The Empire County argus., 1856-08-30
We AboEt;onists---we Am sricans


What deal of pains certain democratic journals
in California are at, to impress upon the minds Of
their readers that the American party afliaes with
Republicanism Each of these doughty editors sets
himself up on his tripod as Sir Oracle, and by the
light he has, scrutnizes the great American people
passing finally in every case. The history of the
past two years demonstrates that the Democratic par
ty is hopelessly swamped. The party is split up in
its strongholds. In New York, Ohio and Illinois, a
fair division of the rank and file occurred-day-light
shines through the very heart of the once unbroken
democratic column in these States. Anti-Nebraska
Democrats have fitted out and ofcered Republican
movement in the latter State, and the organization
will carry the State for Fremont-or the signs are
not right
The history of the Democracy in Illinois is its his
tory in the North: Coaxed and cozened by plat
form OH platform piled, each recognizing the latest
and each different one as the final settlement of the
slavery question, and deprecating any further agita-
tion of the subject, the rank and file were at last
amazed at the final grand leap in which they were
called upon to follow the lead of Douglas. Thou
sands of honest democrats, who would at this moment
resist the restoration of the Compromise, or any 9TH
er further agitation of this vexatious subject are now
raying to the Anti-Nebraska standard, determin-
ed to rid the nation of clan of demagogues who
are now ruling it with rod of iron. Herein was
the origin of the first appearance of formdabeness
in the Republican ranks.
The foreign-born element of the Democratic party
is essentially freesoiish This has always been un-
derstood yet the leaders, understanding the necessity
of keeping in with hem have from time to time ticked
the McGuires and Van Doozens with seats in egisla-
tures &c. These same have and then shown their
hands-in quiet way. For instance-in the winter
of 4s-9 Michigan Legislature elected what would
now be an excellent Black Republican u s. Senator;
viz: Gen. Lewis Cass, with Wimot Proviso nstruc-
tions. Another instance-in 1880 an Ohio Legis-
lature elected genuine frstwater Black Republican
q. S. Senator; viz Salmon P. Chase-the present
Republican Governor of that State This foreign
born element of Democracy having gone over in
great numbers to the Republicans and thousands on
thousands of the purely national men of the party
having fraternized with old Wings under the banner
of the American party the Democracy is left poor
indeed, and harbors yet the germ of disunion. And
now democratic newspapers raise hue and cry of
Abotionism, and such thread-bare catch-words when
speaking of the American party in hope of produ-
cling schism in our ranks AS yet, these charges
have fallen still-born Or have done their work only
after rccoing upon their authors
When they talk to us of Republican atfinities we
can point them TO the stampede from the National
Convention in Philadelphia in February, and SINH
lar movement on smaller scale during the recent
session of the National Council at New York On
those two occasions the American party of the Union
stood hard by and delegate after delegate with
draw, and yet altered not. They went to the North
and to the South while that resolute band of proud
Americans stood upon the platform of the Republic
the CoNsTITUrIoN-nor compromised word of it
for any section. The party in the several States has
passed through the same ordeal and been similarly
purfed-ruined, the Democracy called it-and as
with one voice. the word has gone forth from every
State in the confederacy -" FILLMORE is the man
for the times !"