The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-07-05
POLITICAL FACTS AND CoMMENTs-A GEN
ERAL SURVEY,

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POLITICAL FACTS AND C0MMENTs-A GEN
ERAL SURVEY.
The Cincinnati Commercial says, Know
Nothingism having nanifestly wrought out It's
destiny, the political skies are clearing up"
We wish we could see as far as the CONNER.
cidl. 1t predicts that Mr.. Chase will be nomi-
mated by the July Convention for the Governor
ship of Ohio, and says it cannot see how Mr.
Chase can avoid being prominent candidate
for the Presidency in 1856. The country could
not have better.
The Renosha wisconsin, Tribune says,
Know Nothingism has exploded-just as it ex-
pected; it knew it to be utterly impossible that
the Know Nothing sentiment could take any
such hold of the popular mind as would make
it formidable political party" Let us be
hopeful, but not over confident. Pro Slavery
Hunkerism dies hard.
The Chicago (Ill.) Free Vest remarks on
the proceedings at Philadel phia, the mysteri-
GUS power which came up, as the wind blows
from no apparent source, has gone out or vii
90 out, as the wind dies away" "The
body is rent in twain. There is now no South
ern hold upon the Northern division of this
Order"
May be so, and may be not We shall soon
know. Let not our calculations 90 off half
cooked.
The Indianapolis (Ind.) State Journal of the
2lst, says the whole conflict has been produced
by the South. Had that section in the Con
vention manifested a sincere willingness even
to drop the question of Slavery, many North
ern men would have met such disposition by
a like conciliatory effort" No doubt of it
many Northern men would have been willing
tacitly to ratify all the usurpations of Slavery,
if they had not been required to give them
open and cypress sanction. The Journal con.
cludes, that as Southern Know Nothings are
willing to embrace all, of whatever faith, in
support of Slavery, the duty of the freemen of
the North is plain. "Let US in like manner
offer the hand to every man, of whatever party,
who will aid in resisting this great wrong and
restoring peace to the country, by securing the
violated rights of the North" The Journal
go for subordinating all other issues. This
sounds well, but as the Journal is Know
Nothing paper, we should like in all sincerity
to know whether it means to recommend, by
such counsel, the dissolution of the Know
Nothing Organization, and the union of its
individual members with the rest of their fel-
low citizens on the Anti-Nebraska issues?
1t is stated in the New York Tribune, that
the State Council of Rhode Island approves
of the action of its delegates in Withdrawing
from the National Convention. 1t is not stated
whether it is in favor of maintaining q North
ern Know Nothing Organization, whether it
holds itself in reserve to determine on the &C.
ceptance or rejection of the nomination that
will be made at Philadelphia on the 22d Feb
ruary, or whether it is in favor of union of
the People of the free States, for Liberty, in
of the Know Nothing Organization,
and all others.
The Milscaukie wis., Free Democrat ex-
power of the Order in the Free
States is broken-its PRESTIGE is gone-its or
ganization is shivered-its members will scat.
tet-the Hunkers, to the Pierce Democracy,
the Liberals and Progressives, to the ranks of
the true Democracy. The People will be
ranged under the two great standards of Lib
erty and Slavery. Light breaks and scatters
the darkness"
Nothing like Faith-the Faith that removes
The Woodbury. IN. j. Constitution, an old
Wing paper, which has sympathized with the
movement, characterizes the majority
platform of the late National Council as decided.
ly Pro-Savery, and says that as such it cannot
receive the support of the free North and West.
1t adds:
Though New Jersey did not occupy that
decided position which faithful representation
demanded, the people will take care to do their
own voting"
The Newark IN. j. Mercury declares that
the secession left the National Council without
character or standing. The Sussex IN. j.
Register thinks that now is the time for the
North to recover the ground it has lost. The
Jersey City Sentinel approves of the action of
the seceders, and goes for the restoration of the
O.J
Advertiser tells US that New Jersey rejects the
platform with scorn, and regrets to see her
name in any way connected with it. The
Trenton IN. J.) State Gazette is out against
the Slavery plank of the platform, and informs
us that at large Convention of members of
the different Councils in that city, the following
resolution was passed:
"Resolred, That we approve of the action of
those representatives of the free States who
protested against and opposed the adoption of
the Slavery resolution In the late Philadelphia
Convention, and that we especially endorse the
action of A. S. Livingston, ESQ.,, the represent.
alive from this District and DIR. E. s. McClel
land, of the 4th District, in protesting against
and opposing the passage thereof, as presenting
a marked and honorable contrast to the course
of few of the delegates from the free States"
Well appreciation is bestowed, not on the
seceders, but on the mere protestants The
latter indicated no purpose to dissolve connec.
ton with the National Convention, or with the
Nationalzed Order. Let not the People be
caught with chaf.
The Pittsburgh pa Commercial Journal
says:
1--WE shall wait with anxiety to see the con.
duct of the representatives of the party of West
Pennsylvania squared with the strong instruc.
lions submitted for their government in regard
to the Slavery question, and the still stronger
declarations OF sentiment on the same subject
which have been unanimously passed by their
constituents as permanent rule of action
Nothing less, and nothing weaker, than the
manifesto of the free States, which we publish
to-day, will satisfy the organization in Pennsyl-
vania. Of that, let all interested be assured"
The Pittsburgh Dispatch, another Know