American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-02-23

reckiessness, they are now regarded as
the authors of sectional party. All
this they did, and let it be charged
home upon them. The effrontery of
such high-handed and unblushing acts
of national inidelity is only cquallcd
in the history of our country by the
shamclessncss with which the perpetra-
tors of them now attempt to escape the
scorpion lashes prepared for their backs
by an outraged people.
And shall the American party now
be silent or fear to condemn the viola
ted faith and dishonesty of a wanton
Administration? Must Americans lie
passive and quiet while their fair herit-
age is torn with internal discussions,
and rent with dangerous feuds ? No,
never! tits the duty of that party to
point out the perpetrators of such Ma
tional disgrace-to hold the Admins
tration responsible for its acts of helm
Gus faithlcssness and manifest wrong
to call for remedy that will meet the
case, and as a national party to apply
q national remedy. This is all the
American meeting of January % did;
it was all they sought. So far from
going with the Black Republicans ona
sectional basis to prolong agitation,
that meeting deprecated its continu-
ance, and called, most emphatically,
for "sound, national, conservative
basis, on which all true Americans
throughout the length and breadth of
the land may unite" They, too, "re-
new their united and individual oblga-
tions to stand by the Union and the
compromises of the Constitution to the
last extremity In the face of such
language, as broad and comprehensive
as the Union itself, how supremely RI
diculous to charge upon those who gave
it honest utterance, areproach coupled
with sectional Republicanism. Surely
if shame ever mantled mortal check,
the crimson should involve the temples
of the sub-cditor thus wantonly abusive
of his neighbors' principles. Surely
if not lost to all noblcness Of soul, he
must feel appropriately mean, as un-
masked of its hypocrisy, and uncover
cd from its toilette of Aimsy verbage,
his unsupported charge of Black Re-
publicanism stands out in bold relief.
spurned of intelligent men, and disown-
ed of honorable democrats. Has it
come to this, a STRIPPING stranger the
calumniator of grey hairs and tried pa
triotism. Let him who deals so aip-
PANTY in BLACK Republican epithets,
read again the proceedings of the A.
merican meeting, and estimate his own
Importance by the weight of years and
intelligence embodied in the Convcn-
ton which adopted them, and which he
repudiatcs
But alongside the proceedings of the
American meeting is also strung out in
imposing array, the platform of the Re-
puJlicans in Congress. Aye, and read
them. The Republicans declare their
intention "steadily and firmly to per-
sist in their efforts to restore, fully and
completely, the (MissourD Compromise
Of 1920. The American resolutions
cited the repeal of the Compromise
as the cause Of our unhappy sectional
excitement, but deprecated continu-
ance of the same, and advocated ma
tlonal basis for national action in the
coming Presidential canvass. The re-
enactment Of the Missouri Compromise
was not advocated, either by the letter
or spirit of the Morgantown meeting
hence the charge of Black Republican
ism is FALSE.
If the Telegraph by such unwor-
thy articles as this, expects to brow
beat and backyard the Americans of
this county into a fear of expressing
their sentiments, and showing up the
deformitios of the present wrctched,
faithless and bungling administration,
it will be as much mistaken as it was in
dreaming that its sub-editor was equal
to the task Of demonstrating a similar
ity between Black Republicanism and
Americanism--a mistake that will rem
der his onslaught memorable in the an
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