Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-02
NUMBER 1915.
From the New Orleans Creole.
The American Convention.

The American Convention, at Philadelphia has
adopted platform on the great question of vital
Importance TO the South, which is sound and con
stitutional. In this regard, the American party
has nobly vindicated itself from the charge OF
being aboltionizcd, and occupies ground which no
other party can claim. We have ever said that
the South had q deeper interest in the success OF
the American party than any other section Of the
Union. The tide of emigration to this country Il
tide of abotionism. The growing fanaticism OF
the North Ia due more TO the influence of tl
foreign vote than 10 the honest convictions of tho
native-born citizen. With the latter, there arr
constitutional scruples which cannot be overcome
He has love of the Ur1on strong as that of nat,l.
raj affection for the authors Of his being, which
will never die out The former are influenced bv
no such considerations. Not only are prejudice
and education assistants to abolition tendencies.
but the condition of poverty and actual inequality
strongly impel to opposition to the institutions Of
the South
The secession of all abolitonists from the con
vention, puriies the order from the taint of sec
tionalism, which should prove fatal to any party
at least in the Southern States. With confidence
may the American party now point to its platform,
and ask men Of all shades of political prediction.
to unite upon it, There is no hope for the South
in any other organization. The Democracy is tho
roughly abolitionized at the North. In no fire.,
out expressing hostility to the ideas of the South
ern States Ohio has recorded in State convention
it's hostility, not only to the Nebraska BILL but o
the introduction Of another slave State. The New
Hampshire Democracy, indeed the party in all the
New England States, stand in precisely the same
position. The action of Michigan and Indiana IA
well known to be decidedly hostile.
The American party, with its platform Of prir.
ciples now promulgated to the world stands peldr.
ed to national sentiments and patriotic resolves
On the subject of religion as connected will
politics. we are not fully prepared to give an opin
ion, though, from all the facts which have come 10
our knowledge, we fully believe that no proscrip.
tive sentiments are entertained. Tie idea alouc
is to protect our nationality and secure our indie
pendence in the Church as well as in the State
Let no one suppose the American party Lus
been weakened by the results of the Philadelphia
convention. We believe differences have been
harmonized and crudities reduced into order ana
system few days will place US in full possession
of the actual position Of affairs. .
Whatever may be the result, It is impossible 10
overthrow the influence Of the principles avoweI
by the American party. The nation has responC
ed to them with an enthusiasm never before vii !.
messed. The fires of revolutionary patriotism have
been killed in American hearts in every neghbor
hood and almost every household in the republic
As surely as the nation survives the shock Of see.
tional agitation, the American principles will
stand the test of time, and exercise a more i'm
portant influence with revolving years.