The Empire County argus., 1856-05-24
ADDRESS. 10 1nM AMEnIC;N PEOPLE.

Fellow AMERICANS To each and all, the
State touncil sends greeting and takes this uppor-
tunlty to congratulate you Oh the present high and
proud position of the National American farty.
urged Of all sectional isins. recognizing the ma
tural mutual lights of every portion ol our glorious
unfederacy each II material component part of Il
perfect whole, the American party has IN It's recent
National Convention at fhaJep pima selected as the
expnnents of its belief and It's standard bearers
in the coming campalgn that firm and tried patri-
ot, MillrI rilm,r, aud that true and ardent lover
OF his country. Andrew Jackson Donelsuu
he,e gentlemen have been presented for the
-ufffagcS OF the American p"opr, ~ the Confident
expectation that their Writ ues and principles known
and tested, will secure for them the support of
iigrnl constituency.
S,.nIr factious opposition. fomented by diScunten-
ted spirit, threatened at one time to the iar-
mony and unity of our parry in the Atlantic States
but each ;tssive steamer brings to our shore the
glad tidlngS of peace and concord he gu dauce
and control Uf some of the State Councils at
,emptcd to be seized by traitors to our cause but
hy the firm and DECISIVE action Of the PRESIDENT of
our Order those bad men nave ben thwarled in
their unhuly purp,scs and now from extrtnl-
v of ,he tnIum to the 0ther-tr,un rock bound
North to sunny South from hardy last to sturdy
Nest the watch fires are blazing brightly III the
camps oi true National Amcrlcans
" ith everything Ia hope for the future and nO-
thing to regret the past We have right to con-
ii lcn,ly predict that our impregnablc position.
founded principles ut truth and love Ut Union.
must speedily become the only ralylng point Of all
true hearted patriots AT the present juncture it
bpcomes Us to hold ourselves intact and undrfied
from the fifth and scum OF party cabal he Re
puhhcdn parry presents ls,sucS purely and entirely
sectional - rcpuI>ve in ac,ualty and trighituI IN
nten pIiti,l fns Oem 'cratic p,rty loaded down
with the Sins OF omIs>uu and commission. pertain
nc to the present Federal Administrator. torn by
nerna dscord. and racked by personal di>sen>ons,
IF rs No inducrnent calculated To obtain the trust
nt y ,wer. from intelligent people. 1t has been
weighed IN the balance and found wanting.
The National American party alone stands upon
purely republican, basis. lhey assume the broad
position that native born Americans the only
H.. proper, and competent parties 10 control and
guide the desunes of this great and powerful Re-
pubc While they cheertully admit To the pro-
lection and blessing OF our government all worthy
persons WIN may desire to claim the same. they IN
sl> in the ri .ht and justice of the proposition that
Americans shall rule America. This principle otnh-
,ioray finds hearty response in every pa rinlic
o,pm The love and k,,oml dse of republican IN
iii u IONS tine growth "f II llietime. They mly
NOT h. gathered from books stu iy "n Y. however
Is dlcu,lv pur,u ii They grow with he hra t
and mud aided and '>tcrci 10y every surround
i.ly circumstances ut p!y,Ic.,l and m"ntaihe They
live: we trrl them know their Possession. but
or the mental process by wnlch they were apprr-
| nrndpd. Our institutions blcathe the spirit oi re-
pnblict,i-n Ihe lives and writings "f our ancrs-
or, illustrate It's principles We inherit as the
suns ut the soil tie experience "f nearly four Score
vars at successful exp p'rment in the praccthllity y
IF II ruhhcaui>m and We cannot reSISn our herr
SlIp 10 any control tnc cureu ny any po>sihl'y "i
foreign nhlcnce
While We believe this the great principle which
should now arouse and inspire the American pep
ple IL, the safe guard ut It's repubhcanism and ma
uonaliiy we are not neglecttul OF other important
questions The American party offers the only
nope of IL successful accomplishment of II wise sys-
Gem of internal improvements. The position of the
Democratic parry is now 50 well known upon this
pont that il /, almost superhupu> to refer to it -
heretofore the people of California particularly
were most egregiau>ly c'ived aud mi>l upon
this subject. During the last presidential cam
uairu they were induced 10 believe that the DEM
! cratic party would foster Il udclus general Sy'-
irm ut Internal improvements. and particularly de-
vote itself to the great question "f the Atlantic an
Pacific ttailrn,d ,s conducive tn the general wei
fare of the Union and vitality imp ant To Calt"r-
MIA But in Congress, the Atlantic anu tachc
ialroad bill WAS p,Stpnned is p"'tp"ned and Will
! he po,tpon d and. although. from tme |" tlme'
,inr ~ ISM niic m ,ycmrnt Is made In the matter
i is mcr ly to deceive II trusting people ana me
rick has grown too stale to Il CT even that untigh
e.us purpose IT, by any possibility the bill
,huud pass the resdrnt has hy has well known
sentiments on the sul ect, expressed hy his past ac
rions anl in lie ttel IN his various ma>s tSes III
winch the subj ct touched. given unleniablt
proof that the measure. rs proposed would fail tt
meet the Ex.cu i've sanction. he DemocraIc par
ty are toying with the question Is populAr bait