Daily American organ., 1856-03-01
The Nominations.


We have placed the american nominations
at our masthead, and shall do battle for them
as the nominees of the American party, stand
ing upon its platform and maintaining its doc
trines. We are for "principles, not men,
and we support the ticket presented by the
American Nominating Convention, not merely
on the ground that the nominees are conserva-
tive and patriotic men, but because they have
been selected by the American Convention as
the candidates Of the American party.
We have observed in the proceedings of sun
dry meetings Of "old line Wings a disposi-
ton on their part to sustain the American
nominations, because of the antecedents of Mr..
Fillmore, as prominent member of the late
Wing party. To this we make no objections
on the contrary, we shall be gratified if the
American ticket shall receive the votes and in
fiuence Of any other persons than those who
are advocates Of American doctrines, but we
trust that no American win in any form give
countenance to the idea that Mr.. Fillmore is
now anything else than an American in his po-
litical relations.
If we supposed for moment that Mr.. Fill
more, if elected, would resuscitate the old
Whig party, and abandon the platform and
principles of the American party, we should
respectfully decline to render him even our
feeble aid, to reach the position which ne has
once adorned Far from it. Were he even
more talented, more conservative, and in all
mental and moral qualifications better fitted
than he is, to discharge the high trusts of
President of the United States, we should op-
pose his election, if he were to refuse to stand
on, maintain, and carry out the doctrines of
the American party.
We have deemed it fit and proper thus
briefly to give utterance to our views on the
subject Of the nominations. We do not sup
port Mr.. Fillmore as Whig, nor Mr.. Donel-
son as Democrat; we support both as Amer
leans, nor do we doubt that they are Ameri-
cans in the political sense Of this designation.
Major Donelson was present in the National
Convention, and distinctly announced that he
stood upon the American platform. He goted
for IL in the National Council, and as to hsm,
therefore, no question can be made.
Mr.. Fillmore is absent from the United States,
and of course he has not himself declared that
he adopts the platform of the American party,
but every delegate to the National Council
from New York (save one) voted for the plat
form, and amongst them were the personal
and political friends of Mr.. Fillmore from his
native State. Beyond this, the platform has
been promulgated by the highest authority
known to the American party; Mr.. Fillmore
has been nominated as the standard-bearer Of
the party; he is third degree member of the
order and it would be an insult to him to ques-
ton his fidelity to his obligations.
We are aware that it has been doubted that
Mr.. Fillmore is an initiated member of the
American party. We state upon the authority
of General Scraggs, of Buffalo, from whose lips
we received the information, that Mr.. Fillmore
is member of the Order, and in full commu-
Mon with it. This point then is put at rest.
General Scraggs was present and participated
in his initiation Mr.. Fillmore, then, and Ma
jor Donelson, are the standard bearers of the
American party" and as such are entitled to
the support of all Americans.