Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-10
The Richmond Wing.

We copy the following from the Richmond
Wing of Saturday last, and have word or
two of comment to make thereon. The Wing
says:
'sThe Washington Organ is suing at the feet of
the Northern anti-Nebraskaites and Abolitionists
for the public printing, and If its humiating sup
plicatons avail, it will no doubt obtain IL. The
correspondent Of the Courier and Enquirer thus
sets the Organ squarely on the Northern platform,
and puts in kind word in its behalf:
"sI am assured by the editor OF the American
Organ, judge Ellis, that have misinterpreted his
editorials upon the policy of the administration
and the course of Atchison in regard to the Mis-
souri, troubles. He states that he has never ex-
pressed approval Of one or the other and does
not approve Of either i cheerfully make the cor
rection which this statement requires, and as the
Organ, under its present management urges COM
promise and Cancellation I know Of no insurmount-
able obstacle to its receiving the support OF ma
tional anti-Nebraska Know-Nothing members for
the printing
"Oh no. The Washington Organ just now Is
In no humor to approve Of anything Southern. Its
sympathies and convictions happen to be where
tho most votes for the public printing are to be
found--and that is on the side of the North. The
Southern man who votes for the Organ should
have his ears chopped off and his tongue taken
out by the roots"
It is quite amusing to read the fervent and
reiterated prayer of the Wing that the organ
may not get the public printing. As that
paper has scarcely any circulation amongst
members Of Congress, we copy its impreca-
tons for the especial benefit of those members
from the South who would avoid having "taeir
cars chopped OF and their tongues taken out
by the roots" as penalty for giving the Organ
their support!
Important as the public printing would be
to u.s. we really could not consent to receive it at
the hands Of our Southern friends, when their
support Of our claims would subject them to the
savage operation threatened upon them by the
Richmond Wing! We entreat our Southern
friends in Congress to consider the awful fate
that awaits them &c they should vote for the
Organ! Ears cut off, and tongue taken
out by tho roots y Mercy on us! What
spectacle they would present! oh, don't, don't
subject yourselves, gentlemen and friends, to
such 6utcherliness!, Keep out Of the way Of
that " monstru,n horrenduna informe ingSls,"
who would make souse Of your tongues and
ears for his breakfast!
And so the correspondent Of the Courier
and Enquirer "sets the Orgdn squarely upon
the Northern Platform, (does itD by stating
the naked truth, that we have never expressed
approval Of, and do not approve the policy of the
administration, nor the course Of Senator Atchi-.
son, in regard to the Missouri (or Kansas)
troubles! We "urge compromise and con-
Citation" (says the correspondent,) condemn
ing tho action Of both parties to the Kansas
difficulty, and yet says the Wing, we stand
"squarelyon the Northern PLATFORM" Queer
logic that, surely The Whig-man should be
promoted to aprofessorship of logic in a college
for teaching absurdities But, says the Wing,
i" The Organ just noao IS in no humor to ap
prone anything Southern" We beg to amend
this statement, to read thus
The Organ is not never was and never will
be in humor to approve ultrdisni coming either
from the North or the South That was our
position--it over was, and ever will be our po-
sition.
We treat as both idle and ridiculous, the
tauats Of the Wing logician, about our " hui
initiating supphcations" to Northern" men.
The man does not live, North or South, whom
we would supplicate for anything neither for
favors, nor for forbearance. There are not five
men in Congress to whom we have ever men
toned the public printing There is not one
man whose vote we have solicited We have
presented our claims and explained our posi-
ton, through our paper, and zoe defy any man
10 point out the slightest change in our edito-
rial opinions, from first to last
The truth is simply this, Our enemies have
simultaneously assailed us on the pretended
ground Of change Of opinion-they have
raised "a hue and cry" by concert of action
and they have made many believe, who take
their representations upon trust, and without
examination, that we really have changed our
political opinions when nothing is further
from the truth Why do not those who as
sail US, publish something we have written in
the past conflicting with our present opinions2
Simply because they can find nothing Of that
description to publish Our files are at the
service of any man who win make the effort to
convict us Of inconsistency. We challenge
our enemies 10 the prootsi
We noto advocate liberation Of opinion on
the slave question.
We noU condemn the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise
We noto contend that the question Of slavery
should form no part of the American platform.
We aoso condemn ulraism at the South as
much rs at the North.
We nop maintain the reserved rights Of the
States, to their fullest extent
We NON claim to be neither pro-slavery nor
anti-slavery in our editorials
We nop protest against the agitation of the
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