involve themselves IN
asimilar catastrophe.
All this rant of the opposition journals
about Abolitionism and Whiggery, as ap-
piled to the American party, is downright,
transparent humbug. 1t has been the aim
and purpose Of the American party, ever
since its organization, everywhere and un-
der all circumstances, to avoid and allay
this spirit Of sectionalism, which is running
riot through the land; and above all is it
the peculiar province and duty Of that par
ty in California, who are beyond the imme-
diate influence Of this black fever which is
racking the system of the body polite in
Eastern States, to use its influence consery-
atively, wisely, to check the fearful tide
which is setting toward diSunion.
AS regards the obsolete questions of bank
and tariff, and other Whig measures, in con-
tradistinction to the present fiscal manage
ment Of the Government, they have just
about as much to do with the purposes of
the American party, as they have with the
financial condition of Kamschatka; and
party who Willingly strives to involve the
best interests of the State and country in
jeopardy, by bringing about repetition of
the suicidal course pursued by the last Le
gislature, merely to crafty spirit of jeal-
ouSy and revenge, subjects itself to heavy
burden of responsibility and renders itself
liable to severe imputations on its honesty
We repeat that we do not believe the
members of the coming session of the Le-
glslature will allow themselves to be be-
guiled by these inaammatory appeals of the
Democratic leaders, or by any other cause,
into re-enactment of the miserable farce
of last winter, by which the best part of
the session was consumed in dogged war
fare for individual advancement. TO the
shameful neglect OF the interests of the
people, and by which the State was swim
died out of thousands of dollars. Such
course would merit severe condemnation.
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