Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-10
PROSPECTUS
or THE
ga M RICAN ORGAN,D
Daitg end Wsek1y Paper, p,t61i,Eed IN Wasaiae-
ton Gty, d. C., By
AN ASSOCIATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS

AN ASSOCIATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS.
" have reached an important crisis in our po.
| Wv hticar history. The two leading parties in our
country hitherto separated by broad lines either et
principle or Of policy, differ now scarcely in any thg
/ but in names.
National BanS formerly an essential point Of diff.
terence between rival parties has nop advocates
PT0tectSge Tariff for the sake of protection which
once divided parties and distracted our National Coun-
cis has become obsolete, as question of party policy,
simply because "reueaae tariff" affords incidental
protection to American Manufacturer A modiiica.
ton OF the details Of present tariff system is all
that s demanded by the most strenuous advocates OF
| protection TO American Industry.
The distribution of the proceeds of the public lands
among the several States, formerly claimed by os
party and the application Of those proceeds solely in
aid OF the national Treasury, claimed by the other
party have both yielded toa compromise Of these
ctng opnions, 80 far at least to sink these ques-
lions as issues between Wings and Democrats. plan
formed OF a compound of "squatter sovereignty" OF
graduation" and of surrender TO the States" IL,
which they lie, seems likely TO withdraw the pubic
lands from the arena Of future party contests
The improvement of har5ors and ri0srs by congres
sional aid, on which political parties have hitherto
differed at different times has become less ques
tion OF principle than Of local and sectional contest
and 1t will doubtless be adjusted BY the next Con
gress, upon that basis of hberality and Justice de-
nanded by the spirit of the age and the true interests
/ OF the country.
Other questions, Of minor Importance on which, at
different times the two prominent parties of the coun
try disagreed have now, by change circumstances
become obsolete What, then, remain as issues OF
any theoretical or practical importance between Wings
| and Democratss We know of none; and if these
hitherto rival parties shall maintain their respective
organizations they will do for the sake of the
| sp0lLs of pos0erg
but new issues have arisen, having no reference to
the party organizations of Wings and Democrats
Issues which are vastly important in their bearing
upon the future welfare Of the ceuntry--and which
issues must, in their discussion progress and term-
nation annihiata these two phi for
past have battled with alternate success for political
| supremacy.
| new era is at hand--an era which will be char
acterzed in the future history of these States as the
| ERA OF PATRIOTISM Throughout the length and
breadth Of this great and glorious Union the masses of
the American people have spontaneously and srnulta
neously started the inquiry" ARE NOT AnkRIcANs
CAPABLE OF GOVERNING THEIR COUNTRY ?" This in
1uiry is as universal it is natural and pertinent
The response s being given in the thousands Of asso
cations sprnglng up In all portions Of the United
States, and resting the single basis that the ndtiu6
born citizsns Of his Union hare tie capacity and te
co5U 10 aSn5stGr their G007Rneat to protect ths
rights sohich they hGUe inherited and to pe,petaate tic
freedom and independence Of their ratioe landi
Shall we trace the causes of this spontaneous and
universal uprising of the of countrymenf
The evils incident to the indscrimnate immigration
of foreigners into our country-the consequences Of
permitting such immigrants to enjoy the right Of
eigners TO posts of honor and trust under gov
ernment; all these have been seen and known to our
people for years past, and yet until aoc, with few
exceptions, the American people have seemed TO be
bind to the progress OF foreigisn in the land. We
need not on the occasion of presenting this cculay
prospectus to the country assign the cases for this
sudden and general manifestation of the purpose Of
the American people to take the reins Of govern
ment into their own hands, it is sufficient for the
object we have now in view to state the undeniable
| and obvious fact that spch purpose ecists
We now come forward to present to our fellow
citizens the mode and means of concentrating the
OuuiOna and 0f tho of axubo
are disposed to unite 10 the formation of an "4ner
lean party, whose purpose shall be to find remedy
for the manifold eoils sohich haze upon as, and
aohich are yearly increasing under the disastrous ope-
ration of our laics of natwaJizationl We propose to
establish in conformity with the wishes of thousands
of the citizens of this District and Of large number
of eur friends in the different States, daily and
weekly paper, TO be called
THE AMERICAN ORGAN.
The publication will commence on the 18th day of
November daily, and on the Goth weekly.
A cdsh capital, amply sufficient TO commence and
70 continue the enterprise, has been subscribed and
secured to be advanced by number of wealthy and
influential gentlemen; and are insured daily
circulation surprising that Of any paper now pub
lished in Washington city. The number of our
weekly subscribers viii depend upon the enthusiasm
OF our friends in the several States, but we have such
assurances that we cannot doubt we shall commence
with many thousands and that year will not trans
pire before our weekly list will be sweed 10 more
than one hundred Thousand
pOSluOu db seat Oh bD6 IedeTdl government,
the centre of our political system where all the rep
resenatves Of the States and Of the people annually
assemble, and where prominent mon OF all parties
periodically soiourn for many months, is considered
by us, and by our friends, the most favorable
for the publication of the ORGAN AMERICAN
PARTY; and if the most untirng devotion to the adj
vocacy of the doctrines and policy Of this party shall
give us claim 10 its svpyort we know we shall de-
serve, and we trust we shall receive it.
We cannot perhaps more distinctly and concsey
define the basis on which the Anerc0n Organ is es-
tabished than by presenting the following extract,
which we copy and adopt from an address of former
President Of The Missouri Ndtive AHaerican Assooin-
tts and published at St Louis in February, le41 10
wit:
"Tns PARPsrUArIoN or AHKRIoAE FnzsDox rs OUR
OBJECT, AMERICAN RIGHTS OUR MOTTO, AND rHs AMER
loan PARTY OUR coGNoMRN.
Our position is thus defined. We shall advocate
such measures as will in our Judgment if carried out,
perpetuate freedom and protect native rights
nor shall we at any time deviate from the path of
duty the organ of the drercdn pGrty and the ad-
vocate of ADaericdn rights.
We shalli Mother sustain oppose any political
measures on the ground that they emanate from
Democratic or from Whig administration; but we
shall discuss all political questions with the most
perfect freedom from favor or prejudice toward the
present or any future administration. Keeping al
ways in view the principles and purposes Of the
american party we shall battle for those principles
and purposes, while as independent journal, we
shall approve what we think is right and condemn
what we think is wrong in the principles of all public
men and of all political parties. The editor Of the
American Organ will be Democrat Of tho school Of
Jefferson and Madison progressive in his notions Of
public policy, yet consistent in his advocacy OF the
rights Of the States.
No essay editorial shall ever appear in the
A,na-5con Organ, the tendency of which would be 10
prejudice the rights wound the feelings of the cit-
zens of any Of the States SO far as the influence Of
this paper shall extend the constitutional rights Of
each, and Of all the States shall be maintained We
hold tbat he Snstttioa Of sldUy belongs eclusigely
20 those States ia Iohich u eists Each Of he States for
itsf has The soIs and eclusipe right 10 determine
,olser or not sGuey shall erist tpittin rs borders
We shall therefore oppose all agitation Of Ms question
of slapa-y, either IN Congress or out of H.