Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-10-06


Daily News: 81.
Pennsylvania Politics.
HARRIsBURG, Pa Sept. %, 1856.
The following address from the Central Commit
tees of the Wing, Republican, and American parties
has been published to the people of the State:
To the People of Pennsylvania: The Wing party,
the Republican party, and the American party hav-
ing each nominated candidate for the office of Ca
nal Commissioner, it became apparent that such a
division of the elements of opposition the Nation
al Administration and its Nebraska fraud would IN
eviably lead to the triumphant election of Arnold
Plumer, the pro-slavery Nebraska candidate.
In view of these facts, meeting of our respcc-
tive central committees of said parties held at
Harrisburgh on Thursday, the 9th of September,
1855, and their nominees having declined and been
withdrawn, Thomas Nicholson, of Beaver County,
nominated as the candidate of the said parties
for the purpose of concentrating the votes of the
Anti-Nebraska party on one man, and he is hereby
earnestly recommended to all the lovers of freedom
in Pennsylvania capable, honest and true heart
ed man, who is worthy of the support and conf
dence of the people.
By order of the committees.
JOHN A. FISHER
Chairman Wing State Committee.
LEMUEL TODD,
Chairman of the American State Committee.
DAVID WILMOT,
Chairman of the Republican State Committee.
There are but two tickets now in Pennsylvania
the Democratic and the above fusion ticket
The old Johnston and Seward Wings, the Know
and are making common cause against the South
The Republicans, it is known, are compound
of all isms from abolitionsm down. They nomina-
ted recently in their Convention the slave sealer
Passmore Williamson. Wilmot, the Chairman of
their Committee, was Democrat up to 1896 when
he introduced in the House his famous proviso in
relation to slavery. Since that time, fallen and de-
spised by the Democracy of Pennsylvania, he has
been denoun ced and scourged without mercy, for
he deserved none; and he now finds himself in this
motley crew, waging fierce upon the Constitu-
ton and the South.
The people of the South, without distinction Of
party, well informed as to the position of the
Pennsylvania Democracy They are true to the
Constitution, and are determined to stand in good
faith by the fugitive slave law. They also, as
party in favor of the Nebraska BILL aud their MEM
bers of Congress will vote against its repeal The
issue is, therefore, narrowed down to single pont-
the tsionists being arrayed against and the Demo-
Gratis an tacor ot, the Constitution.
Where now are the boasted benefits of Know
Nothingisn in Pennsylvania? The delegates from
that State in the Philadelphia Convention voted in
favor of the slavery article in the PLATFORM but in
the course of few weeks thereafter meeting of
the State Council Reading, struck out the article
referred to- and inserted a Resolution the sub
iect pointedy hostile to the South. Now they are
in full communion and fellowship with Wimot and
his vile adherents and straining every to de-
feat the National administration and its Nebraska
fraud" We call the attention of readers, and
especially the Know Nothings of this State to these
facts. They will look in vain for them in the COL
umns of their own prints