Washington telegraph., 1855-12-05


Free-Soil factions. would be amusing were
it not from the fact that it displays dis
position on their part. to resort to any
means. no matter how base, to maintain the
ascendancy Of their party. and also from
the fact. that some persons. who are prob
ably not close observers Of the times. and
not well posted up in political matters.
might be influenced by them. The turpi
tude displayed in this concerted system Of
misrepresentation. presents sad picture
Of the patriotism and morality of that
press-corrult and corrupting- 1t fore
bodes no good to the country-for cor
rupt press is one of the greatest curses
tba. can lie inflicted upon government
like ours;-it nisleads the people. and
is willing to imperil the dearest interests of
the country to efcc; lis ends. We see
daily evidences Of that fact. in the course
Of that party press
The American Party, Ike MINERVA.
sprang into existence full armed, and chal-
lenged, at once, the admiration and re-
spcct Of the people. Its principles, which
have the sanction of the great fathers of
the Republic. and which were inculcated
by WAsuINGToN. JEFFERSON. JACKSON.
and host Of others, Immediately won the
confidence Of the nation. 1t proclaimed
the great doctrine that there was no power
superior to the Constitution and that those
who regarded the Pope of Rome, or any
other foreign despe.. as better entitled to
their allegiance. were not proper persons
to gil the Offices Of our government 1t
proclaimed the true doctrine that the Irish,
uneduca;ed and superstitious.-the burly
German. with his socialist and iniidel views,
and the mass OF foreigners generally. could
not. in the short space Of five years, be
made proper persons 20 exercise TIE elect
i've franchise judiciously. and that although
! 1t might in few instances. operate some
what hardly. the naturalization laws ought
to be amended so as to extend the time Of
probation.
It proclaimed the great doctrine that
Congress had no. the power to interfere
with the institution of slavery-that it
was to be regulated by the States in
which it existed. and that to the people of
the States or Territories belonged the right
of determining its existence This alone
should commend tie American party to
the support Of the Sou'h, or at least ward
off the baseless aad furious denunciations
which are daily hurled at it But it is
not So How have these principles been
met by the Democratic party? Bitter
most bitter persecution has been waced
upon them. They have been not only dis
toried. but denounced as traitorous in their
character. The members of the American
party. in the face of their avowed declarations
upon the subject OF iavery. has been unblush-
inglyaecused of being AbolitiOnists. and viii
Ing to see the country deluged with
blood
Such corducs as has been displayed by
the Democratic press has no parallel in
this Or any other country, and should cover
them with shame We make the ,leclara-
ton. and we defy successful contradiction,
that The National American Party is the
only one that has clean hands upon the
subject Of slavery. We make the deolara-
ton too. that the Democratic party proper,
in every State in the North, is demoralized
by Abolition and Free -SoiIism-that in
every instance where they have held their
Conventions they have abinre1 slavery, or
denounced the Kansas act-an act intended
to restore to the South its original equality in
the Union. Shall We go to New York p
The very party there at this time support
ing the prescu. Administration, is the one
which supported Mr. VAN BUGEx and the
Buffalo piatform-open. avowed Free-Soil-
ers. Shall We go to Ohio The very
last Convention that has been held by that
party in that State. proclaimed their con-
tinued hostility to slavery. Shall we 90
to Maine The Democratic ca niit.ate for
Governor avowed himself opposed to the
Nebraska bill Shall wc go to Pennsylva-
nia-the Keystone Statc-where the Dem
oeratic party appears TO have hereditary
right Of ruling Alas. her Convention
too. refused to approve that measure; and
SO it is with all Of them. only some are
more bitter in ;heir feelings upon the sub
ject Of slavery.
These are solemn facts, and cannot be
successfully denied and even if the Ameri-
can party was tainted. as they accuse it, it