The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-21
ABoLIrIosIsM AND Ksow-NorHrSeIsM UNITED

deyong themselves shameless and dishonest attempt
TO convince the Catholics of that State that the proscrp
ton Of Catholics the memorable and exeeptiouless
Of that party and while similar par,sans as in Ala
bama sandering President Pierce being false to
the South the knowenothngs of the North forming
solid and raternal union with the abotonists Blind 10
things ouly well calculated to excite the fears
the honest friends of the Union, it is certainly by no
ereditable to the intelligence and the patriotism Of
those who isled by knownohingsm when their own
substantial and vital interests deeply involved To
them diverted from the almost nnbroken unanmity OF
knownohngism in the North against the institutions Of
the South by the dsgraeeful fehood that Catholics
not prescribed by the party that to prescribe Cath
olics not main element Of the new partys creed, is
less Notifying the intelligent and patriotic observer
than 20 see them believing the monstrous calumny that
Franklin Pierce is the enemy of the South What in
ference will to the aboitionst who witnesses this
singular spectacle2 win he not that the South in
listening to knownohingism shows the most singular in
difference to its material and absorbing interests
win he base upon this fact the most dangerous projects
to the welfare of the domestic institutions of the South
Has not abolitonism done already And do we not
in the complete union between the aboitionists and
know-nohings in the free States that the former have
found party be the best of destroying
the rights Of the southern people2 This has been our
opinion for months past the readers of the Usn viii
remember
Whether the following resolutions adopted by the IL
linois State convention of the know-nothngs which as
sembed lately Springfield in that State will contribute
anything bring the people Of the slave States TO proper
appreciation Of the dangers Of know-nothingism
pretend say. tall events leave them decide
upon il for themselves W. copy from the Chicago Daily
Democrat conducted by Hon. John Wentworth who is
known to be very decided in his free-so proelve and
is therefore good witness in such case See the 5M res
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''KNow- sorHIsos lLlrNoisThe know-nothiDgs have
council Sprnge during the present
and part of the political history of the times record
below the platform, declaration OF principles, which they
adopted. 4t.WA
at appears that sixtyv councils represented by
about hundred delegates. Chicago carried of the hon
of organization both president and secretary
ken from this city according to the brief sauatoy speech
of the president the business of the council bear the
report Of the delegates to the national council An
OF the dongs Philadelphia having been given by Mers
Danenhower, Young, end Jennings, motion made to
appoint committee to five to report platform Of principles
After attempts amend the whole subject laid upon the
table. motion to take up the Philadelphia majority
platform then prevailed Articles one two, and
adopted when much excitement and animated
discussion ensued The delegates from the northern aad
from the southern parts the State pted against each
other Amid the confusion motion to indefinitely postpone
the whole subject prevailed by majority of fifteen. Suisse
quenty committee of from each congressional district
appointed platform The line distinctly drawn
between the North and the Souththe going against
and the other for slavery.
After of further unmportant bust
ness the committee the platform of principles presented
their report 1t understood that three of the committee
we're not sympathy with the report was announced
that they did intend present minority report.
delegate from the southern part of the State brought set
resolutions substitute for the report of the committee
proposing that this matter be postponed until October
motion that these resolutions 20 to the table prevailed
fifty forty five. motion proceed the adoption
of the platform reported by sections prevailed the first
tcle read and adopted the second read
adopted the third after discussion, adopted
unanimously the fourth read and adopted unanimously
the fifth, in which the slavery question ibodied
read and its adoption moved and seconded motion lay
this article the table lost
substitute presented, which lost by very
large majority Another substitute, offered by
gentleman, lost. Another offered laid the table
Another also lost The previous question called for aud
voted airmativey by large majority. ayes and
called resulted in IA for its adoption and IS against
The fifth article in the platform test; article sixth
unanimously sdoped article seventh unanimously adopted
article eighth unanimously adopted article ninth unani-
mousy adopted article tenth opposed the ground of its
being side ISSUE but adopted
THE remaining sections of the report read and
adopted, and finally the entire report adopted
"The following is the platform adopted:
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"l We believe in the existence of Almighty Being
who rules the universe and governs nations and whose
al-wise and paterna indebted for unpara
leled advancement individual prosperity.
60 We admit the privilege and will defend the right, Of
all persons, of whatever religious sect denomination to
exercise perfect freedom religious opinions and TO
ship God according the dictates Of their conscences
long they shall not sect church seek to
any temporal power hereby denying all wish pur
pose to interfere with religious opinions any
90 We opposed to all political associations OF men
composed exclusively of OF foreign BIRTH and to the
formation Of foreign military companies in country
"a. The cultivation and development OF purely Ameri
sentiment and feenga passionate attachment to
country and its admiration the purer day
of national exstence-of generation of national
fathers and of emulation Of the virtue wisdom, and patriot
ism that framed our constitution
'5 That the has arrived when the American party
of the United States called upon take open, fearless
that agating the people of every section OF this
Union and that the intense excitement and agitation which
the time distractng upon the sub
ec OF slavery have been caused by the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromises and that that repeal uncaed for
gross violation and disregard of sacred compact entered
highest degree destructive peace and welfare Of
this Union that restoration OF the Missouri Compromise
will restore the territory for which it originally
made to the situation in which before that line
unnecessarily destroyed it will peace and ha
mony the country without injury injustice any por
ton of the Union that while it will only give freedom
that which with due solemnity and in good faith long
her under the il will equally
the full and undputed rights acquired under by the
South that therefore, the Missouri Compromise should
be restored and that in all political national the
American party in the State of Illinois will demand Of its
candidates for Office among other qualifications their open
and nndisgused opinions upon this gu estinn.
O. The essential modification OF the naturalization laws BY