The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-05
THE PRESIDENCY.
Movements o(the Know NOthingsi I'm the West.
10 TIE EDIrOR OF TIE HERALD.


Movements o(the Know Nothings In the West.
10 TEE EDIT0R OF TIE HERALD.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. I, 1856.
Knowing your patriotic in reference to the Anne.
rican party send you copy of secret circular issued
by Of Councils and which has been pretty extern
sivey circulated among the members Of Order in this
State and in Kentucky. there il such an abundance OF
sound and practical political wisdom and foresight
in the document that honestly believe it will do greater
good by more extended circulation For this purpose
send it to the HERALD, begging you to suppress names,
numbers, &C. Respectfully, your obedient servant,
NEHEMIAH STRONG.
AN ADDRESS MADE BY COUNCIL NO. - OF THE ORDER
OF AMERICANS IN -, OHIO, TO THE OTHER
COUNCILS IN THAT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, RE-
sPECrIN0 DELEGATES TO THE PHILADELPHIA NOMI-
MATING CONVENTION. COMMUNICATED CoNFIDEE-
TALLY TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, DEC. -, 1866.
BRormRs-But a shor. time will elapse before the
representatives from the American Councils in their re-
specve States will assemble in Philadelphia, to select
candidate for the Office of President of the United States
February 90, 1856. will be upon 1t Is the
anniversary Of the birthday of the ilustous Washing
ton, and may hope that under the experimenting
Providence of Almighty God this anniversary may be
honored and that the National Nominating Council
may give political bth to name that can be elected BY
the American party to the Presidency and to whose
sectional strife for tho coming four years.
The true and patriotic members Of party North
and South hold to two great cardinal interests They
paramount to oil others. The first u.s. that Americans
shall rule America. The second is hostility to any
religious faith whose members hold allegiance to u
foreign potentate.
There are other issues that will follow, If select
for the Presidential candidate determined, strong
minded American, who is free from past political ALI
snces spd devoted to the American faith.
The American party should ignore the wing or demo-
cratic candidates. as such in selecting candidate for
the Presidency
The American party in order 20 carry the next PreSi-
Dental election, ehoud select entirely new
their candidate for the Presidency.
Patriotism and policy will have to be combined in the
common views viii III every delegate to the phila
delpha Convention should take before his recorded
failure to select strong viii not only result in
the defeat Of party but dsband national party
forever.
Our work is mems work. There will be three promi
nent candidates in the field. The administrator demo
cracy will be rallied the old basIsthe love of plumber
and of spoils.
The black republican parry embracing the abolition
sts the free sellers aud the Seward wings will be in the
feld with Seward a candidate.
Brethren, shall have candiist Who shall he
bes Platforms and principles all very WE'LL but the
in q crisis like the present is paramount to all.
II make blunder We sre ruined.
Are representatives at Philadelphia to dream for
moment Of selecting a candidate who has ever held
prominent Office eec.ed by ether Of the two great psres
who have alternately held power to elect presidentsY
1t political madness and American party suicie
10 think for instant OF such calamity would fol-
low in this train Of the nomination Of such a man.
Wfat shouid be the action Of the representative OF the
tie nj xt anniversary Of Washington bethday 10 nomi-
nate candidate to be elected by our party 70 run for
the Presidencys
Briefly, they are these
l. To select true American.
.. To select a firm American.
>. To select man who can be elected.
g. To select Of intelligence and strong practical
serfe who when elected has the TO carry
out our prominent principles.
s To select : man who will know no North oe south
and one who viii he President Of the Union.
g. To select one whose practical good sen will reform
the abuses which have crept into financial system OF
Washington
!. To select one whose domesti, policy shall be
broadly American increase American territory by
accession until the whole continent and its adjacent
islands embraced under the American flag.
with and us sloneone who has no oruer fr:ads t.
reward punish if elected-one who has clique of
wing democratic friends TO be benefited by new ele
vaticn uneer rev auspices
0. To select one whom we know viii consult the
American feeling in the formation OF his Cabinet, aud
will dispenfc the vast patronage that will to him
for the sole benefit of that party that will have elected
him 70 pow One who will be guided in the distriou
ton Of Americans TO Office BY the Councils of the respec
tive States, and by other advice wing democratic
10. To select imam upon whom the vast body OF work
ing men OF the country can rely We have hsd enough
OF military end lawyer Presidents. Let us have one now
fm the farm, the workshop the counting room-one
of ourselves.
H. To select man who possesses in his past history
great knowedge Of and their apsces, abilities
and fitness for power. Don't let select candidate
who, il elected, weud surround himself with Cabinet
OF jackasses and send abroad Dncompoops that in PR
vae business would not be sent abb, Dad to purchase
cocnaDuts.
We are all interested in these sugrcstiops We have
m q
be the worst defeated party the Esxt Presidential
election that looked silly after Presidential defeat.
Every American-every member OF Our great American
Orde-bfore he goes delegate to Philaiepns, be
lore he votes for brother to 60 delegate should ask
AXE scat next February ed de ermine for that
candidate who will most fully embo5y ia himself the ole
ments Of success and the ability ard honesty 10 use
that for the good Of the country AND the per
msnency Of the American partys"
-four delegates do this at the coming convention vic
tory ours and The uis OF victory Likewise
We the members OF the Order and Of the Council that
na.e these suggestions would recommend delegates
the National Nominating Convention to vote any
John Smith John JOKES whore might be pre-
Eent.d there provided the said Jones Smith, any
other named or unnamed man came up ost fully the
standard Of qualifications set down IN this common sense
manner by
Brothers in the most troHlery, American, patriotic
spirit, and without unlind feeling to any prominent
statesman in ranks who has formerly held obce from
either the democratic or wing parties, and who has been
mentioned in connection with the high Office OF President
az our candidate we would ask can such man be cle,t
clf Does he cone up 10 our standard We think not.
We must go Tor new men, Tor we are new party. We
don't want 10 elect democrat q whig We want no
ITCH improbable triumph. We want American
Triumph real tangible triumph.
five elevate q man identified with either OF the old
parties, II u American triumph FIR u party,
but OF the old political pares-the very thing and
men that the true American people tired and dis
eusted with Will the American have any nte-
rest in sneh triumph No II Is the old parties thas
really win the victory.
The triumph in any State where the American party
has succeeded, has been tho result of old political
parties. They against and Ii at Philadelphia
inmate from their ranks, how hope TOR vic
toJ2 nomination from either Of the old parties would
break Up and dissolve the American party. 1t Il ut
terry impossible for the American party 70 eject such
nominee. What would we gain Il we did We have in
terest in such mans election The people OF the
Try don't want any such nominate n. lucy are tired OF
them. Tic people want man, fresh fcun their
ranks--cne OF themselves, a that they rely
upon. In the great Sate Of New York et this moment
What chance would Dickinson fillmore any old
leader have 20 be elected whether whig dem
Not shad6w CT chance, IL dominated the American
caEddate ard it Il in every State in the Cnon In
81 EN- tie same difficulty wond exist.