Kansas weekly herald., 1854-12-22

1t may be sad tosbe seze1Ee that 1herH
are pressesin tbs land Of szrs, who rfofess
a love for ssathssn iias6tatiioas, and spposii-
ton to oabolitioniisn, yet advozate tie doc
trines ofshe Know only smother
name for the Native American party, yet
it is nevertheless true.
Z The Kickapoo Pioneer, of December 9th,
in long article headed "a New Political
Element" after speaking Of the ..great rev.
olution which is sweeping over the land" and
that American citizens have taken the reins
into their own hands, thus rejoiees over the
recent elections: -.
s.The American party hold the power in
New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
and other States. having swept. everything
before them, and killed anti Nebraskaism,
and Abolitionism stone dead"
In the same article, the editors of the
same paper, uses the following language:
"But the time is rapidly approaching when
foreigners shall cease to have voice in the
councils of this Nation. None but Native
Americans will hold office and administer
the laws of the land. To such crisis we
look forward with pleasure, and shall hail
itas universal blessing to the Republican
rage.
The Pioneer prides itself upon frankly
and openly, ayowing at all times its ''poIiti-
cal sentiments" and claims "feather in its
cap as having started the first pro-slavery
paper in Kansas.
1t is a fact that can be clearly-establish-
ed, that Abolitionism and Know Nothing
ism, rely upon the same agency for the at
tainnlent of their ends, and yet paper pro-
Tossing southern sentiments, is found Goa
lescing with the Know Nothings. At the
north both these factions use religion as
their favorite weapon, and appeal to the
baser passions of our nature against par
ticular church.
The very States in which the Pioneer
says the Americans have swept everything,
the abolitionists and Know Nothings coop
Grated with rare exceptions. They sup
ported the same ticket, in Ohio, and the
anti-Nebraska ticket in Pennsylvania, and
also in New York and Massachusetts.
sThese tickets We're framed with reference
to the overthrow of szavery, and if the prin-
ciples on which they succeed are carried
into practice by the action of the Federal
GovernmenAthe south will be crushed, OF
dissolution of the Union ensue. If the
Americans, have swept everything in Mas
sachusetts and New York, they have sue
ceeded in electing men, who are in favor of
the repeal of the Kansas bill, the restoration
of the Missouri slavery restriction, and the
repeal of the fugitive slave law
Clark, who was elected Governor of New
York, was the candidate of the Abolitionists,
the Wings, and Know Nothings. He was
also nominated by free Niger conven-
ton, by Woman's State convention, and
by the Independent Know Nothings. So
much then for New York.
In Massachusetts,, Gardner was elected
Governor, who was emphatically the Know
Nothing candidate. In letter which he
wrote to Mr.. Allen, he asserts:
'sThat he has always been an advocate
for the repeal or modification of the fugitive
slave law, and was IN favor of fusion of
the Wings and Freesoilers. He also SAYS
he never did, nor ever will vote for man
who is or has been in favor of the fugitive
slave law, and in June last he signed
memorial to Congress for its unconditional
repeal"
So much for Gardner, the Know Nothing
candidate for Governor of Massachusetts;
and how stands it with the Know Nothing
Congressional ticket in that State ere
is what the Boston Courier, formerly 5yhig
paper of the Webster Compromise school,
says:
: ssEyery one of the candidates who has
been known before asa politician, has been
known as an anti-slaFery man, and it may
be safe to say of theswhole body of the NOM
inees of the new party, that they are ran
ceroils, ultra and urlnaitigated aboiittionists.
If any one of them has at any time within
half dozen years been connected, POLITICAL
ly, with any other party than an ANTI
PARTY, we should like TO
know it. The FREE SOIL PARTY has
sent out to the voters of Massachusetts, Its
own candidates for Congress, IN THE
GuISE OF "KNOW-NOTHINGS," and
with only the frail covering in which new
converts to any faith are apt to clothe them,
selves TO conceal their former character
from the world. ,"
At ratification meeting in Maszachu-
Sets, negro. named ]. W. Watkins, one
of the editors of Fred. Douglass paper, said
in public speech, that nearly all the color