The American patriot., 1855-03-28
THO p;cavuue committed an egrevious blum

The picayune committed an egrevious blum
der some time since in attempting to saddle
the election of W. H. Seward upon the should
ers Of the Know Nothing members of the N.
Y. LEGISLATURE, since which time the same jour
nal. having discovered the great injustice OF the
charge. has been "taking it all back, as may
be seen from the following. You are perfectly
right, Mr.. Pick, and you illustrated the true
and genuine American characteristic: by stop
ping when you are convinced that you are in
error and go ahead when you sresure OF being
on the right road:
A short time ago aporton of the press rang
with the cry that the new American party was
i an Abolition party, and the bug-a-boo story
was raised that it was but GarrsonisIn, Iheo-
dore Parkerism and Wendell Philiipslsn III
disguise Seward the arch-aboitionist, said
these terrified organs, has been elected by
KnowNothing votes, and know- Notninglsm IS
Abolitionism, land nothing else"
But now that we find Lloyd Garrison, lcctu-
ring in the Broadway Tabernacle against the
Know -Nothincs and abusing Houston of Texas,
! on the bare suspicion of having anything to
do with them; now that we see Ihurlow
Weed in the Albany Evening Journal and Hor-
acc Grcely in the New York Tribune, black
guarding them as "Hindoos;" now that we
discover William H. Seward, who is in the
field as the Abolition candidate for the next
E Presidency, making set speeches against them
in the United States Senate, we lind that tune
changed, and the new pitch is on quite another
key
Now it is religion Do the know-Nothngs
, mean to prescribe men for their religious be-
. l;of? is the cry. The first cry of Abolitlonsm
is given up, for the Aboltionists are all dead
o against the new party, and as there is nothing
n in party politics, like "a good cry" this new
a CRY is, the Know -Nothings are down upon the
Catholics! And this "cry" will have its day,
and like the other, will in due time fade INTO
u the aintest murmur, and eventually die ont IN
r utter extinction.
AS we understand the object Of the Amcrl-
can party, is TO divest the issue they present
of all these outside considerations, and to pre-
s. sent the naked questions, whether Americans
cannot govern America-whethert the ballot box
i, has not become vitiated by q too lax construc-
:, ton Of the laws of naturalization, and the'i
)" practical application- whether the consequence
Of this has not been that the real wish and un
" derstanding, in the heart of this people, witt
m regard to that which makes for Their peace
=. their prosperity and their welfare, has had 1T
' conscientious and deliberate utterance impedct
- bv lie facility with which our laws, as the,
=, have been interpreted anu ''s..i'i ~
ed been wrested to party purposes '.
49, 4 reform that strikes SO deep, so radically a
" tlis that goes down to the very bases OF OH
nc abuses. grown almost venerable by the prac
Of tce Of all parties alike, and boldly avoWs II
list object to be to topple them all over, IKE
j. dangerous ruin that threatens every passcroy
>. very naturally excites the oppugnancy OF thos
CIT whose interest it is to keep the old totterln
structure standing as long as it can cover thci
ip- otherwise dcfencelcss heads, and to perpetra'
;th the abuses by which they alone can keep nfeal
IN in their bodies. And thus we neeo not Dc
III all surprised to find demagogues sometimes e.
lie. claiming that "Thc know-Nothngs are ADJ
ed litionists in disguised" while the Norther
M Abot;ouists are denouncing the same hho'
,,o Nothinps as g Hindoos."
~ Again We hear great hue and CT! ra1S'
vas M eaihst the now American party, on the groni
that its supporters work in secret! Ahoth
in transparent piece OF humbug' thi'! for WI
III no,.ty that ever was known in this, or al
other country did not initiate its workings
ing secret? They will not be accused, We li
self sumo. of voting in secret, of coming up to t
r,- polls and exercising the right of suffrage unt
cloud Of night. And when they nave chos
their men. they do not turn out to be the Sc
I'M Of folks that are afraid of declaring thoir pr
vas rnlcs and Of boldly assuming the respon
bilitv Of carrying them out, practically ana
r,r fectualv.
''i secret societies! What are sii the caucus
ils The commuters, the preliminary ward meeti'
for nomination. the Tammany Halls, the Bro;
sion way Houses, Albany Rcgencies, "i'" al
other stcrcotvped cutting and drying arran
nonts for the regulation OF party action, AT
t'es elections, but secret associations:
sur All the opposition to the American pal
med that is based upon this ground Is cant ana
nocrisv. and such the common sense OF
ncoplc is daily discovering it to be. 1t cam
:, N Ion deceive. and The fact it is kept UP
.lish FAR vbaa the exposure Of its absurdity is
the proof that II is the last weapon IN ,he qu
no or adversary. We do not believe that cit
it or its auXiliarv arguments will much ION
avail.
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no. r-zg The American party Of the S'a''
ID be VIRGINIA nominated their candidates Tor 81
offices on the 18th inst, as follows:
the For Govcrnor-T S. Flournoy.
gree, For Lieut.. GOVERNOR. M. Beaie.
cred For Attorney General NJ. Patton
rded The American Organ says that there IS
,unts the least doubt but that this ticket VIII
elected. ON the fourth Thursday OF May n
Cot by a majority of more than twenty thous
g Pa votes "Thc forces of foreignism and
ption manism are already broken and scatterc'
itics. Their leaders have in vain implorcd the rf
Is Of and mountains of New Hampshire to al
$500 them shelter! The sturdy sons OF that Y
latest ite State have responded in lound acclaim,
Or part We cursedn Their last appeal Is
ldl;ro r,odo IN thc Blue Ridge and Alleghanit