Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-18
Republican Ticket for 1860.
Americani.rn in a New phase.

Not the least noticeable of the results of there
cent elections, is the complete fzzling out of the
American party AS national party, it had not
a single element of strength that was based upon
general, and not local. principles-and, as a State
organization, it never seemed to have any other
mission than TO promote the cultivation ofpoliti-
cal small potatoes. Its existence, everywhere
seemed a sort of meteoric phenomenon, at which
men cazed and Wonderland the sudden paling
of its fires, before the light of and discus
sion, was not less remarkable than the glittering
splendor of its flaming track, when it first began
its eccentric course across the political frma-
ment Through extra judicial oaths, by midnight
orgies and inquisitorial cabals, it first perfected
an organization mere potent for mischief than
any that this republic had ever known, and then,
BY its appeal in some cases, to the worst passions
and predjudices of the human heart-in Others,
to mems fears-and in others, still, to their lust
of official place, and the distinctions that of
tit gained footing, as political party, in
nearly every town and village in the United
States.
The events which distinguished its brief career
are too recent in mems minds to require recaptu-
lation here. That brilliant series of successes
that marked its progress in 1854, familiar to
all, at this time, as the more recent and over
whelming reyerses of 1856 Suffice it to say, that,
in the great Presidential contest just passed,
which was contest of the real antagonistic prin
ciples of American politics, Americanism was ac-
counted but as little more than the dust in the
balance, and would only deserve to be mentioned
at all as element in the contest, but for the fact,
that it only as the dust in the balance, disturbed
the equipoise of contending parties just so far as
was necessary to turn the scales against Republi-
can candidates and Republican principles, and
give the administration of the national government
for another term OF four years. to the slave power
The electoral vote of the little State of Mary
land was its only trophy of victory in the cam
paign Of 1856, and the imprecations of all good
men for its labored and too successful, efforts to
divide and distract the friends of freedom, were
but meagre Offset for such victory.
In the Massachusetts, State election, however,
Americanism enjoyed seeming triumph, al
though, as affecting national matters, to the Re-
publican cause and candidates the victory was
conceded.
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the party, and through the supineness of too
many more, the Republican party of the State
yielded, without struggle, the State government
for another year to this rotten and corrupt organ
iEaton.
We have always believed that such surrender
of party position and party supremacy as the Re
publicans possessed at that time, great and
fatal error and that, like all political shifts based
upon mere present expediency, without reference
to principles, the consequences would be
felt in results most disastrous to the organiza-
ton of the true friends of freedom, and such as
would require years fendeavor in order to replace
the Republican party again in such position of
power and influence in the State as it occupied at
that time--and our fears seem likely soon to be
realized
Encouraged by the success of their bullying and
browbeatng endeayors in the control of the Re-
publican party, through its delegate convention,
the same tactics are to be resumed in systematic
efforts to control the party, not only in prm"
airy meetings of its members, but in the next
Legislature, through all those corrupting iIifu.
ences and sordid appeals, which the leaders of
the American party know so well how to USE
Utterly despairing of reviving orreconstructing
the American party, under name and upon a
platform which have become odious to the great
majority of the people, the game is to engraft
Americanism upon the Republican stock and form
a new party, to be called " the American Repub
lican party" for the purpose if not openly ayow
ed, at least secretly determined on, of making
such political union as shall swallow up the Re.
publican party of the State. and make it mere
appendage to that ubiquitous organization that
has blasted the fair fame of our noble Common.
wealth, and made its legislation by-word and
mockery throughout the Union.
So skilfuly the plans laid and SO great is the
confidence Of the trainers of this scheme in the
success of their Vaccinations that they already
boast, that in spite of the fact that the Republic
caus have clean majority in the House and SEN
ate, it will be impossible for them to organize
either branch upon party basis, and that this
new plan Of the executive to swallow up the re-
publican party of the State in the American party
revamped for the occasion, is just likely to
succeed as is the day for the organization Of the
legislature to come around. Webelieve that these
boasts and these threats are not to be despised.
A party which while in a minority, by its shrewd
management and inscriptions tactics could Sc
cure for its candidates for State Offices and mem.
bers of Congress the almost united support of a
party coniessedly in the majority, cannot by any
sound and logical reasoning be shown as an an
tagonist to be despised and we would once more
caution our Republican friends, especially those
who representatives elect to the Legislature by
the Republican votes, and who have at heart the
success of Republican principles, and the triumph
of the Republican party, TO stand by their own or"
ganizaton, and to resist the wiles and mschina-
tons which are on foot for its overthrow;-to
to it that the noble platform of truly democrat
chprinciples laid down at Philadelphia by the Re-
publican party Of the nation is not here submerged
under the bgotry and intolerance of the SO called
Springfield American Platform and that the no
blest and truest men in the Republican party are
not crowded from the highest positions of honor
and trust by the trading politicians who have
controlled the State for their own profit, and tc
the States dishonor, for the last two years.
GREAT Snow STORM AT THE WEsT.-A late
letter from Grinnell Iowa, states that snow
storm commenced at o'clock Z. M, the LIST
inst, and lasted till noon on the Sd. and was
very severe. The snow was blown into the
buildings-hogs were buried out Of sight in
their pens--trayelling was almost impossible.
Many cattle were fairly driven by the severity