The morning comet., 1856-12-12
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our hands. The first is that" +" Sam is
dead" The Liberty (Mi,) Adpocate,
remarks BY this we suppose, from
the epistle used in the late canvass,
they mean the american Party is
dead :? Did 1t die, did it cease to ex-
let, did il loose all its vitality Of prin
ciple on the fourth of November be-
cause a plurality Of rofers mot dmeri
cans) said they preferred james Buc-
banan for President Did it die then,
because it's members did not succeed
in carrying out its aims in electing a
President Did it die then because it
experienced its first defeat in a nation
al contest -? Did il die because the
glory Of nc tory was not wreathed about
It's cbieftaius head ! Did ii die l.
Good Heavens did its principles die
in The hearts of good men because Il
was not successful then? Is it true,
is it possible, that the American Party
which boasts that 1t arose on the ruins
of parties which sought party aggrand
cement, for the purpose Of making us
a national, American people; for the
purpose Of putting down demagogues
and dcmaeogueism for the purpose
restoring a conservative and brother
ly government for the purpose of sus-
tanning the Union as the paramount
political good, The character of liberty,
the source Of all our greatness and
happiness, can acknowledge itself dead
because once defeated What give
up the principles Of American nation
ality, or native Americanism, which
our opponents say we have svorn to
admit all the false charges made against
us, quietly fold our arms, and with our
ballots in the pocket nearest our hearts
go into the ranks of those who have
denounced us as violators of the con
stitution Of the United States, and say
here, take our votes and put it in the
ba'lot-box as you choose, we are whip.
ped, we are beaten, and we can't fgh,
you any longer. We have, rs you
have said, s,oorn that we are right
but we admit we are peyured ; we ad-
nit We deserve the pepitentiary, as
Gen. Freeman said, instead of a vote
only forgive us for making you mad"
this time, and we are your very hum.
BILE and obedient voters in the future
Do this ? We are conservative voters,
we love our whole native land and ali
her varied interests, all her associated
and glorious memories.
No, the American Party is not
dead we do not believe it can die
There are, in the United States. $780,
600 freemen who have said the Amer
lean Party is not dead. by their votes.
A less number than this rallied around
the tree Of liberty when it was planted
in rs, in this great nation. The
blood Of far less number sufficed to
nourisbed the growth of liberty in the
free world in the West for they
fought for principle, not for success
they labored not only for present ben
eft but for future and permanent
good. So, we believe. have the Am
erican Party fought, and if we must
lose, now, some who are disappointed
in selfish desires or mere party ends
let them go--we are glad to hnow the
men-we can do as W, II without them
as we could without the disappointed
and secessionists. Let
those ali go who cooperate with
party for the sake of being on the
stronger side; or for personal objects,
and then we trust we will miW have a
pure american Party; and this is
such party as we clink to. We say,
let those all desert who act, from any
motive--leave us but 75O men in the
United States instead of 100000, and
If they are true, and advocate truth,
we will succeed. And if not, if we are
borne down by numbers to the very
earth, we are still freemen and will 90
he polls, If need be, through fire and
blood, and cast our vote for the estab.
ishment Of pure American nationali-
y. We are not disposed 10 "mince
words " about the matter. We have
,ver understood the party with Mr..
Fillmore at its head, as being conser- ,
'ative aud national. If, then we are
orced to the test, let it come and by
ruth itself we'll meet the conquering
losts and fight them honestly and
savely, if we can not successfully,
,pt,l tha a,tbor oc tLo t.,,4b .Loli A.