The Empire County argus., 1856-04-05
Coloma, Saturday Morning, April 5, 1885,
The philadelphia Nominations.

Those democratic papers which have been so dill
igently at work during the past twelvemonh trying
to convince people that the American party is a
mere straw affair, with Republicansm at its back,
have received signal rebuke in the result Of the
Philadelphia Convention. The national portion of
that body unanimously present for the support of
their fellow citizens for the highest two positions in
the land, two men of sterling worth and uncom-
promising devotion to the welfare Of common
country-men above the trading grade of pohti-
ticians--and who have never yet pandered to pop
ular preudces, in the hope of making political
capital to help themselves to place. True, there
was bitterness, and wrangling, and DIVISION in the
Convention, but when the excrescences and impu-
rites had been thrown off, when the storm ceased
and the excitement was lulled, the great American
spirit was there--"Union for the Sake of the I'm
ion"--and though diminished in numbers the same
measure of patriotism was left and the knownoth-
ings achieved a triumph-a glorious and to be re-
membered triumph--over the emissaries of individ-
uals and factions that sought its ruin, and over the
varied forms of dsunion organizations which had
thought to ride into power on the popularity of
Knownothingsm.
There were Withdrawals from the convention,
but they did not lessen strength with the peo-
pie. Politicians aCW get into conventions and del
egates who withdrew probably thought they had
good reason so to do but it does not follow that
their constituents must decline supporting the NOM
nations of that body The people are conserva-
tive and loyal, when politicians run mad on matters
of fnesse-and if Americans are true to themselves
Fillmore and Donelson will be triumphanty elected
to the positions for which they are named
These democratic papers, with the N. Y. Herald
at the head, are filing off with extravagant stories
about the entire failure of the American movement
say it is defunct: and talk with simulated jolity
of what they call the Philadelphia dissolution
The following extract, from that same N. Y. Herald
accords to this democratic thunder its proper pa
ternity
"* But the selection of Fillmore filings
the defiance of the national Knownothings at least,
into the teeth of Sewardism, and touches the arch
agitator in his tenderest point. Stewards organs
accordingly declare that this Philadelphia nomlna-
ton is but actious diversion of perverse faction
for the success of the Democratic party. 1t may
be so: but at all events it is movement which
clips the wings of the abolition Holy Alliance, and
reduces it to its natural dimensions"
The American party is a national party--stand-
ing upon platform broad enough for every lover
Of his country and the nominees are the choice
of the national element of the convention. If sec
tionalists were among US, and the nomination Of
good men drove them from the camp, it left us
purer after they had gone-and it was an excellent
proof of our sincerity and loyalty to principle, the
decision to thin the ranks rather than succumb to
extremists and dsunionists. If we are weaker by
the division, it is misfortune-that we're true
who give the ticket to the breeze even the enemy
admits.