The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-07-13

| have all along said about your northern know
nothing brethren, viz that theu are iCOISe nb0Li
tt0nlA then haze eUer bcf0re hal poSitSon PowEI
IN any Of the northern and ueStcr,t States. Anc
how does it prove il Because, heretofore, while
there have no doubt been free soiIers in both the
whlg and democratic National Conventions, still
they were not rabid as 10 withdraw from their
party associates and from their convention mere y
because a MAJ jority passed the above resolutions
bat these northern know nohings, il seems, are
such rampant abolitioniss. and hate the South nd
Its institutions so Intensely, that ueY will moi even
remain in a party convention that pIeases them in
every other particular. whose majority dare agree
10 abide by aud maintain certain EaarS passed in
accordance with the constitution for The protection
OF the rights Of the South. Upon what ground
Ihen can our southern know. nothing friends con.
graduate themselves or the South upon the pas
sage Of their platform. aChen they had 10 pass IL b1
Themselves, except 1cith the assistance Of Nca0
lOFE? The resolutions no better bv being
passed in Philadelphia than they would have been
had they been passed in Georgia any other
southern Stale. Surely The southern know. moth.
ngs did not expect iheIr delegates 10 become free.
soerS and abolitiOnisrs, and to abandon the rights
oi the South a! Philadelphia, and now congratulate
the South that they did not do il Ii there be any
other cause for csngratulation connected with
the late Philadelphia convention, really cannot
see it.
But is there o'her evidence that this know
nothing platform is all a cheat or a humbug; or,
at best, that it amounts 10 nohi"g? Let see
presume that surely none of the southern know.
noIhlngs will mO.0 have The hardihood TO say that
the South can expect any favor or uslice from the
know nothing party in the twelve northern and
western States thar seeded from the PhIadel phia
convention. But they may suy q" New York is
sound and that she will stand by the PLATFORM"
d., tI.
since in New York denies tie truth Of This asser.
ti0n. 10 the late election in Iha, S ate for mem.
bars Of The next Congress there about thirty
know nothngs and Wings ELECTED TO Congress
and So lar from New York being sound, and her
know. .nothngs found standIng by this platform,
out Of the large number of know nothing members
10 Congress, The New York papers tell Us there is
not eren one know nothing member who will vote
against The repeaL Of The fugitive slave law,
against The acpeoL of the Kansas and Nebraska
ac'. And this is. indeed. pretty national organ
izttnn for the South 10 look 10 Iur Justice a
proleciioa Of lis rights! For my own part. pray
that The South may ever be delivered from any
SucA Il 4 national organiZation," be it called ultra
drmocratic, wing, know nothing, or any eoher
naRae.
THIN, what is the use OF southern men keeping
up such aM organization ouger, Have they got
nuIhng better 10 do than be trying 10 run down
and perSrcute lev foreigners and Catholics III
southern Safes There but five {" six thous
and Cath"cs and Foreigners in &, orgia, with a
population ol ahnHt .oae tnliEen; and there but
about three hundred thousand foreigners aud
Catholics t"gcrh"r in the whole South with pop
ularinn oi {. O00, 600 5000 tesu. They are all
true and loyal to the Soulh and her insHuons.-|
Then, why make war upon them? Is il b"cause
they fcac and Harmless? I($o. this p"rSe VI on
"i th!s weak class among US IS surely got mngnan.
imOus, characteristic of southern chlrseter.-
A nd since it has been proven in the late
lad' pha convention that the native a american
or known hing party, in at least twelve of the
northern and western States, is now composed of,
and is controlled by, the most violent ahoIitinniss
and free solers, so far from OF The South JOIN
Ing them in their crusade against the Catholics and
for, ignrrs there, sound policy would to die
tate that VT of The South should extend our sym.
pahy and ''nd AND comfort" in the hi hest degree
TO The Catholics and foreigners at the North acho
are against than and should them, il
can, TO put down these 7aatiUe- born truitOrS
he North, who ''Oac plotting day anG nig hit To
destroy the constitution and the Union, AID " hn |
are mOa0 plotting day and night against our proper !
~ and our lives
Don't you think | am right, Mr. Editor? Com.
mon tells me that am. But will conclude |
now, and let you hear from me again.
AN .OLD-LINE WING.