The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-11-02
THE KNOW NOTRINGs AND ANTI-sLAvERY
MEN

There are disingenuous men. who affect to
be shocked that the "Abolitionists and Free
Soilers : should have gone into the Know Moth
ing organization. Abohtionists must have null
tiplied wonderfully. TO have given Mr.. Mott, the
Democratic candidate for Canal Commissioner
in PENNSYLVANIA, 10000 majority, when the
Wing candidate for Governdr is elected bv
thirty thousand! They must be ubiquitous. to
carry the municipal elections in Washington,
Baltimore. Norfolk, Nashville. and New Orleans,
wen in Northern ctiesi, They must
have become fonl traitors to their Principles to
have defeated Benton in Missouri. and to be
seeking the overthrow of the Anti-Slavery can
didates for the GovernorShip of New York and
Massachusetts, by alliance with Silver Grayism
in one State. and Webster Whigism in am
other,,l
The Know NothingS are composed chiefly of
men who have hitherto taken no active part in
politics. and of Wings and of Democrats: and
mixed up with them are few Free-Soilers, as
they are called. not enough. however. to shape or
even color their policy. We do not believe that
these men. if sincere in their Anti Slavery views.
J. they regard the issues involved in the Slavery
question. as really of paramount Importance.
Will maintain their connection with such an or
galliza;ion. They will not consent to the intro
dnctlon OF another question which shall super
sede the Slavery issue. distracting and dividing
the free States So As again To remand them to
the yoke OF the Slave Power. They will not
conntenance an organization which ignores the
great question of Human Liberty, which would
exait John NJ CLAYTON. the co-laborer of Dong
las. and crush William III. Seward: which
would use Silver Gray Daniel Ullman TO defeat
Myron H. Clark and prevent the voice of the
Empire Stale from being heard against the Ne
braska outrage; and which would subject Mas
sachusets 10 the domination Of Webster Who.
cry and Rum, in the person of Gardner. is
candidate for Governor whose position is Thus
defined by the Boston EreHiag Teyeqrdph,
which has been supposed 10 have some afinities
with Know Nothingism:
= The Ereaiag telegraph announces. appa-
rently by authority, that the Know NOTHING
nominee for Governor is strongly opposed to the
Liquor Law, having voted against it in the
Legislature and, further, that he is an out and
ant opponent of Abolitionsm and Slavery aei-
tation-in word, politician of the Webster
school. We make a record of the fact. though
we are a little apprehensive that the Teleqraph
is thinking mere of the best mode of securing
the votes % the Union Wing or conservative
portion oi oar citizens to Mr.. Gardner than
of accuracy Ih its statements-C Chronicle
Our statements about Mr.. Gardners position
merely embodied Information possessed by eve
rybody IN Boston who knows ANYTHING about
that gentleman. We give the information for
the benefit of our readers at 4 distance. without
caring whether 1t attracts or repels votes from
any class OF citizens. At present, We support
no candidate Tor Governor, aud, in our remarks
about the various candidates. we eudeavor to
make none bu: accurate statements Ii * rs
well known TO the Chronicle as to us. that Mr..
Gardner is strongly opposed TO the Liquor Law.
and that he voted against it; that he is 2 poll
tician of the Webster school, an out and out
opponent of Anti-Slavcry, and warm friend Of
the Fugitive Slave Law, in whose defence du-
ring the Sims affair he volunteered, and enroll
ed himself. together with 800 other Boston
gentlemen. holding similar sentiments.
We trust to the good sense and principle o.
our Anti-Slavery friends. Let them he entrap
ped into no such Party 1T were well for the
Anti-Slayery press TO expose its antagonism &c
their Principles and Policy. At such a crisis
rs this, when the People of the free States are
almost ready TO unite as one man for the over
throw Of the Slave Power the attempt to get
mp miserable issue between native-born and
naturalized citizens, Catholics and Protestants
is objectionable. We, Anti-Slavery men, claim
TO be the peculiar champions of the inalienable
rights of all men, the peculiar enemies of pro
scription on account of race or religion. We
make orr appeals to the People openly; we
court publicity, would do nothing in corner