The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-10-17
fIrNRy RIELL TO THE AMERICAN
iiH' DEMOCRACY.

III
DEMOCRACY.
Rol;sv;np il to be the duty of every good
.;,;1sn IN throw whatever influence he may
nossess nm the side of his country, when he
convinced that dangers threaten its exist.
an.o a, its peace, have concluded to adj
drsss a few words Of explanation TO those
na,,;.ularlv who were once my fellow De-
fnocra,s of Tammuny Hall, as well as to the
Awar;c,n Democracy generally. | believe
- namocracy. | am still DemOcrat-an
~nsr;c0u Democrat-and thus stand in op
rn"',;on 10 that red repubcanism which
~ crossed the Atlantic only TO mingle its
S.I.,erious elements with the half foreign
md The half American Democracy of my ma
rive land. Having witnessed the hasly,
careless and indscrimnate manufacture of
voters out OF Europeans, and knowing by
their clanish and retained foreign habits, Gus
toms, aud principles, that they were still Eu-
ropeans, in all respects, notwithstanding the
unnatural process of naturalization; and
knowing that their votes would counteract
the influence of the legitimate sufferages of
my own country. men, could no longer con-
tinue with party whose practice it is to fos-
ter u system so nationally suicidal.
Ny instincts being all American, how
could ] see with any degree of sympathy,
sucb a wholesale process of for.icnizino ali
that was American in the Democratic partv.
and stiII adb.re n ia Seeiuo the Offices If
trust and honor conferred mon FOREIGNERS in
nreference 10 Americans and witnessinp the
atruogles of INV f,Ilow countrv men in their
,ffo,,s IN throw off the woke of that FOREIGN
;n1nsnce which not only bowed their neeRs
At THAR b,llot how but weirhed them down
in Tho worL sbons and in every occupation
wbere The conpetition of imported cbeap
,abor could onnr.ss them. I resolved. with
,n,nv ~ nv f,liow Democrats. to ioin the
Snlv national American party in the country,
and am now an American Democrat. stand.
inc mon that broad and strong platform
upon which the American Fillmore and the
American Donelson stand
How could VINO knew. in the troublous
time of the R.yolution. how bravelv the mn.
trjotic men of the Soutb foucht side nv side
with their computriots of the North and the
Fast for our common liberties and braved
with ma tho neriIs of those dovs and nights
~ snfE,inu and aoonv-bow rould 7 mise
INV hand AGAINST them nj the bollot hoy when
the cartridSe hoy hod already united ia in
ono common brotberbooda M am with
INV American broibeys ali over The Union.
with Mi INV henri md with nil nv .onl /
am with them nil. aoo;ns, MI who war mon
-. os nna na,,nIa an, uv;,h ,Iillord Fill.
more J hsca pvuph e il fnr ,hs nsnnle Of the
Tn;o, ~ ,,,;,I liz ,.n po,,,trv man
whs,har ,hav ha am.r;.,n nsmncyo,s mr.
A,n.r;oar V,;os en- ,har ,,a an,.r;c,n in
49,, "nd ,,.r,ss a., ,u;,,, nv ,,boIo
$500, 80. .nd an,.s,,;no, .r,;onItu
Souh'y ~ " S'S"' ""N hO"'S''6 'G''~"''"
c;n, i'm, hold too e,hsr Inv tho SACRED memori
=. &c hr rona Jsvs 40 ,,.I os hv tho hind;r r.
onS ,;,,i ;,,,..ras,s 'f ,s.,ll ,r;.d and enc.
c.sst,i nar,n.rsh;, con.err
Sar;opsl, annr,hsn s;yo that n soct;,nol
.;.s,;' ~. A., ., as,s,ro,,., 90.
ss' ny .o ~, e"s o nman.a,;'. no
son;.,ss ~ ."mo ~, md toLa ,bsir s,ond
al. A., ..,.;.. -, III, 4. no, IL
ths s,r"na.st hn, tba p nnst nur.,v na,ional
"as,v IN H. GA Tba,s i po hone fnr ,be
fInion and ;,a na,o.f,,l ,.rn,.tn;,v bnt in Tho
su...ss IF, he am.r.an nar,v
a. e., ,ha S,a,'. If Na,, VT !, m,st oo for
F;, vii "a D"n',.nn hn, 60 maIa !, ., rear.
t.;n,', d, Id ss',,,3 ,aI tha adv;.o ,iy,n
IN Nan, vi ,ar,ar u,rinh has . ia. ar Tho
Id go. rSp pa,. ,hs;. nan wal mss
md -, rons'l;Ja,a tbe S.ward uo,v Alliance
H. Iii s,,nJ .I,"s 60, ali hi turtles
=, Eb -. h';s 81 f,r,v ~ CIV
,ha.s,nd .n,.s IN bn, II ths, nrafsr tho Nv.
,n.s;"m 80 ' ,ha c. Jiu " and dsod
To- hin,, ~ - III ,ha SawnrJ nnn,hinoton thew
y;,I un;,s With Tho Ame-;ran nar,v and ear.
~ tbs Stats" In doinv this. however. thew
should Le oo,u,ted aIone nv desire to
amore Amercnntzsn the State and nation.
.na M, rrn,, a v,;.h ,,orsiv IN Az that which
u,n,H ofiorJ thsm onIv n temnorarv prati6
r,,;,'n Thav should do n no notrots as
man ,.ho ,ovs thar count,v well enouub to
AZ least waive anv mer. marty destination.
which des;gn;ng men nse 10 keen Amer.
;ca' ,ndsr
Tbs crisis calls for concert of action on
tbs mart of all good citizens who are nation
sljs,s
am now mast 80 vears Of aoe. NV faith.
or and mother and myself. fed the Amer.
lean prisoners who where confined in the
Rrick Meeting House: in the old Sugar
House and in The Onnker Church in Pearl
strset when Tho Rr,tish hold nossession of
New York. I served in the last war under
Gsner,I Van Rensselaer, was in the house
os Ceoros WASHINGTON in PHILADELPHIA. and
Mrs Wesb;ngton S;shed IN odo,t me as her
aon Ivolunieered to serv., IN the war AGAINST
tne rfencn ana turks IN 80 anu WAS q
ts. Rovsn 81 pb;,,Jsinhia was
present when General Washington was in