New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-31
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
A FREE-spOKEN AMERICAN.

come. an advocate for the election OF Republican
State Ticket. lam an American. With record going
back TO 1S43, when took part In preliminary meet
ing of native-bOrn citizens, opposed TO foreign ndu-
ence and in favor of getting up third party. was
then Democrat, swore by Andrew jackson, and
hated Federalism cordially. Since that period have
been working member Of the American patty in three
States, and never finched inch from it's service,
whether in majority or minority. But, Sir, have
been Learning, during two years past, bitter though
Wholesome lesson that there is worse evil in our
nidst than Foreign Influence and that is Natice POl
zeal Corruption Yesterdays " State Council, y
representing nothirg but seldshness and venal
ity, finished up my studies under American dem
agoeues, and I'm disposed to be thankful for my
education.
In 1856 believed in Willard Fillmore and Erastus
Brooks, as opponents of National Americanism
followed the former, in denuncation OF stephen A.
Douglas as the man who had opened Pandora box
Of mischief through the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise. stood by the latter, as the champion OF
American religious independence against Romish In
trigues.
Where do find these two men noWl
Millard Fillmore encourages coalition OF the rem
nant Of the party that voted for him in sc with fac
ton of the Democratic party beaded by the same mis-
chieyous d.msgogue whom he stigmaized as the
author Of all our political troubles.
Erastus Brooks secretly plots, and openly combines
with the rjght-hand supporters Of his old adversary,
tJchn Hughes of the Romish hierarchy.
Now, Mr.. Gresley I never had much love for you
or your felOw-Re publicans politically don't be-
leve in the leaders of your party IN this State and
have no respeet for many of their subordnates Bu
can saw with clear conscience, that however corrupt
and INSCRIPTIONS may be some Of your Albany Re-
gepcy fellows they can hold candle in rascaity to
the majority of these graceess scamps who yesterday
met here in pretended American Council with SSra-
euse Geo o. Jones and Buffalo Macomber as whip
pers.in Think of the places filed by such square
and honest Americans as Judge Dennston of Ontario,
VIII. Buckley of Sullivan, Tom Whitney of New
York, Putnem of Erie, johnson Of Albany and the
like, now oisgaced by hirelpgs Of the Central Rail-
road, and subordinates of Fernando Wood, your I'M
scrupulous Mayor. Well may Americans blush for
the present state of their formidable organization
Itell you, Mr.. Greedy, don't like tina Carl Schurz
plank in your party platform. | believe, If you bad
st uck 1t out after nominating Lincoln, you would no@
have United opposition in every northern State, and
no sensible German would think the less Of freedom,
or withhold his votes fir I'm your nominee. But, you
have nailed that plank on, and so / can't go your
whole platform But, know for my conscience tells
me, that your leading idea of Freedom national,
and Slavery sectional is an American one aui what's
more, Christian one. know, too, that the Douglas
abstraction of Squstter Sovei eighty is sntAmercan
and contrsry to the Constitution which gives Congress
sole authority over Territories feel that an anti
tSlorery sentiment has become political religion
with all thinking Northern men. 1 believe your free
soil sentiment underes at this moment the Democra
tic party se in every Northern State, and that it
is only kept from expression by the Irsh element of
the Democratic organiza ion, which is Pro-Slavery,
OF from religious eompulsion and natural servity.
Betides Mr.. Greeley, am sick and tired Of the old
story about dssolvDg our Glorious Union. don't
believe that thing be done; but if there be any
danger of it, want to meet it, like man, in my own
day and generation. If there be an approaching crisis,
in God name, cir, let it Our fathers did not
skulk the British tax question, hush up" agta-
ton about " stamp duties." They said, boldly, when
conflict was threatened, Let it come ~ and say |,
as an American, " Let the question of Liberty and
Slavery he settled phile lire If our noble blood
cemeDed Confederacy ia strong enough to bear the
rucest shocks let us, good patriots know the fact,
and not leave its discovery to innocent posterity
That's my Americanism
And, outside of this Slavery ISSUE have other rea-
sons for refusing to vote for the DouglasO Did Lins
Loco.focoWhig ticket with one fshy American on il,
as decoy-duck. believe that the triumph of Douglas
Loco-focoism in our State woald be the delivery of
every tax paying citizen up to the tender merces of
those haIpes aud vampires who are now bloated
with the spoils Of New-York Cty-your Woods, your
Boole-JspaDese Committees, your Kelys, your Coch-
rams, your Purdys, your Laws, your Connolys, your
PurseIs, your CharlOcks your Coveys, your Wander
bits, and Belmonts and all the hungry, nvenous,
bogus Americans, who ring dnnerbells for Dougasite
banquets. l believe the success Of Tammany and
Corning would set fresh political ackals loose from
Buffalo to New-York. In two years they would im-
poveIsh our State Treasury, cheaper Canals for
Central Railroad purchase, debase our free-school
systep strengthen the Jesuit Hughes and his secret
emissaries, and give Americansm vital stab in the
house of its friends. And what for Why, to let
the Irish get the better of "tbe Dutcb." That's
the Americanism of Erastus Brooks and his associ-
ates
Now, if am obliged to choose between two classes
of our adopted citizens, as felow-politicians avog
sef in favor of the Dutch r. They are not priest
ridden they opposed to despotsm in all shapes as
Tom. Jefferson was and they aretoo intelligent TO ind
fault with an American for loving his native country,
every good man should, better than any other. If
am to be enrolled on the voting list with any body of
foreignborn Citizens shall choose the brave country
men of De Kalb and S,euben over those of John
Mitchell, who enlist to fight the Popes battle against
Garibaldi and liberty. Stephen Douglas may preach
up bis Squatter Sovereignty, while he raises negroes
HE first wes plantation and goes TO mass with his
second; and say nothing. But wi en- Erastus Brooks
and his fellows swallow all their obligations, as they