New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-22
TUIIP GROVE. NgAR NASHVILLE,

S March 10Th, 1866
Il Gentlemen: did not receive until yesterday your
Official note Of the 18th Of February last, informing
me Of my nomination to the office Of Vice President,
~ the American party, and asking my acceptance Of
For the hatterirg terms III which you have eom1n1-
nlsated tha preceding leg leave to offer you my
sisEs sbs accept the position assigned me BY
party sense trust Of the
belonging to it 4 attended the con
ssns.oh sa;sa VIII ~ that such honor
aRa1ea me, and u my own feelings and wishes could
s llass M would have fallen upon some
are so many individuals. better known
/ 70 ne eoaItfy and better pared by experience,
for the high duties Of the station should the voiea Of
the people be in accord ist of Which yo,f ia
| the organ on this S0aeasen. But acting 1ls0n the
maxim left us by the great Of ss earlier days0s
our Republic, that public efiess should be neither
sought nor declined, yield the indgHento of those
who have thought that my name 50 service
in advancing the important objects Whic institute
| the American party.
Our leading idea is that the two old parties, Deuio
cratic and Wing, have ceased TO exert their former
healthful influence in the management Of the public
interest," and that without the Intervention of rsforfa
which they never effect the beloved Constitution
and Union bequeathed to Us by our forefathers, will
not long be preserved.
For the most Of the evils with which we are threat
ened at the present PERIOD the administration Of Pres
ident Pierce Is evidently responsible; but instead Of
finding his party engaged in the prosecution Of meas
ures to avert tie dangers be has brought upon the
land we see it more active than in scattering the
seeds of sectional strife and social anarchy.
When Gen. Jackson came into the Presidency he
acknoHled in his inaugural address the ohigati0n
Of the Executive to restrain the patronage Of
eTal Government, 30 that it should not be brought into
conflict with the freedom Of elections But modern
Democracy stands direct antagonsr To this obliga
ton. There is scarcely an election precinct in the
i United States which has not witnessed the most
shameful interference with elections By the agents Of
the Federal Government acting in the name Of De
II m0cTacy. &@
otic and upon measures Of general
interest to the whole country, never heard that
measure could be declared Democratic in one place,
and not Democratic in another, by leading men pro-
Tossing to belong to this party. Yet we see this
enormity exhibited daily by the party press
l of the, present Executive.
The necessary result Of such corruption, i not sue
cessfuy opposed. must be TO destroy all political
morality, and To continue power in unfathful and
incompetent hands BY the influence Of the money
derived from the taxes which are paid BY the people
ar far different purposes. 1t is udenabIe that the
agoniam now prevailing between the North and
onth is mainly attributable to the political arti-
has enabled men olding directly opposite
on the power Of Congress oyer the institu-
slavery in the Territories. but yet protesting
sfn isaong TO the same Democratic party. The Ne
Kansas Act is constantly called by one portion
Democrats q law which will prevent the extension
Il q Ias viii enable lie South to carry slavery to
II the Territories. By thu same faacy secession nulli-
fcation, abolition, other ssnls have found
shelter under the flag Democracy, Explained as it
In former Zines, also best patriots, without dis
tinction Of party sp0e the necessity Of guarding
baotbox from the dangers Of foreign influence,
and ef keeping separate the Church and State; and
of the advantage to heideryed from o. frequent Tecur
renee to the earlier advice ofour ashers. which
cucated reverence the compacts of the costItu
ton and the abstinence from hateyer tended to form
4 geographical pares or array seeton o Union
4 against another Now. however, the whole power Of
tie Federal Government ID brought to bear against
any individual who has the Independence To declare
his attachment to- these fashioned sentiments
Whole eassesof men stand prescribed and osHacised
for other ofenee than shat Of joining assoaia
IS ton which seekny TO correct the eGcesses of party
e spirit and to restore the government to the purt
possessed when received from the hands OF those
'e sages who foundedand reformed it, n g H5
y Looking gentlemen, upon the Americas party as
II destined to eradicate the evils to which have thus
briefly adrerted, proud TO be called one of its
/ members, and only regret that in selecting its
Q fabearers the choice for the Vice President had moi
u fallen upon who could bring to the cause higher
" guarantees for its success than can be drawn the
7, humble services have heretofore rendered my
country. ss f%5@ @
a Thanking you again for the kind manner in which
you have expressed your personal qualification at the
nominations, subscribe myself,
g Very respectfully, your obedent servant,
e A. J. D0NELs0G.
To NEess Alex. H. Stuart of Virginia Andrew Stewart
Of Pennsy vana Erastus Brooks Of New York E b Bart
lett, of KentuckX; William ]. Eanes, Of Massachusetts
| Marsh, New