Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-24

whose contribution created It, Such are a few
OF those evils which the unrestricted admission
of the seffs of Europe, upon terms Of Immediate
political equality with an American-born citi-
zen, will bring upon our country. Will not
our statesmen look to this evil, and provide
the easy and obvious remedyy
Sale and Delivery of the Old Wing Party
Forbid.
Very soon after the commissioners have as
signed the assets of the United States Bank
amongst the widows and heirs Of those whom
it has defrauded, the Courier and Enquirer,
with certain other captains of tens, have es-
saved to turn the relics of the old Wings to
the best account which the existing state Of the
market will allow. The process OF reasoning by
which this old conservative and republican or
canizaton was to be enlisted in an intermina-
BILE war of section, and to conquer peace by
conflict bitter and without end, was SO illogi-
cal and seemed to us so mercenary, that we
commented upon the bulletin, under which
General Webb, Of the Courier, proposed to go
out and reduce the insurgents to obedience by
the power of his sword and the skill of his
strategy.
We are glad to see that the proposal to en-
| list the Wings as the subordinate allies of the
Black Republicans, in this unnatural wal"
has attracted the attention of others, and we
strengthen our own position by copying the
following able and temperate article upon the
same point, which 1--WE pray may be taken as
a part of our own:
| From the Commercial Advertiser.
"Sectional animosity is the greatest Of all evils
| to the Union. 1t cannot be removed except by a
restoration of the safeguard, the breaking down of
| which produced il. II ia the bounden duty of
every friend Of the Union to make this, or what
shall be equivalent to this his paramount end. 1t
is the duty of the next Congress, at its first SEES
| sion, to consummate this object. If they fail to
do it, or il, having done it, the President, thwarts
their action, the subject will revert to the people,
and party organization must be so shaped as to &C.
cure at the Presidential election, which will occur
soon afterward, Congress and an administration
which shall be ready and willing to reinstate the
legislation of our fathers, and honestly and truly
set up broad and firm barriers against what will
| have been proved to be the aggressive and lnno-
waiting spirit Of the savehoding States of this
Union. II the small fraction of our people know n
as Abotionists choose, for purposes Of their own,
to join such movement, it will matter not They
most certainly would not be suffered to control it,
or to divert it. And its ultimate inevitable effect
would be to destroy them by putting all end to the
sectional agitation on which they live. Peace
peaceaby it you can-but peace if you have to
| fight for it. is a maxim not unfamiliar to wse
| peace-lovng statesmen. As a direct trial of
strength, quick and decisive, is, If such alone
be the alternative far better than interminabe dis
cord"
The Courier and Enquirer holds this language in
it's comments upon Governor Hunts letter, and
assigns it as the reason why it cannot accord with
that gentleman in the application Of the principles
which he has SO ably and temporarily set forth.
Let us carefully examine the Courier's position aud
argument Sectional animosity is the greatest
of all evils to the Union" Very well. And how
is it to be remeded or extinguished? Governor
Hunt says by standing aloof from all who are or
seem to be actuated by it. To this practical appii-
cation of the principle the Courier objects, and
proposes to save the Union and overawe sectional
ism by throwing the influence, the very existence,
of the Wing party into the scale with sectional
sts We are not stating tho case unfairly, as VIC
think we can show. Governor Hunt says that
the repeal of Missouri Compromise has given
new life to agtators and disunonists." On this
declaration the Courier builds its argument and
ustifes its proposed course of action. 1t holds
that because such has. been the effect of
that repeal, the removal OF that disuuon-geners-
ting measure should be the first, the engrossing
consideration with every citizen. That this be ac
complshed is, with the Courier, of infinitely more
Importance than the manner of doing it, or the
/ means that may be resorted TO. And as Adolf
tionists of various shades some Of them Of the
| most ultra character have thrown overheard all
/ other topics and banded for the one purpose of
"rebuking the arrogance Of the South" and as
suming the control Of the Federal Government
4 IL. Al. III IL.
repeal of the Nebraska bill IL accomplished
abandon their name and party organization and be
swallowed up in the vortex of 30 called Republi-
| canism.
We think our friends Of the Courier will admit
that this is a fair statement of its position. We
certainly have desired TO make il so. Three ques-
tons arises First, is there any reason why the
Wing party should be swallowed up In the Repub-
lcsn, rather than the Republican in the Wing |?
Second, Is there any rational probability Of the
Republican party succeeding in their objectY and,
third, Is fusion with such a party expedient or
lawful Tor patriotic citizens, for men with national
sentiments?
Nearly all the journals which are prominent In
the advocacy of fusion have, since the appearance
Of Governor Hunts letter, loudly protested that
fusion will involve no change Of principles, and
from the first they have protested against common
sense however, that the Republican party contem-
plate nothing more than that opposition to the cr
tension ofslavery which has always been apromi.
nent Wing doctrine Then why should they not sink
their organization in that Of the Wing party
They are but party OF day. Their growth is Of
n mushroom character. We have no evidence
whatever that they survive a single election
campaign, especially Federal election. Starting
with loud protestations Of their firm resolve 10
know but one question-to crowd all that adopt
their platform upon single plank, and that Of the
narrowest Sort they have already had feud in their
ranks in this State about making compulsory total
abstinence from fermented liquors a cardinal party
doctrine, and In Massachusetts, have adopted that
principle and we have no guarantee that other
isrns may not be embraced by party having so
specially an fanatic origin.
Ii can scarcely yet be called party for il has not
proved itself TO have the attributes Of party
well defined political sentiments, accredited lead
ers or efficient organization. II is but heteroge
neous conglomeration Of discordant clements re-
tanned in state Of fusion while the Kansas furnace
can be kept at white heat, but sure to fly of
again into fragmentary isms the moment the cool
breath Of sober second thought passes over It's sur