Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-02-13
Tue ApoLoGlsTs OF ABoLlrIoNISM.

THE APOLOGlSTS OF ABoLlIIoNlSM.
Happily for the honor of the State and the interests
OF the South, the true nature and inlcutoi INC
Nothing Organization have been discover" ~
to arrest its mschiovous progrcSs \" ','''' ,,,,
understanding to comprehend tho force I'll 81
no man who is not the inconigblc ve'''h u
| or the submissive slave OF party, VIII "'" ~
Know. Nottingham is in it- origin pn'l'''' '''"
an ontsl,v,rv u,ycment. Fora tihii' sus P'''''' "
| the ,hino were bahlcd by the shro"" III s'''.''
wb;l, hid ia ,nschinaons from the pnblc 'ye' "''
,,o r.o,,, d,v.lopmemrs of it'd character ana r"t-
| -, Oh, Nor,hcrn States satisfy every candid "ha
.,r,srt ncrsnu that it is the most formidable COM
h,a,ion of the clements Of Hbol"ni$m which the
| South has ever encountered.
| The few p,pcrs thnt have attached themselves Ia
Know. Nottingham, with the hope Of prol"ngnE I"
nrecarious existence are bound by the conditions "t
their bondage and the terms Of their service, to per.
form unv mcnial Office Of defence for their master. II
it not surprising then, that they iahrrnt" i"ct' ana
iulc, every iudoccncy ON the "nianglod body oi
truth" In proportion rs tacts ail them they m"sl
draw upon the resources of fiction. They are driven
now to the last extremity of distress The secret pur-
pose ct Know y othinssm is detected. 1t h"s been
uncovered and exposed in the eyes oi the country
Everybody secs that ii is purid mass 4" abolition
ism, recking uf c"rrupti"n and offending the scliSch
with its iusullcrnbc auti-s!avcry smell. lhe credit
lous are undeGeytd, the doubtful are convinced" W"
suspicious Of the Sagacious are confirmed: ever! pdS
that has eyes To see ur ear, hear, or understanding
10 porccivc feels and knows that k>ow -NnrHi>"IsM
il ARul,rioNIsu. We iudcit byitS fruits. Under the
sbad,w of its iuiluuncc, We hchui tho waste ami
wilhvrcd aspect tha; Lenurs the "isonon" presence
Of the Upas.
The ATTEMPT Of the Know Nothing Press to ncquil
the "Orlcr" of any connection or sympathy with ah-
oltionisn is the most brnzcm experiment Oh tn" ~
uorancc and crcdplity &" the public ni which There
is anv record in tho annals ri party uurrGll"l lht
ul;ry rrc.xts under which they take shelter vanish at
touch Their facts are all fancy their arguments as
Aimsy and unSub.tantal the rcverics Of an idiot
Mcn of SENSE read their articles with amaxcmcnt the
cffroncry that seeks 10 impose upon tho people hy
such transparent jaggery. The people thcmsc'c cS
turn away in scorn, and with uspeakab!c rrPugnance
10 tie thing that socits their eubrncc with ilc Affect
ed innocence and painted blushes of prostitute y"
a.siduolls pimp disguise s corruption, hy drrSS-
in. it in tho ncrcircious garb al II pretended parI'
oislu.
To the overwhelming mass oi evidence which "-iab-
l.hts the identity OF Know N"thin1ism and Ah"l''
t.unsm the single fact i, opposed thnta few abolition
i-ts ienouuce tho orderly 10 MEALS c"nclu7vctes'
Of the character al man movement. l. Sumner ai
Aholitiunst Yet no man is more rcvicd and bitterly
hated by anti slavery fanatics. He is daily denounced
by the L,5crut0r, and periodically consigned to the
touder lncrces of the devil by the mti-Slavcry So
,,lt ,t,,,,,y ION.
to men Of his party; and Seward cvol' is some
times chidcd with lukewarlnness i'll the cause oi abo-
ltiou The reuson ID obvious. Sumner, Seward and
Wilson temper their zeal with discrctoi and regard
less passionate ebulli,ion Of enthusiasmhan policy
which promises practical results They too wise 10
their prey. They the necessity Of caution
and circumspcction. They not going To spoil their
schemes and Illustrate all their hopes by stupid and
ridiculous explosion of temper They understana the
rxgcncics OF their cause" and they kn"S that
Of extreme violence, would be lis ruin. These
uie the whom the South has 10 icur-incn, like
the cautious, sagacous. subtle Seward, who pursucs
his purposes with persistent, but patient energy; who
awaits the due OF nature for the growth and
maturity of his plans who dces not loae an adran-
tage by iGtenargte La6tc, whose policy is equally
profound and plausible equally deceptive and dan
gerous. The vaporing OF hair-brainel fanatics
of the Garrison school, is harmless as il is con
temptb!c; and their violent threats import nothing
worse than the noisy gable Of geese. They are
al advantage to tho South. BY their insane violence
they damage their cause, disgust the moderate
mcn their party, keep alive the vigilance und con-
centratc the energies OF the South. These are the
men who reproach Seward and Sumner with aposta-
cv from aboonism. These are the meu who OPP
pose the Know -Eothns movement. Wann. the
mind to grasp the subtle and comprehensive policy Of
Know NWhugism, and the patieuce to await its slow,
bu, sure results they exhibit characteristic folly and
violence of temper, in dcnouncing IN organiza.
tion from which the South has more 10 fear
than from oil the antislavcry societies OF New Eng
land. The last have been operating for years,
and what are tho results Know Nothing ism Is but OF
yesterday, and pas already routed the champions oi
the Union ana the Conat uG:. throughout the North
has filled Congress with Aboon!sts and converted
the State governments into nti-savery organizations.
In the one case we behold the barren and abortive
efforts Of zeal without discicuai in tho other we see
and Vo tho terrible roGs Gi patient energy md pro-
found policy. The South will suicr nothing from the
noisy ciamor and aimess fire Of fanatics the disc-
pned strength, the hidden agency aud the persistent
purpose OF Know NGthiGgisln, moving with the pre-
cison and power at avast engine Of csructiun have
already inflicted rrcparnbc blows upon slavery.