Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-11-30
Union or the OunoSIt nSIOn Union


In answer to the suggestion of the C;no;.
zette that the "opposition" to the dpnnonuna Ga
have 10 vote together for President in ddocracy will
success. the New York Tribune saws 0'Uer TO insure
very well 1t can only act together b,
on platform an regard to which all serto W uniting
substantially agreed, and acaivng those OF At are
on aOh'eh ats members are seriously at ;dopoSlonS
is the ground we took in opposition to H." 70 This
force prohibition plank into the rennl foe enort to
form OF our State it is the ground obv;onsI plat
ted by TAR deaiing and common sense If we aoUa-
on two propositions and differ as to third We agree
make these two the basis of our conio;nt 1--WE We must
leave the third an open question: on which I'LL and
at Liberty to obey his own convictions Ar 1"0n Is
rule would make political action an intoer 10y ether
amy over the understandings and conseiencoS Yr-
lzens. Are Inc Gazette and the Americans wIlin
to co operate with the republicans on this hss;'
not what do they propose %
The opposition is made up of the knor
ngs and the republicans y Mr. Greeley so nun
the Cincinnati organ of the know notbino: bSs 10
opposition can only act together on nIatfo, LUIS
which all sections OF it are substantially agreed On
waving those proposition On which its membora "uu
seriously at variance. The question arSas Iua are
is the platform which know -no;hings and " na
tionists are substantially agreed And who Gull
propositions on which it's members are sora aie lie
variance? The New York Tribune answeru Sy al
questions when it says, in reply to another remar
of the Gazette: Vi
nj NJ.
York with not giving calm consideration to NV
principles of the American party nor treatino tb
organization with the respect its importance ror;,I
We repel the charge as utterly unwarranted w.
considered the whole subject of nativsn some WOW.
ago, aud decided that its fundamental otincinIes v
at war with the genius of republican eosaIitv on5
freedom That conviction still abides and is nv,
likely to he overhorne. If these principles do NJ,
contemplate the denial of naturalization to INN;
grants until after twenty one years residence amono
US, the general exclusion of adopted citizens fron
office, and the especial prescription OF those who aI
here to the Roman Catholic Church. then we do mt
know what they are. Now, 10 all these we are IN
1exibly hostile. We consider immigra, is as mncb
entitled 10 and well qualified for citizenship after five
years residence they will be we insist that
tho editor of the Gazette is just fit Tor Office as he
would have been if born in this country; we would
have merit and fitness, not birth creed alone con-
sidered in choosing men 10 fill responsible stations
and protest against any mingling of the waters of
theologic and sectarian bitterness in our al
ready excited and political contests. In short it is
precisely because haze considered those vaunted
American principles that we strongly averse to
them"
1t follows concusively, that in the estimation of
Mr.. Stewards organ the only ground of union be-.
tween the knownohings and the abolit onists is by
adopting the black republican platform and waving
those features in know nothngism which look to
amendment of the naturalization laws and the ap-
pcation OF religious tests to Roman Catholics. Mr.
Greeley assumes. correctly that there is substan-
tal agreement between the members of the oppos.
tlon as 70 its warfare upon the constitutional rights
CT the South, and accepts the suggestion Of union
on the condition of making that the common pIaf.
form. We expect to see the Union consummatel on
the terms dictated by Mr.. Seward but time alone
can determine whether we are right or wrong.