The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-08-11
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THE AMERICAN PARTY.

'"''> OF ne Hi't>. II originated in New
lorS, anu IN the beginning wa; intended :,
he altogether sectional in It's cl,,r,,,.~ l..
however. contained the elements Of no-n,l, >,
organization. and bv The spring q. Isl; j; Ia.
assumed ar Importance as a po,Itiral Loir
Previous to this it had changed lis ritual and
ITS name to that of the ''!Suprcmc order Of t.,s
Star Srancled Banner" Know No,L;oc,.
was ever but nickname Bv the SPRING Of
$50 this Party had most cn,,,llaticallv bocom.
\ationa! movement The nrin,i,,,os ~
feelings OF the Party at the North and At ~,
south had become widely divergent those =,
TIE North were for liol,er s.ard,rl GOO.
iIt''al morality. We're decidedly an.i-slayc,v
anti Nebraska. &c in their fcel;pcs ,,l J., y
avowcd their Determination 10 be 81 ,or.;.,l
iv-had, IN a word, recognized the or.,,
cause OF Humanity, willie those At IL. So,,,b
were tor making every thing Sul,sorviept n
me pcrpetui'y of slavery and TO tie cxtor-
SION OF Save t"rritorv-hal. in fac, rooo,.
nzcd and .ipinc1 The Party Cor the ,,;r,,osn or
ohfalnlnca controlling Influence over !. ~
>'h>ervc their sectional Interests. As they h,v,
heretofore done lv ever other political nar
Y.
hder these Circumstances the PLiIal.l-
Ihia convention met in Nav la>,-rnct ncr
'e'''Ni'v-mct ''to agree or 70 disagree -
Seldom 4 ever was there Convention or
more importance or more momer,ous IN =.
results than tbs one. Never in a convcn-
ton IN America were more talents asso,,,,.1
than hcrc-ncvcr nrcatcr di>,lavs nc .,o
I'"'''c'' never greater independence. FORT
tude and "l'oman iirmnr>>" exhibited ,,,,r
exhibited under thrca.S mon,cos IN
'I'''"'f'"n> AMI bnlvincS viii rcyo,ycr,
ho"ie-knlve> and clenchci fi>.> in o,.o, r,o...
mos. The North joined issue will ~. Son,h
and boldly. ma',tuIlv stood IN for .Ac c~,,so
OF iinmani'v-pror!aimcd S'avcrv sectional
n"t national. icr!a~cl there >honl1 hopo,,,.-.
"' more >Iav" Territories an
'''"'''' ''a' 'h"r" was a RIGHT and proved
Tor The tt'I tim" that there was = Nor,,, III
Il not '''n Tor Tie lon9hac,-S from New York
'''' ''hh>'''anla (cottor Sans. as they are
appropriately callcd) who Wen, with a..
cum. me south would have welded ~ il
WIS., The North scccdcl-thc Order WAS r,,,
'''"FS immediately orran;zol ~.
i"'>'" american Party. and !. i INV IL.
INC party. or@lnizci in every t,..,,1,
" every '""n outside Of Slavery lo,,. rs
f''"l! ::aS been altered -im'ro,c ,ho o1icc-
'i"na lar'> IT. o,;' IA" ol.l;.e.ior -,..l;.1
the wh''' 'hin@ changed -:,crf ted. like
every o.l.r ,,,c.rr...:.
has @"',i','cI from IT,. rro>~.
"f''cN'r may be sad %. The OrIor ~ :,
heretofore existed. W. cliin .h,. -,o,. =. ,....,.
nothing IN 'lo ritual of r.. ,.,.,;..,,, n
'ha' need con!';tw with H., -or<.;..,.... W. ,,.,.
rf a'ls homes, man. L. hox.,..~ ..>,.
VI '''"''''>'r''' 'hlf fIr''"r improvements
Al be made in our ritual a,1 or..,,.;,, ,i..r
hcr VIII. most a>>nr,tIl, J.. maj,
Eu. saw our o,,,,o
md SONS and ol.r,,,;l
w" Most ,~no :. ,u -,
ave are for -, ,,r,....:,,
ions ia know onr man .nr.... '''')
Is ro>>.rle. <,,i,s traitor. ~, ..r. =,
f"rS Tho history cf -In \,,;,.. y: