Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-01
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| see by the "lSsar" that resolution hes been
passed by the /" anti- American party that all
persons (nseaai,g clerks IN the deParfwenfs voting
the anti American ticket next Monday shall when
voting, give their names TO taesmsn appointed by
them, 10 be recorded, for future reference"
Nov, Mr.. Editor, has Il come 70 this, that In this
free American Republic, where the Consultation
guarantees 10 every American citizen the right OF
voting according 10 the dictates Of his OWE con.
science, that men are TO be muzzled and denied
that right; and that minions are 70 be stationed
at the polls to ascertain how every man or clerk
chooses 70 vote?
would ask, If prescription Is chargeable 10 any
party, does ii not certainly belong, then, TO the
anti-American party
Il there clerk In any one Of the departments
In this city, who has drop OF American blood
running through his veins that will suffer himself
TO be so degraded, like mental slave, as TO give
his name, on the day OF election, as voting the
ti-American ticketf
This last act of the party should be sufficient TO
disgust every good aud true American In the de-
partments.
would sooner beg for bread, than give up my
rightto vote my concientous principles In this free
and happy country.
Not only has this administration adopted this
proscrptivc course, but those belonging to the
anti-American party In this city are carrying out
the principle Of prescription In their business rela
tions with their fellow men. Shame on q party
which can stoop 80 low AZ TO muzze the mouth and
control the vote Of an American-born citizen.
II can be proven that, at the last election, vel
low tickets were prepared for clerks in Office, SO
that il any man dared 10 vote for American princi
PIES he might be detected by the color Of his ticket
But Sam" was aware Of the fact, and had tickets
Of good and true Americans printed on paper Of
the same color Now, to make the matter douby
sure talesmen are to be stationed at all Of the polls
and those who dare exercise the right Of voting a.
they please, are to be reported to headquarters.
Mr.. Editor, for one, would rather eat tho bread
of dependence forever, and would sooner be found
in party made of convicts fresh from our peniten-
taries than In such party-for among thieves
there is some honor.
Now, Mr.. Editor, one word in regard to the
charge against the Common Council for voting
down the resolution permitting one or two unoff-
cial persons to remain In the room while counting
the ballots.
AT our last municipal election, the Commission
ers of the Third Ward after the polls were closed
took the ballots away from the place of voting, to
the private house Of one Of the Commissioners
where no one was admitted but the Commissioners
themselves, and these Commissioners belonged to
the anti-American party, and were opposed to us.
1t Is poor rule that will not work both ways ;
but the Foreign Luminary must have something TO
talk about since his services are no longer needed
at the Cross Roads. The editor Of the Luminary,
with his distinguished associates, Bull Robinson,
Peanuts, Forney, &C., may rest assured that If
Sam is dead, he will certainly arise again, and will
then triumph over all opposition the Foreign party
can bring to bear against him.
A GENUINE AMERICAN.