Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-07-25
THE PLATFORM REPUDIATED-THE FUTURE.


incorporated in this platform known the
twelfth arcle-were adopted in the Committee of one from
each State by Of only seventeen for them, while four
against them-all of the Committee
from the free States except New York, voting with the
fourteen When the vote taken in Convention upon
these Resolutions than twenty of the delegates from
the States had started home Of the hundred and
delegates present when the final vote TAKEN
only seventyeght could be mustered for the Resolutions
sxtythree voted against hen and thirteen did not vote.
Of these seventyeght votes Resolutions only twelve
from free States-see official proceedings in New York
Express of July Aud after the passage of the Resolu
ons the delegates from twelve free States protested and
seeded leaving the whole matter in the hands of New
California and the sayeholdng States. " .'r- = u
No PLATFORM thus adopted be considered national in
any sense; but evenif the facts were otherwsef na-
ority of the free States had voted for the Resolutions
slavery their since would leave room for hope
that the Know Nothing organization will be able to for
ward the broad ground of nationality. Know Nothing
Councils since held in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Maine and
Connecticut have repudiaed the platform slavery thus
adopted Philadelphia, and uniting themselves with Will
Massachusetts, and Ford of Ohio have for
ward the basis of their Resolution depre
eating the repeal of the Missouri lne and demanding its
unconditional restoration Other free States will doubt
follow and shall have the organization standing
before country unit against Catholics and foreign
ers but papaby divided by their act on the question
of saverya question of paramount Importance to the
Southern people. Know Nothngs in the free States oper
ang against the South and agtatng question of slave
~ and Nothgs in the slaveholdng States talking
slavery but still acting in concert with their Northern
brethren! We shall thus have in the field Mr. Rayners
brigades ~one supporting slavery, and the
other demanding limit to slavery by the storaton of
the Missouri line and looking in the end to the complete
extinction of the institution. -,
But the platform thus repudiated in the free States,
what is be the cast of the Presidential canvass? 1t is
well known, for example, that Seward and has been for
years, favorable the rights of naturalzed ctzens He
occupies this position doubtless because he considers
advantageous r his interestsfor believe he would
Know Nothing at if he thought he would there
by strengthen his chances for the Presidency Seward
then for the foreigners and Wilson, Ford Gardner and
others against ths yet state fact which no can
did Southern Know Nothing will deny, when say that
Seward and Wilson and their followers whose is le
gon regard the sasey question paramount to boh the
Catholic and foreign question:: and though differing on the
latter aciuAetity unite in the acork Of abosion and in
limiting and dcatfng the saUetoiding States. We may
look hen for three candidates for the Presdencyhrst
Democratic national candidate to be nominated at Cincin
in June secondly candidate of the Know Moth
ings who will be nominated the Phl!adephia platform
adopted by the united Southern vote and few scat
tering votes from the free States and thirdly Northern
eeso candidate in the person of Seward who will be sup
ported BY Wilson, Ford and others upon the ground that
slavery the paramount ISSUE If neither of these should
the House. in which event Mr. Seward would in all pro-
bability chosen The Know Nothings proper relying
they will have to do upon States nearly all OF which
have been and Democratic cannot hope to elect
their candidate. They not carry single State;
enough States to throw the election into
the House. Yet if they should obtain electoral votes
for their candidate they may weaken the Democratic
Mr. Seward the votes of States which
he would otherwise receive and thus elect him by the
popular As parties stand, he would sweep New
York Massachusetts,, Ohio Maine, Vermont, and Rhode
Isand-thus giving him lightweight electoral votes and
if the Democratic strength should be materially impaired
by the Know Nothing candidate proper, in the States Of
Pennsy lvana New Hampshire Connecticut, New Jersey,
Delaware Wisconsin, and Indiana he would get the votes
of those States and would be elected President.
This view of the future be confessed is gloomy
one-but it such be taken by every candid and
rejecting Southern If turn to the House OF Rep
resenatives however perceive nothing of more
cheering character that body it is we'll KNOWN is free
soil and abolition and would in all probability in contest
between Mr. Seward and the Democratic candidate vote
I for the former.
Nineteen years ago-in 1864 contest respects
apprehended in 1885, took place. Then the
Wing party which is merged in the Know Nothing
ganzation could not agree national party
ddate for the Presidency and they Gen. Harrison
in the free Judge White in the saveholdng States thus
making common against the Democratic candidate
Mr. Van Buren, Mr.. Van Buren, received 167 electoral
votes Gen. Harrison 49, Judge White &c, Mr. Webster
and Judge Mangum H. Them now, the Whig strength
was in the free States. set of unpedged Electors
voted for by the Wings of Vgnia-he understanding be
ing that they WERE if chosen either for Judge White
or Harrison the object being the defect of the Demo
craft candidate by any means and at all hazards sni
lar game may be attempted in 1885, > .-..
It will be perceived therefore, that the defeat Of the De
naoeratic candidate in 1856 UM be the election Of Searard
and election that of any feesoor aboltionist
would certainly either result in the destruction of th
institution of slavery produce dissolution of the Union
Southern Know Nothpgs-nen of intelligence and capable
of taking survey of the future like Mr. Rayner Mr.. Mil
ler Mr. Shepard, and Mr. Haughtonhave only to rehec
upon this natter see the dangers into which they
leading their infatuated followers 1t is important also te
bear in mind connection with these facts that the Know
Nothing candidates for Congress in this State will, eec
ted be the sagorn SERVANTS the National Council and there
FORE if that Council should in the last resort comman
them as members of the House vote for reesoer or
abotonst for President they sUW be compelled 10 do 50
pejue thenselbes! Mr.. Shepard we understand, ad
mts that being he to obey the National Coun
Gill; he would the Council might order him to vote
l. withdraw but how could he withdraw when in the
act of desiring attempting to disobey the Councils?
The only hope of the country is in the old Democrat
party If that party, which has administered the govern
men with slight Interruptions from the period of its fol
nation whose principles in and of the of tn
Constitution ITSELF the evils which lower upo
national pathway and pepeuate the Union in its
spirit of Justice and equal right then do despair of eff
cient saving aid in this respect from any quarter
r f.: CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES. =
The following the candidates in the several Distrc