The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-02
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The importance attached the late overthrow of the
knownothugs in Virginia shown by the fact that II Is
already furnishing occasion or much speculation as TO
It's influence upon party organizations in the different sec
lions Of the Union II wel-cstablshed fact that the
leading object Of the know-nohing organization the
breaking up destroying Of the old party organizations
This was easily accomplished 10 the wing party which
had become % thoroughly aboonzed in the free States
that il maintained but doubtful existence. Knownoth
ngsm soon succeeded in the North by furnishing to the
ree-so sentiment plan Of operations which gave
to abolitonism complete ascendency. Betwixt the com
binagion of aboonsn and know-nothingism the
Whig party disappeared and whiggery ceased to have
any organized existence in the free States This com
binaton was strengthened by dsafected democrats,
who found ia the secrecy Of the order con-
venient mode Of DESERVING their old party assoea-
tons The result was that know-nothngism and disat
acted democrats enabled aholianis absorb the great
the norhern wings and far weaken the dem
ocac party the aseendency in the free States
The democratic organization the only antagonist to Ibis
combination. Although its strength was diminish
Cd by deserons 70 such thatt reduced to
minority yet it, organization maintained, aud still
exists with sufficient numbers in every free State to insure
lis continuance, Know-nohingsm, therefore,
cessul in its FIRST leading object far the wing party OF
the North eoncenedit broke up and scattered the
wings the fruits all Injured the benefit Of the aboi
tionists, To succeed it forced to ally itself TO
party stronger than itself and when victory
achieved II the real victory Of the stronger wing
Of The combination as was clearly shown by the fact that
the abolonss obtained the spoils Aboliiionsm readily
awaited itself Of know-nothngism to absorb whggery
aad disalected democracy but when il came to the
oyment Of the substantial fruits Of the enterprise know
nothingism left with ~the Gag to hold 1t was
allowed claim the honors of victory but abolitionism
took the lions share Of the spos The whole story of
kaQs-notingism the free States is therefore, told in
few words It devised most ingenious plan of secret OPP
eyaon to rope into its midnight councils such democrats
could Do ssduce from their allegiance by the hypocriti-
cal camor raised against Catholics and oregnerst com
Tleei the destruction Of the wing party already in State
Of aspyxa by making with the abolition
lists against The deocras and when the elections in the
free States it found itself the victim of the great
Moth boa constructor completely swallowed up by aboli-
tonsm, and along with whiggery and the scduced democ
racy mere food which fanaticsm had grown fat and
strong
i Is impossible to conceive preposterous idea
than ta Of natioualzing such organization the
knownothng Il had strength stand alone, and
owes all us Importance its association with abolition
II has BEEN ali the time both It's dupe and its tool and
the moment it undertakes to nationality, and
set up itself abolitionism win spew up and II off
10 die Of inanition. It's secrecy which its main
strength in the beginning, becoming its weakness
ii that be off, il be very SOON and seeks to
ignore its supsorviency abotonism it sinks to poor
miserable contemplate one-dea faciou just such it
when ii existed the native-American party Know
nothngism them either continue to @hod and ham
die things for abotionis be turned upon the
die OF starvation. 1t is matter Of small
concern which fate It chooses. Its very name will soon
be word Of reproseh, and its crimes against law,
order and morality will be pointed to warnings
against similar movements in future It's chief offence
in lending abolition the benefit of its organi
zaon for the purpose Of commanding the political power
Of the free States and forcing upon The country purely
sectional issue Under the pretext Of warning against
Catholics and foreigners acknowledged has been the
chief instrument 10 the hands of aboonsm in bringing
about which involves the fate of the Union For
this objectionable offence atone and it is
forced either be identified with aboltionis exist
only memorial Of the wiekedness or the folly of those
who have persisted in trying TO sustain it.
Know-nothingism has entirely miscalcuated its
strength 1t claimed much larger share in the vic
tories in the free States than it entitled II failed
TO remember that It's real strength the North was
based upon the ant-slayery feeling there, and not
upon the sentiments which constitute lis peculiar
creed Counting upon the facility with which its
secret plan OF operations had enabled the elements Of
opposition 10 the democracy the North to coaesce and
triumph the democratic organization and being too
much eated with ia the free States its cham
pions committed The fatal blunder Of defyng democ-
racy in her stronghold They into the contest in