True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-12-10
The Necessity for an American Party
Acknowledged BY o Republican Press.

Auo NcSObslIy IOI III AlnoAACou ~ "
Acknowledged by q Republican Press.
We are not at all surprised at the exis-
tence of an American party. Such sen
timent as that party represents will al
ways exist and will he powerful just in
proportion as the political evils which
flow from the ignorance cradulity and po-
litical action OF the mass Of foreigners
among us are more or less keenly felt
If the leading men among the Irish desire
TO disarm what they have some reason for
considering hostile and proscriptive SEN
timent, they must do something else than
denounce and complain of it. Let them
remove the evil which creates it. Let
them teach their countlymen 10 become
men instead of political toOls-to act
upon their personal convictions Of public
policy, instead of their clannsh instincts
and class hatredS.
We copy the above precious confession
from the New York Daily Times, one
of the most violent Republican jour
nails in the country. During the late
canvass nothing was loo abusive and ma
lignant for it to utter against the Ameri-
can Party, but now that the election is
over it can afford to be honest, and tell
some plain truths. II acknowledged
few days since, that the American Party
we're as really ahti-slavery as the Repub-
lican and now it declares that it is mot
at all surprised at the eristence Of an
american party Nay, indeed it avows
that, such sentiments as Tint party
repres cnfs ,OiH alcays erist.' OF the
Irish Catholics, whose votes it has been
laboring for months past TO obtain for
Mr.. Fremont it says:
They are most undeniably clannish
ignorant, reckless, and blindly controlled
by leaders and demagogues in their polit-
ical action. The simple fact that they go
together, that they vote in solid body, is
sufficient to prove this. No other class
of our citizens do so.'
Our Irish and German fellow-citizens
cannot feel very highly complimented
by these remarks; and under all the cir
cumstances, it hardly seems generous for
The Times to hold such language towards
those whom its political leaders and
'demagogues have recklessly and blind
Ily controlled but nevertheless, il is the
truth, and we are glad TO have it come
out, even at this late hour.
Deny the fact, as political demagogues
may, the Foreign vote and influence. led
on and controlled by Foreign Priest
hood, as it is, is a real power in this
country, and dangerous one to our free
institutions. We have no disposition to
abridge the privileges of those who have
already become legally entitled to citizen
ship; but we would either entirely repeal
our naturalization laws, or throw around
them such guards as shall hereafter pre-,
vent the increase of the power excep'
as it shall be exercised by intelligent men,
who can read and write, who understand
their duties as eitizens, and who owe NJ
allegiance 10 any foreign prince or poten
tate. 10 this it must come, and we be
lieve very soon, or our Liberties, nov
greatly endangered, will be irretrievably
gone. Our elections are largely control
ed by this 'demagogue' influence; AM
something must be done, and that speed
lily, to arrest it, or the downward tenden
cy of our institutions will live to see tn
day when our freedom will be but name
T and the boasted privilege Of Freemen wi
have been forever blotted out.-Dait
Ne,US.