Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-23
NUMBER 239.
Correspondence.
MACON, (Gro., J August IA, 1856

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SIR; We are getting on brayely we have every
reason TO hope the American ticket will be elected
by handsome majority the people are awake
ana understand the whole subject, particularly ii
clap-trap OF the foreign party Since the exposu,e
OF the Philip j. Punch foreignism, recommended
by Bishop Garland and some others with the same
mark and brand" as peculiarly fitted for the post
ONCE at Savannah, "a distributing Office we are
not so hard pressed as proscriptionistsn What
a humbug; but history TEACHES us not to be dc.
ceived by names. The Democratic party, as re.
CARDS abstract principles, is 0. K but il loses ts
force when those whom il has promoted, do moi
practice its principles; on the contrary. TO retain
power, resort to tricks. Experience whispers car.
ton cautionl! when ambition brushes OUT
Americans that II may retain or obtain power, by
catering to and giving place to foreigners when
ambition never inquiries how the government should
DC administered, but dexterously plans, regardless
OF duty, and scruples al no en0rmtv provided the
party can be controlled, governed-al is not well
When with determined step, the :" spoils of party"
are arranged through an interminable web, to op-
crate upon the hopes ard fears joys and sorrow
ana every other passion of man. and all the sympa
thics OF women. with house full of children there
is a sick man" somewhere. The same fell spjti
which invented and erected the Inquison, which
made the faggot TO blaze, and which caused hn
man blood to flow and intense suffering to scouree
an opposition or difference Of opinion that would
endanger tyranny, claiming divine commission, en-.
ters into the "actual performance skilful and
artful management, wicked d,xterity of usen .of
the doctrine of Marcy
do not wish TO do President Pierce Injustice
he is great man in his way, and came into the
presidential chair under peculiar circumstances TO
do much good. He promised much in his inau
gural address to the people. If I mistake not, he
proclaimed, in substance, he would follow the
| practices of the earlier Presidents" That the
pfry NAV haun exal ~ -.
| to appreciate his administration, | present one
drawn by competent hand in his Lives Of Elm.
inent Statesmen" That writer saws Of one Of the
earlier Presidents, President Jefferson made il
a rule never to remove an adversary because his
own partsans required it. never to retain ono be.
| cause his enemies threatened him he who is se
duced or deferred from his duty does not govern"
| lis not the Executive J he pretends to govern
when he savishly follows he would be understood
to act for himself while he il a tool in the hand.
| OF others; he meany undertakes the responsible.
ity for the sake of the patronage another debating
his course, while sknlking in the dark" President
Pierces cabinet are distinguished gentlemen. Mr.
Marcy is an able man. and some have thought the
greatest lover of Office and patronage of any man
in the universe. lie would now, however gladly
escape, If possible from the dark pestiferous
cloud which his peculiar doctrines Of party tactics
has raised around him.
1t was necessary to invent an element to react
upon it. The orgarizat Of Americans Is the en-.
CINE. He will soon be powerless.
General Gushing Is daring and patriotic he
makes mighty effort to do justice and save thr
republic. There Is another one--I will not name
him, who, It is said, has had the inagnlnimity TO
dream that "the laws of God, the policy of Marcy
and the cunning Of Douglas, have killed the ad
mnistraton so dead that the people in another
year will hardly condescend TO strike IT," do
not believe the people, in the least, doubt Presi-
a
he ever reaectsy' Do you think he remembers
who ii was that exhorted us to speak Of the Union
las the palladium Of our safety and prosperity"
Do you think that, while favoring the Van Blu
rens and Dxes, and Free-soilers elsewhere,
and thereby aiding TO keep up a Free-soil excite
ment he remembers who ii was that said, "No
treason to mankind since the organization Of so
cety would be equal 10 that Of him who would
lift his hand, directly indirectly, TO destroy the
peace and union of these States?' Do you think
he remembers who said that we win give every
soldier every dollar every blade Of grass for the
| Union, our fathers made ~ Has nc forgotten
whoit wAssad, 1--WE must preserve the constitution
in spiritandin substance perish in the last dtchr"
| Do you think he has forgotten who said, "that
not one title OF our rights or honor should be
wrested from us, in the name Of the Union, by
| violation Of that constitution which made the
| UnionS"
| Does he not know, that when Catalne conspred
for the destruction OF Rome, main feature OF his
plan was freedom TO the slaves, and seryie war;
| Docs he not know that when George the Third
counselcd for the subugation Of America, one of
the clements Of our destruction was q aervile in.
| surrcctionY Does he not know that Napoleon the
| Small and Queen Vctoria's ministers have excited,
at least indirectly the elements Of abolition and
intestine strife among US with the same end, to be
consummaied after the Eastern Power Is checked.
Man, In the proper government ofhimself resorts
L A. H. l.sra
why the patriotic President OF great nation should
not follow this exampleS The times are pregnant
| with consequences. Ambitious or reyengeful coun.
| sellors, may produce a state Of things that win
become volumes Of evil history; posterity may foi.
ever mourn over the folly Of acts without wisdom,
Who IL il that cannot that, within the lust two
\ years, something more than common has united,
in great measure, the masses in the whole South,
| f few politicians in communion with Free-soilers
for the power Of the public patronage and aided and
| abetted nj Washington were silenced, the Ameri
| can party South would be unit.
II Is necessary that VIC should be a unit TO over.
come the passions Of the North, which seems 70
have drawn away their reason. Tho affections Oi
the two sections are becoming more and more
alienated and Il is feared that 1t may produce the
consequences that viii be hailed among the
crowned heads on the other side OF the water,
/ a pillar in their cdiice. This Is a great era;
crisis Is upon us; we shonld beware of the tricks
OF dwarfs, the foes Of ambition, and especially
spirits not AMERICAN.
| Who will deny that the American party, by
their action at the Philadelphia Convention, has not
| done more to awaken the people to their danger,
and 10 weaken northern sectionalism, than any re-
cent political mover Notwithstanding tho ai.
tempts Of the Union and its hundred echoes, ope-
rated upon by the "spoils doctrine" and by the
officer who was once so situated that "Mr. Van
Buren must make him judge or ruin him"
would he be ungrateful to Van Buren," "Matty
knows who 10 get in the Cabinet seymour must
work hard" OARMrLGEI
FrRE-Some demon in human form set fire TO ouf
Office between 9 and 10 o'clock on Saturday night.
This makes the third attempt to burn US out With.
in the last three years. The fire was kindled IN
the second story, under the steps leading 70 the
third story, where we keep our supply Of paper,
but was fortunately discovered IN time to prevent
any serious damage, either to our stock or the
building II il almost impossible TO believe that
there lives q wretch whose hellish heart should
prompt him to an act Of incendarism at such