True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-11-17
Caving In.

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The Boston .AtlaS, in answer 10 the
inquiry of some American voters for
whom they should vote at the late elec-
lion, gives the following synopsis of the
principles and purposes of the party
which had nominated Banks and Burling-
ame in the Bay State. 1t says.
"Our party and our candidates are
pledged in favor of protection to all Amer
ican interests in favor of securing the
rights OF the American laborer against the
unjust and ruinous competition of foreign
labor and foreign capital, in favor of hon
est voting and complete protection to the
ballot box in favor Of placing such re-
striction on the right Of suffrage as shall
prevent the ignorant and unassimilated
foreign immigrants from controlling our
elections; in favor Of system of admin.
istering The government for the greatest
good Of the whole country in favor Of
the strict construction and maintenance
of the Constitution and the preservation
of the nationality and integrity of the
Union. Our party and our candidates
are pledged against all sectionalism and
disunion, against The extension of human
slavery, against extravaganza and cor
ruption in the government, against the
whole foreign, pro-slaverv and tyrannical
policy of the Buchanan administration.
If this be the present position Of the
Republican party, it must have been con-
siderably Americanized within the last
two years. 1t is rivalling the Democracy
in the adoption of American sentiments
and American principles.
The Democrats even in the South have
lately had new vision and are laying
! aside their peculiar free-trade notions and
openly Advocating the adoption of tariff
for protection. The Richmond South
admits "that all parties Of the North,
with the exception Of few free-trade
democrats, balanced by few Southern
Proteclionists, are in favor of a protective
or a revenue tariff, with incidental pro.
lection, is obvious, from the most recent
avowals of opinion on that subject" and
in all parts Of the country many of the
leading Democratic journals and puliti
clans, by whom change in the tariff has
hitherto been strenuously opposed, arr
now advocating return to a judiciou.
protective system. The Washington
Union also announces as one of the ortho
dox principles of democracy, the obedi
ence to the laws including respect for th
decisions of the Supreme Court. Thi
is one of the provisions of the muc
abused platform of principles promulgate
I by the American party. 1t has sine
, 1855, been the subject Of continued dem
ocratic ridicule and objection. Its adoT
ton now as one Of the cardinal principle
., of the democracy is an acknowledgment
s of the correctness OF The position of lh
Y Americans. ..1i: 1879
n The Republicans have surpassed tn
e Democracy in their attempt to steal Ii
J, thunder of the Americans. They hay
5 tackled on to their anti-slavery extensic
n doctrine nearly the whole platform of II
it American principles, against which, tv
}, years ago, they so stoutly contended.
!; Even Horace Greedy, the arch.agitaior
Is Republicanism, has been lately smiitt
of with the charms of the American print
ID pies, and acknowledges the propriety al
le patriotism Of the most intolerant and pr
C, scriplive Of the doctrines Of the Americ
IN party. In recent number of the Tribu
an we find the following tribute TO the /
e. trinsic excellence Of some Of the leadi
On features Of Americanism, which have
pn years past been most bitterly denounc
e. by the very, men who arc now, at la
ee forced by The strong current of popu
pit opinion in their favor 10 advocate them.
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n Greely says: 2"
i'd aThe electors Of. our Stale are called
n. vote, at their approaching election, /
- - or against the holding Of new Const
. tiohal Convention. We shall vote to c
Z it on these grounds: ,sf,4,,s
he aWe desire The adoption Of some p
IS. or system whereby illegal voting NAV
B. absolutely prevented, Al present, fri
4; and corruption revsl and riot in our ci
- al every contested election. We belit
os there were no less than fifteen tbousi
Ie- votes frauddienIly cast al the last nun
n, pal election. SuCh Wholesale fraud