The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-17

New York Journal which has gained an unen viable no
ssy for its violation Of the deccnees as well as propr
t a. social and political life has within day on tro "a
vorea lis readers with customary quantity 81
OaomOntads with the view Of oonceAling the close aen-
hsoahon Of knOw-nothingsm with Abolitonisn The NJ
On which has recently taken place in public sentiment
n virginia in Maryland in Louisiana and in other south
sEH States in regard 70 the party has naturally
enough filed the northern councils Of the order with a-
phension If not alarm and IN the vain hope Of
eung the iimid, convincing the doubling and winning
back desersers statements SHY and contradictory
put forth BY the northern organs Of know-nothingsm
exclusively fOr southern use circulation and consumption
Tbs most plausible and persuasive statements cannot en-
pain away the moral force Of stubborn facts ana until
he political phenomenon Of electing abolitonists TO the
highest oces with know-nohing is ACCOUNTED fr
upon other grounds than have YET been named the South
regard the "orer merely with deserved and in
TeAsing sasEfts.s, but with loaihing and contempt
The power 50 suddenly and mysierously acquired 81
kAow-nohings in Massachusetts, New York Pennsyl
anA Wisconsin and other tree States has thus far been
used exclusively for the promotion Of one object that
bs ary plea Of coincidence longer he used with
any prospect Of successful imposition Three now-notbng
legislatures have already elected three abolition United States
srAaiA where the know-nohngs have supreme contro Of
The legislature il asserted leading candidate Was
compelled to give documentary security for his fidelity 10
the Of aboVonsm before be received that support
from the order which placed him within only eight votes
Of an election.
The internal and external evidences are Of such
character should and convince the most skep-
teal Of the entire tuthuness Of the allegation Facts are
H., a.st...
sometimes detected by a betrayal Of
collateral sympathy in small matters, we find the
trne natural instincts Of knew-nohingsm eyinced on
questions rhere the exercise Of inherent political pref
might have been safely dispensed with Not
many days ago the notorious Erred Douglass applied
the members Of The lower house Of the New York
legislature for the Of their hall in order that
he might enghteh his fellow-czens on their poiti-
cal rights, duties and obligations, The mpudent
application FROM The mpudent person had been
made TO democratic assembly, and refused II had
also been made to whig assembly and likewise re-
fused In the present instance the application was made
10 know-nohing assembly and BY ksou-nolng asseu
by granted srith snarey dissenting roice We do not
blame Tins negro for his persevering attempts to associate
with whites not OF equality but in the
superior capacity Of instructor and guide for in his car
rage and conversation he is merely Striking illustration
Of that exang and exaggerated spirit Of imitation for
which his peculiarly distinguished The wishes
Of Garrison the edic Of Theodore Parker and The widely
published sentiments Of Horace Greeley more poter
ta with the knownothing members Of the New York as
sby than any considerations Of respect which they owed
TO themselves their constituents their State and the hail
which thes unworthily occupied.
Again The telegraph informs that at n meeting Of
the board of Of the Harvard University with
the knownothng governor Of Massachusetts, in the chair
the nomination Of Judge Lorng as law professor of the
university rejected No one doubted his legal ac-
quireinen or his capacity instructor His private
character IL without stain hemish and be has 50 con-
Quoted himself in MI the relations of life as to win the
proyl gooo confidence and respect Of all
Isave the aboonists) who have within the sphere
Of his example or influence But unfortunately for Judge
Lorngs professional prospects he Is no believer in the
higher-law doctrine but is firm believer in faithful OBJ
Of the laws whether Of State or federal origin
As judge he believes in the constutionny Of the fg
ve-slave law and for his participation in the rendition
Of the urtve-ave Burns he has rendered himself OBJ
noxious to The abolitionss they have only de-
sa,ea his nomination for law roiessorship but they
demand Of the nothing Legislature Of Massachusetts
the removal from the bench Of Judge who cannot be
sweryed in his decisions OF inhnences Inc saci e
of conscientious duty.
We win stop inquire into the probable effects Of this
rejection Of Judge Loring for know-nothngism and
aboionism insist that the law professors Of Harvard Un
versy must regard the furtyesave law many dead
letters on the statute book the faculty viii have to look
cr pupils other quarters Of the Union than the South
our object has been show The natural sympathies and
instincts the political organization and If we have
failed to convince the reader that aholionism and know
nothingism are one and the thing few more Viii
sons in the Senate and few Bnrlingames in the House
may prove stronger than we have yet offered
and eeciuay the veil which hides the machine
tions Of these secret workers in iniquity
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