Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-08
NUMBER 3l4.
The Relations OF the North and south, coR-
sidered In connection with the principles
0f the A Yprericau Marty. fr4ssIStt4AiH 3


The Relations or the North and south, con-
sidered In conncxion with the principles
OF the American party.
An address delirered al 7ailadega, 9Th Septen,.
X Der, 1885, before tho 1merican party Of Ialia-
South Carolina
(coNrINuED.)
But have you the benefit Of an enlightened and
rational judcature Northy You have not The
ballot box Is the tribunal for settling constitutional
questions--a tribunal more to be dreaded q thou
sand, times, than that one which the American
party would reinstate. Candidates 20 before the
people protesting opposite opinions; the people
choose the man whose opinions suit them, and that
opinion suits them which suits their prejudices
their interests their notion of abstract right See
then, what burden your friends have had to bear,
standing upon the one-idea platform Could it be
supposed that people could bs controlled against
their own prejudices, against their IDEAS of right
and sound policy, against their convictions Of con-
sttutional obligations to dispose Of territory fer
your sakes differently from what they would do for
their own sakcs, were 1t their exclusive properly
Do not wonder, then, that finding the burden Of
Southern Rights too heavy to carry, they escaped
from under 1t, and took refuge under the doctrine
OF squatter rights--thc popular idea of self.gor-
ernment. They do not believe in squattcr sover-
eighty any more than you do; but they flew to it
for your sake. Bat what is it worth to your II
promises you your constitutional rights in Terri
tory, provided you can get majority in favor ef
the constitution. But whoever imagined that the
South would obtain such majority? Tho tempe
rary result in Kansas has astounded everybody
North, and has been the consequence Of an extra
ordinary and unforeseen conuncture among political
parties In the Union at large, and more directly tf
the overthrow Of q popular leader in a CONTEXT
with coalition party upon the Nebraska question.
This popular leader--God speed him lis taking
very appropriate and commendable revenge Well
do the Free-soil papers comprehend tile matter.
Hear the Chicago Tribune. read from the paper
Itself, as you perceve
tits now well attested fact that Atchison is
member Of the Superior Order of the Star Span
gled Banner or Know-Nothings, and that his in
ferna vllany In Kansas has been carried on un-
der the protection and patronage of the lodgesin
Western Missouri. This is u matter that all mtn
in the North should understand, that Norlhc
voters may be exceedingly cautious how they give
countenance or support to an Order that in any
of its phases or localities, is capable of produ-
cling such results. 1t Is further said that the men,
bers OF that Kansas Legislature, now outragirg
all sense of right and justice, by their devilsh
enactments, are the chosen men Of the Affiliate
Know Nothings in Missouri and Kansas, who ba, X
them up in whatever thing they do. Atchifon
and his gang the friends Of the administration,
port they are sure that their efforts to establish
despotism in the Territory, If necessary, at T. Q
point OF the bayonet will be successful. There
tafiE aeei,i1t Co. i. ~ q -. s..fers '-SS-.
hostility OF the border ruans to the foreign emf
grafton that icould, Under other circ,mstaNces,
people h'at vcst and fertile country west OF tho
Missouri
Thus, it appears, that host offoeignera, fresh
from the emigrant ships, having the right to vote
conferred upon them by the BILL was expected to
get the control Of affairs in Kansas But II seems
that Senator Atchson and his fellow.cifizens sup
posed that, though fresh from their farms, they,
TOO, would have the right to vote without b. ing
naturalzed in Kansas Hence the outrage upon
ireland and Germany
refer TO these facts TO show that the passage
ofthe Nebraska bin was proof of favorable
chnge in public opinion, North, but the contrary.
Lest the South might possibly get the control of
the Territory, the extreme precaution was used Of
comforting upon unnaturalized foreigners, FIVE hun
dred thousand Of whom were expected to arrive
during the year, the right to vote upon the most
fundamental rights OF American citizens. IL Is
true that, In some other Territories the right to
vote had been conferred upon all inhabitants who
had resided In the Territory for certain period.
But these were mere charter governments, con-
ferred upon Territories I" districts" and the
residents were restrained from interfering with any
the nature Of city charters, which sometimes con-
fer the privilege Of voting on all corpoators who
have been residents for a certain period. But the
Nebraska bill confers perfect political franchise
upon Aliens and without any condition Of residence.
More than this: Aliens are invested with a high
sovereign authority to divest American citizens Of
rights and immunities which, by our republican
constitutions, are placed beyond the reach Of le-
gislative authority. The freshly-arrived Dutch
rutat f1..
being himself unnaturalized, can subject you and
me TO a naturalization law Of bis own making, and
require us 70 abandon property as well as. 10 take
an oath to support his government and laws, be.
fore we can participate with him In citizenship.
Universal history affords no example OF The kind.
Nothing could have originated It but the exigency
Of suppressing slavery,
On the bank question the old Democracy was
glorious and triumphant party; but the interests
Of the North we're as deeply Involved In that ques-
tion as those Of the South On the Texas question,
too, II was powerful and triumphant party but
in that question they had as deep an intereat n
we. Their interest, indeed, was more direct and
immediate We only gained political security.
In an agricultural point Of view we were losers.
BY bringing the fertile lands Of that gigantic State
into market, we suffered a great depreciation in
lands, and lost our population and the oonsc-
quent increased production Of cotton reduced the
value Of that article. But the manufacturing States
OF the North saw in the acquisition fTexas great
enlargement Of the area within which they enjoyed
the monopoly Sc ured to them by our impost sys.
tenn The Northwestern States saw in Texas
climate opposite 10 their own, with productions
different from theirs, and saw that they would find
there a ready exchange for whatever they wanted
TO dispose Of with the great Mississippi as a chan
mel Of direct and cheap intercommuhication. The
Northwest, therefore, was vehement for Texas.
But this question being dispose Of the party
was about 70 rest upon the one idea. Keen sighted
partisans saw this. An issue had TO be gotten up
Fiffy.four forty was attempted, but that aborted
Then the Mexican war was pitched upon, or else
was "forccd upon MS" most opportunely. That
war wac glorious in it's conduct II convinced the
world khat American militia hova need narer Far