The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-07

TN ABoLlrioSrsrs AND KNOW -NorHIvGs.

ihL AoOLlliO&lSto AMI
We have number ofoccasions charged in these coll
umns that know-nohingsm In the North the willing
ally Of abodonsm In reply to this accusation we have
been referred TO the nationality of the Philadelphia plat
FORM and the fact that number of northern elect
ed 10 Congress by the know-nohngs had unequiyocaly
accepted that platform and declared their determination to
adhere to it under all circumstances II viii be
bered that the Philadelphia platform the national
creed of the knownothngs and that its adoption pro-
duced secession Of the aboltonists from the
ton. Such gentlemen Mr. Broom Of Pennsylvania Mr.
Barker and Mr. Ulman of New York. and other leaders in
the order the peculiar advocates Of this platform
while Governor Johnston of Pennsylvania and Governor
Gardner AMI Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, the
cheians of the seceders Ii will also be recoecled thar
the New York Express and other organs of the order took
bold ground in favor of the PLATFORM and advertised their
purpose TO act in with their southern associates
All the Simon pure know-nothngs claimed accordance
with this state Of things be devoted TO the principles Of
the federal constitution and the maintenance of the
rights of the States Mr. Broom, Mr. Barker Mr.. Ullman
Mr. Brooks, of the Express and Dr. Walk, member elect
from the first district in New York, may be regarded
the organs of this division They have resoutey perseve
ed in their denuncatons of the abotionss and parcu
lay of Mr. Seward Gov Johnston Gov Gardner and SEN
Wilson, the champions Of the other wing Of the order
In few weeks the sincerity of these declarations will be
subjected 10 fair and impartial test We shall then
see how far The Washington Union right in declaring
that know othingism in the North was the willing ally
of abolitonsm and how far the advocates Of the Phila
dephia platform honest in declaring their opposition
to Mr. Seward and his schemes To minds Mr.. Seward
has already taken formal possession of the knownohng
in the northern States preparatory to the organiza
ton Of the House Of Representatives lie counts every
northern know-pothing member of Congress elect as
the representative of the antNebraska idea, and does
not hesitate TO include them in the majority which
he expects to WELD in the election of officers of the
popular branch of Congress The platform upon which
he hopes to effect this organization is hostility to the
Nebraska principle and hostility to the admission into
the Union of any States with slavery in their
situations The complacency with which he sets forth
this doctrine and counts into his party the national
knownothngs shows how confidently he relies upon their
hearty cooperation with him. Nay, not content with
making this demonstration upon the natio al knownot
ngs the North the aotonss have not lost the hopeo
carrying certain southern with them in the organiza
ton and accordingly the Louisville Journal recommends
for Speaker Of the ionae Hon Lewis D. Campbell of Ohio,
probably the ables and most Incorporating aboonst
chosen to the Congress! This taken in connection
with the nomination for Clerk of Mr. Cullom, defeated
know-nothng candidate for reelection to Congress in
Tennessee who became somewhat renowned of
his opposition the Nebraska bill in 1854 would to
show that there also knownothngs in the South
ready cooperate with Mr. Seward in bis favorite plan
of operations against their domestic Institutions
/ II this programme should prove TO be sustained BY
events then, Of course the accusation of the Washington
Union stands confirmed and know-nohingism in the free
States stands committed before the country the willing
ally of abolitonsm IF it should not be sustained,
the order will have proved true to its nationality
! md we shall be ready 10 do it the justice which 1t will
then deserve
Mr. Seward, it will be seen does moi coadcscend 70 allow
the knownothngs in the northern States the poor privilege
of standing upon their own peculiar doctrines their avorite
Aercanism and their hostility to CATHOLICS, lie says to
then in as many words You not only accept my
abolition creed and follow my lead, but you must agree TO
sink all your doctrines The leader of the abolition
lists therefore, demands that his reasonable designs shall
be seconded by the knownohngs and that his denunca
tons of knownothng ideas shall be approved by know
nothing representatives at least far such approval
may be given in yielding to his mandates.
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