Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-25
Diaerenoe, Awonv Fr,end,.

L
controversy going on between the Anerieo,s Or
gan, at Washington, and the American Democrat,
at Baltimore-both able and efficient champions OF
American principles. Arising from mere misun-
Outstanding Of words, the discussion has naturally
gained strength on either side, as IL proceeded,
and is now tinctured with positive asperity and
| bitterness. We regret this the more, the edi-
tors of both these journals are yirginians, and
both consistent and devoted friends Of the con-
sentative and constitutional principles upon which
our government is founded. Mr.. Pleasants, the
editor Of the American Democrat, bears name
which for more than quarter or a century has
been familiar TO the whole country as that Of
fearless and incorporating foe of the ultrarsdi-
cal doctrines and sectional prejudices which have
often threatened the stability and safety of our
/ institutions.
AS to Mr.. Ellis, the editor Of the Organ, he may
be regarded mot by his years. for he Is still in the
prime Of hfe,) but by his length of services, as
one OF the veterans and patriarchs, Of the Ameri-
| can cause. In 1910, he was one Of handful OF
citizens of st. Louis, who re-echoed the cry Of
Americanism, from its first utterance, in New Or
leans and who planted the standard Of that glori-
/ Gus cause upon the banks of the Mississippi. A
society was then formed, of which Mr.. Ellis was
| President, in which he delivered many able and
commanding addresses fraught with the funda-
| mental facts statistics and arguments, which have
furnished the basis OF the subsequent operations OF
| the party He was also one Of the editors and
| publishers of the "St. Louis Pennant and Ameri-
| can,p In connexion with Measrs. p. w. tombstone
and G. G. Foster In this capacity, Mr.. Ellis de-
| voted himself sedulously, and expended, In pro-
| noting the cause, the greater portion OF hand
| some fortune. He has never swerved from the
| principles of the American party, and is gentle
| man highly esteemed by all who know him.
| Under these circumstances, we view with sin
cere regret, the difference which has arisen be.
| tween these gentlemen, whose respective journals
| have done good and brave service in the contest
! for the supremacy of American principles. We
are that there be essential point OF diff
ference between them, and we beg to be allowed
| to assume the position of mediator, and to earn
| estly recommend the restoration OF that harmony
essential to the advocates of great and mighty
/ cause. Even should this remonstrance have no
good effect, we are sure that it will be pardoned
for the sake of the good intention with which it is
offered.-Phitadelphia Morning Tunes
| Whilst we have to thank our friends of the
Philadelphia Morning Times. for the kindness
and good will manifested towards us in the
above article, we are bound to enter our pro-
test that we arc not in fault, or in any way re-
sponsible, for the differences" to which they
refer. If the Democrat had confined itself to
legitimate structures upon our editorials, the
discussion would not have been "tincturcd
with positive asperity and bitterness"
| But the Democrat not only misrepresented
our political positions, but cast slanderous i'm
putations upon us, in connection with our APP
plication for the "public printing" Until this
was done, we neither manifested nor felt any
asperity OF bitterness" towards that press,
or its editor.
| The Times is therefore in error, when it
says, "there can be no essential point of differ
ence between" the Democrat and Organ.
There is wide difference between us, and one
| which was created solely by the unprovoked
| and unjustiiable conduct of our enemy, and
therefore we are compelled to say, that highly
| as we esteem our contemporaries of the Times,
we cannot consent to any mediator" when
the wrong done, is wholly on the side of our
| enemy. In the present state of the contest,
we desire no reconciliation.
Fully approaching however the importance
Of the suggestion that zoe haoe common foe
to combat, we for the present waive our intend
ed remarks upon the article, published in the
Democrat last-Friday, though full of misrepre-
sensations, in order that we may be credited
with forbearanee, under deep sense of pre-
meditated wrong.