Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-17

here, II they have the means, land many Of them
have,) they seek the fertile regions Of the far
West, where lands are cheap, and the soil ID yirs
gin; and, almost TO man, they are opposed 20
negro slavery because II comes in direct competi-
ton With their own labor. Again, sir, it is known
that the subject of abolition was Ignored in all
the recent elections at the North. But it Is said
that Know-Nothingism first made its appearance
in this House In the person of Mr.. BANKS, of Mas
sachusetts, an abolition State. apprehend that
the gentleman Is laborng under slight mistake
in this.
II was, sir, the humble individual who now adj
dresses you, that at the last session. first intro
duced proposition to exclude all foreigners from
our army and navy and can almost complain Of
my friend from Massachusetts,, in the language Of
the Latin poets Hos ego versieaios feel, talt al
ter hoaorss," which being literally construed,
means, he has stolen my thunder" But, be this
as 1t may, if Know-Nothngism did come from
Massachusetts,, and do not know that il did, in my
judgment, il came from very good starting point.
II was there the first battles of the Revolution
were fought. Within the limits Of that glorious
old State are Concord, and Lexington, and Bunkers
Hill, and the defendants of her old warriors
have not forgotten how, on those memorable fields
their sires opposed their breasts to foreign bayo-
nets.
No wonder, when thinking Of these things, and
when listening to these old men, lighting their
battles DER again" they should in their hearts core
feel the injustice Of permitting foreignersto gov
ern them.
Sir, tho gentleman from Mississippi tells us that
this new party win have but brief and transient
existence, and that it viii pass away like forgot
ten dream-and in order to enforce the idea of the
transitory nature Of its existence he tells us it is
like an inverted pyramid. Now, to say the least,
this was strong figure, for can conceive of no
greater degree of physical strength than that which
would be required to turn one of the tombs Of the
Pharaohs from its base, and place II on Its apex.
And just in proportion to the amount Of physical
strength required for this, conceive was the
amount Of imagination TO make the figure. Well,
sir, 1t is not for me to find fault with It, But this
say to the honorable gentleman, that when next
he comes before his people, he will find himself the
most beautiful specimen Of an inverted pyramid on
small scale, that ever was seen In this world,
with his head upon the ground and his feet in the
air; he will be living monument of the rashness
OF man opposing his own countryInen IN favor Of
foreigners Laughter.]
Does the gentleman from Mississippi imagine
that party with the prestige of victories such as
the Native American party has achieved can be
of short, temporary existence? Why, Sir; look at
them. In Pennsylvania, it swept over the State
like whirlwind. In New York, If it was not vic
orious, it was because it knew not its own strength
In New Jersey, the descendants Of those who con-
tended against the bloody Hessans raised alof its
standard in victory. In Massachusetts, twas more
than victorous--it annihilated all its opponents,
Wings, Democrats, and Abolitionists. And mem
ton fact truly gratifying to every true conser
yatve in the country, that at the recent election
for mayor in the city of Boston, Mr. Smith, the
mayor elect of that town ran against three oppo-
nents, an Abolitionist, Wing, and Democrat, and
dstanced them all, he being the same man who not
long since was burned in efigy in the city of Bos-
ton for assisting to restore the slave Burns to his
master. And in little Delaware, too, always true
to the constitution and the Union, the Native
American party was victorious, and at some future
day, if any politico-geological explorer, search
ing for the remains Of an extinct race, wishes to
find another specimen of pctrifed man, he need
not 60 to the Chincha Islands, but in the State of
Delaware he will find beautiful specimen in the
person of my friend, Mr.. RIDDLE, the chairman of
the guano committee. Laughter.
Ihave thus, sir, in as concise manner as could,
endeavored to set forth the principles of the Amer
lean party, and to defend it against the assaults
made upon ii. / cannot permit myself for mo-
ment to doubt of its triumphant success Its prin-
cples are founded on sentiment long existing in
the public mild, but smothered and suppressed by
the contests and struggles of the two old parties
but, like the pent up fires of sleeping volcano,
they have at last burst forth in resstess force and
you had well undertake to stay the rushing waters
Of the cataract of Niagara to arrest their course
And when the day of triumph of this great party
shall come, as come Il surely WILL then viii be re-
allied the great objects Of its organization. The
preservation of the union of these States, the res
of the government, and the establishment of the
principle that, in all time to come, none but
Americans shall govern America"
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