Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-25
Department News.


INTERIOR DEPARrMEsr.-- BsIsinsss Of the Psa-
SION O6fes.--An abstract Of the business Of the
Pension bureau, under the act OF March ), 1900,
for the week ending june rs
Bounty land applications received o7eo
g enyeloped, bneied, and
numbered slS0
{" acknowledged 1910
- " registered $500
:" examined 2,s54
:" allowed LOTT
h" warrants issued 1852
registered 1880
Number Of letters franked and sent from
| the Office 6,026
Total number Of applications received l77,T00
sasa !" enyeloped, brieied, &c. l04,7s7
-" acknowledged 1854
examined 1900
allowed 1924
q registered 1880
warrants issued b,S03
registered $3.50
Eighteen of the applications allowed are for sol,
diers who served in the revolutionary war, and
ninety five to the surviving widows Of revelation
airy soldiers.
Posr OFYIoE DEPARTMENT Post
BiHs.-The Department declines longer taking
the responsibility Of receiving, and transmitting to
the frontier money from postmasters to pay Tor
printing their names on blank post bills.
( Delivery Of Letters, dc.--We understand FREE
quent complaints against the Department grow out
Of the fact that postmasters too often, trusting only
to their memories, tell persons there Is no mail
matter for them when subsequent examination
proves that there was If postmastcrs would adj
here strictly to the rule Of making aperscnal search
every time letters and papers are inquired ior,
there would be more despatch in their delivery.
PostnaasterS Assistantst to be Hworn. P0stmas-
tiers at small offices, we learn, are too much in the
habit OF permitting incompetent members Of their
families, and other persons In their employ, (nene
of them being sworn, as required by law,) TO
change the mails, and to perform all the other du-
ties pertaining to their Offices. None but sworn
assistants should be allowed to have access to the
mails. ~
Loaning Newspapers. to newspa-
pers make complaint of the non-arrival Of their
papers, and in some instances intimate that the
loss Is occasoned by the fact of the postmaster
loanng to his neghbors the papers Of others for
perusal. The papers fail to be returned to their
proper place, and hence their dissatisfaction.
Postmasters are strictly forbidden to loan news
papers that are in their Office for delivery.
THE AMERICAN NATIONAL CONyENfICN-The
National Convention of the American party, which
has been in session at Philadelphia for some days
past, adjourned on Friday. The result OF the Con-
vention has been the construction Of platform OF
principles, which is to guide its future action.
That platform will be found in another column OF
our paper An attempt was made by a few abo-
tionsts, who had found their way into the Coun-
Gil, with Senator Wilson at their head, to disturb
its proceedings and to convert the American or
der into an abolition organization. They were too
weak and powerless, however, to accomplish their
purpose and finding that the Convention could
not be controlled, they withdrew. Many however,
afterwards returned and the proceedings were con-
Quoted with toerable harmony and good under
standing. 1t is not pretended that the North and
South came to an amicabe understanding upon
the slave question, can 1t be supposed that any
platform calculated to effect concurrence ofopin-
ion upon that subject viii be very strictly regard
ed by the great mass Of the order, North or South.
We apprehend that the great bodyof Americans
win regard the platform binding upon them, just
SO far as it relates to the original object of the or
ganization, and no further They viii feel them.
selves free TO act npon the slavery question as their
individual convictions shall prompt
The adjournment of the Convention has been
followed by immense gatherings of the American
party at Philadelphia and New York, probably the
largest political assemblages ever convened in this
country, and the proceedings are characterized by
great unanimity. The American spirit Of the
whole country is now aroused to the highest pitch
of enthusiasm, and the great gatherings at Phila-
delphia and New York will be followed by similar
demonstrations throughout the country. The great
body of the Order In this State was never sounder
or more united than at this day. The motto is
" America for Americans" and 1t unites them as
one man-Ontario (N. ~ Repository.
The Livingston Republican concludes an able
article on the Philadelphia Convention as fol-
lows. We viii remark that the Republican speaks
the language Of the American party of New York
Space will not permit us TO speak Of all the
questions before the Philadelphia Convention.
Upon those questions involved properly in the
American Organization, harmony and good feel
ing almost unparalleled in National Conventions
prevailed The principles of the order are too well
known to require at this time repetition or COM
ment That (" America should be ruled by Amer
leans, no honest, intelligent mind viii deny The
enemies Of the principle dare not meet it, they
seek to evade and conceal 1t by unbounded false
hood and Misrepresentation, and by the base agi-
tation Of questions wholly Independent Oft The
principle strikes at the corrupt and cherished
schemes Of Sewardism for the Presidency, by
abridgng the efectual importation Of Catholic re.
tainers.
Il has already routed and dsmayed his forces,
and his marshals are seeking to rally his palbear-
ers under a new banner with CROSS and colors yet
concealed. We now behold but two parties pos
sessing vtaityin this State--the American, and the
Pierce administration. The scattered remnants Of
the Seward and Clark dynasty are In transition
state, and whether they win hatch butterflies, and
II So what their colors will be, remains for future
developments to determine. One fact, however,
is rendered certain beyond a reasonable doubt,
that the american party piH carry this STATE at
the ne1t election, and continue 20 carry II and
other States, until the great and growing evils
| complained Of are corrected.
The CRoPs IN IsDIANA-0ur Indiana newspa-
pers are not half so confident now Of an abundant
crop as they were some few weeks since. Heavy
rains and foods have done injury in the eastern