Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-16
Iatform of the Northern Know-No1h.
inRS.

latform of the Northern Kuow.Noth.
ings.
From the proceeding Of Know-Noth-
ny Convention heldin Massachusetts,. we
earn the principles Ct the party there.
The Abolition Know Nothing Lecturer,
Congressman Burlingame, Eve copy the
report of the Boston Telegraph was re,
ceived with hearty applause
He commenced by saying that in speak
ing for freedom he should not be choice
in the selection of terms by which to char
acterize slavery. Slavery had betrayed
us, and the time had come for an outra-
Eed people to express their sentiments in
language not to be misunderstood.
mr.. B. aseri6et tie origin of SLAVERY to
= Pope Martin v, s0Jto issued bull sanction
ing african slavery. Il auas also sanctioned
b. several of his succeSSors II tDas brought
{ 10 this country under the cross and in the
1drb of humanity; 6uta 10dS npVer sanction
cd here by positive laeO.
He then asked what is slavery? In the
language Of Wesley. he would answer
''The sum Of all yillanies." The fitness
Of this description was then shown by a
reference to facts. Our fathers hated it,
and hoped it would soon die away. But
cotton gave it pecuniary power, and the
slave representation political power,
which has controlled the whole country.
The idea of force being used by the South
to extend slavery was ridiculed. The
power of the South is a political one, and
with that she has smitten our commerce,
our manufactures; and every interest Of
freedom.
The means by which slavery has Sc
cured the control of the general govern
mgnt were then spoken Of. The men Of
the South are men OF one idea. They
make politics their study, while at the
North the reverse is true. He could not
agree with Wendell Phillips in his plan Of
dissolving the Union, nor with Ral phi Wal
dc Emerson in his proposition to parchase
the slaves, as remedy for slavery.
If asked to state specifically what he
would do, he would answer-1st, repeal
the Nebraska BILL; Cd, repeal tie JaEgttiVe
slave Iaw; 81, abolish slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia; 4th, abolish the inter-
State slave trade; next he would declare
that slavery should not spread % one inc!
of the territory of tho Union; he would
then put tho government actually and per-
manenty on the side of freedom-by
which he meant that bright-eyed boy in
Massachusetts should have as good a
chance for promotion in the Navy as boy
of one of the first families in Virginia.
He would have judges who believed in a
higher law, and in an anti-slavery consti-
tuition, an anti-slavery Bible, and an anti
slavery God
Having thus denationalized slavery be
would not menace it in the States where it
exists, but would say to the States, it is
your local institution; hug it to your bo-
SONS until it destroys you. But he would
say, you must let our freedom Alone
TApplause. If you but touch the hem
Of the garment Of freedom we will trans
pie you TO the earth. Loud applause.
This is the only position OF rePose, and
it must come 10 this.
He was encouraged by the recent cleo
lions in the North, and he defended the
"NEW MOVEMENT" which he said was BORN
OF PURITAN BLOOD, and was against des-
potism of all kinds. This new party should
be JUDGED, like others. by its FRUITS. Il
has elected champion of freedom to the U.
s. Senate for four years, to fill The place
of q man who was false to freedom, and
not true to slavery. For himself he could
say that so long as life dwell in his bo-
som, so long would he fight for liberty and
against slavery. 1u conclusion he ex-
pressed the hope that soon the time might
come when the sun should not rise on a
master, nor set on a slave.
Such are the sentiments Of a recently
elected Know Nothing Congressman, who
tells Southern men that the ''ne10 move-
mont" i. G. now-Nothingism. was origi-
mated by Puritan (aboliLion) heads, and
was esigned to bring about day when
the sun will not shine on master or slave.
Let Southern men digest we'll these facts,
and say if they will give such an organi-
cation aid aud comGort-f they will or
can give such principles the grip, in the
light of day or ut midnight.
But, stronger are the sentiments, bold
or the views OF hostility to the South,
avowed by the Know-Nothing Senator
elect, Henry Wilson, precious Massa-
ehusetts demagogue and abolitionist. We
copy from the same journal as above,
which is every where known to be tho
roughly welded to higher-lawism. Hear
Wilson:
Mr.. Chairman and Ladies and Gentleo
men This is not the time nor the place
for me to utter word. You have listen
ed to the eloquence of my young friend,
AND HERE TONIGHT ENDORSE EvERr SEN
r1MENr HE HAS UTTERED. In public or in
private life, in majorities or in minorities.
at home or abroad. l intend to die with
unrelenting hostility to slavery on my lips.
l make no compromise anywhere, at home
or abroad. shall yield nothing of my
auti-slavery sentiments to advance my
own personal interests, to advance party
interest. or to meet the demands of any
State or section of our country. l hope