Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-21

"BY THEIR FRUITS SHALL YE KNOW THEM"
What national man have the know nothings'
of the north eected to office? Is it DURKEE, Of
Wisconsin? They have made him Senator Of
the United States. He is an aboltioniSt of the
deepest dye; in his view a slave holder is without
honor, without virtue, without rights under the
Constitution. Isit BURLNGAME, of Massachusetts,
They have elected him to Congress We have al
ready published his platform. lie advocates ga
repeal of the Nebraska BILL the abolition Of slavery
in the District CT Columbia; tie abolition of the
slave trade between the States; the repeal of the
fugitive slave law; higher law Judges; higher
law religion and higher law God" Is it HENRY
WnsoE? They have made him United States
Senator from Massachusetts. BURLISoAMs calls
him "tbe friend OF freedom and declares that the
new movement that is the know-nothings,
a born of Puritan blood" have elected him be-
cause Of his hatred of slavery while he himself
endorses all that BURLHGANIE has said in denun-
citation Of the South and declares that at home
or abroad under all circumstances, he is the bitter
foe OF slavery. Is it Pollock, OF Pennsylvania
They have made him Governor Of the Key Stone
State. lie gories in living free-sOler and de-
DINER, Of Massachusetts They have made him
Governor When BURLEGANE breaches treason
he sits on the platform and endorses all he says.
No wonder the aboitonists should readily
join in the new movement" If an election comes
on an aboitonist is to be up for the post and
the know-nothings equally sure to elect him, if
they have the power. The whole power and pa
tronage Of the "know nothings" of the North
have been given to the &bohtionists. The aboi-
ton of slavery is the grand idea Of the new party
It's chosen chiefs are those who are the loudest in
their denuncialion5 OF slavery. The Secret
Council clothes no man with power unless he Is
the sworn enemy of the South. Why will the
South be deceived? The wing leaders on this side
of Mason and Dixons line, are for the most part
gallant, eloquent, ambitious gentlemen. They de-
sire to be in power, and to be in power they must
overthrow the democratic party. VIII they, to
crafty their own personal ambition, fight under
the same flag with the northern aboliuonist2 will
thev strike hands with the abolition traitors? will
they treat with treason and fight side by side with
traitors2
We cannot believe il. Sooner or later they will
learn that the entertainment to which they have
been invited isbut an abolition banquet, and sooner
or later they viii quit the "secret council" in
scorn and disgust. Whipped as they had been by
national democracy, the abolition confederates have
adopted new cry and new name. A new
carpet has been thrown upon their eflete and worn
ont platform Its bright colors havefor the moment
deceived men, But the old tmbers are beginningto
show themselves The cioyen foot is seen. The
know-nothiDgs of the north elect no man unless
he is an avowed aboldonist. 1t is but weak in
vention o. the enemy. We implore southern wings
to pause. Let them examine this new movement
Let them watch its efforts and theywi see, as we
see. that it is but oboliioaism IN disguise.