Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-07

@. ALEXANDER.
A. G. SEAMAN, Esq,
Superintendent Public Printing.
,.f.s DEcEHBER 8, 1856.
| certify that on the 18th day of September
1855, delivered into the hands of Mfr. Seaman
at his Office in the Capitol, letter addressed Il
him as Superintendent of the Public Printing, O
which the foregoing is true copy.
III. S. Bowen.
From the Baltimore Clipper of yesterday morning.
VEsrAsIAs ELLIS, Eso.-We copy the following
from the St. Louis Herald, neutral paper, and
cheerfuly endorse all that is said in reference to
Judge Ellis services to the American party:
We see that this gentleman, who is now at the
head Of the leading American journal---the Wash
ington Oryan--announces himself as a candidate
before Congress for Public Printer We of course
take no partisan interest in Mr.. Ellis welfare but
truth and justice reqAire the acknowledgment that
no man in the United States has undergone more
abors and sacrifices for the American cause than
Judge Ellis. He was the lifeand soul of the Amer
lean party west of the Mississippi, when it start
ed forth in its career some fifteen years ago. He
worked hard, and spent too generously of his then
ample, but now diminishing fortune, in support Of
the cause. He has been, since then, during the
vicissitudes Of Americansm, both in it's good re-
u *,
sistent and consistent friend and champion Of the
caasc, therein showing that he was honest and sin
cere in his advocacy oft If the Americans in Con
gress can give him good slice of the public print.
ing, they ought to do it. No man deserves more
favors at their hands--and few men could require
them so fully by further able and ardent service.
Let Judge Ellis be warmly remembered and duly
rewarded ifhis party can put him into first-rate
paying place"
Under ordinary circumstances we should
forbear the publication Of complimentary no
tees Of ourself personally, bit when such
presses as the Richmond Wing, Lynchburg
Virginian, Petersburg Intelgencer, aet id
onanc genus" combine to disparage our servi-
ces, to the American party, and our claims to
its patronage; when all the presses in this
city, aud some out of it have also combined to
obtain that patronage to which We think we
have reasonable claim, Mt least; under such
we throw aside all considera-
tons Of delicacy, and present the above disin-
terested opinions of the St Louis Herald, whose
editors are familiar with the history of the rise
md formation Of tho American party in Mis-
souri,, under our agency and direction in
1S41-2 ta
The St Louis Herald simply states the truth
In reference to our losses of time and r.. ,nono,
IN the American cause m
We have firmly and uniforr ,ly since 1871
maintained the ground we u ,w occnnv on the
American question. In ~ 40 we had migrated
% Missouri, and durir 2 the political canvass
.iias year, we parr Icipated in the Presiden-
ia, CONNECT octwe IN Harrison and Van Buren,,
'iiu '.acoyereo for the first time, the power
'.,id influence of .toreignism in our political
contests We resolved from that day forth to
use our feeble exertions in the attempt to rev.
public opinion on this question, and
to diminish, five could not cure, the evils re-
suting from the indiscriminate immigration of
foreigners into the country We purchased a
press and materials, and commenced 49, i~L.-..
We were placed at the head of the" Missouri
Native American Association" and for some
time devoted. our best exertions to the cause,
until we had expended the fruits of dozen
years professional practice, and we only re-
tired from our position, when compelled by
want of further means to continue our efforts
to create an American sentiment
During the past year new movement hay-
ing been commenced in behalf of our long
cherished principles, we were invited by ON
association of Americans here to take charge
Of press and advocate those principles.
Prompted by the same feelings, which in
1841 had led us to take stand against the
same foe, we abandoned lucrative practice
and commenced again the service required Of
us in advancing the cause of American princi-
pies, and in opposing the combined elements
of foreignism and demagoguism. Though not
quite as young, or as vigorous in 1866 as we
were in 1s41, we feel the same solicitude for
the success Of Americanism, and shall do bat.
tic with whatever of power is left to us, with
the same devotedness as in former days, and Il
IL should so happen, that our services now
shall meet the same reward as was meted out
to us at the former period, we shall non as
then console ourselves, with the reflection that
we merited better fate
We thank the editors Of the ST. Louis He.
raid, and of the Baltimore Clipper, for Their
manifestations of personal Kindness in the fore,
going article published by the former, and en-.
dorsed by the latter. We intend to continue
to merit such concentrations, no matter what
roquital we may receive for our services.
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Foreign Crime. NJ
We copy from an exchange the following