The Empire County argus., 1856-05-17
T,.e Aune1ican T,a,ty pcn,:!

T.ic America Party Dea';
| The phnldnx press of the State is laboring mos
assduouslv, to ciam down the public throat th'
impression that the American party is dead. Now
if this were true. and party had suffered dealt
should these phalanx editors so continually hawk
the subject in the public streets. Why. in the
name of all that's decent, do they not pronounco
funeral Grafton, sing requiem, set up on the toni
some warning to future generations of Amaricans
and let the defunct party rest in peace 1t ha,
certainly proven foe worthy Of their ncttle. We
all remember. that when the once powerful Whig
party succumbcd to the once magnanimous Ee
mc cracy. the latter. as soon as the former said
de" spoke culogy over the vanquished foe. and
committed its spirit to the author of all - parties
and thereafter raid no word but in respect lis men
speak of valiant foe who died in battle.
But no-thcse democratic editors entertain NJ
such suspicion, as that the American party has
given up the ghost. They know that it still lives
and holds them at arms length lhroughout the
State. The leading spirits If Democracy is early
as last September recognized in the knownothng
organization a powerful and vgant advocate OF
the rcupie's rights. against the machinainnS Of Il
sclf,, political clan that had for years sat like IL
nightmar on the vtals of the State. This pnm-
pprcd democratic oligarchy saw that its day had
come and it yielded yet only half real zing what
it was giving up. or to whom. But the democratic
leaders have now como to appreciate the fat Of
office and the sweets of power. and they will make
Il desperate cffr to regain aSccndancy in the
State. A terrible cry If "Abolilioni>m was
raised last winter. and footed through the dem,-
cratic horns and ground On the dem cratic organs,
for the especial patronage and dIuerS on of the
known"thngS. The cry came to us "n every hrccz',
and left as the wind changed. but eff ctci nothing
till it found its paternity. The trap that WAS
baied for knownpihings scizel ON some If the
high priests Of Democracy and. catching the
spirit Of Hale Blair Chase. and other scliJiou>
democrats Of the East. they set about organizing
an anti-slavcry party. The recruiting service that
has for the last three months prramhnlatel over
the State has here and there picked off ,lis>a;i,
id KnownoIhing who joined in the hope of get
ting office hy it. and with these, ard the plentiful
recruits from the democratic ranks. organization
was attempted 1t failed hut was slammed out
and delegates sent East to represent the Black Re-
puhlicans Of California in tue nominating convcn
ton.
Seeing that they were coming ont loser tl.c
niger question. and t'at under the gh-preS, urc
motor the democratic ship WAS fast shaking tn
pieces these fourth proof steam. refined democrats
bout ship and take the whole crew Of Black Re-
publcans on b bnrl. In the Sacramento, Nevada
Marysvillc. and Stockton elections. the pure and
undcilcI Democracy gnlped down R"pullicanisn
without strugglc-long heels wo ,y head an
all and then shouted victory And the sam,
editors who 50 rrlenl"s>ly sung the tune of til,
royues march" while these embryo republicans
Sid ont of the democratic camp the track that
had been 81 well CREASED them. talk vaunt
inyly of their victories in the cities
! he vote in each of these cities shows the Amer
of the Democrats and the Republicans and scarce.
ly short of their own vot. last FILL when every lc al
vote was polleI Democrats and republicans have
trumphrd over Us in these cities bat when the
fail election comes ON. and The American party
comes out Of the drifts and tunmc> and llaccrs, u
exercise Ibis proud right Of frrrmrn and >ay who
shall serve in the State anl National cauituls
the returns Will tell different tale The vnriou,
I.ap"rs HOW 'xpounding the twin doctrines Rrpul,-
ltcaniHin and Democracy, and the stump speaker,
of the two parties in one. unite III abusing the
American party most handsomely. and in pr :
n"uncing it dral Most dearly do they wish it
rad-hut though combined factions may now and
then defeat it, the American party is indigenous
20 American soil and can not die