Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-06-07

"Backing its Friends"
A Michigan Democrat has just handed us
the following resolutions, adopted by the Dem
ocratic State Convention OF Michigan, and
which resolutions the delegates from that State
have implicitly obeyed, as follows:
RESOLVED, That we thank God that the admin
istrstjon of Franklin Pierce is drawing 10 close
"Eesolved, That the delegates appointed TO the
Cincinnati Convention be instructed, under no cir
cumstances, 10 vote for or assent to the nomina-
ton OF Franklin Pierce for the Presidency"
Harmonious Democracy" Well, for the
first time in the last few years, we feel con-
strained to say "amen" to the resolutions of a
Democratic assemblage but we must in all
candor noao say, that we heartily sympathize
in the expression contained in the first resolu-
ton, to wit: "We thank God that the admin
istration Of Franklin Pierce is drawing to a
close" Won't the "faithless phantom" join
the throng Of those who say "amen" to the
sentiment?
Washington Eiection--More Misrepresent-
atiOns.
The Philadelphia Pennsylvania, in accord
ance with its well-known character for political
incorrectness and wanton misrepresentation,
claims thorough Democratic victory at the
recent election in this city, and alleges that
the last stronghold of the American party
was thus wrested from its embrace. This is a
wanton and deliberate falsehood, and was
known to be such when it was penned. At
home, where the character of that paper is so
well known, such mis-statement can do ne
harm, though its repetition abroad might tend
to mislead the unsuspeeting, and those not
familiar with its course o. policy and the facts
in the case.
The Pennsylvania was well aware that the
Americans polled larger vote at the recent
election in this city than last year; that the
majority of the Mayor elect was only thirteen,
and that even this miserable success was OBJ
tanned by fraud, and by the combination of the
Locofocos, Old Line Wings, and Black Repub-
licans--a combination SO unnatural that it
cannot be expected to hold together for moro
than single campaign; and that at this very
day the American party is the strongest at the
seat of government, in spite of the tremendous
Influences welded by the administration. In
contradistinction, read the following correct
version from the Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Inquirer, under date of June
Sd, who says:
"The result of the municipal election here yes
terday does not surprise the calm and dispassion-
20 lookers-on. Indeed, it required all the first
: nervaded the American party to over
To- /" tremendous and almost ire
ervor tina. ''rinistration, which
come at any time Tic 'h;s District
,istible influences Of the au..--
rules large portion of the people OF .l.-
with rod of iron. 1t was and should be matte. !,
Of surprise that the Americans ever obtained
single victory here. As it is, in spite of the COM
bination, the Democratic Mayor has majority OF
only thirteen, while the Americans elected ma
ority Of Aldermen and Councilmen. 1t would be
useless, therefore, to claim the result as Demo-
cratic triumph, for such it Is not The Mayor elect
will be entirely powerlees, while he will have to
endure the odium of any legislation that may not
happen to please the sovereign people. The vote |
of Yesterday is said to be the largest cast in
this city, and the result shows conclusively the
American party to be still greatly in the ascenden-
cy, as it required fusion of all the opposite ele-
ments to defeat its candidate for Mayor by even
the small number of votes by which he was beaten.
The American party in Washington Is truly and
thoroughly national in it's character, and perhaps
presents the fairest specimen of freemen enter
tanning the Union-loving principles of that party.
They are in no wise disheartened by the result OF
yesterday" a
J. CLANCY Jones's Record of cold Buck"
Hon. J. CLANCY Jones, who signed petition al
lowing free negroes the right Of suffrage in the
State of Pennsylvania, in his attempts to defend
"Old Buck " from the " home thrusts" of Hon.
Henry NJ. Fuller, cites the following evidence Of
"Old Bucks Southern availability:
"They are answered by the fact that while