The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-22
KNOW. yoTHINGIsM IN MASSACHUSETTS AND
TENNESSEE.
From The Columbia Tenn Mirror

the Columbia (Tenn) Mirror
THE AMERICAN PAarYThe resulto of the recent elections
II New York Massachusetts and Maryland is highly graft
fvug and encouraging the American party and proves
beyond doubt that to it, and il alone the country must
look for the restoration Of peace and harmony and the
ubveron Of all reasonable designs against the consttu
ton and the Union.
From the New York Tnbuae.
Throughout the recent canvass the Massachusetts, know
pohings maintained 10 their conventions in their papers
and on The stump that they fully anti-slayery
the republicans Their ansayery character in fact
one great element OF their success for il asserted that
more than half OF the old feeso party adhered 70 them
and voted for Gardner the alleged ground that he stood
ia better position than Rockwell and that the
Springfield patiorm-the official know-nothng platform
was SO far as slavery Is concerned actually in advance Of
The republican platform, or the Of this last
assertion there can be doubt The knownothing plat
firm which all the know-nohing papers kept standing in
their columns during the entire campaign and 70 which
their stump orators constantly appealed is unguestonaby
more decisively antavey than the cautiously guarded
and limited one constructed by the republican convention
at Worcester The following extract which includes all
that relates to slavery viii show the lengths to which ii
goes
aWhcreas the aggressive policy which has been uni
orip pursued by the slave power from the commence
ment OF national existence down TO the abrogaton OF
The Missouri compact evinces determination TO crush
out the pri well the t@sw of liberty from among
US and 20 subject the free SateS to relentless desposm
and nhgeGS The Of he southern delegates 10 The
tonal council recently held in Philadelphia IN making alec
and accomplishing submission 10 pro-saVery legislation
Fundamental article in The creed Of he naodi American
party renders it imperative upon to express views
upon the great question Of the country aud the age there
fore, declare
l. That the action of the legislative executive and iu
dicia departments Of the government ought to be
troed by the principle taught by the trainers and pures
interpreters Of the constitutions that freedom national and
slacery sectional
% That repose for the country and stability to the
Union must be sought by relieving the general govern
menso far as its jurisdiction exendsof all connexion
with and accountability for American slavery.
q" That the independence and sovereignty of the State
in its legislation and Judiciary should be maintained inv
olate.
"A That the great barrier to slavery ruthessy broken
down by the repeal Of the Missouri prohibition ought to be
any part Of The territory covered By that compromise ought
to be admitted into the Union as Stare State"
1t will be from this that the Massachusetts know
nohngs have cut themselves square off from the national
party 1t should be observed Also that the third resou
ton is for approval Of the removal OF Judge Lo
ring and of the personal---very. law.
When Gov Gardner was nominated in October last for
reelection he entered the convention and accepted the
nomination in speech, in which he said: g confess am
aaani-slausry will oppose in public private life
the aggressions of slavery SO help God so long
ven In the speech he spoke Of Judge Kane IAN
infamous slavecatchipg commissioner Philadelphia who
hope will be mpeached for his conduct before the
Congress; and, were there would checrfuly give my
in favor of such impeachment" And the night of
election when the Boston know-nothngs went in body
to congratulate his excelency the marshal of the process
son Col Brewster significantly concluded his address by
telling Mr. Gardner that he had been reelected because the
people convinced that the great question of free
dom he and sound as any that walked the
soil Of Massachusetts,
The Boston Bee is the official State paper Of Massachu-
set and the chief organ of the know-nothng party 1t
has very wide circulation, and everywhere throughout
the State looked upon the authorized exponent of
American" principles few months before the election
the Bee in stating the claims of the knownohing party
popular consideration, said:
What has the American party Of Massachusetts, done
for freedom and morality
Elected Henry Wilson TO the United States SeRate.
What has the American party of Massachusetts done
for freedom and morality?
Elected its entire delegation of United States represent
aves, who are unit upon the question OF anti-sla
very
"What has the American party Ct Massachusetts done
for freedom and moraty2
Passed through us State legislature the personal liberty
hl-on act mhca other State has dared pass.
"The American party Of Massachusetts we assert it
without fear Of contradicon-has done more-in deeds
not wordsfor the Of human freedom than any other
State or by any other party, whether whg democratic,
freesoi abolition liberty republican, that had
existence IN TINS commonwealth They never did thing
but pass resolutions, and utter big smooth words. The
American party has done verytDg and left nothing to
be done at least this season"
Here We have the official organ of the know-nohings
proudly claiming for its party the credit of the election of
Henry Wilson the Senate and Of the passage of the per-
sonal-lberty law.
Owing TO the resignation Of of the members of Con-
gress elected last fall there vacancy in the 10th
gressonal district of Massachusetts, for which special
tbo .lajnn
uon The republican candidate Col John W. Foster,
who distinguished himself at Philadelphia by standing
hrm Tor the North at the know nothing convention The
know-nohing candidate agains. him was Dr. Chafee who
was elected by few hundred majority DR.. Chaee is not
merely freesoer but has been for years we'll known in
us district as Garrison abo!itionst The of the
ground on which be elected and the anti-savery
character OF the know-nohing party of Massachusetts, may
bejudged Of by the following letter
SPRINGFIELD, Friday, Nov. O. 1855.
DEAR SIR In answer to your inquiry whether zen
dorse the Springfield PLATFORM have to say that DO en-
dorse u in lis length and BREADTH and only ask for my
elective laws "
ana further, in answer to the inquiry aWhat will be
my action on the matters likely come before the next
congress u am chosen to seat in it reply that in the
organization OF the House shall certainly for "nort-
ern men with northern principles for its officers On the
admission OF the delegate from Kansas power earth
could induce me to vote otherwise than for the admission
OF exovernor Reeder On the question of the admission
Oh Kansas as State should promptly for her i'd
mission only as free State On the Impeachment of Judge
name, should IT alive, vote for bis impeachment.
For all the votes in the tenth district would not vote in
congress otherwise than as above indicated
am, very respectfully, your obedent servant
G. O. CHAFFEE