The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-13

Our Florida Correspondence.
OcALA, Marion, co., Flo, Aug. 7, 1855.
The Rnoso Nothing Pdrty-Necessity for its o.
gaaisation-Ih The Slavery Plank Of the Phaaiel-
phio Platform-Abolitionist Faaatics- The Ne
broska-Ra BM-Fugisire Siares- Soutter,,
KnoO Nothingism.
From my reading Of the HERALD l take it 10 be
clearly independent sheet, disposed to give pub
icty TO every thing that tends to public good, whe-
ther or not it be just the idea Of the editor, and not
afraid to meet any and every issue, great or small
And though differ with you in many things, find
we have the same paramount object in view, "the
preservation of the Union and the constitution
ask the privilege, through your paper as your fellow
citizen, living in the other extreme of the republic
from you and as fair representative Of the feelings
and opinions of the mass of population, to COM
pare notes with you, and through you, with our
Northern conservative brethren.
First then as to points of difference between US.
The HERALD advocates the acquisition Of Cuba. /
think this incompatible with the continuation Of
the Union of the States After hearing all the
arguments, the difference is as above stated; and
think you may rely upon it, the conservative portion
OF Cur population think and feel as do.
The HERALD has ever leaned towards democracy,
and sided with it in general principles. !, as before
stated, have ever been wing, but for consi5era-
ton above all party tenets and successes, find we
both have sunk our party differences IN our sympa
thy for the great American party.
1t is about that lofty consideration, the American
party, and the necessity for its organization and its
publication, union and final triumph, wish to urge
a word or two. This is time for high sounding
praises of the Union, but the time to up to its
support with strong arm and heart pledged to 10
or die. This is the point Of contact between us Mr.
HERALD. Union men everywhere love Union men
and whilst the Union is in danger all that might
have divided them ia forgotten or forgiven In
this spirit az conceive it, and for the preservation
Of the Union ard the constitution, the American
party hes been organized. One evil of great mag
nitude that had grown upon the country, and incor
porated itself with the administration of the govern
meDt, was foreign population, votes and influence.
The old parties have wed with each other in doing
reverence to the foreign vote o balance OF power
and influence; and in their madness have added in
ducements for foreigners TO irnmigrate, until the
foods which for the last several years
have been poured upon our shores have
alarmed all sober minded citizens, whether
American born or naturalized. Sir, the lard
ing of half o million of foreigners on our shores
in one year, and they mostly grown and vigorous
young men, il long continued, with the privilege of
becoming voters without proper term of probation
bids fair soon to revolukonize our republic. Al
Union men and all soberninded citizens saw and
acknowledge the evil, and determined to provide a
remedy; therefore, the American plank in the plat
form of the American party. The cry Of proscrip-
ton raised against the party is too hypocritcal to
merit any but passing notice. You know, Mr.. HE-
RAID, what we, old partisans OF the wing and de-
mocratic parties used to be pledged TO: not 70 vote
for any not Of our politics. and Office holders,
not to place any man Of opposite politics in any Of
fee within gift, and to turn out all the opposi
ton that held office. Was it doing God and our
country's service az wings and democrats thus TO
prescribe the opposition, whether native born or ma
turalized? And is it only damnable in native Anne
ncans TO prescribe from Office AID participation in
ruling foreigners who have nothing in common with
CIR people, and know nothing Of our institutions
And what is the administration now doing but cry
ing shame on prescription with one breath, and
with the next issuing mandate to strike of some
Americans head for believing Americans should
rule America? Do men deceive themselves, or are
they merely striving to deceive others?
The names and examples OF many Of the Revolu
tonary fathers, who were foreigners by birth, are
paradcd before us to awaken our sympathes for TO-
reieners That i pitiful CANNON. All the fathers
Of the Revolution were Of foreign birth or foreign
descent and in that sense we are all foreigners; but
does that compel Us in gratitude TO invite all the
scendants OF these who fought against us to COZ
and occupy our inheritance? Those who urge %
see no argument 10 It, hut catch at It as drowning
men catch at straws.
OF the aDti-Catholic sentiment of the American
party think with you; and hope for the good a
the country, the party viii promptly modify it,
views TO allow al native Catholics who regard the
Pope merely az the head Of the church, 20 become
members. AS il now stands, il cannot be charged
as an antChristan spirit, or az desire TO create
religious tests but it evidently is the determination
10 prevent the establishment by law Of aay religion.
Another of the great objects of the American
party and one not the least of the which re.
qnired its organization, was to eradicate party hate.
We had been set together by the ears by demagogues
for the last twenty years. until father and son, a.
wings and democrats, We oathed each other almost
az much as different nations and races of
people till there was but little hope OF our
resting on anything good. And out OF this par
~ ranconr and struggle for asceDdancy, the great
evil of oil evils has grown--the slavery agitation.
Sectional jealousy grows Of selshness, and patrio
tism limited to ones birthplace, or the home that
contains the objects Of his seifshness. in most
minds these causes are inherent, and can only be
corrected, never cured. But the slavery question
and it's agitation " Of sectional jealousy that
has heretofore found no corrective. Compromises
have paliated for season, but every new outbreak
seems more threatening than the last. II II be not
the principal mission Of the American party to put
an end TO the slavery agitation, though II should
break down all foreign influence both direct and in.
direct-though il should bury the old whig and de-
mocratic parties beyond the reach of resurrectont
would not save the Union and the constitution, and
therefore would be valueless The HERAL u has ever
been Just to the South, whilst has been true to the
a. Docs il represent the feelings and opinions OF