Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-03
American Cause.

The American party 6tAts Conventicn OF fexss
will be held in Austin on she 3lst of January.
The Native American party Of Mississippi wi
hold a State Convention b the city Of Jackson, on
Thursday, January II. ' ~
AT the convention held in the xviii Congress
sional District of New York 10 select delegate
to the Philadelphia Convention, the following res
olutions we're adopted
Whereas long line Of abuses and many acts Of
political corruption on the part OF those leaders
who assume to control the action OF the old parties
eyince want of integrity and good faith towards
the country, whose best interests and not their
own political fortunes, it Is their duty 10 serve
and who by such acts have justly awakened IN the
hearts of the American people, fear for the safety
OF those institutions, under which nation they
have lived and prospered beyond all example In
history; to combine, therefore, without reference
to party organizations, to throw OF such govern
ment and TO provide new guards for future secuIi-
ty, is clearly the duty of all true and patriotic
Americans. q
And as we sincerely believe /" a contamination
40 deyoutly to be wished for" can only be attained
by the nomination and election 10 the high 0mces
OF the nation, men who entertain liberal ana en-
lphtened national views, and are known TO De
sound upon all Those great questions for which sne
American party Is so urgently contending men who
scout the narrow and dangerous policy that would
found parties In the State with reference alone TO
geographical determinations men who will watch
with jealous eyasthat .baneful foe OF Republican
government foreign influence, and will check
with a strong arm the blighting and rapid MARCH
of Ron,anisili over this fair land therefore
RESOLVED That Id the honorable Sam Houston,
of Texas, we find qualities that eminehtly TT him
to f the Presidential chair, with honor to himself
and glory to the country; qualities of the head
that recommend him qualities of the heart that
endear him to the american people.
Personal.
Louis Kossuth has retired from his connexion
with the London Atlas g
The recent attempt by writer in the Boston
Courier to make II appear that the late Mr. ketteil
editor Of that paper, was the venerable Peter Far
ley has been answered in long letter 70 the New
York Times, by S. G. Goodrich. In this letter Mr..
g. shows up various impostures relating to the au.
thorship of these renowned nursery tales and he
takes occasion to dispose Of what he calls batch
of attempts, impertinent or fraudulent, TO make
use of the name OF Farley.
The Gan Antonio Texan hoists the names Of s.
A. Douglas for che Presidency, and Senator Rusk
of Texas, for the Vice Presidency.
Sir Robert Peel, Bart, is about to marry the
Lady Jane Hay, daughterofthe Marquis Of Tweed.
dale, and sister of the Duchess of Wellington The
marriage is expected to take place immediately af
ter Christmas.
Sir Allen McNab premier Of the Canadian gov
eminent, sued the editors Of the Hamilton Banner
for libel The verdict was in favor Of the editors,
and Sir Allen gets only a lesson in policy for his
pains.
Hon. Truman Smith, late United States Senator
from Connecticut, has opened an Office for the
practice of law at New York. s,N