The American patriot., 1855-05-19

Native Americanism ". Abolidonism.
. The latest humbug Of the season is that the
Native American organization in the northern
States il allied with the Abolition party, and,
in fact, tho story goes, that these t'oo in that
section of country are one and the same.
What gives the finishing touch to this greatest
of all humbugs and makes it complete is, that
these grave assertions arc not supported by
the least particle of evidence, but depend for
their truth on the naked dicta only Of few
knosoing ones in our vicinity who know as
little as we do about the peculiar complexion
Of northern politics, and the movements Of
the parties in the northern States. From what
source this astonishing Intelligence has been
derived is not known, but we may safely con-
lecture that it owes its birth to the imagina-
ton of some Old Fogy, who thought this
would be an admirable bug-bear to frighten
the natives in the south from their party alle-
glance, and who, no doubt, hoped that the
whole story would be taken for granted with
out an inquiry into the truth Of the matter.
We have the presumption to believe that our
word will weigh as heavy as that Of those who
have made these gross blunders and we aatly
and positively contradict the whole statement
charging the Native American party as being
one and the same with the Abolition party Of
the north.
Tricks like unto this are often resorted to
for the purpose Of injuring political party in
particular locality, and the reader will call
to mind many which have been practised in
times gone by. By way Of illustration we
will mention two Of these, one Of which failed
entirely, and the other had the desired effect
for which it was intended:
In the Presidential campaign Of 1s4o it was
confidently asserted and trumpeted all through
the southern States, that Gen., Harrison was
an Abolitionist, and that in the event Of his
election we might expect the emancipation of
the slaves forthwith with all the direful conse-
quences that step would entail on the southern
States. The ruse failed, and Harrison was
elected. His brief official career shows how
much he desired to administer the constitution
in its letter and spirit, and how false and ri
diculous was the charge preferred against him.
Again. In the same campaign, huge story
was told by the other party about Van Buren's
extravaganza while in Office, not one word Of
which was true In many of the Whig jour-
nails it was stated that Van Buren had made a
most reckless expenditure of money belonging
to the United States. A long list Of articles
was enumerated, said to have been purchased
, for the use Of the "White House," for which
the most extravagant prices were paid-st
much for table cloths, SO much for hemmine
dish cloths, 80 much for fine crockery ware
/. fine furniture, window curtains, door knobs
r etc. etc., making in all = most extravagant bill
l. to be footed up by the people.
This story bore its refutation on its own face
!" and no intelligent man who knew anythin
about how the President is paid and how tn
Treasury department Of the country is man
= aged. could for moment believe such story
"a Yet there were many who believed every wor
l. Of it-many no doubt, after reading this pull
" ]ication about Van Buren's extravaganza, in
}; agined that they could see him with his sleeve
= - rolled up to the elbows, and his hands dee
"a into the Golfers Of the Treasury shovelling o,
ID thousands for himself. And the writer, WI
II was boy then, remembers in particular or
p man who was alarmed for fear his own lit
'e property would be taken to pay the debts
i. the country.
These instances are only mentioned to sho
how little confidence is to be placed in the v
w racity Of party journals, how little those st
'. ries are to be believed which are gotten ,
* merely to effect the purposes Of party. Ju
,ef such another story is this which is now goi'
et the rounds, that the Native American and Il
~ Abolition parties are one and the same; Al
there is just about as much truth in it as the
was in that told of Van Buren's extravagan'
IRA ABoLITIoNIsTs-THEIR POWER.
va There is q vast difference between the Al