The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-02
For tho Uaion.
TO EVERY MAN SOUTH OF MASON AND DIxoS's

For uaon.
TO EVERY MAN SOUTH OF MASON AND DIxoS's
LINE.
DO you hold that The constitution gics Congress the
10 prohibit The holding Of slaUes IN The Territories q the UNI
tel States and prepsn the admission Of States into he
Union he ground cf holding slapes and are you aeig
that Congress should exercise that poper2
If yea you differ in essential political feature from
the fonss of the North If nay the only way to pre-
vent the exercise of such power is to cooperate heartily
with the national democratcparty Of the Union
Understand two things Firs that there are now but
teo parties actually the North viz the national demo
cratic party and their opponents These parties differ in
nothing SO much in their views and purposes on the
subjects named in the above question The democratic
party willing far the question of territorial slave
holding concerned TO stand by The principle OF the Ne
braska- BILL and in reference to slavehoding
States adhere the practice which has heretofore pre-
vsied-wilng that every section of the country should
enjoy all its rights under the constitution, willing that the
people, and only the people Of the States and the Terrific
ries should for themselves all such questions
conded to Congress by the constitution fairly con-
Their opponents by whatever name badge mark
or characteristic known here at the Northwhether abol-
tonists reesoilers knownothngs Americans republic
caus or with many noble EXCEPTIONS whigs-an unite in
opposition the democratic party upon this grand and
distinctive question. All have fused under the influence
of this new fux Opposition 10 slavery erayohere into
one compact The only rebuke which this new and
rampant receives here is administered by the
ona democratic party and the only power able to cope
with and to slay it to be found In Its ranks ms men
is the issued Joined
Understand second that you southern people must act
with one the of these parties There is getting
ound it dodge side ISSUE home ques-
ton will avail to free you from the responsibility of aiding
of these parties and defeating the other The great is
made up for the next campaign Tho time SO long
looked for when the sectional question should be the para
mount has arrived the question is not yet between
TIE North and the South, but between different por-
tons of the northern people upon the subject OF south
ern rights under the constitution. Are you, people
of the South so far behind the times az not to
be that native-Americansm, ant-foreignsm all
the iummery Of know nothngism, is entirely out OF
date here Northhas been cast into limbo, that
adise of FOOLS where 1t lies amid its kindred rubbish,
the alien sedtion laws Hartford conventonism &c,
&c 2 Do you know that, while large and powerful
portion of your southern eow-czens are roting in
ohngsm their northern brethren OF year ago or
beholdng them with smile Of derision astonsh
ed at their verdancy2 When will southern know-noh-
ngs or they please to call themselves the american
party of the outhwhen will they learn that in opposing
the national democrats among them they actually and
most efficiently aiding their worst enemies In the North
the soni$s? 1t will not do, Il ,o not do for the Ameri-
can party Of the South say, aOh sound upon
national questions, and upon peculiar constu
tonal rights, democratic opponents We arc
not fighting upon national sectional issues our tight
against foreigners" This oH do The South, the
ho South must understand that here at the North the
people have gaped another upon the question Of the
constitutional rights of all of the Union and that
the democrats Of The North demand and have right to
demand the assistance and cooperation of every true
in every section. Forcgnism ndpeism is not the
ssue-. sectionalsm nationdism; and pray where
southern to be found in this emergency? Repeal
the bill and restoration of the Missouri
Compromise is no longer the issue this wach-cry has
| arvad Rysio, al
miseseven those upon which the constitution rests 1ts
cry now, No slare Sac slavery IN 7errt-
tories North South" Do southern the Issue?
In Heavens nae then, throw TO the winds, or lay aside
for Citing time your know-nothing crusade against
foreigners and up the Of your nationality
True real Amercansm the very existence Of America is
ut stake and your most active excrtons are demanded in
its behalf
The national democracy of the North have taken noble
standplaned themselves square upon the constitution,
resolved that they wH abide by it. not merely yield
willing obedience to its requirements but conform to its
spirit and live up IL it understood by those who
framed and adopted it. Remember what the issue isna-
onasna sectionam; Or in other words, the consttn-
lion made and as is The constitution muated
and destroyed by aJoiitonism
A SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT AT THE NORTH.
KSow-sornlNe WITHDRAWALS IN LOUISIANA gentle
of the highest responsibility writes from Monroe
Louisiana, follows:
"know-nohingism is fast disappearing from Ouachta
valley There have been sixty Withdrawals from the know
nothing lodge at this place and the is that il viii
soon explode
SQuATTERs' TRoUmEs--The 81. Louis Republican gives
the following the house Of Chas.
D. Davis, in Washington county, Nebraska Territory
IA party Of men, led on by named Goss stopped
at Davss house. asked for the latter and he presented
himself Davis asked II he knew that he tres
passer that land. He replied that he did He
then told that the claim belonged them and that he
must leave Davis told them that il he their claim
there was remedy at civil law and he would submit TO
that The opposing party said they would not resort TO
the law and Davis said he would not submit to mob
One of the posse then cooked his gun but Mr. Martin told
him not to shootthe matter could be settled without
bloodshed The leader answered. It's too late now and
immediately gave orders fire and burn the house Two
shots then fired which returned from the house.
and then there general volley from both sides Very
soon Goss said he MORALLY wounded, and Davis
claimed you numbering my family The balls
whsng in every direction and the party outside broke
and and the firing ceased. Three returned
and carried away the dead body Of Goss. There
eleven twelve inside of the house and thirty TO
hirty6ve Of the assaiants No persons injured in
side the house, ~ Hss
Lrbrntt-The liquor-dealers association Of New York
intend RENTING $4,000 for the relief of the Norfolk and
Portsmouth sufferers.