American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-03-08
For N, Amsriean Daion.

b For ne Amcriean Usion. \
4 Mr. Editor--Dear Sir: have Just
not the news that FILLMORE and
! HONALSON are the American candi-
i dates for President and Vice President.
This is good news to ipc, but it will be
had news to the ants; twill strike ter
ror into the ranks of the anti-Ameri-
cans: for under two such gallant Gen
erals the Americans will sweep the field
| from Maine to Texas, andall the false
hoods that Ben. and the Telegraph can
get up or publish, with oil the other
Sag NIGHT papers in the country, cant
save them from a. defeat as badas Ma
ron gave the foreigners and torres
down on tPedee.q Hurrah, then,
for Fillmore g. Donaldson, say /. l,s,,H
4 Mr.. Editor, see in your paper
piece replying to q falsehood in the
II Telegraph in regard to the American
\ meeting at january Court. Now, sir,
\ have not seen the Telegraph S article,
and the reason is i was afraid to have
copy of that filthy sheet about my
H house for fear some gentleman might
\ call, and see it, and think Itook that
sheet. But the piece charged the res
. oltions of our meeting with going in
| favor ofBlack Republicanism -andy you
\ say that young man by the name of
4 Barber wrote it. | think this is mis-
take--his ssname | think is Ferguson;
n if it amt it ought to be, anyhow. In
II 1880, one Ferguson, not far from Gull
peppaw, collected the largest army of
tories that any man brought into the
| field during the war. We find the
| greater part of them pro6igates, Just fit
to lay waste the settlements, to pillago
and destroy property. They saved
none that declarcdin favor Of Ameri-
cans ruling Amcrica---they were in fa-
| vor of foreigners ruling, and keeping
this country under despot, and they
misreprcsented the American cause,
and, if it would have done any good,
they would have sworn that General
Washington was an abolitionist, or a
!. Black Republican. But this did not
last long. The Americans rallied, and
pursued Ferguson, and on Kings noun
tain they slew ferguson and six hun
drcd of his men, and took HOO prison
ersi These aIti-Americans, that had
dcsolated tho country to please their
foreign tyrannicol rulers, wero hung up
by the ncck-and this was Democratic
then! But times have changed. Now
if Americans meet to consult about
means fer the good of their country,
the most bare faced lies are uttered a.
gainst them, and their principles mis-
construed--and all this by q stranger,
hardly warm in his nest yeti But we
4 must make some allowance for him; he
h has drank too much herring pond wa
ter; it is that ! think that, spoils these
Eastern Virginians a2 q. g 4Eo
II was one of the Committee at the
Il American meeting of January Court,
Il and / believe that committee arc lust
as good pro-slayery men as Ben. OF
| Ferguson; but the members of that
committee never drank as much herring
/ pond water, nor have they had the
chance to know as much aboutnegroes
as gentlemen do who have been raised
among the "woolly-heads. Now, |
think these gentlemen were satisfactor.
lily answered in the Union, two weeks
rNago; and that the charge of Black Re.
publicanism was put where it fit better
than on the Americans of this county
but am not going to allow these men
to SANDER me 4 bemcan my principles
without letting them hcar from me. ]
think | can prove that they are stand
ing in the shoes of the tories Of 70
so | don't relish theirlslang against my
principles as an American.
The Telegraph published piece
last summer, and said that the Catholic
religion was as good as any other de-
nomination of religion. After this an
y nouncemcnt in that sheet, ] see meI
that are called Protestants, who boast
of their church being Apostolic, ant
that John was their founder, taking
that paper and defending its party =
and one who laid in piece about "the
Bible and the Constitution" on Satur.
dayand went back on Sunday and spent
a good part of the Sabbath in finishing
his political piece /; this ] am crodibly
informed is true. This gentleman is q
champion in his party; and he is not
all; we find more than him enlisted in
that party, fighting for the Pope and
against American principles, who claim
to be Protestants. 80! consistency,
thou art jewell" But papal infu.
encc, and foreign influence cannot now
control American institutions, and the
friends Of these tyrannical forms had
better save their powder, or else fight
enc real Black Republicans up North.
Mr.. Editor, what q weight Of talent
there must be in the Telegraph to make
| so much gr,lutterinr ont Of n small mat