Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-28
NUMBER 14O.

pathy with the American people as such, any p,
cular love for their native land, any special regard
for the sons of the men of the revolution who were
nurtured under the ennobling Influences of our
i Protestant institutions. -t4
Talk with one Of them about American men ;
say that such safer guides for the present and
| future Of this country than any who have sought
a refuge here from the expressions OF the Old
World; say that their claim is the Oldest and the
/ best TO political influence; and note how IL he
comedies these facts he will look over his shoulder
TO see ifthere Is not some Irishman, or German, or
Romanist within earshot before he answers, and
how soft and low his voice will be, as IL its echoes
| might damage him by reaching the ears of bishop,
priest or bgot Of creed to which he has been all
his life pandering. Out on such pusilanimity that
| takes the strength from the knees of American
born men, and makes them fawning sycophantic
cheating, knavish politicians, instead Of upookinr
proud-stepping free-thnking and frce-acting cit-
zens Of the noblest land which the sun ever shone
upon, won from tyranny by the noblest deeds that
history has ever recorded, and bequeathed to US
| by the noblest ancestry who ever marched through
toll and priyaton, and danger and death, to leave
for their children priceless heritage.
/ The American party Is made up of American
and Protestant men, 1t Is composed Of the sons
of the soil, and those who sympathize with them
| in their repubcansm and their faith. Ii Is bold
and fearless party. While 1t would protect every
man, whatever his country or his creed, in the
joyment of all his rights yet 1t holds to the broad
doctrine-which Is an instinct in every honest
American heart--that American repubcansn
American and Protestant institutions, are safest in
i American and Protestant hands; that neither ar
| rogant prelate nor bigoted devotee Of an alien
creed, despotic in every attribute, perfect in abso
lutisin, are safe repositories of the political dest.
| nies of this Protestant country. 1t is fearless
| outspeaking party. Whatever is American, II in
ves to fraternization takes to its confidence gives
place in its affections.
] Whatever is not American, in the broadest sense
of the word, it holds in frank and open defiance.
1t win sacrifice no particle of its own sclfrcspec
not whit Of its independence, to propitiate tic
favor Of every foreign born Romanist, every Irish
| man, or German, who clings to the absolutism cf
his creed, all who make their religious preudices
bond of political union, and who move this way
or that at the bidding of native demagogues or an
imported priesthood 1t takes its stand and pro-
claims the great fact that it will "pnt none but
Americans on guard; and avows the great princ-
| pie that "Amercans should rule America"
! The American party has become q distinct po
litical organization, striking boldly and earnestly
for power. II means to have sway-to grasp and
hold, the reins of government In the States and in
the Union. 1t avows its purpose boldly and frank
ly. 1t warns everybody not to be deceived. 1t
| is neither Democratic nor Whig, Hard nor Soft,
Silver-grey nor Sectionalist in its organization
It Is American, and only American national in
all its attributes and purposes. Yielding up all
past prejudices-surrendering and dscarding all
past jeao, ses-it stands on platform Of its own,
defying all other organization, coaescing with no
other organization, carrying out its own great Oh
jects, and seeking to accomplish its own distinct
patriotic purposes.
1t invites, everywhere, the cooperation of all
men who are American and Protestant In their
synpathies. From those who are not, il expects
or seeks no favor. Demagogues, panderers to anti
| American influences, and the bigots of an anti
republican creed are against 1t. All these united
will be against It, But what of that? The great
American heart is with 1.-THE instincts the SYM
pathies Of the American people are all on its side
There is no danger to the future Of the American
party with such adjuncts. It's course will be on.
ward and upward no fear of that albany Reg.
From the Richmond Christian Advocate.
Foreign Correspondence. at
E.4s.H PARIS, March IL, 1855.
You doubtless perceived from the tenor Of my
last letter that regarded the religious condition
Of this city as most deporable. Well, farther IN
qury has proved this to be too true but, thank God
there is some "leaven" in this great mass ofcor-
ruption. God has not left himself 9 Without
witness" here, as was almost ipclin(6 10 think
The Protestants have in this oify ehurchcs, br-
sides twelve other peees e Gsrs1l These are
at which II small There are alSkyntvry rnrisyTI!
In Paris all evangelical except five Unitariafs and
two Puseyites. OF the aforesaid thirty ministers,
fire out OF ten In the established Protestant Church
and four out OF ala IN the Lutheran Church, are
paid by the Seate.
wss not aware till coming here, that this gov
ernment supported 10 any extent whatever, Pro-
testantism IL Is fact however. But while Pro-
testant ministers whose congregations reach
certain number of members, can receive aid from
the State by an act passed few years since, yet
the government Is, as you know, decidedly Catho'
lie, lRoman, mean, } and will not permit Protcs-
tants TO make any inroads upon the former, II Il
can be avoided. Permission has been repeatedly
refused to Protestant ministers 10 open placessof
worship where none such existed, because the fear
Of prosclytism; but such discrimination is prac-
| tsed In favor Of Protestants. Indeed, there arc
three ministers now in prison for continuing 70
| preach after they were forbidden. The act Of to
Grafton aforementioned was perhaps passed more
to soothe the few Protestants then existing in the
country, than from any real love Of religious lib
erty.
Il Is aremarkable fact, however, you doubt
less know, that while France has been for centu-
ries the main stay OF the Church OF Rome the
| Preach have been very far from being the most
obedient subjects Of his highncss. Isuppose this
is sort Of "sale ofindulgence' on large scale
1 There are think in all France, about 4o, 600 Ro
nish priests Of all orders; but judging from those
Of Paris they can have, with the intelligent at
| least but little influence. Even the poor ana un-
| educated here hold them in contempt This has
surprised me. friend informed me the other
evening that he saw two priests so thoroughly drunk
that they found it impossible TO get home without
assistance. The man who supported them found
his task quite difficult one Presently the broad.
brimmed hat OF one Of them fen into the gutter,
and then came the difficult problem TO the COOL
Samaritan, "How shall j recover the hat with
out pitching both Of my charges into the street,
The solution was certainly not an easy mstter,
and the prudent man revolved it for some time.
However, after a careful system Of balancing and
propping, he succeeded in recovering the hat.
woman who was looking on remarked with shrug,
!" Pretty teachers Of morality" To support these
priests costs the government the round sum Of
-- annually. IL IL were left with the peo-
pie at large, IL is questionable whether they would
receive as many sous. find that in all the church
es here candles are sold, as ! mentioned in my
former letter was the case at Notre Dame and
in all, also, the sexton, or whatever he may be
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