Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-11-12
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MONDAY. NOVEMBER IL. 1853.
Position OF the American Party.

The impossibihty of the American party's be-
coming national organization, aside from its
proscriptive ideas on the naturalization question,
carries with it its own condemnation While in
New Hampshire it takes good Republican
ground, declaring the question Of slavery to be
the great paramount question Of the day." and
invites the cooperation of all others on this fun
damental basis of action, in New York the party
is Of the intensest bunker stripe, and is so large
ly composed as to give them the con rol, of Sill
yer Grey Wings and Hunker Democrats. who
have been so long intent the political destruc-
ton Of that modest Champion of Freedom in the
Empire State, VIM. H. Seward
In California, too, where the Bee boasts Of its
late triumph" and welcomes the victorious
party into full fellowship noble brethren,
SC its creed is of the most ultra, pro slavery,
union,saving cast. much so, that Hangman
Foote is its most conspicuous champion, aud
such will in all probability be elevated the COM
ing wner 20 the important position of United
States Senator from that State noble repre-
sentative, ne, of " Americanism!" and fit to sit
in the Senate of the nation side by side with Ger.
tain Others in that body, whom the American
party have sent there from New England. 1t is
fortunate that the party. in New Hamp-
shire, have sent John Hale there as their rep
resentative, to look after Foote
In Vermont and Maine, the American party
has taken ground similar to that taken in New
Hampshire Without making any separate nom
nations for State officers at the recent elections
they have generally co-operated with the Repub-
leans, and sustained their ticket This was the
right policy, and worthy of all commentator.
But, in the other States, how do they stand p?
They either without any party existence at
all, or else they are but mere ephemeral append
ages Of an organization broken in two at Phila-
dclphia which has been whipped in nearly every
contest South, and is destined to an entire ami
hilation, North, if it shall attempt to enter the
fed in 1856 as separate organization, in the
Presidential race, between the Democratic and
the republican party.
In the Western States, any attempt to get up
large party in opposition to the administration,
on the basis of extension OF the time of natu-
ralization of foreigners is to throw them ir-
retrievably into the hands of the Nebraska De.
moeraey. II the Republican party in Ohio had
not nominated for Governor in the recent can
ass, known to be opposed to such
prescription, the administration candidate would
have succeeded In the new States, having such
vast extent Of unoccuped lands, it is their first
policy to hold liberal inducements to settlers,
come from what quarter they will. And,any party
which inscribes the proseriptive ideas of the
Know Nothings upon its banners, is sure to 60
down. These new States, too, It must be remem-
bered, comprise vast portion Of the territory Of
the Republic, and what is for their interest and
policy, contributes to the welfare and prosperity
Of the country at large.
The Republican party, on the other hand is
one based not only upon the great principles Of
Right and Justice, but upon a policy which con-
tributes to the national prosperity and growth Of
the country, and Of all sections of the country
It is the only organization which can compete
successfully with the administration in 1866
For this reason, it is truly National Party, hav-
ing the same principles and obj Gets in all portions
of the coufederacy. It already has an organized
existence in most of the Free States and in the
District Of Columbia, and that its principles are
ass5lq g i9 eSRaisd an sscendency in the
government Of the country, there can be no rea.
sonaole doubt