Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-28

ted all direct interference with the Missouri
Compromise act, which had been superseded
in 1850 (by the Territorial bills Of Utah and
New Mexico) on the ground that it would re-
produce agitation9
Surely, surely, the American party may be
pardoned the expression of their profound re-
gret,-nay more, they may be pardoned the
denunciation of that measure which bad be-
come wholly unnecessary, and which was
adopted for mischievous purposes, when "the
reopening of sectional agitation" aOas theresuIt
of that measure, and when the whole Demo
cratic party Of Virginia had previous threat
ened ".the last ertrenlity," even disunion and
resistance, if the principles of the Missouri
Compromise should be disturbed We COM
mend the Virginia resolutions of1848 0 to the
perusal of the editors of the Richmond Enqui-
rer, in the belief that the perusal will operate
as a sOp0rifc on this subject
And here we may be allowed to present, in
the language of the Hon. Mr.. Garlic, of Vir-
ginia, in the House of Representatives on the
18th of January last what zoe understand to
be substantially the views of the National
American party on this question. Mr.. Carlisle
said:
" But, sir / am free to admit like the honora-
BILE and distnguished-and, will add, patriotic
gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. FullerD for
whom have so long voted would under no cir
cumstances, vote for the repeal of the Kansas-Ne-
braska bill, or The restoration Of the Missouri Com
promise because one of the reasons which urged
against it was the agitation to which It would give
birth and were i now to vote for its repeal,
should be guilty of aiding to produce this very ag-
tation again. Why we're not the Territories of
Kansas and Nebraska organized as were the Terri
tories of Utah and New Mexico? By the bills or
ganizing these latter Territories, the Missouri Com
promise was practically repealed. But it had be-
come necessary, take it, for the purposes OF ag-
tation, and for no other purpose of practical ma
ture that can see, 0 introduce clause, in so
many words, to repeal law which the South had
always maintained to be unconstitutional and void,
and which had been practically repealed by former
Congressional legislation"
Mr.. Garlic is an american member Of Con-
gfess from Virginia--he aoas opposed to the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise, because it
was unnecessary and would "reopen sectional
agitation, and he is, like large majority Of the
American party, opposed to its restoration, for
the same reason.
We hold it then to'be utterly and wholly
untrue, that the American party, or its candi-
dates for the two highest offices in the gift of
the people, seek or desire the restoration of
the Missouri Compromise; they stand square
upon the American platform, which, in its 18th
section, contains the true doctrine of Estate
equality, (which adopts the principles Of the
conservative legislation of 1850 on the Terri
torial questions, and which repudiates the
odious principles Of "squatter sovereignty"
This is the position Of the American party
and of its candidates.
The Washington Organ and New York Express
are the special objects of malevolent hatred to
the supporters Of Fremont. The Eastern Repub-
lcan papers are particularly savage because the
Express and the Organ have shown that Colonel
Fremont has been if he is not now, Roman Cath
Ole, and because we have challenged him to deny
it, and thereby put him and them in tight place,
or rather shown that he has put himself and them
in most uncomfortable position. The fault is his,
not ours and if what he allows his friends to say,
but does not say himself, be true, he could settle
the controversy in Eve minutes. But if it is not
true, he viii continue to be mum.
Many of the papers and individuals wfo can
now hardly find language severe enough to express
THEN bitter feelings towards the Express and Or
gan, were, at the time the controversy was going
on between Mr.. Erastus Brooks and Bishop
Hughes, professedty americans, and delighted
with the very able manner, and the admirable tenn
81 oh A. tod +J,o4
But their sympathies are now all with the foreign
Catholic party, and against Americanism and its
advocates; and thus we can account for their ami
mostly to us and the Express. Their Americanism
could only have been skin-deep and was easily
thrown off, when they became the supporters of
one who is the enemy of the American party, and
has promised to veto any bill abrdgng the natural
zation laws, should he become President and such
bill should pass Congress.
Well, what strange, inconstant, inconsistent
creatures mankind are And of all portions of the
human family, Of whom we have any personal
knowledge, it seems to us that the people of the
North are the most inconsistent; for while these
descendants of the Pilgrims still retain their here.
ditary hatred to Catholics to such degree as to
burn converts, they are supporting with logged
obstinacy and fanatical zeal Johns own boy-can-
didate for President! What next?
A CHANGE OF OPINION WITHOUT CHANGE OF
CIRcUssTAscEs.-The Boston Bee has lately sold
out to the Fusionists, and gone for Fremont. Now
it says that the Rel ublican candidate must be
elected. A few weeks ago published the follow
ing paragraph:
Fttt'nore's Prospects.-The return Of each day
brings new evidence of the increasing prospects of
Fillmore His success is not n matter of donbt