Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-13
From the Union OF Sunday week
THE NEW YORK KNOw-NOTHISGl

THE M" YORK kNO"-NOTBISG IS.
"The New York Know-nothings assembled in
State convention at Binghamton, 10 that State,
on Wednesday, and adjourned on Thursday
evening. The national doctrines Of the Phila-
delphia platform are rcpudiaied, and one oi
strong abolition tendencies adopted in its stead.
Among the actors at this assemblage, which is
said To have been great failure in point Of num-
5ers, were Barker and Shaeffer, Of New York,
and G. e. Burr, the late editor Of the New York
National Democrat, whu, from being a violent
calumnator Of the President, has passed into the
condition Of an abolition Know nothing. The
tone Of the leaders was f-eesolish, rs We gather
from the reports In the New York papers C.
Edwards Lester il announced as one Of the lions
present on the occasion. Kenneth Rayner did
not appear! The utmost cxultation was mani
tested al the overthrow Of the so-caIled "na-
tional" know-nothings. The following is the
PLATFORM and mas be called tho finishing stroke
Of the national know-nothings in the North.
They were abolitionized everywhere else, IL was
said, but in New York, and there they were sure
To overthrow Seward and his satellites" Be
hold the sequel" SC. &c.
The above are the remarks Of the Union con-
corning the platform Of principles of the New
York know-nothings. This platform we have
already published, and DO not, therefore, repro
duce il.
Union will meet the general commentator Of the
Democratic party. We arc sure they meet ours.
The Know-nothing party in New York is, as
elsewhere, in the non.slaveholding States thor
oughly "abolitonized.
The second OF the RESOLUTIONS on principles"
Of the convention is AZ follows:
"R,soirsd, That in the organization of the Anne
80 CrAr
tude was, and now is regarded as local, and not
national, IN ~ character, subject for the toera-
ton Of a difference q opinion by the citizens Of
the northern and southern States and as such
has no rightul place 10 the platform Of the ma
uonal American party"
Nothing can he more Objectionable than this
resolution. II ignores the paramount question
Of the day. II prctermits principle, and Is yet
styled resolution on that principle.
We cannot forbear congratulatng ourselves on
the humble part taken by the Sentinel some time
since. IN giving tho J,rion the opportunity Of
Withdrawing from tho false position Ia regard to
this very matter Of ignoring tho slavery ques-
ton
The circumstance to which VIC alludc is as I'll.
lows:
ton on the Slavery Question" tie Union made
use Of language bearing remarkable resen.
blance 70 that Of the resolutions Of tho New York
Know nothing Convention above quoted, which
the Union now so emphatically condemns
The language Of tho Union was az follows:
"Ihcse truths will command ready assent: and
thsy dfmonsirats the position that no parig embrace
Wg memb'rs NJ The North and The South can BE- ma
honai and harmonious il It's organization irhich
does not ereiats ht question II aarsry from lis
crCtd.'
We invite comparison between tile language
Of the Union and the language Of the "Abol.
tionized" New York Know -nothiugs.
As soon as this article appeared, the Sentinel
expressed il decided condemnation of tho princi-
pie announced. We declared il to be the reverse
Of the Democratic position On the slayery quos.
ton. That Il was the Abolition principle Of
Senator Wilson Of Massachusetts,, to ignore
slavery. That the adoption Of such a pin.