The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1855-06-23
The American Patriot.

i The promised notice, OF our article, by the editor
of the American PATRIOT has made It's appearance
in the columns of that paper Of the past week.
He is so kind, complimentary, and candid in
his remarks that It almost disarms us at once
We can scarcely have courage 10 attempt reply
lie admits the truth of our position to such an ex-
tent that II leaves indeed but little to say in re-
joinder. Our objections to "know nottingham, al
though admitted to be true, at least in part is re-
ceived with suspicion, because we are opposed to the
order, and not in situation to Judge free from pre-
JUDGE.
The position We took, that the abolition, free-sol
and know nothing party, at the north were one and
the sane subsequent events have so clearly proven
that even the editor of the /" American Patriot"
will no longer doubt If the telegraphic report be
true, split has taken place In the know nothing
convention, assembled for the purpose of making a
national platform in Philadelphia, and more than
fifty delegates, have withdrawn in body because
the convention adopted resolutions of non-interven-
tion by the general government, on the subject of
slavery. Those fifty delegates were from the non
slave holding States and saidlto be abolitonists
or frce-soilers. This is what every well-informed
man foresaw must take place. Many southern know
nothings doubt, supposed that the sound part Of
the Convention, would nationalist and neutralize
their northern brethren and force them to come to
terms, but they have been sadly disappointed. Alb
olitionism, and free-solism, never surrender They
are determined to rule or ruin They make no com
promises, with the South their history most clear
ly prove. The evidence to which referred in our
article, reviewed by the editors of the "American
Patriot" and other quotations from northern Know
Nothing journals, subsequently connected, all go to
show the truth of the above remark. What have
the "know nothing Legislature of New Hampshire
done, within few days past but elect John p. Hale,
and Bell two notorious abotionsts to the senate
of the United States! What did southern aknow
nothing" editors do, but cry out " glorious victory"
when this same know nothing, abolition legislature,
were elected over sound, national democrats who
had stood up boldly, and single handed for the rights
of the saveholding states under the Constitution.
These are poor evidences to be cure, of northern
" know nothing soundncss on the subject of slavery
Our friend of the g American PATRIOT may rest
assured, that we have no doubts of his own COR
rect southern feeling, in regard to the abotionists
of the NORTH and no assurance, was necessary from
him, to that effect. We have never doubted south
erners on this question, but we have regretted that
they should take to their confidence and rejoice at
the success Of the Abotionsts of the NORTH In de-
feating true, national men, who had always stood up
for our constitutional rights. h. 49,
The editor of the American Patriot REFER us to
the platform Of the Native American party" which
is to be found on Its first page. Will tho editor in
form us by what authority he speaks? Where did
the convention meet and when did they adopt this
platform? We thought the convention was now in
session in Philadelphia, for the purpose of making
platform, or wasra short time past. We are not
aware that any such platform as that found on the
first page of the American Patriot, has ever been
adopted by any general convention of the Know
nothing party. We have heard that the convention
assembled in Philadelphia. Jas stated aboye,) was
partly broken up, because they could not agree up
on national platform.
We confess we are sorry to hear a southern editor
say, "Ma he pOpe Of Me abolition party Is mol armed
NTH those menanciag terrors Nth whch democrats iag-
inc is clothed" You might as well say there is no
danger, when our houses are on fire. and make no
effort to extingnish the flames. You might Us well
say there is no danger in the approaching whirl
wind, or the menacing storm. What seemed q little
cloud at first In the political horizon is now agita-
ting this country from one end of the union to the
other 1t threatens the destruction of the con fede-
racy and will assuredly accomplish It, unless check
ed in its of folly, and anaticism by frmness
and determined resistance on the part of the people
of the SOUTH its progress will never be stopped un-
til the people of the south are united and present
bold front to its further encroachnents.
II is not our province, to complain of the length
OF the editorials of the American Patriot. That is
nothing to MS.