Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-26
NUMBER III.
From the Lynchburg yirgiuiau.
Shall the American Movement be Sections
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We have run up to our masthead the flag Of
Flournoy Beale, and Patton, for the present cain
vass, and intend 70 gre them our cordial support
not only because we know them to be every way
highly qualified for the respective Offices for which
are nominated not only for the many reasons,
with which our readers are familiar, but for anoth-
er Of far wider scope. t
The American party was organized for the avowed
purpose of killing of traders in politics. with whom
the whole country is infested, and OF naturalizing
the influence of the materials which form the stock
In trade upon which they operate. The existence
OF the order is now matter Of history, and the
question whether the method adopted for the
praiseworthy purpose above mentioned was the
only one, or the best one, Ia now concluded The
order has an existence throughout all the North,
where - Ia said 10 have originated Nu ii has the
supremacy also Its authoritative organs declare
II to be national In Its purposes, conservative in
its principles, and pledged to the preservation Of
the Union and the integrity Of the constitution
In these axioms OF American patriotism the
order represents the feelings Of the masses Of
Americans in all portions of the Union however
individuals may dissent from special features Of
its organization. Virginia is the battle ground, to
which all eyes are now turned with the deepest in.
terest-because here, it is seen by the friends and
foes Of the order, the question is to be decided
whether II shall spread through the South and be-
come national or not. If it be successful in the
present campaign, In proportion to the degree of
that success, will 1t become diffusve throughout
the South, and become in fact, what 1t is in ppr-
pose, national.
The effort Of the Democratic leaders In Virginia
is to arrest this progress to Nationality to contine
the order, or at least its ascendency to the North.
ern States-thus making it sectional in locality.
Hence the hue and cry about abolitionism in dis.
guise Should they succeed In imposing this fur.
rago upon the Southern people, then there might,
indeed, be some danger, that an organization, sec
tional in locality might become hereafter section.
al in purposes. Before this could ensue a change
would be requisite in its constituents but pent up
to the free States that change might, in time casi
ly take place. Hence we regard the success of the
American party, in Virginia, as essential to its na-
tionality.
No sane man. not even Mr. Wise himself, be-
lieves that any Virginia Know-Nothing is unsound
upon the questions at issue between the North and
South; and they themselves having just the same
means Of information possessed by outsiders and
vast deal better that we do not have--aHirn,
that the maintenance ofthe Union, upon the basis
Of the constitution, s the great leading principle
Of their party How can the South so well take
pledges for the continuance Of this principle as the
bond Of their party coherency, by resisting the
efforts of the leaders (not the rank and e( Of the
Democracy, TO arrest their progress Southwardy
Let them be national in their diffusion, and the
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jobbers upon the one hand, and these cleansers of
the Augean stables, assisted by the Union men Of
both the old parties, on the other.
This view vindicates the support of the Win.
chester nominees by persons Of both the old par
ties however they may, for special reasons, become
willing TO connect themselves with the Order, and
1t does so upon far higher ground than the mere
personal acceptability Of those gentlemen. Let
all, therefore, who desire TO see parties divided
upon other issuee than that Of siavery, and by
other than geographical lines strike for the support
of the Winchester ticket, and the utter defeat Of
the Staunton nominees The palpable effect Of the
success Of the Wise party in Virginia would be
tendency to produce the very thing, the existence
Of which they labor earnestly 70 deude the peo-
pie into believing. The legitimate fruit Of their
signal defeat will be to give national character 10
the order,-which would be the strongest possible
guaranty Of It's continuing true to the interests Of
all parts of the Union.
The very argument with which the advocates Of
Mr.. Wise are stunning our ears is a most cogent
reason why his election should be deprecated as
national disaster