The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-23

We dwelt al some length Ia last .svcs errsstn
features in the know nothing Platform which seem 10 Us
not to have attracted much notice by the national press
as they are entitled to- To mind the southern dele
gates who prepared and adopted that platform have done
more TO arm the sgtators OF the North with arguments
against the South than any political body that has ever
assembled In this opinion find oarseit already sas-
tanned by the eagerness with which very influential
Journal which has always claimed 10 be conservative on
sectional questions has seized upon admissions and con
cessions made the platform ard turned them into Argu-
ments agans the compromise proposed By the majority q
the Philadelphia council Our ausion is 10 the New York
Courier and Enquirer, which takes ground, 10 ~
issue Of the inst favor Of repeating the Kansas act
of restoring Missouri restriction aud Of rejecting
Kansas as State whether with without slavery until
the Missouri restriction restored 1t goes the length
Of approprang any amount Of money out Of the treasury
which may be TO compensate the owners for their
slaves in Kansas Territory upon the emancipation Of these
slaves by an Of Congress These positions Of the Cou
er and Enquirer so anacal and outrageous that
prefer to present them in the language of that Journal lest
might be supposed to color exaggerate them Read
the following
eli the wrong perpetated should the country large
sum OF money-unold mlions-that fact in way affects
the question Of repeal. We admit the necessity OF com
would be- tunes large they should be but this too,
has bearing upon the undoing Of the wrong That
wrong freely admitted and being admitted, honest
cannot judgment advocate submission to the wrong
that they admit its existence and point out
remedy Neither expense of that remedy, the time
and trouble which may be required to apply it, should be
taken into consideration so long the wrong exists
only the Missouri Compromise be restored butt
until restored, Kansas should be admitted into the
Union either free slave State. The provisions Of
her constitution should have bearing upon her admission
She exists Territory only through the preparation of
great wrongaa outrage upon honor, honesty, and good
and whenever she presents herself for admission
State under that wrong she must be rejected Her
Is libel honest legislation and, far prac
| cable, it must be ignored"
The "wrong" referred is the repeal Of the Missouri
restriction by the act for organizing the Territory o. Ne
act which gives to the actual settlers the right
to adopt reject the institution Of slavery as they please
This the Courier and Enquirer denounces wrong
and says shat wrog freely ddaited' The editor grows
indignant he writes and finally denonnces the act
e preparation Of grea wrongan outrage upon honor
honesty and good faith Where does the southern reader
suppose that the editor Of the Courier and Enquirer hnds
arguments which he thus vehemeny urges in favor Of
restoring the Missouri restriction To whom does he refer
when he says that that wrong is freely admited2 We
VIII let the editor these questions in his words
After affirming that he has always maintained all the
constitutional rights of the South he proceeds follows
the platform Of the know nothngs at Philadelphia
asks do Admitting, very large majority of
members did, that the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise
great wrong and dgraceul and dishonorablc, and
dishonest act they still have the modesy to declare that it is
the duty OF the people of the United States whom this
great wrong has been perperatd 10 abide by and maintain
ran upon the subject Of sauey
oa subject, Ia spirit and ssb
M individuals, large small bodies of men, have
an right make fools of themselves whenever
their interest do but deny their right to
| pei others to follow their example,
| These the given in the language OF the
Courier and Enquirer italics and capitals and points Of
srciamaion all as they appear in that journal Who can
conrove the construction placed upon the admissions
and concessions of the platform by this edor2 Who
con,rovet his reasoning upon these admissions and
If the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise
great wrong, disgraceal dshonorable, and dishonest
act with those southern delegates who thus
characterize ii call on the North to their agations
and submit the outrage2 What the sound
national wings and democrats of North make to this
position The admissions made by southern men, the
argument is solemny prepared by them and forth
part their fundamental creed II the club of Hercules
put into the hands of aboopsts by southern doughces
to enable agiiators and fanatics to beat down the true
men Of the North That is our answer, and it ought
North as well as the South The Courier and Enquirer
has already seized the club and the foregoing extract shows
with how much hearty good will its editor yields it TO
advance the Of abolionism.
We are curious to what explanation what apology
the southern delegates make for this dsgracefu be
rayal Of southern interests There stand the admissions
| and concessions in their platformthc odor of abolition
ism from every wordrcnchcry to the constitutional
rights Of the South stands unmasked This is what
Of entering into organization whose Likelihood is fur
| nshcd by abolitionsm--of assuming obligations which
require association with abotonstso of taking those
horrible oaths which make fit for combinations
with traitors and dsunioniss They went to Philadelphia
under the pretcncc Of Matchmaking their abolition bret
rem and they away only to that they have fur
nished arguments strengthen the Of agitation and
fana,icism
THE DEMORALIzING TENDENCY OF KN0w-NoTH-
| INGlSM
/ The Wilmington journal gives report of late discus
in the Cape Fear congressional district between the
candidates far Congress- Mr. Winsoy democrat and Mr.