The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-17
For the American
A Calm and ] ruthful Appeal to the Citi-
ZanA of the limited States.

For the American
A Calm and ! ruthfuI Appeal to the Citi-
zens Of the United States.
What has long since been predicted, is approach
ing fulfment. For something like twenty years. the
conservative press of the country have warned the
people, and pointed out clearly. what would be the
final consequences flowing from the immense influx
Of the pauper and felon population, and their en-
couragement by the Democratic party to interfere
with our elections and by fraud and force to render
the freedom Of our franchise and the purity of the
ballotbox mere farce During this entire period
foreigners have in almost every Presidential election
placed in the Chair Of State the Chief Magistrate OF
our country. And in no case was this more
clearly marked than in the contest between Mr. Clay
and Mr.. Polk The result of that contest depended
Polk by less than 5000 majority. Had Mr.. Clay re-
ceived this VOTE he would have had several electoral
votes more than were necessary to secure his cleo
ton Until within month of the day of election, it
was generally conceded that Mr.. Clay would carry
that State and such would no doubt have been the
result had not the Freenans journal, the exponent
of the views and feelings of archbishop Hughes is
sued is orders to the Jait4fM that in no event,
would secure the election Of MIR. Frelinghuysen,
who was the President of the american BiJ Society
and "bigotsd Protestant"
twas then and there that political rowdyismi was
inaugurated, and from the manner in which it was
encouraged by men in high places, it laid the foun-
dation for the fearful lawelssness which is near
sweeping DER our land, and unless checked, will
soon PROSTATE our form of Government in the dus,
city, commanded by the no less notorious Isaiah
Rynders, who now occupies one of the most promi-
nent and in the gift of the Executive
Of the natiog the southern district OF
day Of the ASss vop q Mr. Polk, in uniform, with
their basB&apnO(k sAd' Occupying conspicuous po-
sition in the inada td procession. From that hour
clubs have formed throughout the country until the
ktAv rtxava
bers of the clubs OF the different political parties
This Empire Club did not confine its operations Ia
the city Of New York, but being in the pay of the
Democratic party, and under their direction, were
polls, destroy the ballot-boxes, and to drive the
Wings away und prevent their voting.
This foreign pauper and criminal element having
received SO much encouragement, and as a conse
quence, outraging the feelings Of the native popula
ton, the Natise znercan party was formed for the
purpose if possible of arresting progress of these
outlaws. II is unnecessary for me now to mark the
rise and progress, the ebb and flow of this party
remark, however, that if this party shall be true tt
itself and its principles, the day of triumph mus
come.
The American party are battling for their consti
tuticna rights, for their fre-sides and their homes
II is true that the whole power and patronage Of thu
Federal Government, the entire Roman Catholic
Church, and the refuse, the most corrupt depravct
and turbulent of the foreign element are arrayet
against them Having subjugated every State in tn
Union but the gallant State of Maryland, ever.
means is now being used to bring that noble com
monwealth to bow its head at the foot of power
Almost the entire press of the land is arrayed agains
her, and Baltimore, which is famous in story and il
song for its patriotism and bravery, is now repre-
sented as the very hot bed of anarchy and lawless
| ness But few short years since, when the Wings
prevented frgm voting and DULLES and shoulder
hitters took possession of the polls and there wer
rolled up Democratic majorities by the thousand
ais
cities. .F.... 49,.
We admit that there is much in Baltimore to de
plore, but we ask, who created these disorders
Who originate these outbreaks? In whose posses
| down the police when discharging their dutyg W.
| answer, the mooern Democratic party Neny thi
who ay-misrepresent and pervert the truth as yo
| please, the proof is overwhelming and as on tn
bloody Monday of the LIST day of June 1857, in thi
city, the hands of the Democratic party drppn,
with the blood of the slaughtered and manned cit
zens of this republic. s
And in this work of defamation and suppression
of the truth it pains me to say there are papers en-
| gagged which lay claim to character and respects
| bilty, and which exercise wide, and in some re
| spects o conservative influence in the community
4 rendering them the more powerful and Influential
The INTERPRETATIONS in some of these papers hay
done more TO deceive the people than all others. L
| however, the people knew the influence that
brought to bear upon such papers, and the ind
viduals who indte some of the artcles-bigoted Ro
/ lnanisls anu IoIeBncrS- Wnoie uystcry Woui'
| be solved. a.
| In conclusion, call upon the Native American
party to stand by their principles and their party
Your cause is as just and sacred that for whic
your revolutionary fathers perilled their lives
struggled through the seven years contest of tn
revolution. You have reacheda crisis in the histor
of your country The present is an era fraught witt
matters of momentous interest TO you and your chill
dren. There must be no trucking time-swerving
every man must be prepared TO do his duty, and hi
whole duty, at the risk of life and the sacrifice o
property. call upon you TO prepare. 1t is tru
that the cloud is now no larger than q mans hand
but it is rapidly spreading the horizon, and at al
hour when you least expect 1t, the storm may burs
| upon you / then again warn you TO prepare pre-
pare for the day is near at hand when you mus
consent to be slaves, or resolve that you will b.
| freemen. ....... .... s.. ...
At this hour the Metropolis of our country is il
| the hands of Democratic rowdes and bules ant
if the papers of this city to publish the homes
truth, Of not only what occurs during the hours 9
the night but in the broad blaze of day, they woul
have enough TO occupy their columns, without flin
| them with the barefaced slanders and falsehoods
the Baltimore Argus aud the Jesuitical misrepresen
tatons of the Baltimore Sum- which is controlled b.
Roman Catholic foreigner, and which are daily en-
gagged in misrepresenting and slandering Baltimor
| city. HOWARD.