Washington telegraph., 1855-08-29
WASHINGTON, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30, 1855.

ment of an aged Son of Erin. Said he
Il did not come to this country to govern
it, but to be governed by It's equal and inst
laws. Had preferred the institutions Of
my own country, | should have remained
there. ln my opinion, no foreigner should
have vote in this country, but as that rich
boon has been awarded US. mine shall 60
for the children of soil - Thus YOU see.
sir, that the principles of the American par
ty are sustained by the right-thinking patri-
ots of foreign birth. many of whom, though
excluded from our associations, vote and act
with US
Aud now, sir, how can a connexion with
a society having such origin, principles,
and objects, initiate against the interests
of the great Democratic, or g Union par
ty ?"
To answer this question correctly, the
principles and organization of the great
Union party'-Democratic it should no
longer be called-should be distinctly un-
derstood. | say 1t should no longer be call
ed Democratic, because those who have hon.
estly and uniformly acted with that party.
have been ruthleSsly excluded from this ad-
ministration. and their places filed with
those who as consistently opposed it. AID
whose only recommendation, as already sta
ted, in many eases was that they were spies
and informers. or the abeitors of Jesuits
and objects of their spcial favor 1t is well
called the Union party" because it goes
for those who sustain the union of church and
State 1t is well called the Union party be-
cause it goes for uniting all power in the hands
of the Papacy. But when we regard the in
congruous elements of which it is composed,
and the evident tendency of its acts, it is en-
titled to any other name than that of ''the'
Union party ?''
But in your ranks there are high and
honorable exceptions to these remark
men who fully concur in our views but
who honestly differ with US as to the neces-
sity of such action as ours at the present
time. When they are Convinced, and they
will be, that the causes for this organization
now exist, they viii act with us, for they
are pure patriots. If these views are cor
reet-and the most casual observer cannot
toubt them-it will be readily perceived
why friend of the American Order cannot
be retained in this administration. with a
due regard to the interests Of the Union
party"
But when you were inaugurated, YOU dill
not take an oath to promote the Interests Of
the Union party" but that you would
faithfully execute the cffice of President
of the United States" and "to the best of
your ability, preserve. protect and defend
the Constitution Of the United States.''-
This Constitution guarantees to us liberty
of speech and conscience 1t was this lib
erty OF which | availed myself when l uni
ted with the American party. No overt
act had [ committed, for well you know.
that had not interfered in any manner in
national politics or in the elections in any of
the States. You yourself admitted the val
ue of the services to the government, and
the fidelity, integrity. impartiality, and ac-
ceptibility with which they have been dis
charged You also know, that 10y my
knowledge of those duties, hundreds of thou
sands of dollars have been saved to the public
treasury Whether those who, assassin
Ike, strcve for my removal, while was ab-
sent on the business of the government,
hoped by such removal to get me ont Of the
way OF their designs on their treasury, you
can best Judge. You. however, exoner-
ate from all such motives. My actions, and
the cause ofsnys removal, are thus fully and
honestly set forth In the course | pursII-
ed, discharged a conscientious duty to nay
Maker and my country. God and my
countrymeu shall Judge between Us. and
to the verdict thus fouDdsI shall hambly
bow. ] fear not the future. a higher
Power governs your destiny and mine. and
to that Power, and nv patriotic country
men, look with perfect confidence for jus
tice Aud unless that Power changes your
course OF action, fear that the language
of that portion of the Bible viii be applied
to you. in the early future, where it is
said -
L have seen the wicked in great pow
CT, and Spreading himself Ike 4 green bay
tree. Yet he passed away, and 10! be was
not Yea. sought him, but he could not
be found"
II there is anything incorrect in this let
ter, or matter you think would do you in
justice in going before the public, and will
so state in writing or by a friend, [ will
consider your objections and delay the pub
lication of it for few days for that purpose.
Respectfully, JOHN WILSON.
His Excel, FRANK. PIERCE.
President Of the United States.
=. S. Since writing the foregoing.
friend placed in my hands pamphlet en-
titled ''Onr country published in New
York in 1912, by the Executive Committee
of The American Home Missionary Society;
on the Goth page of which will be found
conclusive evidence of the correctness of
the views taken by the American Party,
of the present crises of our country, as fol-
lows -
The following language is ascribed to the
Duke of Richmond, while Governor of the
Canadas, and is reported by III. g. Gates.