Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-19

ton.
Is the award altogether ju,ts
For one, without any special knowledge In tho preni
ses, but from observation purely, am inclined te
doubt tho righteousness Of this sweeping denuncia
,ion. As developments stand there are certainly
| two sides to the question
At first, like Others disposed to look upou
the mysterious order With suspicion and accordingly
have watched Its movements closely The result of nv
observations has been weaken dstrust aud 10 raise
the hope that good perhaps much good may come
| Of its operations.
Some of the objections taken to the orgsuz Alto u,
| have satisfied myself TO be entirely uuiouuded. and
the and dougs Of the association have satisfied
| me. judge tho tree by its fruit
First The order is said to be opy "whies in disguise
the old W big party attempting, under name,
| regain vitality and power.
The facts be strongly sgains, this speculation
The principal kuos Nothing triuuphs have been Ia the
strongest Democa'ic States In Indiana, Michigan Ohio
and Peunsylvan where Democracy has held supreme
sway, the Know Nothing m.oritss have been
ing IT, in thess States tho Democrats had stood by the
old party organizations is maufes: there have been no
Know Nothing victories achieved the Demo would
still have retained the ASCENDANT This conclusive de-
moustraton that tho order is composed excu-
svev of Wings, but is OF Wings and Democrats
and beokens an abandonment, by portion OF both DO
ca parties, OF the old party land marks au associations
The motives for this abandonment be known OF course
only TO the nitiated but that the abandonment ia
ken place is "dxed fact" more 10 be- doubted than
the existence Of the elements.
is furthermore practical fact we'll known ard well
noted In all the resent elections that Ways aud Demo-
Gratis stood side b. side aud shoulder shouluer
ihetpolls. Whigs voted for Democratic nominees and
Democrats voted for Wing :minee, In the late muui.
cipal election in Norfolk, for example, most decided
Wing was elected Mayor and decided Democrat cho-
Sergeant and by about the vote And in Penn.
ylvsnia, at tie election whis Governor and the
Democratic Canal Commissioner were caosen by a ms
Jority approaching acclsnaon
In Massachusetts, where the Wing party has hitherto
been omnpotent, the Wings swept like chat
before the wiad; scarcely survivor being to tell the
tale Of ruin; waich shows that the new orIer is do
pectors OF persons parties, ani that Wings and De-,
mocras are, to it, the Here, indeed Is proof in
controvertible that the knor No;hngs no. whiss
in Disguise
Aud the first practical demonstration in favor of the
leading doctrine oil the Know Nothngs be it noted comes
from Democratic refer OF course to the ls,e
move OF Mr. Adams Democratic Senate. from Mis,isp-
p, so TO alter the naturalization laws make
OF Il years in the country necessary acquire
ship.
For the philosophy Their, of the Know Nothing move
ment, We must look other solution than Gscu
whggery."
The order said also, represent an abolition move
men; BY considerable portion OF tue Southern ess
We are warned against IT, least the northern portion
it, as bling aboouss in disguise In fact il /. deuouu-
ced without qualification by mioy OF the presses 10 this
State, as an abolition dissertation.
Now It Il on this point that writer Of this article
most closely watched the organization and far pre-
sent Developments go, he IS forced admit that the
charge of abolition tendencies IA, from being ,te out
In Pennsyvan they reversed old res I AMI elected
Their ehasen nomuee Mr. Pollock niriy-vsr
m er''' a. ei,tiVu ur-rmru compared with previous
polls OF some MY odd thousand
Aad VINO aud sha' is NJ Pollock! very common
impression prevails that he is abolol.t or 1t least
free soi!er IL is gross mistake, aud am happy TO b.
able to correct IL nave been recently assured bv dis
unguistei gentlemen q Peunsyvsna that the cnvernor
elect OF hat State is far from being sboonst or free.o
er And II am Tot much nistakrp Mr.. Pollock was
member OF congress the Of the passage of the
and for. Hal tbn,l
nol.ihtervchiion-th, very gtolni which the South
itse stands and ha- bgen wiling stand the vety
ground on winch asks, and has s-Sed to
Let slavery alone leave the State, t,st have o. that
choose 10 have il: don't agitae the INFECT in
or out oi it-thft Is tue position such the ieuI
Mr. Pollock. TIE compromise measures were d.sigue TO
take the question OF slavery rom The 81 politics.
put stop once and forever the citation Of the sujec
aud, 10y that MEANS TO give que: TO the country Mr.
ton and peace He stood alongside o; Clay, Webster aud
C"sl and Other patrols who supported those celeb-a ed
and sacred measures, AMI he is accordingly an
aooltonst than thew.
So far, then the .c election result in
concerned there proof Of abolition procvities
in the Know Nothing order.
In the New York election there still less countonance
Tor the inpl:at on In thai State there out and
ou abolition cLuidie, Ayron H. Clarke tho candidate
OF WIN H. Seward tn, special political friend Of Sir Saw
ard hni the ACKNOWLEDGED cariidsIe OF the abol ion and
free soil parties Of the Empire State. Now If the Know
Nothing. OF tina! state really aoo;ionst. free
soiers Why did they their voe- for The free soil
and abolition clnIilisc Mr. Clarke! Why d i they no,
do the b1dng, an follow fortunes of that great EN-.
boiimeHt of abolition, Stewards
The reason l. obvious they not aboi.ioniss them
selves AMI therefore they voted Tor their noinin &C.
Daniel Umln.
/, Sic Ulm,n 7n,nlb'c 10 tn, charc, O. abolition,
On this point, the writer of this communication
TO 90 able TO speak OF his personal knowledge lie has
known Mr. Ulmin Tor thirteen years. aud can state from
actual Interchange ot opinion tbs; there il roi north
Mason and D.SonS line, spirit. H..
personal and political friend nj Miiari Fillmore whose
t'n's-whrthiness on tho subject OF southern ghs all
men OF al parties are wiling and proud to ac-
in~lcdgc and, like tbs VII. AID pure statesman Mr
Ulman is advocate ofths doctrine Of
opposed 10 the rion OF the -sv qucsiion,sn enemy
OF all the ve~ng iHns OF the day, land OF peace OF
oioder. of the country. Ia word he is etninen,ly
conservative statesman. For such 4 man, the Know No
things ri tho great ate OF New York their suffrage
They c0ud have rallied nier the b,nncr OF Cluke and
Seward bad thcy chosen, hut they did MT. There wa.
banner they preferred to do battle UNDER til, Of
uinin, OF conservatism Of the country, and under that
binuer they did rally. ADJ though they did not 10 nc.
tunl numbers. show themselves triumph n they did new
erhele's win glorious victory grelI moral a. we'll ~
political victory The casting Of tho polls exhibited
result A. which friend of IA. aud er cysry lover
of the Union and the COUNTRY and its constitution mas
rejoice hHirtd and tcen,y HO4,qnd eon,erpa,p,
''fsT' bd"dSf together 10 resist oydlion 10 stand by tie
constitutions 10 Sare Tia luton -,
an Informed by those competent to give the nform1-
uon, that the whole vote cas-. for NJ Ulmin wa, con
sentative vote do doub, H. bec the fact, sbo.
~ ahd II he so, IL cinnot DO long before there will Ga
eLonsh aud as wiling az srong to sweep abolition from
the limit, oil NeS Yors, or render harmless thing
Ihcn as To hJ election results 10 Nsy York the Know
Nothpgs give no countenince 10 the idea that they SYM
piihze WIN the abol tonss. Tho very reverse is the
iact They actually regulated abolition and It's candi
dates aud representatives.
ln Nnsiichu5olt they r"pu1ii'cd and ovcrwhonc1 all
,ue oil pirtc' Thee gave no qlirer ibDlitionsts
fte'sDl9rs. Wings or DsmDcri5-4w,D, ihefn all away
hnke sowing toy their course that they hal o ,c's in
view common 20 none OF the old party organizations. and
Tor the accomplishment Of which the, rIpscled no all
ron any o' them. There elected "a single abp-
lions or ccoiler, but solitary Democrat and scarce
wing. Tncrc il no semrIince hero, Of aboiuon.m.
We bad too, tho lending abolition presses mos, bterg.
den'nncng the order. Tue Lsrd!1r Garrison foul sheet
dp"h upon H. The cclri organ of abolition the VI
ho'n IRA, declares that tho Know Noingi "cnnno, ba
tt'ei Oh az liberty party aud the " y n jJrme
J'n'l'i devoted body aud .ou, nb1litiou aud Sc
' ~ he bior d,uDnngcr aul special hnfer Of the
"RHM""i. l. dcnolncc. the order IN New York in its
very i'Sir hcciuS, would not support Mr. Seward ani
openly deciire- Tia; IL would support Mt. Seward,
'l"', ne "l' uc ientcscntatisc Of tho nbIion senu
..' % ie North "fne great aim II the order in this
NH' Tue Idbn1",) has been to provcntth the election
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