The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-19
GREAT KSow-NoTHING yIoroRy

urday last the house Of representatives agreed to the ad
dress to Governor Gardiner requesting him remove
Judge Lorng by vote Of 20T Ill We notice that the
Boston papers regard the Of the senate
tain There evading this fact The Louisville Jour
nal the Richmond Wing, the Mobile Advertiser, and the
other southern 3hg papers anxious 70 drive the
southern wings into these know-uothing dens g
evidence like this showing deep-seated abolition
purposes Of the organization The fugvesave law
passed in accordance with the solemn guarantees Of the
constitution snd demanded BY every consideration Of good
faith among the States deliberately aeed blythe kaop
nothing legislatures 81 e free States THERE'S not southern
wing press that has declared that the notification Of
that law by the free States would lead 10 disruption Of the
Union They would submit 70 anything 5ut hat while
here these papers openly afhating with the
contemners Of this law, and ardenty asking Others do
the same Judge Lorings case however caps the climax
lie is of the first ia New England lawyer of great
research thorough scholar and virtuous citizen The very
who demand that shall sacrificed pay the highest
tribute to his intellect and his integrity He doomed how
ever because he has aimed be the constitution
of the United Sates-doomed by the fanahcal Amaican
partydoomed by the enemies of Wise Of Virginia, Of
johnson in Tennessee OF Clark in Kentucky, and Of all
those bold and gallant spirits who are aborng
nothingsm. A whole legislature against IA
gang abolition fanatics and religious bgots bowling like
so many beasts of prey the track of upright udge
this is the spectacle in the Legislature Of Massachusetts
this the scene enacted within sight Of Bunker Ill., where
Warren fell and in the vicinity Of Faneu Hail. where the
Adamses pleaded for liberty and Webster spoke for the
federal Union What OF the outside influences pressing upon
the naammable representatives Of combined fanatcism2
A aa,a,.
eal equality which is denied the white adopted cit-
zen-banded in with infdels and traitors
who denounce God and the American government in the
breath these make up the public opinion that stmu-
ates and sustans the know-nohiug legislators their
set upon upright and fearless udgethe type of ser-
ling American citizen We hope the South viii study this
admonition wisely and we'll
As if TO clnch the fell purposes OF the knownothing
movement hunting down citizen for conscientousy
dischargng his duty according to his OATH and engaged
all the North in exciting undying hatreds to our
southern Acknowledged the speech of one of the know
nothing leaders in the Massachusetts, Legislature may be
appropriately noticed here We allude to the elaborate
argument against Judge Lorng by Mr. Charles W Slack
of Boston, the Massachusetts, house of representatives
on the 18th of April six short days ago We find II at
length the Boston Evening Telegraph of the 10th The
following speak for themselves Again say to
the South "AwAKE ARIsEl OR BE FOREVER FAIL
LENw
But the American party generally throughout the
trywhat of that9 What has done2 will speak solely
know and that of the party in the northern Sec
ton of the Union Does the gentleman know that the Amer
lean party very material force in nearly all the flu
the different States the past fall and pres
spring THAT in the great Northwest and elsewhere
was great component part of the republican
If he does not he will allow to tell him
that he uniformed of the facts he certainly has been
of the philosophy of the American movement. Why, IN
Maine it gave us Gov Morrill,; in Pennsylvania, Gov. Pol
lock Iowa, Senator Harlan, in place of one Augustus
Caesar Dodge in Illinois, Senator rrumbu descendant Of
TrumbuI Connecticut revolutionary memory in Wis
conn congressional delegation, in Michigan
again the congressional delegation in Ohio the
entire congressional delegation, with exceptions in New
York VIM H. Seward, even, for United States senator.
through of the anti slavery members of the organ
ization; in New Hampshire, ererythng SOL victory
result fondly anticipate In returning to the Uni
ted States Senate by almost unanimous CONSENT John T.
Hale for of six years DEMONSTRATIONS of APP
pause which the speaker instantly checked Hon. Mr. Hale
being seated at the tiufe by his side
But sir tempted by the remarks that have been made
and the illustrations before have wandered far from the
immediate presented u.s. have occupied of
the time intended Let back at once, to the
direct question That question after all is Is man who
voluntarily reduces eowman to slavery tit to be judge
Massachusetts, To it, will simply say, had he
taken him from of Guinea all would at agree
he m Is liberty less sacred then in the streets Of
than the coast Of Guinea The Of making
only incident thereto. In moral philosophy
in the minds Of all just there be distinction be-
tween the Of him who wantonly steals from the
Afrc coast make him slave and he who voluntarily
duces under any circumstances freeman Massachusetts,
soil to the hopeless condition.
desire TO refer fifth article Of the Massachusetts
bill rights show my and your relation the who
has great deed Of shame though the point well
presented by my friend and colleague Mr Swift of Boston)
in his eloquent opening remarks. That article is follows
" All power residing originally in the people, and being
derived from them, the several magistrates and officers
government vested with authority whether legislative
ecutve judicial their substitutes and agents, and
at all times accountable to them.
Eyes all judicial officers substitutes and agents
nay substitutes and agents Then do l. for one, hold @
substitute and agent strict account for what be has done
may not like the proud monarch Of Europe, exclaim Il
the State bat say, without Of assumption,
sovereign-i your principals you are my agent,
servanthe pubcs agent servant TO il and give
Of thy stewardship Has he done my wish in this
transaction for which he is arragned before this
tribunal of the peoplef answer--he has notf'
OF Mr. Senator Wilson, who is good know-nothing
has been ably defended BY certain Of the southern
whig papers Mr. Slack says:
'Doubt Mr. Wilson's anti-sayery convictions his anti
slavery integrity why sir the thing preposterous The
history Of the past six eight years, which many Of
have politically toied almost hopeey should teach better
than that The senator's whole career from his youth mp
wards, gives sanction TO such idea. know full well
this lack Of confidence has expressed before
gentleman. But could learn Why, With good cause