The daily union., 1854-12-19
MR.. sOLLERs. OF MARYLAND.

Mr. Sellers of Maryland has become in Sort the
leader of the opposition in the House Of Representatives
He started with quite hurrah and after attacking the
adopted citizens not forgetting the "rich Irish brogue
and the German accent which fascinated Gen.
Scott 1852 and oberated the early demonstrations Of
that sodiercandidate against all adopted citizens he at
tempted make assault upon the administration Of
President Pierce which would have with better
grace from northern abotonist We do not pretend to
state the fact but to that Mr. Sellers is the
same gentleman who not long ago. busted himself in Of
feng and praise to all foreigners not adopted
citizens in recent convention in Maryland (of which he
was member and who surpassed the jealous pro-
fessons of confidence in those whom he has only lately
deemed worthy of his opposition and his condemnation
Be this as it may however Mr. Sellers is entitled to the
rare credit of being Of those who hang from the
great Commonwealth founded by Calvert and founded
too upon the broad and enduring basis of religious ole
ration has thought it right commit himself to the dis
organizing and revolving doctrines of order pledged
to relentless persecution Of all citizens born abroad
well as of all who believe in the Catholic faith.
There also eminent proprety in the fact that while
Mr. Sollers Maryander, should attack and denounce
these classes of countrymen he should also asa the
administration of Franklin Pierce Mr. Sellers is south
ern man. Franklin Pierce is northern 1t is consistent
that while Mr. Sellers should forget the constant
ing and heroic devotion Of the President the
the South he should the time forget the patriot
who gave the the State he in part represents The
administration of President Pierce may suit the abo
onsts Of the North land far nearly every knownoth-
ing elected is an aboonst) but it ought to be agreeable
to Mr. Sellers When has Franklin Pierce failed to come
up to the mark when State rights involved? Defy
;,or
lists he has thrown himself into the BREACH and has fear
essy executed the laws The whole power of the
ment has been enlisted protect the constitution from
assault He has not waited to if it popular to de-
end impcrled laws and obligations but he has thrown
himself into the thckes of the fight in sustaining the
sttuonal guarantees of the South There is therefore
exquisite propriey in Mr. Soers southern man. assail-
ing such an Executive as Franklin Pierce
We dsdain going into elaborate defence Of the adj
minstraton of Franklin Pierce against such assault
that of Mr. Sellers But free to ask that disn-
guished gentleman here he w find in The wg or knosc-
nothing ranks friend Of constitutional principles
Franklin Piercep He will tell us, doubtless, that know
nothingism is mol abotonsm and quite willing
for the sake of the argument he should say So Where
then is his man Is it Miard Fillmore who was silent
during the Nebraska excitement except denounce the
Johnston of Pennsy lvana notorious enemy of the
South and knownothng favorite? Is it the know
nothing and whg aboonst ofhe State Pollock Is
the leader of the nothngs and abolitonis in low
Fiz Henry Warren? Is it Bnrngame, of Massachusetts
abolition and know-nothing member elect of tho new
Congress Or is it the Ange Gabrie and the imported
priest Gavzz2 Probably Mr. Sellers will tell us that he
relies upon the fact that Senator Seward and the
lous Greeley who opposed the South hostile
to the order sort OF guarantee that least
in New York. know nohngsm does mol aboltonism
But we tell him that here in other respects he is fatally
mistaken Epry ,chig elected in Nse York 10 The ne,e
Congress is pledged abolition doctrines. They could not
have been elected without such understanding and
there are few or no wings elected from that State who ar.
not Mr. Sscards fast friends.
Mr. Sellers leads the coumni He is for the knownoth
inps We are not sorry His antecedents show his sincerity
in this respect and his hostility to President Pierce is
capital evidence of his hostility TO aboonism There
dark DAYS before u.s. Mr.. Sellers. The abolition crusade
fierce and bitter and relentless it isis yet over
1t has, indeed only begun We hope you may live long
enough 10 see its progress and when you find fear
less foe of that crusade than Franklin Pierce
resoute opponent to all the dangerous sms of the day
shall be surprised to you taking the ground that it Is
right for southern man to attack the only TIE Nort
cho are the fearless friends Of the rights Of The States and III
| rights Of the adopted citizen.
Hon John X Kane Judge of the United States court fo'
the eastern district of Pennsylvania and father of thu
renowned Dr. Kane, of the American Arctic expedition il
! at the National Hotel