Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-18
Origin Of Ameficanism &.


Origin Of Amedcanism.
Tho National American of the ! til publishes
n communication from Hon. John NJ. Botts. in
which. referring TO the Native American princ-
,les and sympaihles of Mr.. Clay, he traces out
the origin Of the movement. lie says:
In this connection. it may be well 10 remind the
country Of n fact that has escaped the observa
iion or been forgotten by nine hundred and
ninety nine out of every thousand. and that is,
TINT ihe Native American party of ls43 "a. which
was no doubt the nucleus upon which all other
American organizations have been formed, had
its origin with the Democratic pa y. and was
not only claimed by them at the time. but boasfed
Of n the following extracts from the Washing
,nn Globe then published by Blair ~ Rives rs
the principal organ Of tho Democratic party in the
United States, will show.
The Globe then held the same relations 10 the
Democratic party that the '.Union" does at this
time The Democrats in the city of New York
had Just for the first time in many years been de-
feard. which the Globe aceo1 nj ed for as follows
Nov. 10, 1913: THE great split in the party
ocoasipned by the offence ialen by portion Of
IT, ui the conduct of the Democratic City Council
which wa charged with giving more than due
share # the Offices Ia naturalized citizens, have
mol come up Ia the calculations of its authors
The Native Republican party las II is called1 by
The diversion OF DeIWPfI o.obp aifa C,bVo fhlfs
from the regular ticket to one of Tia cir own choos
in,. lost to the Democracy two of its strongest
wards and the secession lost to the Democrats
the sheriff and some assembly men. and had well
nigh defeated the whole ticket"
The National lnte,enoer intimnied that PER
haps number Of Wings had CO op Grated with
the Native Americans. TO which the Globe on
the 18th Nov '43, Indignantly replied. as fol-
lows:
I'll. ~ 4 g
this morning is directly in the iteh Of the truth,
as admitted by the journals of its own party in
New York; is in contradiction If the notorious
fact, that the ward in which the Native Republl-
can ticket obtained majorlics, and threw the
democracy in minority. have on all occasions
proved 10 be among the strongest democratic
wards in New York; aud is in conflict with the
circumstances mhich are kuotea 10 hare giren
birth TO this sehism in the Democra ey. viz: dis
abstraction of n portion Of it TO The employment
gieen 10 the adopted citizens BY the Democratic
City Councils The purpose Of III" Native Re
publicans was To push othrr Denpcrs t. favota
BILE 10 their view against lhose .sholn ,ey aeous
ed If disappointing them NnIGGEBY VOTED
prs OWN TICKET.
The New York correspondent of the Globe
sad;
The Native American ticket polled ut least
5000 yoter; five sxths Of which. came f'nin the
denocfatlc party. Dat ilfkPt ktn" N5tllbe "A
merican, obtained mnjorties in two ofthe strong
est democratic wards in the city, OH AMI It'll
They went off from the democratic pnrty .n az
count of the city corporation (which l. dem oGrai-
io you know. having given many ofthe iontrc Of
fees Of The cHy, such as ipuiehmen. &c. &t. to
the Irish. and the snow of the day makes the
nntiye bern democrats. who are poor, feel their
grievances keenly
This then IT appears was the origin of the ma
tive American parties In thia country now So bit
teri denounced. 1T was no, until after the riots
IN Philadelphia in the summer hnd fall of Abe
tween the foreign population and the native AZ
merlcan party, that the attempt wns made 10 tas
ten the responsibility of This organization upoI
the Wing party, which it had Income necessary
To do, ms the democracy thought. in order to
cure the foreign vote for Mr. Polk.
Thus it will te seen that Whatever may be the
quaiityof The pooi. the oGensireness Of The odor.
the shape Of the Jooi, the turn ofthe shin. or the
complexion of coior that attaches to the American
pnriy of the United States the country is indcbt-
ed To the nav horror stricken democracy, for the
first cross that produced this incomprehensibe,
amagamated compound Of crudities and rxeres-
ences upon party organizations.
The Quincy tlll) Republican, welt known