The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-12-15

The Know Nothing Party aad she Ere.
. dom Movements.
THE following article from the Washing;
National Era, among the newspaper pres.
the ablest and most devoted champion Of tn
rights of the North, will commend itself I
those thinking men who seek to make tbei
strength known in the present contest, an
are unwilling to sacrifice the cause of freedom
to considerations Of party or self
! 1t is time to tell the truth. and meet il
responsibilities. When the know nothing con
vention at Philadelphia divided, we did no
anticipate the extinction of the order in TN
tree states. We supposed that in states wher
the anti-s.avery sentiment was dominant. tn
councils would concede something TO it fo
the sake OF making it tributary to their now.
err land in states where it is not. thew wou!,
remain in full association with the nationa
order, so that the result would 5e, scbiSm
but not extinction. In fart we unprecedented
that it would be more difficult than ever 70,
anIslsverv men TO deal with it. We're ",
r:ght: What has been the history of the or
Ger in the free states. from the time of the
national schism: 1t may all be summoned W
IN one sentence-nnintrmit'i"g eH1,y 10 per.
petu(''e itse!t eIher by mu1 inq hc onti.s ,are
'V sentiment h1hufary, or jy Jreaki,q Z darn
This has been Its history, and in full view
OF the fact how any real friend Of freedom,
could for moment tolerate il. or hesitate e
dcnounce it as the great obstacle to an .tf,.c.
ave anti->'aTery union, passes Or comDre-
hens:on.
See how utterly it has ,,ara!yzcd the anti
Nebraska movement in Indiana and New
Jersey. ard the most nrxtricaf,;a emharr,sS.
men:s in which it has involved il in Penn.
sylvania See how uncertain it renders ria.
state of things in Iowa. And what a srecta-
Gle II has made of the great states of New
York and Massachusetts Had The anti. Me-
brasNa movement. been let alone, Iowa. In
diana. Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York
and Massachusetts, would have been renuyJ-
ci,i, in fact and in name. ARK there c,,,J
have been no doubt as to their ,:osit;on !,
1876. Gan any On" now tell Us where tL.v
will then stand p? Your ulnn-savinr kn,:y
no:hinci>m has conquered some Of them o;r.
en- the rest to Nebraska democracy, arra,,d
them all. rom;naiiv, against the renu,l;,.,,
party. the only party organized TO represcn.
and carry out the sentiments OF freedom in
opposition to the policy Of slavery pronar,,J.
ism. Ave-know nothirri>m has ,;;y;d,.l
and continues ~ d;r;l, H., c.. NV "c"
unless its power Be broken before n.x, w.
ven'ber. II will lay them PROSTATE acaiu a,
tie tee. Of the slave bower.
How can arv anti .,,,yarr ~ NJ,
y ,s,..4 look n tLc G,tl,.,, -
for The cour,enance r.. ma, J., .'"'"
organization. Which his wear has ;ns. 49, q.
.ertra!lv placed NI,Ss,i .,,s .,,;,. u,
,rr;,. freedom movement ,s .b.. 80:
i.r.ocrat;r rariic> used 70 !, . q"
Here the Fra presents. in detail ,be 60,
.i>,,rs o:thc Massachusetts r,,.
VIII: !, we omit.
Do npr readers reroI,... a.,
,ss;gn,d last wear l,v our ,,., N''''''.' ten
.or W.. ,>,orn1;.,,, r.,.,I..: '',' ''Fhis'
cts: "Oh. it WI, f,or;. m" aus
ha,, cot SICK OF n, ,l1 ,,,r.;'
'crm;rcj 70 have MOO, ,;,,,,, e.. y.
p,;,,iu ,i>m they GJ ro. ! l:.:, NM"
.aw !, cc,ld Lr t,,,,,,j . lux '.i'!
H.. ,lJ ,,,.;cs ,,1 80 ,, ~ ",.''"'':'
merely a ;,n,,or,-, ""S
meant no:hirc more i've :, T~ =, '"'E
.vrry,I,;,, w;I ,,r,, '''.''
IT. ncx;year will H.. ~, -. ,i,: '.".-
'"'' d" i''dt-
When, doubling ali This. wo una,r.oo, 70
-cnoastra.2. 70 discuss H.. doctrines ., ~.
,ew o.i,., 10 protest ,c,ins, * ,n,;.,
aiming H.. :. the masses -, sv,,nor,.1;, ".
Nv were :ni>lrd, v. wrro sn..r.1 =, J.,
our. denounced b, oilers .;,,,,v ,I,,o,,;.,
Il bv others Ma, we Woe ,,.r, t.,,,: ~
III Tor "nobodv believed in H. And ~ in.
ic,d OF n:crtin, the mis-, hi.yous dclu.;on
ace to fac. graphing with il. abor;nr to r,s-
ne the people from is cra>, ,h,v Wv. :;
eat, let II have free course. and H.. resi-,
o-':av '>-Mc h1Hnli II r,tll,rrt>1,. o,cr
',r''I'''n'.IS7'. h.yn'f','. ho',<a,.4 r,,..,
II Is diSa Irrcahic % dwell u,on ,h.,, ,h;.,rs
N; Sha!! sc IL: learn VII lolni.r T.. t,in..,
hat we ha'" suffered : Had the an,i->la
,"ry Men OF Massachusetts,, lat year. when
b. republican pa-t, was or.,r.;gca. a ;h.rc,
o t'ic'r own honest 'onc r-,. !, orar noii,.v
It 'ahoring Cor no'!" crl ~ r;,a, r,,,us
he, would this year have ca,ri.l N. .,a,n
low long before men Will l.,~n ,L.t t.,,,,,o
airy sucres> obtained At ,hr.x,tns. Of >on,J
'ri'cIpie. is ultimate loss .ba. honesty wb,,
Yer i: NAV cost nov, always r,x~ in IN. Ion,
I'm.
We b,vo emo, y, ,,:,
IS speak bo,.,nl,v -, 49,, ''e ste
ur ,ricnd> ar. ,i,s,,. '""r ~, SOM" OF
ourao.d ". ln rr'' .n. =, we are en-
ONE for III. eI;u;r,,;o IVA, '"e ""nf must
entimrn, from o,brr or,,n ~. "''''- slavery
mho.]imen, in an ;ni.-. '''1'''''S ana Is
he friends of freedom ri,,II ~ .'' :" Ina,
nd un;,,J ON uh;,. '"'" "'''' 'e ra'''"
,,l,;n, ,J,,,' q; ,''''"'r,'ic' or know ,