Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-24
Correspondence OF the Organ.
PErrRsnune, VA, March Goth, j

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Correspondence Of the Organ.
PErERsBuRG, VA, March goth, 1855.
Mr.. EDIToR am lover Of our country thai
land Of civil and religious freedom for which oul
forefathers fought and bled; land of boosted priv
ileges, and the favored Of High Heaven; country
whose republican institutions wish to be perpet
uated TO coming generations with more purity thar
they have at this day As friend to such coun
try, offer few thoughts for your valuable paper
Heretofore, my predictions have been for the
great Democratic party, in whose success have
taken pleasure. In the purity of principles and
strength of this party my hopes for the welfare Of
our country have been placed. In this confederated
band of freemen had trusted. The present state
of affairs has caused me to reflect upon my politi
cal choice. When see this party so eagerly court
ing the favor Of those who have declared themselves
the enemies of our institutions when / observe
the effects Of the poison of foreign influence which
has been instilled into its once pure veins, i am
constrained to exclaim in the language of the Ro-
man Senator, /" 0 temporal o mores r. / can
never seek the favor of those who curse the temple
of liberty, and spum her sacred rites. They would
rejoice to see her enveloped in flames. The truth
Of the assertion has been proven time and again !;
and If the reader of these lines doubts the fact for
fact it is let him recur to the pages of history and
the journals Of the Roman Catholic organization Of
the present time
lican laws and shown an incorporate desire for
their repeal and their own antirepublican princi-
pies substituted. Will Americans regard these
enemies of liberty hyorablyy No; while one drop
of American blood remains to resist such an attack
on rights, not one will sympathize with these
tools Of the tyannica potentate the vilest of hypo
critics. The desire of these Romanists Is to usurp
the reins of government, and destroy our sacred
constitution These, not the American party,
are they who desire to place their sacrilegious
hands on this dearly bought and highly prized pos
session, for which our sires fought and their sons
will fight. Americans shall rule America ~ glo-
rious and patriotic sentiment! Can there be any
thing Objectionable in such patriotic sentiment to
true American, to him who appreciates the priv
ileges bought with so many hard struggles None
Then call on the freeman to arise in the majesty
of man uninfuenced by this demagogucal and
foreign power and assert his future freedom at the
ballot-box have the spirit of the immortal Wash
ington when he commanded to put none but
Americans on guard tonight We heed not the
demagogue who would denounce Amercanism as
the "yilest of all isms." 70, shade of immortal
Washington o shame, where is thy blush y and
for the sake Of party favor viii not scruple to- see
his country bleed at every pore, that he may re-
ceive desired political cminence.
The American party, in which are my hopes for
the safety of our cherished institutions, has made
wide and wonderful progress, terrific TO its oppo-
and breadth off Union. In this republican and
prosperous order, the brethren Of the North can
give friendly hand to them of the South her
sectional limits are not known, and old animosities
are forgotten in a renewed friendship The order
has accomplished much, and has as much more to
effect May It's course be onward and upward.
While there Is one foreigner graspng after politi-
cal influence, there Is work for the American party
This Is the party which darcs to assert the free
dom of our country. Mr. Editor, II would be plea
sure to me to inform you fully Of the progress of the
order In our town, but my time forbids The opposi-
ton suppose there are a score of them Deluded
politicians We have more than enough 90 control
our elections and their power win be felt very
soon / know the friends of this order will rejoice
at its prosperity in our midst, VIC have q strong op-
position. Friends Of America, be vigilant for your
country's safety. AN AMERICAN.
DEATH OF REsARKABLE FIRE Doo.--Died in
Charlestown, Mass, recently, Jack Ham, a large
and valuable dog belonging 10 engine company No.
2 Of that city The history Of this dog very in
teresting, and worthy Of note. He was one Of four
Digs owned by gentleman some years since, who
was accustomed TO harness them 10 little wagon
constructed for the purpose In which they drew
him aboutthe country, Ia horse. BY some means
about forty years ago, he was induced TO dispose Of
this dog to Mr. Ham, living near the No. engine
house. In the family Of Mr.. Ham he made him
taking the baby out in little wagon for an airing
on pleasant days, &c. The fremen Of No. be-
came very fond Of him, and won his confidence by
feeding him in the engine house and at their tables
till at length he Joined the company assisting by
his weknown bark, in spreading the alarm in cases
of FIRE.
The engne-house was his home, and he was
always the FIRST TO seize the rope, and assist in
dragging the machine to the fire., lie attended all
the celebrations Of the company, dressed in uni
form which the company had made for him, eating
crackers and cheese and drinking coffee with AZ
much apparent relish as the best Of them. At one
time he was, by accident, locked up in building
near the engine-housc, and an alarm Of FIRE being
given In the night, Jack sprnng through the win
dow with his well-lnown bark, and took hi, place
at the ropes with the rest Of them.
He was general fvorite with the whole neigh
borhood, and always recognised his friends in the
street, ssluting them with good-natured bark and
wag Of the tail The company have his dsguer-
reotype, besides having him painted on canvass,
and will have his skin stuffed and placed in their
engine house. His disease was old age, though Il
Is not known exactly how old he was.
rX We learn from the Baltimore Patriot that
there Is no connexion between the house Of Adams
4 Co., in the Atlantic States, and the Adams Elk
press Company, reported to have failed In Cali
fornia.
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