Butte record., 1855-12-29
K.N. Triumph in Massachusetts,.

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The K N.Organs in California have made a
great hurrah over the tiumphs of their party
in Massachusetts, and New York; bnt they
stuliously avoid informing their readers how
their brethren in those States achieved such
glorious victories 1t is but right that the
party here should be made acquainted with
the means which enabled them to triumph IN
other States, and We propose so far as we can
to enlightan them, and supply the omission OF
their organs.
In the first place, the Know Nothing party
of Massachusetts adopted a platform more
thoroughly Abolitionist, than that of the
Black republican fusionists of the same State,
and as matter of course, by thus pandering
for the votes of sectional fanatics, secured
their assistance. We will give an extract or
TWO from their platform in order to show oar
Know Nothing readers, the extreme and sec
tional course course adopted by their trium-
chant brethren. Here they are:
.iVerss the a-4ressi9e policy which has been uni
flrny pursued by ,he -laye power r"lhe commence
nrt o. our ai i0ual existence down To The abrogaon
,cr-h o ile spirit w,l As i forms OF liberty r m
among and subject The Fre Snlcss to relentless
o. -pni-n aad whereas. the success OF the southern
delegates TO the Rational council recently held III fhua
icisl.a in making abject and uncOmplanng slbm's-
sion proslver, legisiaten fundamental article ia
the creed i the National American party renders 1t i'm
per upon to express our views upon the great
question the country and the age; Therefore we de
clare:
4. That The action of the legislative, executive and
Judicial departments Of the government ought TO be-
conrnrd 10y the principle taught by HE fraIners and
pur RI Of The constitution that Il reCdUm i
Baliului and slavery sHctisfnnL
-. That repose for The country and stability to the
Union must be sought by relieving the General Gov
ernmenso far is is jurisdiction tNienis-of all con-
neclion with and accoInabil! for Amt rican Slavery
The third approves the removal Of Judge Lorng and
The personal Liberty law
l. That the barrier 10 slavery rlthessy broken
down by the repeal Of the Missouri prohibition ought to
Toe ccI,lf restored, Hnd HAT in any event no Stale
erected from amy ari the territory covered hy that
compromise oagld ever 10 be admitted into the Union
rs slave Stae-
This Is the platform of the great American
party Of Massachusetts, and well did their or
gans and ctn.lidates uphold aud sustain it.
When Governor Gardner was nominated in
October ia for re election. he entered the
convention and accep ed the nomination in a
speech in which he said:
II confess am IN arii slavery man. | will oppose
in ,I!ii ar private life ih, sre-.ions of SIanery 80
help me- cell 81 long live In the speech.
he ~uk ui Judge Kane, 'ls an infamous suveCaching
commissioner al lhilaielphri. who | hope. will be
impeachcd for his conduct before the Congress,
aud were there, would chcerfuIy give my vote in
favor OF such lmpeaci menl"
The Boston Bee is the official State paper of
Massachusetts, and the chief organ of the
Know Nothing party. 1t has very wide cir
culation, and everywhere throughout the
State is looked upon as the authorized expo
nent of''Amercan" principles \ few months
before the election, the Bee, in stating the
claims of the Know-Nothing party to popular
consideration, said
What has the American party of Massachusetts done
for freedom and MurllifNr
Elected Henry Wilson to the United states Senate
~ hat has the American party of Massachusetts done
for freedom and Morality?
Elected It's entire delegation Of United States repre-
seniatives, who unit upon The question OF Anti
slavery.
for Freedom and Morality
Passed. through State Legislature the personal
liberty bian act which other Stae ever has or dared
TO pass
The American party Of Massachusetts, and we assert
it without fear Of contradiction, has done morc-in
deeds words-f1r the cause Of human freedom than
any other state. by any other party, whether whig
democratic. Free soil Abolition, Liberty or Republican
that ever had existence in this commonwealth They
never did nything but pass resolutions and utter big
smooth words. The American parry has done every
thing and left nothing 10 be DONE at least this season..
Owing to the resignation of one of the
Members of Congress elected last fall, there
was vacancy in the 10th Congressional Dis
trict of Massachusetts,, for which a special
election was ordered on the same day rs the
general election. The know-Nothing cand-
date was Dr., Chaffee. who was elected by a
few hundred majority. DR.. Chaffee is not
merely free seller, but has been for years
well known in his District as Garrison Abo-
litionist. The nature of the ground on which
he was elected, and the antislavery character
of the Know Nothing party of Massachusetts,,
may be judged by the following letter:
SPmxGFIE1p, Friday Nov ., 1875.
Dear Sir-in answer to your inquiry whether l ems
dorse the Springfield PLATFORM have 10 -ay that do
endorse it length and breadth, and only ash for my
country to see lis pricples in corporaed substantially
in effective laws.
And further. in answer to the inquiry what viii be
nv action the matters likely 10 come before the next
the organic OF the House, shall certainly for
northern with northern principles for its officers
Nfu ti4t Oh lt-lae rom kiil-ilS-
earth could induce othcrwis 50 than i,r The
admission OF Governor Reeder On the admission
OF kanzls STATE should promptly for her
admission only free State On the impeachment of
Judge Kane, should if alive for is Impeachment.
For all The in the Xth district would not vote
in Congress otherwise than as above indicated
Il am, very respectfully your obedieni servant.
&C. CuAFFEE.
"To J " Stebbins"
This the manner in which the Know Moth
ing victory was gained in Massachusetts,. The
party organs in California, rejoice over it, and
then ask the people of California-'What