Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-19
THE "NATIONALlTl" OF KNOW NOTHING
ISM 4 FAILCRE

ruE "NATlONALlTY" OF KNOW-NoTHlSG-
ISM a FAILURE.
The scenes at Philadelphia fully justify the dcclarG-
,ons of Democratic presses and speakcrs during the
Virginia campaign, that acknowledgement in the |
free States unadulterated abolitionsu. No sooner
is there patched up platform, with odor of ma
tionality but hollow and Inefficient than the repre- |
sentatives OF twelve States, with the conservative
Governor Gardner at their head, openly scccdc and
adopt and publish TO the world Il thoroughly anti
slavery and proscriptive series of resolutions. These
seceders are just as good Know-Nothlngs as their
brethren they left behind and their influence as
"Americans will bo eXerted with more zeal aud III
uencc than ever, to wage bitter warfare, not only
against the South but against the civil and religious |
rights of large portion Of our lcowcitizcns. How
truly has been realized the charge Of alliance be-
tween the Know Nothings aud abolltionsts OF tho
North How just is the following language "i lie
Chicago Tribune. n Know Nothing organ on hearing
Of the defeat of .Sam in Virginia!
'We take it then. that not only is all hope of mn
tional Know Nothing party foolish and impr1ba 'c
but that the knowNuthinG purity Ill the South nus
seen the day dawn which shall witness ITS decciSS.-
initricaniSm IN lie North IS 0irr03g Gc0wc"tdiY am
irrec0imay aRii-si0rrry; Amcricanism III the Soutli
cursed in the eyes of Southern men beyond redcnP-
ton by this taut, is dJ0mtd 10 certain dtfR. ALL
THAT'S LEFT TO THE PARTY Is THE NoRrII. Unless
blindness like that nf Saus has iulcn upon H. lts
members will 80 act that this shall not aS" be taken
from them, and the omnipotent Sam DC leit
homeless pauper in the land OF his birth.
But to show tho rottenness and treachcry ot the
national" platform adopted by irngmenaTy Con
venton at Philadelphia it is sufficient TO give tn" evi'
dence ofleadug Know Nothing organs in New York.
A correspondent of tho New York Express writes
from Philadelphia:
"7Hs mai0,7iq ,c.o"fi0R> asc n" ha al he sense 81
| tie Cvgrcq:.1g. Despite the Pro.Savrryl-m ht
NOrthsra,S irt trtF Z" 'Hi"rf8'" M6'| "'' "P"
| ,0rS."
The y. y. Herald bears still stronger testimony to
the deliberate and perfect cheat Of their audrd plat
form. lis article we give in full. Il s most signif
cant as il Justly argues tha since tho action nj Phi
ludclphia the Know. Nothimgs "will fall back,
each State OIL its own passions, &C., either slavery
or a,slavery, and thus have a better chance TO
ry the elections of this year than they otherwise
could have done Tho n. Y. Herald gives Il strong
illustration in the Of the New York Know-No-
things, whom 'the course "fthe Northern and South
ern men reierCs from AZ compromises 10 SgHihen
sentiment Verify, this Know Nothing "natiouali-
ty'' by the confession ot liz organs, is the hol
loves, humbuS of the day How can tl.o South be
duped BY such avowcI trickory, the result OF which
is to allow the Know Nothugs of the North TO "spit
| upon The platform and carry out their schemes Of
abolition in full liberty! The complete aboliiionzinS
OF tho Northern Wing party crushed the Wing party
at the South and gave glorious victory TO the Ma
tona Democracy. The same result will necessarily
ensue, from the acknowledged aboonism OF Know
| Nothngism u: the North. Tho South will follow the
glorious lead OF Virginia in rcpudia;iry such
| strous humbug as know-Nothingisn, such sneak
ins and impudent appeal to the worst principles and
passions Of the Buntlintes But here is the whole OF
the n. y. Herald's article, which no Southern man
| can read without fixed determination to resist
acknowledgement to the death
Grand F1arc-up in The PhRadclpaia Knoy- Nothing
C0uRcli on ne Question Of .S0rrry-StE Brilliant
Prospects 0t tie FatHre.
The proceedings OF the great National know-No-
thing or American Party Council which took place
yesterday i'll Philadelphia will attract. in Il most es-
pccia manner, the attention of the public. On the
slavery question, as might have been naturally cz-
pectcd there has been a decided split. The platform
reported b. the committee, whic received majority
late on Wednesday n!gt has been publicly repudl-
ated by many of the Northern States, headed by
Massachusetts, III series of separate resolutions,
passed in special meeting, and addressed To the pc0
pie OF the United Sa,cs. We refer our readers for
| the curious particulars to the report in another CO.
| lumn.
| This result has been generally anticipated. But
instead of this split being disaster to the Know No.
things, Inclined To think TINT it will constitute
stronger ground for them acquire further victory
and power the old parties in the separate States
II sras idle to suppose in the present state of excited
| feeling between the North and South on slavery,
caused by the Pierce administration. that any con,G
ground Of agreement could BE- tonnd for tho cOnstyuc
ton Of national PLATFORM other than opposition to
| that imbece administration They trcrc competed
y, IA ~.
Know Nohngs the vantage ground in future contests
! both North and South, 'dch IN heu Orn State Ihry
rW R0p tdH J0cfs sdch state on It's 0ru pqsS0pS piinc-
pleS prej"dtces and h"mb"gs c'thcroM sarcry anti
Marery and thus hareU G'ir chQnce 10 cara ihcsi.c
f0uS Oj MtS gcdr than H.g DMcs,rss co.iH hare d0uc
la nine twelve months they will bc able TO call an
other National Council or Convention, simply for the
| nomination ot President and Vice President, Il we
venture to say that on that single plank-iarolrne
SiLtD'g ctghiy mHiJHS Of spJiS pc, 0RaYU--,here will
| be no split--no divi-ina--un tiarc-up
We rather think, therefore Judging Of these mat
tiers in practical WAY, TINT the Know Noihngs n
| party will now become in each State the most formi-
dable OF any other in the field. Take, for instance
| the Know Nothngs Of New York. The course oftkc
| Northern and $0"iher" men RELIEVES THEM FROM
ALL COMPROMISES To Southern SENTIMENT, and
thcy can 20 into tie ccitou urrt tal0u any DlatOrnl
that rWb the most 11op"iIr C0yrJcS the mast rOics,
| wKhom regard ~ Sf0rrry anti s'arery We veri
y believe that by the dro result split OF The Coun
| cll in Philadelphia both The Seward party and the
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The several Know Nothing State organizations over
the Union will never he abandoned till after the Pres
idenal election Of Sr, and for that single contest
they can bring already nearly 800 600 absolute
| tiers into the field, besides the volunteers they
may pick up by the way.
Already ure the Northern free soil presses chuck
ling over the marked an;i-slnvcry influence and pow
er, exerted by Know Nothingisn at the Philadelphia
National Council. The New York Times (Sswardite)
says:
The Kmow- Noiht"gS ho": .a.,E,,rGfcdd ncw ere
The slave power attempted with them the same game
it has played successfully with every other party
Ii promised its help to the Know Nothing principles,
if the Known othinGs would pay the old prce--cve
free scope and full swing to the schemes promo
ting slavery which dciorms the present and loom so
largely in the future. as usual majority i'll the
Convention grasped at power even these condi-
tions. Bit The Free States refused TO r0ty the bar
pain They secedcd from the Convention They
secuted the enticements and defed the mcnaces OF
the pro-slavery propaganda.
-sSs
THE "AMERICAN ORGAN"
This Washington paper was established to operate
on the Virginia election by representing the Know
Nothing organization national and conservative
ON the slavery question. In spite of its mpudent at
tempt TO hold up Wilson a conservative politician,