M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-06-29
somewhat Amusing.

Since the adoption vf National
Platform on the subject Of slavery by
the NATIONAL Know Nothing Council al
Philadelphia, to read the sectionalist
journals OF the North, reminds one much
of the Negro who on certain occasion
caught rabbit. "Aha fine, fat, sleek;
you make berry good bake, you make
a good roast, or make good stew.
Golly but you is nice" Suddenly the
rabbit released itself from captivity and
sped away with great rapility. $50.
cotton tail. You starved, lean cri tier;
you no good fur nuthin p was the ueg.
roe's ejaculation thersst. SO long as
these sectional Know Nothing journals
entertained an idea that there was o
likelihood that the Philadel phia Natio.
nal Council would adop: a Platform
susceptible o! being tortured into sort
Of Abolition form, they Were in an ex.
.cedingly happy humor, and predicted
that good would result from the meet.
ing; but now that the Council has
adopted what is called a National Plat
foIm-in favor Of the Fugitive Slave
Law, opposed to the restoration Of the
Missouri Compromise, in favor of let
ting the people in the States and Terri
torres determine for themselves whether
they will or will not have slavery, and
alleging that Congress has no right to
object to the admission of State if its
Constitution authorizes slavery--they
are no. anything like as amidbly tenn.
persd. Their language now is-psha W!
we didn't think that good would come
of that meeting Of the National Coun.
Gil at Philadel phia. We expected that
that there would be dough faces enough
in it who would bel the South to sha pc
matters to suit itself. The action oI
that Council is not binding on US. We
are independent. We will show the
South that there is a North" - =
Very consistent gen ntlemen, these
very honest, indeed Had the National
Council. adopted a Platform touching
the slavery question similar. to ;ha,
adopted by the State Know NOTHING
Council at Cleveland, and which was
sent to the Ma ational Council with des
patch, as pattern, we presume, the
lexultstIon of the Northern Know Moth
!, lings would have known no bounds
+ rsuniingly would they have pointed
ed the '.Slavs Democracy" 10 the Plat
form of the National Know Nothings al
something BETTING freemen to patterI
. after. And should :he South have at
tempted TO demur, they would. have
sIc1ed out-"Your oaih-your oath. II
: the National Council was delegated tn,
J right 10 lay down s.pla.form for tn,
government Of the order and you hav,
sworn to abide BY it. Will you hay,
D the hsrdihood 10 peJure yourselyesf .
! This would be no more than right. Th'
(, minority should acqu:esce in the dscis
E lion Of the majority. and ;he Northern
wing Of the Know Nothings, if the.
have q particle of honor, if they enter
, tain the slightest respect for the obli
gslious they took upon themselves upol
connecting themselves with the order
must accept this exposition Of faith Q
= tiprove themselves abominable heretic
] 70 pure religion. We know that thi
{ is asking rather too much of the 'Go
e and Liberty" wing Of the order in thi
e IState, which 10 intent upon mountinI
h Unto power ON the State cry Of the rest
0 Grafton of the Misspury ComPtomise
and the assertion that slavery will b
fastened upon Kansas past redemption
lif they are defeated BY the people
!, s,tThus 10 that piece Of artillery spiked
'''.'2a a.s- '7"t'.-fiiiia(Chil. Adv.)
E The late rains appear to have extell
! Ided over the South, generally. Th