Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-10-31

In his selection, was intended simply but sig
nslly TO rebuke the reckless, withdrawing,
mischief making administration of Franklin
Pierce. They have gone beyond the original
design of their leaders--their ultraism, in
truth, has checked their progress, and turned
back the tide Of their temporary success.
Fremontism is dead-let that and Southern
rebellion pass together to the tomb of the
Capulets.
Yet, is this fit occasion for some refiec-
tons TO which the direful threats we have re-
ferred to have given rise.
What are the grounds upon which Southern
Hotspurs have proposed to resist the inaugu-
ration of John @. Fremont if unfortunately,
he should be elected? Why, simply that he
and those who support him openly and avow-
edly proclaim their purpose, to restrict slavery
to its present limits. Their rallying cry is,
/" No more slage States n" This is their
ayowed purpose-to prevent the admission Of
another slave State into the Union. Well,
this Is all sorong-the people Of Territory,
being citizens Of the United States, have, in
our judgment, the right to frame their consti-
tutions, preparatory to admission into the
Union, to suit themselves, as to the question
Of allowing or excluding African slavery: -
this is our doctrine, and it is the doctrine Of
the Compromise of 1860, and of the American
platform.
Now, the Southern disunionists would rebel
against an administration which comes into
power with the aforementioned purposes de-
clared beforehand in the platform Of its party
And yet strange to say, these same disunion-
lists would fight for the Inauguration of an adj
ministration whose pre-constructed platform
contains principles which every sensible man
in the nation knoaos, and which all honest men
admit, soiU result in precisely the same thing,
and which principles were designed effectually
to exclude slavery from all the Territories of
the United States Buchanan has himself
claimed to be the author of this "squatter SOW
ereignty" doctrine, which was designed to give
all the Territories to the North, and yet the
South would fight for his elevation to the
Presidency!
The difference between Buchanan, Cass, Doug
las and that class of politicians on one hand,
and Seward, Weed, Greeley, and that class Of
politicians on the other hand, is simply this
the former hypocritically cqjole the South into
the adoption Of principles on the Territorial
question, which viii inevitably and effectually
exclude the admission of future slave States,
and the latter class of politicians have the NOR
al courage to avow their unjust purposes
The National American party equally OPP
pose both those classes, and maintain the con-
sentative doctrines of the 7th section Of the
American platform land they do more than
avow the purpose, openly and dis-
tinctly, to pressroe and pe,petsats the Union,
spen though, unfortunately for the country,
the one or the other class Of politicians shove
named should succeed in the present contest
The American party acts upon the principle,
that there is FIXTURE for the American people,
and for their native land. Their hopes are not
conferred in the lust Of power and place. 1t
may be Though we trust not that this party
will fail at the present time, to command sue
1t will have done more-it will have
deserved it. If the people Of the United States,
are in truth competent to administer and per-
petuate free government, the ultimate triumph
Of the American party cannot be long post
poned