Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-08-15
AMERICAN LEAGUE AGAIN.

We give the editor az ihe American the advantage
of the following card, and ask our readers, as
Judges to look carefully over the testimony of this
witness, and deal with it as they would in Court of
Justice:
.Tbe editor OF the American has already stated his
ignorance OF the fact that his name was appended to
any circular enionng nvio!ab!e secrecy upon those
no were invited to unite III the formation oil the
American League; be has explained the circun-
staLcrs under which his name used. and emphatl
cuIly denied any knowledge of the existence OF the
League" as secret society. Ii, alter this, Demo
cratic editors persist in connecting his name with the
subject he has further appeal 10 make IN relation
To- the matter either their of justice or edto
rial ourtesy."-[ National american, dug. II.
Mark the language used by tho American in its
previous issue. 1t was this:
As the mime of the editor OF the American ia at
| tnched to the circular published by the Enquirer 1t
is proper that he shaI state that IN no one OF these
circulars GNcd ZIP By h,,act is there any injunction
ot secrecy imposed upon the person to whom Il was
SENT nor was he that the sentence III which
the Injunction was imposed contained IN any oil
them until he saw it for tue first time in the Enqu-
| rer.'
| Now hear also another statement OF the EDITOR
"Tn guard rs far a. possible against the wiles Of
| our Democratic ndversaries, TaS h0Uck best ny
sam. oj friends that ~: stoWiI, ~ s0nc extent,
Keep our p'aa Of operation to ourS''re'.'
| And again
"appears that The gentlemen srAo formed the Leag"s
though; i, best To use The names of hs President. Sec
rciury and Treasurer Of the American Central Com
! lnirtee."
Now it must be noted that the Secretary OF the
American Central Committee is Corresponding Sec
retary OF the American League aud, therefore, the
gentlemen who formed the League thought il best to
use the name Of the Corresponding Secretary, aud 1t
was ";hought best by OF our friends that 'cc
.hould TO crt+H', ksp our plan Of OPERATION 10
oursrlrcs." All this might be- and yet the Editor Of
the American, who is the Corresponding Secretary
might be ignorant of the fac; that his name was "p
pended to any circular eninining invioan!e secrecy
bu, how he could enphaticaliy deny any hho"eose '"
the existence ut the League rs secret soe'e1' We
are at loss to understand. Some OF oHr ''.e"u'
thought that we shoG,i keep orr plans 10 oarse'' e'
seems 10 indicate ,hcr We desired to Keep the sec'e
| from other. than ourselves.
But what difference does It make 70 me De''''e'u'
ic party or to aII parties not OF the League "'e'er
The C,rrespouiu. Secretary, whose mine was u7en'
knew or did not know Of the secrecy, 1t the "gcnfr'
mr., rho formed Tie Lcag"', and "ho Thought " was
b.st 10 use his nam-, did kncw OF IT, and dld epi"'h
",yrioLuJ srcr,cy upon thas7 10 whom these clrcu'
r,,s we're addressed The gravamen ot the charge
, ,ar :; = secret L.a:u- The E.litor says lie did
pi know Of it, hut that the gentlemen who used his
name did.
Bu, note another fact. The editor announces "that
il is proper that he should stat" that III no one Of
these c,rciars fsd up By kinasei is there any ounc-
roa of secrecy imposed" This ia drect admission
tha. as 6cd up circulars relating to the League an'
it is an Indirect admission that others were also e''
gagged in filing ND circulars with his attached
and some of these, We suppose, may have e'h'"ne'
iniuucturs Of secrecy, particularly Us ioe 'f'a'''