Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-01-14

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been wonderfully effective II says that, "6ht
for the 18th section of the Philadelphia Plat
| form, there would have been no American
party in Virginia." Is the Democrat entirely
| accurate In thisp II we mistake not the
American party of Virginia made its nomina-
ton of State officers, in the spring of 1855 and
boosted of n, 900 members then, and actually
pollsd 70, 900 votes in May, 1865 whilst the
"12th plank" was not framed till June follow
ingl Was not this so2 The elections in Vir-
ginia had transpired before the Philadelphia
| Platform was adopted Will the Democrat
please to correct its table acknowledged events,
and then inform US whether, in truth, the |" 18th
section" adopted in juno, had any influence
in causing the $4,000 voters in Virginia to sup
port the American ticket at the precious cleo
ton in May2 We are very sorry to be thus
obliged TO deprive the Democrat of the benefit
of its jubiant assumption, founded in obvious
error!
We are compelled to add, that the Democrat
| is also in error, in stating, that New York had
shown her determination "tosupport the Phila-
delphiap platform" Some four or Ave other thirty
three members in Congress are milling to stand
firmly upon this platform, but it "a well known
to the Democrat, that The Binghamton plat
form upon which the American party of New
| York recently achieved national triumph"
| (and the Democrat has admitted it was ma
tienal triumph y expressly declared that " sla-
| very should gain no advantage by the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise" and further, that
the question of " slavery is sectional and not
national, and ought not therefore to be en-
braced in the American platform" Those
gentlemen of New York who maintain their
positions upon the 18th plank" are honorable
| and patriotic in their views, and doubtless rep
resent the opinions of their immediate consti-
tuents, as is their right, and their duty, what
ever may be the general sentiment of the State
1t is to us a source Of deep regret that the
American party of the whole country cannot
stand spon the Philadelphia platform. We
Mould rejoice If they could do 1t. But it is
entirely obvious that they cannot The State
of New York, a majority of whose delegates
had voted in the National Council for the aI2th
plank, repudiated it in her State Convention.
| She triumphed, as we have shown, upon to-
tally different platform Nearly the whole
North stands in direct antagonism to the "12th
plank" Several of the Northern States de-
clared in the National Council, their desire to
harmonic upon the basis of an exclusion OF
slacery from the platform. Georgia has re-
| sponded to the proposition, as we understand in
q spirit Of compromise on this question, blythe
resolution which we have heretofore published.
We regard 1t as the only feasible basis upon
which the North and South can unite. Those
who have hitherto maintained the ss12th
plank in Pennsylvania, have recently issued
an address, ION the LIST Of January in which,
after recounting the troubles in the State
Councils on the slavery question, they declare
as follows:
"All who are truly American in their purposes
and objects, should henceforth act upon the per-
suasion that slavery and all other outside issues.
should be excluded from our deliberations'
1t is for the American party to decide, at the
ensuing meeting of the National Council, on
the 18th of February, whether they will unite
on this, or attemptsome other basis, OF whether
the party shall, as National party, be dis
solved. To ourselves individually, it is mat
ter of little concern, hon, or by aohat means,
the party shall be made to harmonic We
desire union of the party, because we desire
its triumph. Whether the 18th plank " shall
remain untouched in the platform, whether il
shall be amended, or whether it shall be ex-
plunged, we care not, so that harmony and con-
cert of action be restored, and our cherished
principles of Americanism, be made to triumph
in the ensuing contest.
But it is palpable and ndisputable that u,,-
less harmony can be soon restored to the par
ty-unless some basis of adjustment be made
between the northern and southern portions of
the party, it can accomplish no national tri-
umph in the coming election. II must either
be defeated by the anti-American cohorts of
the selfstyled Democracy; or if successful, it
must be sectional triumph. 1t is our delibe-
rate Judgment that the american sentiment
can sweep the whole North and West, and
elect President-aye land that it piU do it,
with or without the South But we desire no
sectional triumph of the party, for it would
naturally be followed by alienation of feeling,
and perhaps by sectional measures. Let all
true Americans, therefore, make whatever eff
forts they can to reorganize the party, upon
fair, national, and honorable basis. There
is no time to be lost the Presidential struggle
is near at hand, and whatever can be done,
should be done quickly
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