Daily American organ., 1856-05-09


discuss american qusstiops They pretend
that Americanism Is defunct An election
comes on, and these two parties Jase against
the American party, and perchance succeed;
then comes up the cry, zoe haoe beaten me
Knoao- Nothings"
But this game we would hope cannot be
PLAYED much longer with success. The coun-
try must surely see that these two parties have
temporarily united to break down the Ameri-
can party, and this done, that there would be
terrific scramble between them for power
and the spoils. 1t cannot be long before the
developments of this combination will disgust
all conservative men, who will then rally to
the standard Of the American party, and main
tain with us, the principles Of the constitution,
and the permanency Of the Union. If the ad-
ministration and Republican parties, which
now coalesce to defeat Americanism, should
succeed in overpowering the American party
throughout the country, then, indeed, would
there follow such sectional contest for politi-
cal power as this country has not yet seen,
and such contest as would imperil the Fed
eral Government That contest must be avoid
ed, and it can only be done by union of all
the conservative elements in the country.
II is, we repeat, false and deceptious to as
sert, that the true issue to be decided in the
coming contest is between the administration
alias the pseudo Democratic party, and the
Republicans. Both these parties, as we have
stated, seek to make this the issue in order to
crash out the American party. Yet we see
that they fuse together, as in Philadelphia,
thus giving the lie to their assumptions, and
they glory together in triumph over the
American party, when by such fusion they
accomplish a triumph We must here be
frank and say, that we do not believe that tall the
Republicans would really prefer the success OF
the administration candidate to the success OF
the American ticket. Their purpose is to
threaten the American party with defeat, in
| the hope that it will lay aside its nominations
and substitute others more acceptable to the
Republican party. We do not assume to knoo
that such purpose cannot be effected, but we
venture to predict that the contest for the
Presidency soiU be decided between MILLARD
FILLMORE and the nominee Of the Cincinnati
Convention
A continued fusion between the Republi-
cans and the pseudo Democrats against the
Americans may result in the defeat of the
American nominations-that is possi6te-but
the idea that the American party can, under
any circumstances likely to occur, be induced
to change its nominations, is simply preposte-
| rous. That Millard Fillmore will decline the
! nomination spontaneously rendered him by the
American parry, is, in our Judgment an idea
equally preposterous. The American party
has then taken its positions, with purpose to
maintain them. It's doctrines, principles and
aims, have been fairly presented to the coun-
try, and q discussion of them invited and chal-
lenged Its candidates are likewise before the
people--thcir political views, opinions, and
characters are known, and the ballot-box must
decide the question, as between them and those
who may become their competitors.
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