Daily American organ., 1856-05-01

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TO reoiVs tho opinions be had entertained on
this question. It Is very well understood that
Presidential candidates have psrSsct right to
abandon any positions they entsstain, the very
moment these positions become unpopular !
1t was a murderous piece Of friendship in Col
Forney, therefore, to put this plank into Old
Bucks platform.
The second plank in Old Bucks platform is,
that " the Pacific Railroad must be made out
of the funds of the National Treasury" Now,
why did Colonel Forney put this plank into
Old Bucks platform, when he kneW that Davis
and Guthrie, and the whole Cabinet Of Pierce,
had " backed down" from this doctrine, more
than two years agof Old Buck may be honest
enough still to maintain this position, though
the Pierce Cabinet have recanted, but don't
Colonel Forney know, that the South won't
stand any such federal doctrinef
The third plank in Old Bucks platform, as
taken from the mouthpiece Of Colonel Forney
is, no opposition to the religious agitation of
slavery" Old Buck is opposed to the policy
Of the political agitation of slavery, but is
willing that pulpit eloquence should be ex-
hausted on this theme, and that ministers mot
politicians) shall shriek for freedom as loud as
they please Colonel Forney certainly appears
to understand, If nobody else does, the distinc-
ton "betwixt tweedle dunn and tweedle dee!"
Politicians must not set fire to the Federal
Constitution and destroy the Union, but min
listers of the Gospel may do it with impunity !
But . fourth plank in Old Bucks platform
reads, "The abolition Of slavery in the Terri
tories, by Congress, is no attack on the States
in which it exists" In framing this plank for
Mr. Buchanan to stand upon, Col. Forney shows
rather more Of the astuts special pleading law
yer, than profound Union-loving statesman,
or euen politician | We leave Southern gen.
tlemen to examine this platform for them
selves, but we must be permitted to repeat our
opinion, that If Frank Pierce shall cause his
platforms to be generally distributed North
and South, and if the anti-Americans of each
section of the country shall be willing to con-
fide in the honesty and good faith Of this gen
tleman, he will beat Old Buck at the Nomina-
ting Convention, just about as far as the Amer
ican candidate will beat Pierce next Novem-
Der, and that win be far enough to crafty the
honest ambition Of any reasonable man
Hon. e. G. Reade, Of North Carolina.
We have in press, and shall publish in few
days, letter from this gentleman to his con-
stituents, in answer to the recent address of
the Hon. Mr.. Clingman of the same State,
which address has been extensively copied by
the Forney and Pierce presses of the South,
and much complimented by them, as is usual
when new recruits enlist in their ranks and
advocate their cause We have carefully read
this letter of Mr.. Reade, and we predict for it
q most extensive circulation, and q widespread
fame 1t contains in the mildest and most
unexceptionable language, the severest casti-
CATION of Mr. Clingman we have ever known
administered to any politician, living or dead.
Little as we can sympathize with any man
who abandons the cherished principles of his
whole life for the prospective honors Of party
he has denounced, we confess we do think Mr..
Clingman is deserving of sympathy. The
scorpion lash of Mr. Reade takes all the flesh
from off his bonesl 1t is not fair Mr.. Reade,
indeed it is cruel, to 80 beat cripple with his
own crutches.
We shall make effort to have the letter ready
for delivery in pamphlet form by Monday
next, and sooner if possible.
Democrats Attention
The National Era of this morning thus calls
upon its followers in the House of Representatives
to pass the Washington City Election bill:
The ELECTION BILL FOR PIE DIsrRIcr.-Last
Friday, the Senate passed bill relating to cleo
tions in the District of Columbiathe same as that
agreed upon by the Committee OF the House. but
not vet reported Il proposes no change Of the
existing law defining the qualification of voters, but