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From the Syracuse Oman.
LooKPoRT, june 1855.

MR. EDIToR:-Dear Sir:-It may, not
be uninterestiug for your American readers
to be made acquainted with the arguments
used by the opponents of the American
party;-at the recent election in BuH;do,
and What wastbe trpeeagse of thSauccess
of tbs enemies d four lib srties inethA cbn-
test, The best means, d I bestarguAvbts
-thatI can use, is tsbripef fhis mptter plain
lysbefore th9 peopls'iustlIsir Ow4 language
iAshert tim } previous to that qlectiOn the
follosing circular was PLACED in the hands
of every Catholic voter ibthat city. Amer
iianszzRead i and ponder UysgIit, and
see if you can reconcile its teachings
Rith2thatc clibOrtyyOu so dearly cherish -
tC AFH0hfC ELECTORS OF BUFFA-
10.
10 ttlhss{lifcgsSi@ yqts SdA5D BE tembYr.
EaatEes Bs ssteadyia Bsfr4lrgAOqgit your
selves like menl! Your dearest interests.
are at stake. This is but the beginning
Of the end. The first battle in a campaign,
the result OF which is to determine wheth-
er we are to be permitted to manage and
copductour spiritual and Temporal Sffairs
| in accordance with the ilnmemorial usagcs
iandeastOmsofoarLoly olyand beloved ehuEchEs
or tamely submit.to hereto dictati0n, Dol
stercd up and sanctionedlby corrupt. and
proschpiivelegisl.tiony' StHAdA3N%S3
To the polls, then, and vote for Joseph
G. Mastei, he is our friend, his success
will give character to the Fall Elections, at
which, with the aid ofliberal- minded Prot
estants, We hope, to, be able, to elect, men
to the Legislature who will, repeal the dis
graceful and odius Church Property bill,
and blot it from the statute books. If we
are successful at this election, this can be
accomplished D.. {ee y7'19 20 r7ng saeg,
'<Al tNs'.'.'' THOSE WHO KNOW ''
Yes; well DO they know what inroads
their connection with US, has made upon
the original purity of tho American char,
acter Well do they know that it is abut
the beginning Of the end, and that end is,
the establishment Of their Church as tho
temporal aud spiritual power Of this coun7
try, or having its power forever broken
upon this continent. Well do they know
that the var has fairly begun between Re-
publicanism and Roman Catholicism. Well
do they know the power of their symbols
over the minds and actions of their poor,
weak, ignorant followers. Does any one
doubt it? Examine this ticket! That sa.
cred thing which none bu aftccnen shOu Id
be permitted to look upon. Here you
have it, with its two crosses; each printed
q in rcd, indicating that the blood of Ameris
cans must be spilled, if necessary for its
SUCCESS. & ..l ..r. ... .'.Ir r,.. ... IpBy
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Janus Tactics.

The pro-slaveryites have two favorite
ways of attacking the American Democrat
&c party, which they use according to lati-
,ude In the Southern States they call the
new movement an abolition scheme. In
the Northern States in order to escape
detection, initiating the thief who has
turned a corner, cries "stop tli!f;" so
they, contrary to all evidence, positive and
circumstantial, of precept and example,
would charge US in the North with favor
ing slavery extension. And, as if piling
On the last straw to break the back OF
Young America, they would frightcn the
timid by saying, we cannot have nation
al party, with discordant elements North
and South. ,t
Very well-to accommodate our good
neighbors, who must have something tc
talk about, and for the want of better ar
guments, must belle those horrible 'Knov
Nothings,' We will allow them the gatii
cation Of their formidable bugaboo. Wha
then? Just reverse the argument a mo
mcnt, thus The Know Nothings canno
form national party, because in the Nortl
they oppose Slavery, and in the South the!
support it. The conservative Democ
racy form the national party, bccaus
they, bowing the knee to Baal, supper
slavery South and North. They are tn
National Save Democracy! Be it SC
If to form national party it is requires
that the principles of Washington an
Jefferson, the true American principles 70
which our revolutionary fathers fought
blcd and died, are now to be crushed ou
by the despotic heel Of Slavery, then, "
say, have no such party. But this is nc
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For the True American
BLOOMFIELD, June II, 1855.

BLOOMFIELD, June II, 1855.
Mr., EDITOR At a regular meeting
Of Bloomfield Council, No. 96S, held Sat
urday June 2nd, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That We as members of the
American Party, hold in high estimation
the True American, published by Rev. Y.
Ragan, as good moral and family paper,
and in political point Of view advocating
principles highly important to the perpet-
uity and interests Of the American Union
and that we recommend it to the favorable
notice and support of every true Ameri
can.
RESOLVED, That the foregoing resolu
ton be signed by the officers and cop,
forwarded to Mr.. Ragan,
JNO. H. FORESTER, Prcst.
G. B. TEMPLEToN, Sec'y.
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Abduoting an American Child.

A letter writer at Rome, gives the foi's
lowing instance Of child stealing. The
New York Observers correspondent states
the facts asfollows: 5Ss.- '2s
"a day Or two since, ahd, th' son of
an American artist-the we'll known Illus
traitor of Harper's illustrated Bible-was
missing; The domestic, q most defvourt efvso0r
Catholic, protested her innocence of his
whereabouts. The lads little brother was
called, and, in his innocence, remarked that
he guessed he was at the convent. This
was the first inlimation the parents had
that their children had ever visited a con-
vent. ...s .....-......' ...,
They then sent for Hon. Mr., Cass, who
took the boy with him, and went in' in his
ordinary dress, to the convent. The man
nerin which the inmates gathered around
and,welcomcd the boy, convinced Mr.. Cass
that the boy had often been there, and LED
him, to believe that the brother would bf
found there. He inquired for him, but
the Superior stoutly affirmed that that he he was
not in the convent. Mr.. Cass requsted t'
be shown through the establishment, Hl
I
request was granted but no boy was as. found %n
Mr.. G. then noticed a passage leading u
another building, or another part of tn
building. He insisted on being eonducttte'' efl 'tt
:, thither. Hearing noise in room as as, b
PASSED along, he opened door and 70 f0un' 7
a priest or two at table, and a seat JUS
vacated. He insisted that it was the sea
of the lost boy. The priest denied 1t It.
Mr.. Cass then made himself known as tn
; representative of the United States, an
, pretty distinctly intimated that some
, .Jouathau's thunder would be put in requ
, sition if the boy was not Forthcoming in
+ mediately. The boy was then brous'
forth from an adjoining room, and restore
. by Mr.. Cass to his anxious parents"
y The woman's excuse was that If 81
, could save the souls of the children, all he
9 sins would be pardoued. Probably the !!
ing Superior and priests had similar view
, of the proceeding. ..
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carelessness or neglect might terminate fa-
tally, without any human being ever sus-
pecting the cause. How dare any but the
most conscientious, upright, moral man
ever assume 50 fearful responsibility Yet
it is true, theignorant, reckless empirieis
doing daily. I
The history Of quackcry shows how we'll
they understand the remark of an old
writer "their lucky cases are trumpeted
to the four winds, whilst the earth buries
their numerous failures beneath a heavy
weight of fearful responsibility.
Pro Bono, PUBnco.
IS. N,reei U,ue. June 18th, 1867
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We proclaim to the world the following:
PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN
PARTY OF OHIO. .. . .....

l. The unlimited freedom of Religion
disconnected with politics-Hostility to-
ecclesiastical influences upon the affairs Of
Government-Equality ofrights to all nat
uralized Emigrauts who are thoroughly
Amerieanizcd, and owe no temporal allcgi-I
Anee, by reason of their religion; higher
than that to the Constitution.
II. No interference with the rights OF
citizenship already acquiredb by Foreigners
and the protection of law to all who honest
lyemisrate from. love of liberty; but the
exclusion of forcignpaupcrs and felone, Ind
r,f usal to extend the right of suffrage to
all who come hereafter until they shall
have resided 2l years in the United
States andcomplied with the Naturalization
Laws. +. ....... #
III. Opposition to all political organiza-
tions composed Exclusively of Foreigners,
and to Foreign Military Companies, and to
all attempts to exclude the Bible from
Schools supported by the Government"
w. Slavery is local-not national:-we
oppose its extension in any of our terrltor-
les, aud the increase of its political power
by the admission into the Union Of any
Slave State or otherwise and We demand
of the General Government an immediate
redress of the great wrongs which have
been inflicted upon the cause of Freedom
and the American character by the repea
of the Missouri Compromise, and the in
PRODUCTION of Slavery into Kansas in VIC
alton of law, by the force of arms, anc
the destruction OF the elective franchise.
V. In humble imitation of the wisdom
Of Washington, We oppose all Intervention
in the affairs of Foreign States; yet on al
proper occasion, we will not withhold oul
sympathy from any people aspiring to be
free. ... ...-...
VI. We support American Industry
and genius against the adverse policy Of
Foreign nations and facilities to internal
and external commerce by the improve
ment Of Rivers and lIarbors and the con-
s.ruetion of National Roads uniting tha
various sections of the Union.
VII. The Union of these States should
be made perpetual by a faithful allegiance
to the Constitution.
VIII. In State policy We zealousiy ad
vocate Retrenchment and Reform-a mod
ifcation of the present oppressive system
Of Taxation and liberal system of Publ
Schools. ........ ...
THOS. SPOONER, President.
JOHN f. REES, Secretary.
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Abner L Fraz:r B ard Of Public Works


Abner L Fraz:r B ard Of Public Works.
| One of the most Important offices to be
filled at our October electionis undoubted-
ly that of member of the Board of Pub
lie Works. The people of Ohio do not
surely need to be reminded Of the necessi-
ty for reform in the management of their
great avenues of trade, in which they have
invested so much capital, and in the prop
er management of which, their interests
are so deeply involved. If the powerful
appeals for this reform, which have recent
ly been made to them, through the medi-
um of their pockets does not avail, itwould
be useless to multiply words. Believing
that the people are alive to the Importance
of these matters, and that they intend to
continue the good work, so we'll eommen-
ced last fall, it is with pleasure that see
announced the name of Abner j.. Frazer,
Of StcubenviIle, as candidate for the
nomination to this Office at the Republican
Convention to be held in July, knowing
that his election would secure 70 the State,
the services of an active, competent officer.
The high character Mr. +. bears as q Civ.
il Engineer, his intimate acquaintance will
our Public Works, his well' known integri
, ty and fidelity are ample guaranty that he
would prove an effective co-adjutor with
! the able member, so triumphantly elected
last fall, in faithful efficient and ecouo
mical administration of the affairs of the
Board. CO.. .... REFORM. ,
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
WoRKs.-Among other candidates for this
$ very responsible Office, we. see in the True
a American of Steubenville, the name Of Alb
nor i. Frazer, of Jefferson county, highly
! spoken Of and recommended for this Office
ii w. .rII
: For the past fifteen years Mr., Frazer, la
been engaged on our most important can
ais and railroads, and has thereby acquire'
9 fund of practical knowledge possessed b,
but few, and with this knowledge is com
bined liberal and impartial spirit Of pub
lie improvement. His high character 70
q unainching, uncomprisiug honesty and in
j'tcgrity, joined to his other qualifications
e eminently fit him for member Of til
l. Board Of Public Works; and his wide sprea
popularity and great strength to the RI
h publican ticket, should he receive I'll
y nomination Of that party Cincinnati G,
u. E1| HaF "a F.aH'."-' 1890
Hf. ..-f ....
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re Ex-Gov. and Senator Jones, Of
Tennessee, has written long letter against
Know Nothingism. This distinguished
Wing talks as though he had retired for
ever from political contests. Union.
We should suppose that any man of or,
dinary sagacity before writing letters
against the American party, would as a
matter of course make up his mind to re.
tire from public life, in this country. We
have in the above another proof of Whig
sympathy for the American Democratic
party.
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GeIsprayBit>
FOREIGN NEWS.

Nf EVhE4SN- NEW EWO'-
~ -e-- =--y..s-,, .s.S,.s,,,, .',a,
ARRIVAL OF THF ATLANTIC,
~ -
New Yqnk june iS.-fhe steamer
Atlantic arrived with Liverpool dates to the
I'D.
The allies hay ye captured K 9rtsch opthe
Sea Of AzOfi and also a Russian campTach-
Bcrnayi besides various successes before Se-
bastapol, v - -
The news is themOst impo rtantsinoethat
Of the Battle9Of the Alma It comprises
three distinct successes for the allies 1stt
The Freachh sabganiary conflicts lasting
the whole of the nights of the 22nd and
23d, took and retained an important posi-
tion of defence or Place D'Armes before
Sebastapol. Not fewer than 5000 men
were killed or wounded mostly by bayenet.
t2hd. The allies have made rapid advances,
and have seized and retained the Russian
lines on the Tchernaya without much loss.
The Russians retreated to the hills. Sd.
The allies secret expedition has obtained
! easy posscsSion'of Kertsch and the~colm.
mand of the sea of AzOff in which are now
IA allied steamers. The Ru ssians on the
approach Of the allies blew up the forts
and burned four, steamers, 40 transports,
and halfa million of sacks of Breadstuffs,
4 France and England decline further con.
I fle ices at Vienna. ~, .' ~. ,.'''' %
!. The French have estab blished a camp al
Tchourgoun.d Itisisaid that Belgium will
) furnish 10000 men. ,f.oa sdt,' anrl
BY the last arrival We had a brief an
4 nouncemcnt that the French had driver
: the Russians from strong position Of dc
fense or Place DArmes before Sebasta
polLThe battle occurred during the night
= of the 22nd and 23d, and was a most san
culinary affair. The place, was defendo,
byanearly the whole garrison. The tota
loss on both sides in killed and wounded i
set down at 5000 men. Pelisser says TIL
= Russian loss is enormous, that Of his OWL
troops considerable, though less -Th
r French retained their position. io .ra
Pelissier tclegraphs on the 25asfollows
On the twenty fifth at 10, p. NJ. to day
we have occupied the line of Tchernaya
/ the enemy uot being in force offered hu
o little resistance, and retreated rapidly int
= the hills. We have definitely establshe
ourselves in the works which have bee
n carried by us. . ..... rr..-
n Large conveys have entered Sebastapt
from the North side. ".' ."tT
=, The Russians are working vigorously o
the North side, erecting earth work g.
: Two deserters from Sebastapol have r,
-, ported the garrison as numerically yer
s. strong.
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TIE AuElIC AN PARTY OF OHIO

At the Annual Session the State Coun-
ell, held in Cleveland, June 5th, 1855, the
following Platform Of Principles as ex
pres ;ive Of the sentiment Vt the Order in
this STATE, WAS adopted and ordered t9 be
published to the world over the signatures
Of its Officers. iI -|t .l,.'
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THE ARRIsoN CAsE-lTs SINGULAR
PosIrIoN.-A motion for now trial has
been granted to this person convicted Of
murder in the first degree, by having caus-
ed the death of two persons by the aid Of
an "!infernal machine" Several obJec-
tions were raised by the prisoners counsel,
all of which excepting one, were overruled'
It was on the ninth point that Judge Finn
had erred in his charge to the jury; the
Court found sufficient ground for a new
trial. Judge Finn had stated to the ju-
ry, 'If you find the defendant guilty you
must find him guilty of murder in the first
degrccc."
1t was not said that they might convict
of manslaughter, and no discretion was left
them in regard to amy other grade ofcrim
The jury we're therefore instructed to find
verdict in form which the law did no
authorize. The case was therefore reman
ded to the Court of Common Pleas for {
new trial. Thoreupon the Cincinnati Ga
zetle remarks as follows: 3.
This case as it now stands, is an anomal
GUS one. In consequence of this order re
handing it to the Courtof Common Pleas
it cannot 90 back to the Criminal Court
even should that be decided still in being
The Act of the Legislature transferring
the business of the Criminal Court to tn
Court of Common Pleas, is so defectiv
that it may be declared null and void, ant
ifso. Arrison cannot be tried by that court
So the case may come to be entirely out
the jurisdiction of any tribunal.
A question may arise as to whether til
District Court can recall the order mad
yesterday morning, and remand the cas-
TO another court; but before the legal e1
istence Of the Criminal Court is decide
upon, the District Court will probably hav
adjourned, and will not meet again unit
: September. Ir .. -,
) Should, in the meantime, the act tram
ferring the business of the Criminal CouI
be declared void, and Arrison then be bro
: forth on writ of HaJcds Corpus, we q
not see how any court could refuse to graz
D his discharge. ....
: So between defective enactments Of tn
Legislature, and erroneous charges of tn
b: Judges ofthe Criminal Court, all laws ma
become imperative, and the graycst of a
charges seems likely to escape not on
punishment, but even trial.
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LATE accounts from the plains state
that the Indians had assembled at place
called Ash Hollow in formidable numbers,
eager for a fight. They regard small de-
tachments of soldiers with utter contempt,
and the garrison a Forte Laramie and
Kearney were in state Of the kccnest ap
prehension and suspense, fearing that th'
savages may attack them before reinforce
ments arrive.
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DS-A poor Irishmah who applied for
license to sell ardent spirits; being ques-
toned by the board of Excise as to his
moral fitness for the trust, replied-'Ah,
sure, it is not much character man needs
to sell the same . "..'.
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TIE POPULAR VERDICT. In the recent
contest between Senator Brooks and Arch
bishop Hughes, the unanimous verdict of
the press appears to be that the Archbish-
op got worsted. The Philadelphia SM.
sums up the matter thus: ut will be re-
membered that Mr.. Brooks charged that
the Archbishop held large amounts Of prop
Ierty, to which the evasive answer was Civ
en- by the latter that he only owned his H.
brary and the bed on which he slept !; Mr..
Brooks copied from the Court records to
show one hundred and one deeds Of lots
DECIDED to him. This vast accumulation
Of property in the hands of Romish Bish-
op was regarded as dangerous, therefore
MIR. Brooks sought to expose it, and the
prelate enly answered by billingsgate, bra
vado, and disgraceful evasions. The Sen
ator in every essential particular bas prov
ed his assertions and maintained hisground,
while the Archbishop endeayors to escape
by pleading that he holds the property only
for the Catholic, Church.; and this, it ap-
pears to us, is the very charge drst advan-
ced by the Senator, for helwas exposing
the dangerous aggression Of wealth and
church, property 10 the hands Of ecclcSias
tics. The defcnoe of Archbishop Hughes
is virtually plea Of guilty, but he throws
in tcchniculities to mitigate the severity Of
the sentanccal We have never seeniad dis.
com6ture more completed despite all eva
sions and side issues and special plealing+
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CITY.
I. u. CITY. r. ,..
For Judge Of Superior Court u
JOSEPH G. MAsTEN.

Is not this sufficient evidence to tile. .
mind Of any intelligent American that,
that symbol, when accompanied by de-
mand, is imperative? Does not the. rosult
Of that election prove it? Do not the false
hoods daily being issued from the public
press prove the complete control oyer tbemS
DO not their strenuous efforts to cen.
tralize power and wealth, prove their de!
termination ant preparation for future '''
ton? Are they not secretly allied with
those large moaicd aristocracies, and q mo-
nopolies which even now control our legis.
latioh? Ifany one doubts it stand pre-
pared to prove it, Every days experience
proves to me, Mr.. Editor, that these start,
ling facts must be met, aud the sooner the
better. The great secret Of the power OF,
he American party is, that its principles
| find alodgcment in the American heart.
The great cause Of, its weakness. is that
some Of its member are not sufficiently i'm
pressed with its Importance, and Others too
anxious for political success. With me,
and not with me alone, but with the great
mass ofthose persons who composeits 7bo-
dy, it is a'mattter not for day, but forfa
life time. Its principles are night, and
never can change. We are frcemen; shah
our children teiSuch? trcsts with US, Shall
we fight the battle, or let it,go by default
ana leave our children and posperity to curse
our memory, as slaves-and worse than
slaves? ' ', 90 ''2Ds 7'R dNo
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required. 1ne party thaL Is true 10 Amer
lea and freedom, has nothing to fear; for
though Truth may be crushed to earth, it
will rise again. We contend ;t true Amer
lean principles, which are therefore nation-
al. Oar prosiavery opponents, will ever
continue their lust for Office, tO'aceompllsh
Which, they would curse our free land
With Slavery. ssg>-z$ ~
p@rA mass meeting of the Wings of
St. Marye county, Maryland, was held at
Leonardtown on Wednesday Of last week,
at which strong resolutions we're passed,
denOuncingthe KnOw-Nothing party, its
principles, action and organization. Thc
.old Whig majority insMaryland, it will be
remembered, was made up of the Catholic
ote.AHerdit. 81 A- 80 ~
With the above, and many other similar
facts, will it still be urged that the Amer
lean organization is Whiggery in disguise:
The truth is that whenever the "wOol and
cotton" Wings have it in their power to
maintain their identity they are just as
violent in their denunciations of the
American party as are the Democrats in
the old organization. As party they
have labored quite as faithfully to secure
catholic and foreign support When did
a candidate for the Presidency ever Try
harder TO "worm" himself into the favor
of catholics and foreigners than did Gen.
Winfield SEQ II The only difference be-
tween the two old parties wasin the result
and not in the means employed, The
Democrats by hbored deeds Of hard earn
ed disgrace triumphed over their political
opponents, and their victory has PROVED
their defeat and ruin. We are speaking
of parties and of their official action, ant
not of private men. There arc many still
remaining in the old parties who honestl.
sympathize with the great American pollt
ical reform, and stand ready to give unmls
taxable proof of their preference by thei
votes. 70 such we say--whether Demo
Gratis or Whigs-throw off the shaeklcs an
arow your principles, and your preference
in the light of the sun. The new organ
ization is the only true D~mocrotic Ame'
iicun party in the nation and it is the pal
ty which will triumph, for political as we
as moral truth is "mishty and it must pr
vail" r .
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How to begin the New Year. Open
the door with the silver key Of Hope, that
it may close on the golden hinge Of Pros
perity.