Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-01-28
THE AMERICAN PARTY.

THE telegraph brings the information that Mr..
Cameron (Amprican) has beaten Mr.. Forney demo:
cratic in the Pennsylvania Legislature, for the United
States Senate and that the election the result OF
fusion between the Black Republican and American
parties similar fusion, it seems, has taken place
Throughout, the entire North. since the Presden'ai
sleciion. This fact il significant OF two Emporium ~
results. Fint, an overwhelming c"mninaton Vi '"I y,
popular vote at the North uner the black nnnmel mn VI
anil slavery. The Joint of Fremont and rnlmor'
in that seciion. far exceeded the vote of Buchanan
and constitutes decisive majority in every NnslnS,
State. .xcep, Indiana, and possibly Pennsyls.n,a
This indicates the ntter destruction OF tee =, ,.
of the North and the triumph OF free So''''''' Al "-
Presidential election Of 1861. .,a,;.
The second Is, the final annihilation Of the Amer'-
can organization IA a national party lis to'al e
ar m, South bv tff Democracy. and Its ansot,o. a.
the North BY the Black Republicans, VIII ool'.es -
even its NAME 1t is but possibility that II,
principles will live in some legislative H'ooi"o"'
nm naturalization and snffrage. 1s.t,
!" mother precnant deduction may be made. IL t"s
Democrscy he driven ont from the North, anu connT'
70 the Souih then will parties he no longer natu',a @ M
hn, positively sectional aectl'nal array VII,
,,,ov the South or force il into separate natlohay
Thus tersely, and lin sppearance) correctly reasons
the Charleston Evening NeUs upon'the Po"c1i ~,
,re of parties in the Union. The conclusion afr'eu
,t in r.lation 10 the American Organization " cap
ial. We happened 10 be one of those who p'ed'c'eo
this final annihilaion" year or no since. IL was
no pslpable probability, that We may now claim 10
b,r. done 40 without ncurrng the imputatlon OF
vanity.
But we fancy our cotemporarys reasoning ~ 10 the
Democratic party is slightly tinged with 'oPhisl'y'
An error or two shows lts masked face, among those
few seusn,ious facts which it may be as well to 'ug'
ge,t. ,,...
First, although the fusion of Americans and Black
Republican. made mp the Cameron party in fennsy'
yania, vet the defeat of FoRNEY is directly atriouta
bic TO the treason OF certain democrats, who proved
f.be,s 10 their pledges and false 10 their constituent
cies. ..;,.,-
The other and more important error consists IN lay
ing down The proposition implicitly that the fusion OIL
Americans and Black Republicans is SYNONYMOUS
with fusion Of all The late supporters Of Fillmore al
The North aud Black Republicans.
These two errors. properly weighed, will be found
to subtract considerably from the force of the extreme
conclusion, that the Democracy Of ihs North awa''
utter destruction" Pennsylvania is not lost to Inc
party Nor is either Of the Northern States that sided
with US in tile late Presidential contest. On the con-
trary there is ground Ior hope that by the power anu
strength of wise and manly administration, the next
four years may witness great and favorable changes
in the Northern mind.
If not and il las the Neus believes) parties shall
become positiuely sectional" we hold our'elf ready
to 20 with our gallant friend for "sepnrase nation
alty." ra ther than submit to oppression.