The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-11-25
THE FUTURE
Prospects Of t!le American Party.

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task the American party has set ont
to accomplis''--tLe Influences thai
have been brought TO bear against, by
the dominant party, and the sectional
pr .iudices it has had to c"n'rnd
against; we see in the present. as well
as the past, the most cheering pros
poets for the future. We believe that
there are few American tltizrns, moi
pecuniarially interested (5n denying
the necessity Of the organlz 't'o", whp
are not willing to admit that the, grra'
object had in view by the ~ 1'rican
parry. is one invoking thu Very be-
interest of the nation; I'd the only
one to avert the 'hrcH,nlng cloud Of
n civil war. That there are Objectionable
features in its orgac,lza'o"; that 1t has
taken into it. rS;'k-, many # I'll" bro.
ken down denagogues of the old po-
Ii'ical organizations, who have cam"
over in lh'@irst blush of victory TO
reap tie "rcward or virtue :" no ono
will deny: but III is rather chsrgea-
blc to the lax morality OF thE times.
than . the principles bad nCIew by
the party. Secrecy is with the best
show Of reason objected -; and now
that the members Of The party are
known, and they nee, with the full
measure Of prescription in a business
a. well as a social and political po Mt
Of view, it might very well be dis
pensed 9TH. There are some pnr,
tions of the ritual" that might now
b. dispensed With, although aecessnfy
Mt first for the success Of the party
The American party never could have
obtained its present Formidable head
and front under any different organi-
za'on. Il las obtained it under the
.Jc>uitical doctrine that the END JUST
firs the meaus;" doctrine made
democratic" bv adoption
The o'j"c'l"ka)'lr Eighth article
in the Philadelphia platform, has been
made 50, more by uuw.rran'el com
ment and Interpretation, than it real
" is. II emhudi"s ~, "AmSican'
sentiment for which tore can o. no
better time than the PRESENT To enun-
ciate it. 1t is admitt1 to have no
onerous bearing on An>0riean Ca'ho-
lies. and is only lcve|rd. at a church
hierarchy. that has ever baen an'ago-
niSticul to freedom Of. conscience, aud
liberal education, two features that
must be lett independent, or the Re
public must and will be gradually
choked ont Of cxistenctD The fried
Of he American party Cnd there are
many who do no' blnrg 10 The mgau
ization) must be Of good che r There
is An rcani,m enough Iet, in this
constellation o! States, to save tl.c
Union from the dangers Of intolerance
and fauatici>m Aholiionism in the
North will degenerate into II corpo
rails guard Of weak minded feminine
fanatics. il 5He can unite theOnatIve
citizens Of the land, in l,snd Of FL
lowship and fraternity. by the Amli-
can party. There are mag good cl'i-
zens--true patriots about Us, who have
no desire to see the area Of slave ter
rirory extended but they DO not
wish to be crosca over by a ppyerfnl
majority and told that they have not
equal rights with the North, in the
rewly acquired territories. Wy
The American party il several Of
the States, have already held s.se
meetings recommending ""pen pro
ceeding,' aud other r,forms that can
not fail TO meet the views of many