Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-17

against Goodwin They did
Cd Did not three administration members
of the New York Legislature vote for Seward
at the late electionf They did.
3d. Did not several Democratic members of
the Legislature Of New York decline voting on
the first BALLOT And did they not avow them
selves ready to vote for Seward, if necessary to
secure his election? They did.
4th. Did not large number of custom
house officers from New York city, visit Alba
ny to influence the electionr They did
9th. Did not large number OF administra-
ton members of Congress congratulate Seward
upon his reelection? They did.
9th Did not large number of Democratic
Congressman and Democratic citizens of Wash
ington visit Seward at his house, and rejoice
with him upon his triumphs They did.
7th. Did not Democratic presses openly de-
clare that they preferred his election to that Of
a member of the Know-N Nothing party9 They
did.
Here we will PROFOUND aquestion to the vo-
tiers of Virginia. Will you sustain party, or
the advocates Of party, or the champions Of
a party, who have thus coalesced with the
friends Of "higher-law" Senator, and re-elect-
cd him to the Senate for the period Of six
years from the end of his present term ?
This question the people of Virginia will
answer at the ensuing election.
The Know-Nothings and slavery.
The Pierce and Forney papers, here and at
the South, have published a set of resolutions
adopted at Schenectady, New York, and repre-
sented that said resolutions emanated from the
regular order Of Know Nothings in New York.
We have heretofore informed our readers that
those resolutions were Of the bogus stamp.
We now copy the following from the New
York Tribune, Gncluding the resolutions from
which our readers will find, by the testimony
of an avowed enemy to our. order, that the re-
solutions did not cmanate from the National
Know-N othings of New York:
The Know NoTHlNGs AND SLAvERY.-A West
ern correspondent writes US a letter to say that
platform Of principles adopted bya dissdent Know
Nothing Council at Schenectady, on the 18th ult.,
is being extensively published in Ohio, and other
States, as proceeding from the original Hindoos,
among whom Barker, Ullman, and Scroggins are
magnates. This platform is as follows; ,
"Resoived, That slavery, like Papacy, 10 moral,
social and political evil at variance with the spirit
of our republican institutions and repugnant to the
principles of freemch that 1t is our duty to resist
its extension and that we cannot, as Americans
consent to the admission to the Union Of any new
States whose constitution recognises human bond
age.
g Resolved, That no adult alien can eradicate the
teaching and prejudices of youth, and become Ia
miliar with the teachings of our government, ex-
cept by patient and persevering study; that no
person should be entitled to exercise the elective
franchise who has not been resident of the United
States for twenty-one years.
"Resolved, That the civil, religious, and politi-
cal privileges Americans concede to others, should
be by others conceded to Americans; that no COM
mercial nor diplomatic intercourse should be main
tanned with any foreign government that prohibits
freedom of speech and freedom of religious opinion
RESOLVED, That by sobriety, the fostering OF
home industry, the encouragement of domestic i'm
proyements, and judicious, economical expendi-
lures, we may secure the prosperity OF the coun-
try and the successful development of the princi-
Piles of republican government
" Resolved That the temperance enterprise Is
one worthy of cordial support, and that we will in
no case be drawn into any course of action which
will interfere with its progress"
Our correspondent denounces the attempt TO
palm this off as the sentiment of the National
Know-N Nothing body, as a gross imposition, and so
it is Its authors are the bitter antagonists OF that
body, who, we presume, have no personal affection
for secret societies but think the present epidemic
passion for them may be used for good purposes.
We shall see how they make out-N Y Tribune.
The editor of the New York Tribune frankly
says that the attempt to palm this off as the
sentiment of the National Know-Nothing body
is a gross imposition.
Will the Forncy and Pierce papers confess
the imposition? Not they, even though Gree
ley of the Tribune is frank and honest enough
to make the admission. Not one administra-
ton press in the country will make the admis-
sionl Mark that!