The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-09-26

Die and unconstitutional oaths, lest their
.conclave iniqui,ies should bs revealed to
the world.
They arrogate to themselves to be ex-
clusively American, the Guardians Of the
Constitution and the Union, the protec-
tors OF the South, (God save her from their
protection) the defenders Of The Bible and
holy religion of God, and especially the
enemies Of Franklin Pierce's Administra-
hon the man who, in my judgement.
has labored more ferven,ly to uphold the
constitution Of bis country, and preserve
the rights of States from the aggressions
OF Fanatics, than any who has filed his
chair since have known the government,
and who, bad he been sustained by the
party who took him from private .ife, and
bound him to platform Of principles,
might have succeeded better in driving
back the unhallowed issues of the North,
than we will ever see again in this confed-
eracy.
But who in the South will rely upon
them, or place their slightest faith in their
omnibus of professions; does not every one
know that they are the old defuct Wing
party North, joined with the rallied and
acknowledged abolitionists, with few TN
Prlnc'plei nominal Democrats, who 60 with
the throng to catch the crumLsi It is
useless for any one to deny the fact, we
have their works too plainly written alrea
d!s in the political history of the country
to deceive those who are not SO blind they
will not see. We know that deadly hos
tility exists at the North 10 African slave
ry IN the South, and that every day for
the last 80 years but produces new zeal
in the crusade Of abolition against us. 1t
reaches now from the nursery room 10 tue
pulpit, and pervades, more or less, every
class Of society, and would ask if sin.
gle man of the Know Nothing party can
be pointed to, who has ever been known
to throw his influence or exertions against
abolition, or can nov be relied upon as
faithful to the Constitution and the Southl
TOR fatlhfuness to one is sufficient for the
other in this whole issue.) Is there a
man Of them into whose hands We would
be willing TO trust our rights in this ISSUED
Will you find him in Massachusetts,, where
i" open day, they shed innocent blood for
executing the plain law of the land, and
would tear an honest judge from his seat,
because he administered the law accord.
ing to the constitution Of his country, the
law itself, and his conscience, and where
they send Wilson and Sumner as the ex.
ponents Of their pr nciples, to the hghes,
tribunal in the Federal Government VIII
ycu find hitu in Vermont, where they open,
ly legislate against The letter and spirit O
the constitution Will you find him in N
Hamshire where they return Hale and hi.
compeer to the United States Senatei IL
New York, where they have elected Sea
ward, if not by the whole purity, just b,
enough (as they can always do) TO secur,
his electioni In Illinois, where they hav,
pulled down Shields for voting for tn.
Kansas bill, and filed his place with on,
from their ranks, who wars against III IL
Connecticut, where they have condemned
Gov. Toucy, than whom there was no tru
er States Rights msn from the North
Or, will you find him in Wisconsin, where
they have turned out Walker, . native o
Virginia, and put in Durkee, who during
four years in the lower House, never dif
fered from G:diings in single vote touch,
ing, in anyway, the subject Of Slaveryi
If such man can be found in the Who'll,
party North, am sure l do not know him
or from whence he could come. There
has not been single election, when Dem
ocrats who voted far the Kansas and Ne
braska Bill have been beaten, that the
Know Nothings have not filled their pls.
ces with vile Abolilionis,s, who avow ho.
tility to Slavery, the Fugitive Slave Law
and the repeal Of the Missouri Comprc-
mise, and who do not declare there shall
be no more slave States admitted into tho
Uniop, and il will not do for the party in
any part Of the Union, TO repudiste any
OF their creatures, the Know Nothings put
them into power. and they must be res.
pontible for their acts in all time 10 come
hazard nothing in saying there is now
strength and power AT The North aeains,
Slavery, and the peace and rights of the
South, more fearful and dangerous thar
has ever manifested itself before, and thai
its recent rapid advance has been ooeva
with the organization and progress Of ths
Know Nothing party. Every member o.
the party may not be an abolitioaist, ye,
they have acted and voted with them de.
stroyed our friends. and are clearly respon.
sibls for their acts. There Is no more JUS,
rule in moral or civil law, than that those