Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-09

samuel York Alice, Esq.
We copy from the National Lstslligeacer
Of this morning. without solicitation, the card
Of Mr.. Alice, which tells its own tale. We
republish this card, with mingled emotions Of
pleasure and pain--pleasure, that an admins
tration, which has waged . villanous warfare
upon American doctrines" should have
committed such an act Of miserable malignity,
without investigating the grounds Of its own
disgraceful proceeding and pain, that an un-
offending, and valuable public officer should
be dismissed without cause, and with de-
pendant family, from public station which he
had adorned. The charge that Mr. AtLee be-
longs. or ever has belonged, to the Know-No-
thing organization, is simply an untruth--a
falsehood, and the President owes it to the
country to search out the instrument Of this
injustice, and expose him to the frowns Of that
power, which he has himself used sorecklessly.
We have had no personal acquaintance with
Mr.. At Lee, and never saw him, to our knowl-
edge, till yesterday. But he is well known
here and elsewhere by reputation, as man Of
the highest intelligence and unbending integ-
rity. He has written many an essay for the
Washington Union in the days Of Thomas
Richie, and before the era Of Forneyism- land
he received from Mr.. Richie the highest testi-
monials Of his regard. He is now and ever
was Democrat Of the school of Jefferson.
Upon the arrival here Of the news Of General
Pierces election, he illuminated his private res
idence in honor Of the event, but in some un-
lucky hour, Jesuit spy marked him for his
victim, and though innocent Of the misdemeanor
Of Know-N othingism, either in word or deed,
it was enough for the Secretary Of the Treasury
that the accusation was made-judgment and
condemnation followed.
Conscious Of his innocence Of any charge,
and, least Of all, of any charge affecting his in
tegrity to the administration, he appealed to
the President, and asked him for simple
justice" Time was when such an appeal
wsuld have been heard, and freely examined by
the President; but times have changed. Time
was when Presidents would condescend to look
into such complaints, and would act as impair
tial umpires between the accusers and the &C
cused That time has passed. Franklin Pierce
did not would not and soiU not inquire into
the truth. It is enough that some piper had
whispered in his ear tale Of falsehood. He
refused justice to his fellow-man, and stands,
though President, with the brand of ivus-
tice upon his brow.
IT'S not for the sake of Mr.. AtLee that we
utter these sentments--that we stamp this act
Of the Executive as damning sin--we know
him only as an American citizen--but we
speak for Presidents and people, for officials
and for unofacials, when we say, that audi
alterans parton, is maxim, that none but
jesuit, fiend, devil incarnate, would know
ingly disregard; and this maxim has been dis
regarded, despised, and repudiated, by this, the
most reckless administration, that ever cursed
a free people.
Ofwhat avail is political and personal integ-
rity, when the whisperings Of lying eavesdrop-
pers and unprincipled spies, are received as
proof Of political faithlessness, and no denials
are permitted, and no explanations allowed9
Is this arepublican, a Democratic mode Of con-
demnationf Is this Democratic administra-
ton, which involves in one general sweep,
friends and enemies, which consigns to
common fate, those who sustain and those who
oppose its Then Democracy is 4 farce, and
free government a humbug If such be the
measure of injustice melted out to political
friend, by this administration, is it strange that
its course towards its opponents, should be
marked by falsehood and Jesuitismf