Daily American organ., 1856-04-25
Americanism in Arkansas Foreign Immi.
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We publish to-day, with the highest satis-
faction and pleasure, the patriotic proceedings
OF the American party at Little Rock, the cap
ital of Arkansas. They breathe the true spi-
nit and manifest an earnest devotion to the
principles in issuein the present contest They
will inspirit and encourage our friends in every
section of the Uuion. 1t will be borne in mind,
that prominent delegate from the State Of
Arkansas, in the Philadelphia Convention, last
February, withdrew therefrom, upon the adop-
tion of the present platform, refusing to sane
tion the proceedings Of said Convention, and
that fears were entertained by many that the
new platform would not be acceptable to the
Americans of that State. The resolutions now
presented from Arkansas, have dissipated all
such fears. The American party there have in
emphatic terms and with an entire unanimity,
endorsed and approved the platform and the
nominations. The integrity of the party in
Arkansas remains unimpaired, and the highest
degree of confidence is felt, that we shall carry
that State next November. Political results.
more marvellous than this prediction, have
been witnessed
Contemporaneousy with the reception Of the
proceedings above referred to- and which will
be found in another column, we have received
letter from one of the most intelligent and
reliable gentlemen in Arkansas gentleman
well known to us, and for whose truthfulness
we vouch--from which letter we copy the fol-
lowing brief extracts, to-wit:
"Ope thing with US is unquestionable now, that,
in all parts of Arkansas both the ne,c platform and
the nominations are receiUed NTH unqualified ap-
probation and delight: and not only do the Amer
leans proper, but the old-line Wings, and the old
National Democrats, who have heretofore stood
aloof from our organizaton-men of independence
OF thought and action, and not ofice-seekers or
parasites-approve of it as pure, conservative,
national ticket, and will support it. If the Native
Americans elsewhere stand firm, aud we do our
whole duty here, as indications now affirm, Arkan-
sas VIII support Fillmore and Donelson, and reform
her State administrations
We are aware that Arkansas is one of those
States set down by almost universal assent as
certain for any nominee presented by the
pseudo Democratic party, but we are far, very
far, from believing that, because it has hitherto
been Democratic by large comparative maio
rity of votes, it must now sustain sham De-
mocracy, mixed up with Popery and dema-
goguism. On the contrary, we may affirm. as
an undeniable fact, that the principles Of the
American party have taken as deep root in
Southern as in Northern soil--in Democratic
as in Whig hearts-and the day is not distant
when this truth will be exhibited in political
results, and be confessed even by our bitterest
enemies. Ii it had not been for the false,
! groundless, and shameless representations made
by the administration party at the South, that
AmericGnism was allied to A6olitionisn,. and
if a color had not been given to these represent.
ations by the hypocrisy of such men as SEN
ator Wilson, Of Massachusetts,, and those other
traitors in the North who entered the Ameri
can party for the now avowed purpose of de-
stroying it the American party at this hour
would be in possession of the State govern.
ments throughout the whole South, from
Maryland to Texas! The people of the South
are now undeceived on this point and no
man can, at this day, be found there, with
sufficient impudencs and effrontery to re-
peat the stale calumny, by which, in 1856.
Virginia and nearly every other Southern State
were driven from the support of American doc
trines Not one solitary profeesed anti-slave-
ry agitator in the North, sustains the present
American platforml Not one such man sus-
tains the American nominations! Not one of
the Chases, Wilson's, Weeds, Greeleys, Sew.
ards, Bentons, Summers, Giddingses, Wimots.
Wades, Blairs, mot single one Of those prom.
inent red-mouthed slaUery agitators, nor any
one allied to, or connected with such men, sus-
tains the American platform or the American
nominations! This well-known, undisputed,
and indisputable tdct, that each and every
such man, throughout the North, is WARMLY
and violently opposed to the American move
ment 50 fatty and loudly contradicts the idea
that there is any affinity or alliance between
Americanism and Abolitionism, that no man
but the veriest trickster could now be induced
to assert il, nor any but the dulest block
head could be found who would believe il. if
asserted.
That hum6ug has had its day; it answered
Its temporary purpose, and those who were
gulled by it into the support of anti-Ameri-
can men or principles, are utterly amazed
when they reflect, that so transparent q false
hood should have misled them for single mo-
ment They have now learned wisdom from
experience Meanwhile the American party
has driven from its ranks those men whose
treachery to its principles and purposes, had
to some extent lent aid and countenance to the
representations Of our open enemies. 1t has
presented platform of principles based upon
the constitutional rights of the individual
States, the fundamental doctrines Of free gov
ernment, and the indestructabilitY Of the Fed.