Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-23
PROSPECTUS
OF THE Il
AMERICAN ORGAN.o
4 Daily and Wseksy Paper, published in WasAia0-
tim [If2I ~ ~ Ia,
PROSPECTUS


"AMERICAN ORGAN"
A Dolly and Wsskly Paper, published in WasAiao
ton Csty, D, q, By
AN ASSOCIATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS
:" + have reached an important crisis in our DO
~ htoal history. The two leading parties in oul
country, hitherto separated by broad lines either
principle Of policy, differ now scarcely in any thing
A National Band, formerly an essential point Of df
ference between rival parties has aoso no advocates
Profecsos Tariff for the sake Of protection which
oncedivided parties and distracted our National Coun
oils has become obsolete, question Of party policy
simply 6ecauss "repenue tariff" affords incidental
protection to American Manufactures modiica-
ton Of the details of our present tariff system is all
that demanded by the most strenuous advocates Of
protection TO American Industry.
The disaoatoa. Of the proceeds Of the public lands
among the several States, as formerly claimed by
party and the application Of those proceeds solely in
AID OF the national Treasury, claimed by the other
party, have both yielded TO compromise Of these GEN.
hicting opinions far ut least as to sink these cues
tons as Issues between Wings and Democrats. A plan
formed OF compound Of "squatter sovereignty" Of
which they lie, seems likely to withdraw the public
lands from the arena of future party contests.
The Improvement of har6ors and ,icers by congress
sonal aid, on which political parties have hitherto
dlfered al different times, has become less ques-
tion Of principle than Of local and sectional contest
and 1t will doubtless be adjusted by the next Con-
gress, upon that basis of fberaty and Justice de-
manded by the spirit Of the age and the true interests
Of the country.
Other questions, of minor importance, on which, at
different times the two prominent parties Of the coun-
try disagreed have now by change Of circumstances
become obsolete What then, remain as issues Of
any theoretical OF Importance between Wings
and Demecratsf We know of none; and if these
hitherto rival parties shall maintain their respective
organizations they will do 30 for the mere sake Of the
spoib Of pot0eri
But new issues have arisen, having referenc To
the party organizations Of Wings and Democrats
issues which are vastly important in their bearing
upon the future welfare Of the country-and which
issues must in their discussion, progress and termi-
nation, annihiate these two parties which, for years
past have battled with alternate success for political
supremacy.
new era is at hand-an era which will be char
acterzed in the future history Of these States as the
ERA OF PATRoTsM Throughout the length and
breadth Of this great and glorious Union the masses OF
the American people have spontaneously and sirluIt-
neously started the inquiry" ARE ROT AMERICANS
CAPABLE OF oovERNING THEIR COUNTRY" This in
qury is universal II is natural and pertinent
The repss is being given in the thousands Of asso-
Statest and resting the single basis that the natiee-
born ctisens of this Union hare Hs c0pocity and the
aosn % administer their oaea Goprnmen2, 70 Pyotect ne
rights scich they hare inhertaf and 10 papetpate he
freedom and naspenasnce Of tier nasire land
Shall we trace the cduses of this spontaneous and
universal uprising of the masses Of our countrymen
The evils incident to the ndiscrninate immigration
Of foreigners into our countrythe consequences of
permitting such immigrants to ENJOY the right Of
sufage--and the degrading effect Of elevating for
egners 70 posts Of honor and trust under our gov
ernmentJ NIT have been seen and known to our
people TOR years ost, and yet until non, with few
exceptions. the rIcan peppie have seemed To be
blind to the pT Of Iorsi9nism 10 the land. We
need not ON the uocason Of presenting this cycutar
prwscta 70 tn country, assign the neses fur this
sudden and general manifestation of the purpose Of
fho
Inent into their own hsnds; IL Is sufficient for the
pbjsct We have new in visw 70 sate the undenisble
and obylosss fact thaI snoA p0poH artists.
ave now come forward 70 prcscpt TO our fellow
opinions and Of harmonizng the action of those who
arv disposed TO unite In the formation Of an Amey~
ioun Party" who're psvposs shall be 70 fnd q remedy
fSr ~ manifdd tuiis pAidA Aavs upon us, and
sss s se *. 5000 sss r. v. ssaosrss propose 90 o
sstkbl IN eoul6rmity with he wishes Of thousands
Of ths S6ssns Of fAis Dstziet Ana II large number
Of our friends In ne dislssas 8AscA . daily and
THE ANERJcAE ORGAN.
November daily and on th{ sOth weakly
oash capital ampl1 suflrisnt TO commence and
70 continue the snHspf1es ~ bsen subscribed and
secured 70 be advnn6sd hy nErnbsr of wcalthy and
influential influential senisnsn and " are insured daily
iishcd In Warrington city. The number Of our
wsskly subscribers win dssnd upon the enthusiasm
Of our ends in the several Statsa but we have such
assuranoes that We cannot doubt We shall commence
with many aousonds; and that yearwill not trans
pire before weekly list win be swslled 10 more
than ens Aundr~d heusand
Our position At the seat Of the federal government
the centre of our political system, where all the rep
rosentatves of the States and Of tho people annually
assemble, and where prominent men OF all parties
periodically sojourn for many months, In considered
BY us, and BY friends the most favorable one
for the publication of the ORGAN OF rnE Anssoxs
rAKrr and II the most untiring devotion to the ad-
vocacy Of the doctrines and policy Of this party shall
give US claim 70 It's support, we know we shall de-
serve and we trustwe shall receive IT.
We cannot perhaps more distinctly and concisely
define the basis which the dme,icdn Organ is es-
tabished than by presenting the following extract,
which we copy and adopt from address OF former
Presidens Of ds Aissou,1 Native ADseicdn 1ssocia-
tion and published at 81 Louis In February ls4l 70
wit:
opJxcr, ANrKIchs RroHTs OUR MOTTO, AND THE AVER
rcss PARTY our coGsoxEs"
Our position is thus defined. We shall advocate
such MEASURES viii in our Judgment, If carried OUT
perpetuaie our freedom and protect our native rights
nor shall we at any time deviate from the path Of
duty the organ Of the ADaerioqn party and the ad-
vecate Of 1Dsa1oan rtghts.
We shall neither sustain nor opp< sc any political
measures the ground that they emanste from
Democratic or from Whig administration; bat we
perfect freedom from favor or prejudice toward the
present or any future administration. Keeping al
ways in view the principles and purposes OF the
Amsriodn purity shall battle for those principles
and purposes, whiln as an independent journal, we
skalI approve what think is right aud condemn
what we think Is wrong in the principles Of all public
men and 0T all political parties The editor Of the
American Organ will be Democrat Of the school Of
Jefferson and Madison, progressive IN his notions Of
public policy, yet consistent in his advocacy Of the
rights Of the States.
No essay or editorial shall ever appear in the
ADssscan Organ, the tendency Of which would be 10
prejudice the rights wound the feelings Of the c-
Of any Of the States S. far as the influence of
this paper shall extend, the constitutional rights Of
each and Of all the States shall be maintained W.
hold that " installation Of slavery belongs erclusiuely
10 ose States IN solich sriss Edcl of he Stotes for
tsslG has the sole and exclusive right 10 determine
toaether or not slapoy sAaN erst pihia IL border,
We shall therefore oppose al agitation Of The question
Of sLaUay, either IN OJaVrsss OF ont Of ".
The "A.~elcan 0rgat" win advocate the free and
Unty6nmeLed exercise Of the rights Of conscience on
all questions connected with religious faith but Il
WILL BY all fair and respectful arguments oppose for
si2n domination dDeodn citisens from whatever