American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-09-13
Thursday Morning sept. Is as9
Our LauacIl.

Our little craft this day starts upon her voyage q
round over and throu ugh tho Great Political Ocean
the might waves of which are lashing, racing ana
roaring--now retreaiing, now advancing, ard ever
and anon threatening TO engulph the Union ana'he
Constitution in one common ruin and snbmcrgs every
yestage OF American Nationality But notWiihstana-
ing the turbulance Of the waters, we hope TO De aDe
TO stem the current aud on the second TucSada! OF
October ride usly and safely into port. Our
little craft built from the trunk ofan Aine Oak
old Charter Oakland sail as a"Life Boat, on
which the conservative of the Nation, of NIL po-
itical partes can rally around their countrys nag
and do battle In the great cause of Freedom.
The cause we advocate is the cause of our country
We battle for principles, not for men. The necessity
Ofsuch struggle is most giarngly apparent to every
freeman in the land 1t iswell known that for III"
past twenty years the great masses Of the AMERICAN
pEoPLR have had but little TO do In the selection OF
those who have ad mnistetcd the Government, either
la Its Executvs OF Legislative departments. Through
the of foreign horde led and control
ed by demagosues and Priests, comparatively few
men have managed to control the dcsnies of this Ma
ton and make its power and Influence subscryicnt to
. personal aggrandsement instead of advancing the
diversified imtetcsts of great people. ByappeAing
ssst,Ig OF the i;noTaHcr
ofour foreign population, these men have welded q
power destructive to the dearest Interest,", Of our coun-
Try aud blghiing her faIrcs prospccisas the mildew
of midnight blasts the finest fruits of the vine. TO
throw up barrier that will shield the nation from the
further euchroachnenis of this dangerous influence
should be the paramount object OF every true patriot.
To alandoa the rekcy platforms Of former political
orgahizaons to rally around the standard of ANERI-
CAS- NATIONALITY and hail 1t the emblem Of their
kopes should henceforh and forever, character.
,ze the action of every native TO the
born"
The Platform of the Amer Party will be found
at the head of our columns-tho issues Of the cam.
pagn therein stated, and II behooves each and every
voterto chose calmly and honestly, and to espouse
the cause that conscience and patriotism command
By The spirit of that patform,it VIII be found thai
TIE American party contempates thorough reform in
every department of Government both State and
Federal. In this design we can well conceive it ha
the hearty approval of every true patriot. Political
corruption stalks abroad through the land--takine
possession ofthe high places Of power ard Office,
has converted these into nests of iavorsm, trieker,
and fraud. The people know these facts and fec
their disgracc hence We cannot doubt their cordia
concurrence IN any honest endeayor TO stine the obi
? um which bcses and the dangers which threaten ou
time -honored institutions, clogging their useflilnes
and impedling their perpetuty
Besides this audable purpose Of Reform in the ad
anistration of Government 1t will be by refer
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,,anS & o lana and having an influence dunrcrou
10 our. institutions and humiliatng 10 our Nationa
SAaraeter.
stop the ,urtne, deyeopsen' o. an lnnaesSo
icanpary propose modlfcution Of The naturalizatio
lswshus curtallins the franchises and privileges
sodea%eng Us. The naturalization laws we're pssse
at an early day, whom our C overninoni was young
r existence ana young
sages and patriots Of the time. Expcricnee attes
their wisdom, their doubts and disIus's have bee
existence The practical operations Of tho law was VI