American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-03-08
For he La dm l.I, an. uafo y !
Mn. EpiroR. I'VE car. have no bcttcrev-
idence of the dishonesty and .hy pocrisy Of the

advocates OF certain tenets &c doctrines,
who, without exception or diminution, do
not fail 10 denounces in the bitterest terms,
every and all opinions brought forward in
| opposition TO THERE. Notwithstanding every
| principle of justice, reason and right forces
upon the MUD that such opposite opinions
! and doctrines, when practically demonslra-
| ted, rare OF The greatest utility, and would
| ultimately rebound TO the benelit of all for
whose benefit Cey were intended. There
| rs no subject SCARCELY but has its commend I.
able PRINCIPLES upon both sides, and TO find
one that has0no such principle, all will at
once c0ncede atbatrthe man who. advocates
iydoesg rot only make shimself riJicnlous in
The. eyesl of his fellows, bn, places himself
IN a much more deplorahle Situation, to wit:
that he is either greatly ignorant of wba, he
speaks, or that he is willingly and corrup,iy
dishonest. And SO on the other hand, -
when we see men taking grounds npo.
which they profess 10 stand for the good Of
themselves ana Others and vehsmenly de-
nounclng whatever may be brought up in
| opposi'ioE toiheir views Of pnpiie,y, and
contending that there is no good thing no,
not orc, in the principles advocated by their
opponents. want no better evidence Of
either the rottenness, of their own cause, or
total disregard Of all principles Of truth
und jus lice,
| The course of theIAmcrican Party, ever
since lis fisstinception, has been to convince
hegpeople ofihis country, that the time has
come that we'shoutd become more Amert-
edntsed, that under existing laws, the bal
! lot box has become corrupted to a most al
armins extent, by hories OF ignorant and
corrupt foreigners being admitted to vote,
who not only felt interest int the wei fare
OF our government, but who were brought
| here hv "A nj nj. ,>c
Jesuits for the ostensible purpose of engraft-
| ing themselves into The institutions Of the
country with view Of q final overthrow Of
| our fair fabric, reared upon the bones and
plood OF our glorious ancestors. And what
! are The arguments OF the Anti.Americans,
those who profess TO believe ihatither is no
dangerln such an event, ever taking place in
this countrys aud try to make the Roman
Catholic and the foreigner believe they are
sincere in what they say, in order to receive
their votes at the ballot box. Have they
ever dispro, ed one principle, or shown in
the slightest manner the groundlessness of
the fears expressed by the American party?
Not one. Nor can thew, nor do they intend
ITO try TO 90 So because they know il is
worse than folly for them to attemp, it.
linen what has been and what will be, the
course to be, pursued by the An,i.American
Eparty! II has been the course Of that par.
~ heretofore TO denounce, misrepresent and
Willy the American party most grossly aud
ungenerously. From the demagogue in high
: places down 10 the one-horse local preacher,
has The most gross misrep presentations ema.
mated, and for what purpose Was il be-
cause they honestly believed that set Of
mem had been raised up in This country,
calling. themselves AMERICANS, for the pur-
pose oil bringing ruin upon the country p
. 1t.l IIa.r A..
4 such thing. because the idea was prepos-
| ferrous in itself. Who could believe that an
| Englishman or an Irishmaa or Du;chman,
comparatively green from theiS own native
= isles, had more and felt more interest In the
| welfare OF this county, than native born
i American How ridiculous; how absurd !;
! how dishonest! And yet native born Amer.
leans willsuiler Englishmen (who have been
asked the question whetker, i'm the event of
war with his native country and America,
he would take up arms against this country,
has refused to answer) to make them be.
leye tina, such is tho fact. These are strange
lacts, and yet as true as strange.
The late canvass for Governor in this State
has revealed many strange incidents. Had
The American question been met upon it's
true issue, and the e flor. made by lis friends
/ as we're made by ms opponents, Mt. Wise
would have been to day residing at 'eOnly,
near OnancockN The means used by tina /
Individual TO attain the object of his desires
arc SUI fresh IN the me mory of,eyery per.
d son. His HAUNTING demagogueism was his
/ only arm Of defence, and had he moi used
i 1t, he knew what his doom was to be-. His
great theme was that the American party in
Virginia was in cologue with the Northern
aboiionists. This he rung in the ears of
every listener, upon the top ofeyery noun
tain, and in the plains Of every valley know
ing by his long experience in demagogueism
that lie travelled much faster than the
truth, and could not be well overraken by
I The time the election should come off To
prove his conemptuous chicanery, he, in a
speech delivered in Washington, a short
! lime after his election; stated that he was
indebted 10 The Wings for his election.
II is well understood, Mr.. Editor, that
this same miserable system Of nisrepresen,-
alton is 10 be followed up during The coming
contest for the Presidency, notwithstanding
undeniable proofs have been Produced that
The charge OF abolitionlsm upon the Ameri-
: aan party is false I'M all It's phases. As Of
4 len as the charge has been mace, it has been
relued as foul calumny, and thrown bacl,
in he teeth of the calumnialor. Every un.
prejudiced mind knows il TO be such who
knows nytlIing Of the history of the parties
as they now exist IN this country
The attacks upon the American party.
by The sub cditot Of the Telegraph, in sing
ing the syren song of his great demagogue.
ing forerunner, Henry a. Wise. was not on
ly a ridiculous failure, bu, has been proven
TO be an abortion worthy only Of lis sapent
protector. In his issue before the last ,be
unmislakable signs of perfect izzle Out
(edltorially) is paIpable. When an editor
gets to screwing "dog's tails" and talks OF
< scrtwng things out of holes, il is but Iar
to imagine that he is getting towerls the
latte, end Of something bat the young man
might have thought he was back in Cplpcp4
pan screwng oppossums ont OF the holes in
"sinmon" trees. Who knows2 hal
have seen a copy Of The Fairnont yir.
glnian of the LIST inst, edited by another of
these CulPeppdh gentlemen, sent out TO West
ern Virginia suppose to take care of the
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