American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-04-26

he, deprecate moro heartily tho sue
cess of the sectional "Black Rcpubli-
can" party than do the Americans
Purely and emphatically national in all
It's aims and objects, and thoroughly
AMERICAN in the reforms which distin-
guish every proposition of its creed
from the vascillation of it's antipodcs,
Sag Nichtism, The American party cs-
chews sectionalism as the banc and the
despoiler of our glorious Union. High
upon our standard, alongside the names
: of FILLMORE and DoNELsoN, Chem
selves tower of strength for the sem
timent Of UNION, around whom the pa
triotic of every party name may rally),
is written, plain and legiblc as though
the shapen shadows of the sunbeams,
the patriotic language
" TIE perpetuation Of tie Federal
UNION, as tie palIaaium Of oar civa
and relfgious liberties, and the only
sure bulwark Of american Indepen,-
3encc." ... .... ..... ...... #.......
That is the language Of the Amcri-
can platform-that is the language Of
earnest aspiration, yelling up from the
patriotic hearts of the wise men who
framed that platform-that is the lam
guago which prompted by innate love
Of country, aud the gloomy cxigencies
Of the times will nerve the American
energies Of this country to wrcst the
Government from the hands Of reckless
eXperimcntcrs, and stay the march Of
sectional disquiet, as it stalks abroad
through tho land, to the music pipcd
upon the "ryc-straw reed y Of the
present Administration. ...
--- But We arc told By partisan editor,
who has ever labored to create distrust
Of the Americans in the minds Of his
party followers, by the meanest appli-
ancc5 Of party vituperation, that the
American platform fayors the restora-
dion Of the Missouri Compromise, and
therefore is identified with Black Re-
publjcanism. We refer to the "Telc-
graph" Of this place, and mean just
whet we say in pronouncing the charge
n deliberate falsehood. That paper,
last week, garblcd an extract from the
18th article Of the American platform,
wherein the repeal Of the Compromise
was cited as the cause Of our sectional
troubles, and there it left it, dcprccat-
ing as do Americans, the agitation its
attempted rc-cnactmcnt would create,
now that we begin to enjoy little re-
taxation from the eternal Glitter CHATTER
Of Abolitionists and Fire eaters on the
slavery question. We refer, for proof
of what we say, to the platform itself,
and to the 18th article:
18th. Opposition to the reckless & unwise
policy OF the present administration in the
general management OF our national affairs,
'Amercans' tby dcsgnotion) and conserva.
lives in principle, from office, and placing
foreigners and ultraiSls in their places as
shown ia a trucking subscrviency TO The
stronger, and an insolen and cowardIy bra,
vado towards the weaker powers as shown
in re opening sectional agilation, By the re-
peal Of The Missouri Compromise as shown
~ granting 10 unnaturali2cd foreigners the
right TO suffrage in Kansas and Nebraska !;
rs shown in its gascillaing course on the
Kansas aud Nebraska question; az shown
jn the removal Of Judge Bronson from the
Collcc;orsbip Of New York upon false and
untcnable grounds; as shown IN the corrup.
tons which pcfyade some Of the depart.
tncnts Of the government as shown in dis.
grazing merilorious naval officers through
prejudice or caprice and as shown in The
bluudefng acknowledgement Ut our foreign
feia tons.
is there any Black Rcpublicanism
there, 0! prolific genius, and quill-dri-
yer plenipotcntiary, Of the Telegraph ?
"No' your conscience answers to
your lying pen! "No!' answers cy-
cry sane, sensible man.
AMERICANS, the very desperation Of
the Sag NIGHTS proves We arc right
Let US give them q little moro grape,
let us knock anti-Amcriconism and its
youthful bantling Black Rcpublicanism
into cooked lat as they ought to be!