Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-10-11
DOfuInrnt for Yressruatlon.
For the Consideration Of Ely Old
Whig Friends.

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Ma. EDIToR-DEAR SIR:-Amon
e various reasons stated for maintain
e ing the Democratic party against th
= Know-Nothings, / have said tha
the Congressional record, last veal
showed that the South had no friend
ut the North, except among tn
) Democrats. | propose not only t
prove it in this article, but l intent
also to show that for the last tel
years, while the Northern Whig'
have been unanimously against US
always a majority, and sometime:
two-thirds and three. .fourths Of the
Northern Democracy in Congress
have voted with US.
But before proceeding further, l
will say, that, while the Northern
Democracy we're thus sustaining US,
it is true the Northern Wing party
vas in existence. But where are the
members of it now? Having run
themselves aground with the people
Of the South, upon the slavery ques-
tion, under the name Of Wing, and
especially having last year, voted
unanimously against US on the Kan
sas and Nebraska question, since they
have disbanded, where have they
gone? They have become Know
Nothings or Americans! that's what's
become of them. Discovering tina.
they could no longer bamboozle and
fool the honest Wings and the peo-
pie of the South, with platforms, un-
der the name of Wing, after they
gave their infam Gus votes against Us
in Congress last year. they changed
their name first to Know-Notbing,
and now to American-snd having
united with Freesoil Democrats at
the North, and sent charters of their
Order to the South, and got much
power there, they now look to the
South to get enough help from her
to enable them to control the Gov
ornment, that they may trample up
On our rights, and make US submit,
,r force US out of the Union.
But will proceed to the Record,
md not TO party Platforms, made to
'ateh votes; but will take the Con-
,ressional Record, where there can
'e no cheating, for the acts Of men,
'ers there are binding, sure enough,
pom all. And the member there is
areful as to what he does. Then
st us see what has been the course
f parties in Congress for the past
en- years, in relation to the alavery ,
uestion. ,
OMISSION OF FLORIDA AS A STATE INTO !
THE UNION. 8
In June, l845, Florida applied for :
Omission into the Union. Her !
recognized slavery. AS 5
sual, the Northern Wings opposed :
er admission, on account Of slavery. ]
'ut the Democrats, almost toa man, !
q Congress, were true to the Con-
titution. On the passage Of the q
i'll for her admission, in the House, =
he yeas were los, every Northern !
Democrat but three voting for it; !
7hile the nays were LAG, and every s
Northern Wing voting against it, /
n the Senate, out of Sc votes for .
be bill, IL were cast by the North !
m Democrats, in favor of the bill; .
lille all the negatives (9) were Q
Torthern Wings! j
wILMoT's pRovIso AND THE HOUSE. f
Again, in the House Of Repre- b
entatives Of Congress, on the 2Sth S
f February, 1S4S, Mr.. Putnam sub U
litted the following preamble and d
upon which hesdemanded u
be previous question, viz: t
"Wheroas, in the settlementof Of the u
be difficulties pending between this t
ountry and Mexico, territory may C
e acquired, in which slavery does s.
OF exist: And, whereas, Congress, 81
/ the organization of Territorial o
government, at an early period of f
ur political history, established a "
worthy Of imitation in all S
lture time, forbiddipg the existence
slavery in free territory; there o
re, b
ResoEued, That in any Territory
hich may be acquired from Mexico, =