The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-02
For the Western Democrat.

MR. EDIroR Judging from the last issue oil
the North Carolina Wing. dated Thursday Feo'
22d, 1856, under the head OF " he New YORK
Senator it is fair 10 presume that the Editors OF
that paper have thrown themselves into the ten
der embraces of the Know Nulhings-and are
now doing battle on the side Of the enemies OF the
South, by intoxicating the doctrine that the new
secret Order is the great bulwark between the
South and its fanatica enemies the A6Oltt0lists.
How such an opinion could be formed by any one
with the history Of The Ord'r and its doings be-
fore them, and known 10 them, is indeed aston
ishiug. ....
Upon our mind, directly contrary opinion has
been formed by facts, which stand out so boldly
and distinctly, that It seems impossible to misun.
derstand them. Where, let US ask, has the Know
Nothing Society stood up for Southern rights :?
Where has it united with The friends Of the South
in the election Of sound National men to the Con.
gress of the United States? If the Whig will
point to the record Of such a stand and such
course by the Order, whose promotion and sue.
cess it is encouraging, we shall be glad to
see it.
Look over the whole country where Know
Nothlngism has mingled in our political elections,
and everywhere you will see that their influence
has been against the South, everywhere it has
helped to strike down those who stood by the ma
tional compact. and to put in their places the ana.
tics, who openly proclaim hatred and war against
the South and her rights. Look at Massachusetts,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, all the Western States and
New York, there this midnight Order so highly
recommended to Southern favor, processes to have
conquered and the result of that triumph has
been to drive from the national councils those who
stood by the South and her institutions, and fill
their places with unrelen:ing enemies.
But what may we not expect, when Southern
men and even Southern Editors give support to
Know Nothingism, with such facts so openly re.
yealed. For it is we'll known, and will not be
denied, that in Massachusetts the Order have The
ascendancy, and recently elected to the U. S. Sen
ate, one Wilson, an open and notorious black
hearted abolitionist, who endorsed the following
sentiment, used by q Knol0 Nothing in a public
speech-that " he was for repeal OF the Fugitive
Slave Law, repeal Of the Nebraska Bill, would
abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, would
abolish the interstate slave trade, and that slave
ny should not spread to one inch OF the territory
Of the Union," There the Order had good op-
portuny Of showing their affection for the South
there they have everything in their own hands,
and fair chance Of proving their faith by their
works. If they had elected sound anti Abolt-
tiouist a friend Of The Constitution and the rights
of the States, then they might with some consis-
tency, have appealed to the sympathy Of the
South, and claimed to be co.o2erators with them.
The Wing says that, the Administration I" bent
upon the annihiIation Of The Order OF Know No
things formed foul combination with Stewards
friends, and thereby secured that arch-trator's
election" How supremely ridiculous appears
this charge against the President of the United
States, when, by the Wings own showing, Seward
is indebted to the Know Nothings for his election.
Here are his own igures-"In the House the vote
was as follows, viz : Seward, SO Wing votes
Know Nothing votes, and Democratic votes, to.
tai &c." 6 In the Senate the vote as follows,
viz: Seward l3 Wing votes, Know Nothing
votes, and Democratic votes;' so that after all
the Presidents great efforts and foul combination
with Stewards friends three small votes was the
entire strength of the Administration liz the New
OrK LEGISLATURE. tremendous lpJLHenCe-QUn'
geroas combination. But does any one believe
that Seward was at all Objectionable to the Order
of Know NoIhings on account Of his Abolition
principles, when they could, with such avidiy,
swallow the detesable Abolition fanatic, Wilson,
whose only recommendation his deep-roo,ed
abolitionism, and deadly hostility to the South!
Emboldened by the support Of this new Order,
Abolilionism is daily becoming more impudent,
and assuming more naughty and threatening
aspect-and the danger of disunion is becoming
more and more imminent. While we find this
new Order in close communion with abolitionism,
that foe to peace while find it controlled by that
restless faction, and working only for its elevation,
we, friends of the Union, must say in all rev.
erence and sncerity-God preserve the South
from such friends as the Know Nothings.
MECKLENBURG.
Late from Cuba.