The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-07


representatives in Congress who were faithful defenders of
our constitutional rights Ii has lost majority OF con-
seryatve and true in the Congress Of the United
States Gillette, Brainard, Wilson, Seward Harlan Dur
kee Trumbu Bell and Hale in the United States Senate
and large majority Of the House Of Representatives
all aboltonists iree-soers have been returned by
northern know-nothings to the Congress All the
Of northern States elected by the order abo
onists freesoers. All the northern State legislatures
in which that order prevailed have indicated their abolition
sympahies and hostility to the South bysome aggression
her misunderstanding their 10 for the
repeal OF the ugiye-sfaye and NebrasaK acts
resolving in favor Of abolishing slavery in the District Of
Columbia and the Territories inhbitng the Of their
prisons for securing fugitive slaves otherwise multiplying
that net In short knownothngism in the North has in
creased the power nfamed the zeal and stimulated the
excuses Of ant-slayery fanatieism.
Among other objections to this new order-not the
least with meis that It's viii be the down
fall OF The democratic party It's doctrines well
ganzaon and mode Of action, decidedly anti-demo-
cratic II has been the boast Of democracy that II
concealed its principles the reproaoh Of the
wings in the campaign Of 1910 that they did conceal their
principles The democratic party has heretofore maintained
that there rights reserved by the people and the States
beyond the control of the federal government in any of its
departments. But according to the Philadelphia know
nothing PLATFORM the union of these United States is the
paramount political good and all doubtful disputed
points may be legally ascerained and expounded by the
judicial power Of the United States This not the doc
trine Of 98 Of the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions Of
Madison and Jefferson of the stricconsructon DEM
ocrac school of politicians 1t pure federalism
sodationhe doctrine OF Story Kent ebster, and Ad-
When il is popularzed in the South may ground
and surrender ut discretion TO aboiGonists.
They viii then their oft-repeaed tauntthat the
Union is stronger than savery"-fuly realized in the
southern States Congress may then refuse admit Kan
into the Union for holding slaves abolish the slave
trade between the States slavery in the District of Co
umba or inhb slavery in the Territories repeal the
ugitiye-slave act and il the Supreme Court will not
resist these aggressons southern rights the
South will surrender these subordinate interests for the
sake of the Unionhe paramount political goodi These
doctrines confirm the opinion have entertained and
pressed for twelve months past that the know-nohing
party is the whig party under In my letter
to the meeting Trinity suggested other points of
identity.
My hopes for the preservation of the Union aud the
rights of the South in it rest upon the democratic party
When its northern wing becomes like that of the wings
and know-nohings thoroughly abotionzed and section
Allied the South either dissolve the Union and esab
fish separate conederacy or must submit TO the mercy
and discretion of the North Admitting, do with
row. the detection of large portion of the northern de-
mocracy who have joined our enemies yet that party still
tans its organization constitutional Union party
opposed abolition to any interference with slavery
in the States the Dstric, of Columbia the Territories
and to the repeal of the ugitivcsave act If the South
does sustain that partyf she does not by word and
support and encourage its gallant and troceader
the President of the United States Marcy Douglas Toucey
Cass, Dodge Bright, Petit Brodhead Bayard Thomson
and Others whose less dear though less dis
ngusled-f she does pickering because their
opinions Of slavery do exactly qaadrate with her own
and content herself with their faithful observance and
of all practical rights of shareholders under the
constitutional she orsakes her tried friends and af
ates with such enemies as the unmasked leaders of
northern know othngsmthen the last lite-lock by
which the struggling spirit Of friendship between the
North and the South is held will be severed and dsunion
or southern humiliation and disgrace will be her only
alternatives The history of the past rife with proof of
Jeersons assertion that he democracy of the North
is the natural ally Of the South and The general defeat
and partial ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of that party in the North
although has dampencd has not destroyed my hope Of
It's continued existence and alliance with the South
With my views Of the character and consequences of
knownothingism cannot but feel surprise as well as re-
gret that II finds favor in the South especially among
State-rghts and southern-righs men. Such must feel
themselves in false position and cannot long continue in
fellowship with those whom neither patriotism nor loyalty
TO the constitution gody reverence can restrain from
the cenous indulgence Of their nurate fanaticism and
vinctive sectional MALICE who have dehicd the halls Of
Legislation and perverted hela the abuse ofo consttu
on rights who have deseerated the pulpit and invoked
Divine power to aid them in their reacherous work; who
have outraged justice and stripped the ermine from the
shoulders of honest Judge for oheyipg the law, and
turning slave to his masters who have dsgraced man
hood and nsuted feeble and deenceess woman because OF
her religious faith.
have said enough to define my positions but not enough
10 portray half the evils of knownoihngism. While il
horshes patriotism must continue to blush at laWless
violence aud wrong, philanthropy to mourn over mans
inhumanity man. and religion to lament "the nquities
Of our holy things and the loss of that charity which is
1. Aud Trim mr. Tho in thp
as has done the North and becomes the ruling spirit
Of our country then win this to be The land of bene
dicton of refuge and Of liberty, the cynosure of oil ma
tions aud the hope Of all mankind.
am, truly Your friend, Z, 9. CLAY, JR
Col VIM GARRETT.
the S ulieTn Georgia. Banner.
THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.
President Pierce little while before his nomination, de-
clared in speech these polite words "No North, no
South no East no West section, but faithful MAIN