The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-05-11

10 ioIst themselves upon the people Of the State
Know -NOthingism is openly avowed TO be the e-
yer with which TO push anti-slavery designs, even
in Virginia! Will not all true Virginians be
warned in time!
From the Wheeling Argus.
A Development.
Whatever we may have thought Of the ability
of Mr.. Flournoy, the Know Nothing candidate for
Governor, we had supposed that his views on the
slavery question were Virginian, and that The
party IN this State would have washed their hands
Of The abominations of their Northern brrthuru,
and place upon their tickets men who were rot
tnctured with abolOnism, however much they
might have been with other peculiar isms OF which
the party is composed. Pollock, of Penns yvania
Wilson, OF Massachusetts, and numerous other
abolItlonlsts, the first fruits Of Northern Know
NothlngIsm, was 'proof as strong Holy Wrt'
that there complete fusion and nfiiIiation
with The (ree-soilers, aboitionists and higher law
factions in the North, Lut III the face of these facts
and the evidence before them, The Organ and
Richmond Wing have been labnrng ztaIously
to convince the American people that the Know
Nothing party National, cons ervatvr, and
the only one that could preserve The UniCn. A
desperate cause requires Strenuous vindicalion,
as is known TO those WHO are luhoriuc for the
muZzled night, walkers in The Old Dominion and
hence the enormous cxertions bnt are beng made
% these paTiizans, and the R0orbac;: stories set
uGOat IN regard 10 their strength i letter that
was accidentally misdirectcd by member Of the
Winchester convention tC IA brother in Richie
county, and received by the gentleman whose
name was endorsed upon il, says, lha. the whole
strength OF The party, boys and all, in the State,
j. only i"rtE-sIX thousand, !n>ead ui he seventy
i've thousand which in large figures is eniblazonrd
upon the coumns of tho Know. Nothing papers
rs the number enrolled upon The list oE the MID.
night couciavc. Small eakagcs produce great
rt tsuIts in some cases and aconidenlI.tsta,,lreut
from one brother in the order to another nav,
with moderate allowance for The natural prorer.
SHY for exapgcrarion IN such cases, pvcr&sarv t.
bear Up h" tIe dropping spirits of the brethren
b. considered IS u iair estimate All IUI them
there mny BE- from thirty 70 forty tEnrt>an Of ..t!le
dark lantern set" in the &ntr, and ths is the
mighty party that coDte IL plates the G,iza. of the
noble champion Ipf kurian richt<- Heury 4.
Wise, and the overthrow uf the Democracy of Vir
rnia. Greatly dupyd has that n,2,oer:t bpen
who has lorsaaen his ,.arty priEcipcs and cas-:
himself into the she'll Ct Know Nut.lingizn, de-
pending upon its power to promote him TO Office
DuPed in regard TO the strength Of the order and
deceited to its principles, they Will hasten 10
leave tie sinking ship aud be able 10 say, WIS
not H., re when she wen: down but was With the
democracy who sail smoolil'y Y through rough seas
as well as calm.
But, TO return from the diGrosSion let US con.
slider fof u INon,nt some OF the aptaccIrus @!
Mr.. S;anhope Fi,urnoy ami seo how Ea stands
aad has stood LIon Il Question that I ,f vital ;n,.
poriauce TO the Stale ol VIRGINIA jr = r.a,yri,rr
point of view, and enc il! whrc. is contained tie
peace, p"rPctury and reGown ol tIe UH!ou. Mr..
Fiournoy in u speech delivered ~ Charlotte cou!i
house. ia the year l846.or 1917 IS said to have
held The following language, wh;>h wonld grace
the columns Of the New York Tribune, the Ma
tional Era the Wheeling Times Or anv other g2-
per that takes special deigh. in GesGanlug uoon
the evils that arise out of slavery rs il cxists in
he Southern States. Here is what he said: "The I
decline OF Virginia was 10, attri5utaL!e 70 The want
Of Internal improvements and 1:AINIAINi,D THAT,
IT WAS DUE TO NEGRO SLAVERY ssFRT!Nc THAT
NO COUNTRY CAN BE PROSPEROUS WITH A yLoyF,
POPULATIONS Know. .NulAino Wilson will live
and die with unrelenIir~ hatred fo slavery, on his
lins-Know Nothing Pollock has declared in rg I
vor of The repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law and
and the Nebraska bilI--the Know. Nothing Laris. /
Iature Of Michigan has Instructed her Spn.tors 20
vote for the repeal Of both these laws and Flour
nov the Know Nothing candidate for Governor {
of Virginia, says that no country can be prosper.
Gus with slave population. Read this, Virgin- |
ans, and consider The wonderful similarity that .
exists between the Know. Not Engs North and iii I
our own State, and then read the following from
the Young American, Il Enow. Nothing paper that .
was published in PitIsburc. and mark The designs /
Of he American panty, the national party the pur-
hat is pure and free from sectional prciudlces,