The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-29
Fusion OF TIE FACTIONS.

The boston Atlas is deep in the Massachusetts, fusion.
After opposing the know-nothngs, it is trying 10
and curse them into the abolition ranks On Satur-
day last Il said
" The organ of bunker natiyam in this city informs us
that although the people OF Massachusetts, to unite
and push forward shoulder to shoulder in opposition a
very aggression yet the know nothing party remain
he old party sll' We must say that do under
stand the feasibility OF the proposed arrangement This
union without union would be- to certain extent possible
did not our laws limit the right Of suffrage. Nobody be
allowed 10 depose bailosone for freedom and the
other against the Pope best the double party thus sug
gested would be not reseute, undivided phaanx which
the times demand, but temporary, tumpery coalition, OF
which the people have had quite enough already"
And on the day the Boston aKnow-nothing and
American Crusader faced the music as follows:
ANrtsLAvERy NoRrH.--It is no
sort of use attempt to wink blink argue put down. VEIL
in any the fact, that there s strong
anti slavery sentiment all through the North deep
profound II in the blood bone of the people. 1t
is not to be abused sighted but is to be honored and
spected.
we SO honor and respect it, We mean our paper shall
We should occupy strange almost offensive, position did
Our columns will from time to time, occasion may
meet give proper and free expression to this sentiment
On this ground wish TO be understood and indulge in
plain talk. We believe further that the great body Of the
Southts numerical force at all eyentsrespect and honor
this sentiment We do know very well that northern men
who false the North and its settled sentiment this
matter are an the South Thoy abhor trail
tor. They towards They despiso the party
which " not to its Should the North be any less
true to itself than is the South
The American party at the North is strongly ansare-
ry Whether people may fancy this or not VIII make
no of difference Fact is fact 1t can't be rubbed out
1t has taken possession of the best mind of the party and
there viii remain But for all that the American is not
the antisavery party Let this distinction be made 1t 10
however, sufficiently antislavery for all practical purposes
reasonable good and prudent To the extent
the slavery element Of the North part OF the
northern and heart its life and conviction, to that
tent is the party anavery 1t viii be true to
Freedom great and noble 1t will demand that
uery shall not ertendd to Territories and States
that government shall have nothing at all whatever TO do
with IT, In other words, that saH remain ,ohere 1t u.s.
This the American party believes 1t is their faith 1t will
not DO given up 1t will be carried 1t cannot be put
down il we would, and would not if could 1t will be
true to the peopletrue to its intelligence its justice its
manliness and its rghtstrue to God and country
Does the South take this 1t will not alter things
one ioa if There the facts, the sentiments the
ictions They fixed they cannot be changed 1t
il point reached coolly reasonably fairly So it will be
abided BY Nor does this conflict with the socaed Ameri
can platform. Not at ALL platform that ignored this
would be platform at oil for the Noronly in
suit and injury 1t would be spit upon and execrated
The American party will be itself 1t viii carry
out its own great good and leading issues 1t will also
give play tls anti-slavery element mua do 1t
can't live gigantic life twas born for iii does not There
ia no evadng this The American party will not evade it,
Ii has no disposition 1t will be anti slavery just far and
so long as the hearts end heads Of the people
Whose believes otherwise will in time il he has eyes,
that he is mistaken.
/ The American party Of the North has ansavery
. element. This is fixed fact"