The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1855-07-28
NATIONAL PLATFORM.

Bells have been rung, bon fires lighted cannons
fred and immense mass meetings held, full Of enthu.
sasm all over the country In honor of the adoption
of the "Nationalr platform by the know nothing
convention, recently assembled at Philadelphia
Loud boasts were made of the glorious " National
principles" of that very patriotic assembly, and
the old fogy democrats were jcercd for having pr0ph-
csied that the great National know nothing party,
like its illusrious predecessor the wing party would
split upon the slavery question and with triumph
they were cited to the truly American document %
complete proof of democratic gasconade. Butup-
on examination OF the truly national know nothing
platform, we were less surprised at the very won
dcrrul achievement of the new party In being able
to make National Platform with fifteen states
than we were mortified at seeing an unholy and un.s
American attempt to drag the pure principles Of re-.
ligion into the unhalowcd arena of political con:
aict. If this be national platform made by fifteen
states, what, We ask. would they call one made BY
thirty one. Perhaps q highly intense American y,
one. .,,.s d, ..ft4sr ITI.a "A frfFAr
We had hoped that the fifteen state national plat.
FORM in which Mcssrs. Hardy and Bunce represented
Louisiana, would have been sufficient, OF least for
this portion Of the great National know nothing
organization, but we have been sadly disappointed
and are now experiencing feelings Of disgust, 80
profound as to be even unsurpassed by that of the
new party itself for the wild hunt after Office at the
very impolte but novel amusement of splitting on
the platform, already vigorously commenced by tho
great seceders from the Philadelphia Convention,
with our own state pleasantly approving their
agreeable pastime by smilingly stepping half way
Off the unfortunate piece Of national mechanism
We wish them pleasant time Of, it. rtaf
Our country, the geography informs us, is great
country, and the American party, the know nothing
papers tell us, is great party. 1t na great party;
il is entirely too big for the country; too big for
any PLATFORM they cannot all get on one structure;
SO the great party has had to make two platforms
one for the north, and another for the south, and
even Louisiana has had to set up on her own hook,
and make for her little feet to dance political
cotillion with the American" Catholics, into Office
and naivcly coquctting him Of foreign birth. And
as we look around, We are filed with wonder at the
number of American Parties" now in America
When we cast our eyes beyond Mason Dixon's line.
there VIC see Senator Wilson with his American par
| ty, and here ct home we have counsellor Pike, aud
his American party. But that which makes It little
short of miracle is that they are all National"
parties and all American with not foreign or
sectional one among all the assortment
Now freemen Of America. ye! who love your
whole country ye, who love the union, when you
sec these things threatening as threaten they must,
in their chickering's and clashings the best interests
of our republican government, will you lend your
aid to party, whose tendencies are SO clearly TO.
wards sectional interests, aud SO adverse to the no.
bier and higher interests Of the republic at large
In view of these things tstop and consider, wheth-
or the aim and object of the know nothing party is
the advancement of sectional national interests.
If sectional, it is your duty to oppose 1t. .. ~