The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-30
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Wehafe frequently abused to the oes-
ofthe Know Nothing creed,
and called attention to the fact, that in all
the conventions held BY that order both
State and national, the subject of slavery is
either ignored, or anti-slavery sentiments
condemned. At convention held in Cali
fornia short time since, part Of the pro-
ceedings of which, we published in the. Sen.
titel, strong ground was taken'h favor of the
"peculiar institution" SO it is in all parts
of the South. tKnow Nothingism is but an
other rnsrne' 'fsr tyranny in its most revolving
ard degrading form--tyranny not only over
the body, but over the mind, the heart and
the conscience. We wish to cdil dttention
to few facts which show most clearly the
ground occupied by fhe Order on the ques-
ton.
The Know Nothing State council OF
Geotgia, has promulgated the following ar.
| ticle of faith:
"Resolced, That slavery and slave'institu-
I tions are protected by the constitution ofthe
United States, and the obligation to main
tain them is not sectional, but national; that
the right to establish them in the organiza-
ton Of State governments belongs to the
citizens; and that Congress has no constitu-
tional power to intervene. by excluding g
new State applying for admission into the
Union, upon the ground that the constitution
of such State recognizes slavery" )"
The "American Organ" at Washington
which is the leading and most inAuentia
Know Nothing Journal in the union, ant
is supposed to speak by authority of thes'
secret councils, while commenting upor
the recent Kansas fraud has the following
which we commend to the careful pefusa
of our reader:
"Governor Reeder is to be seht bacl
among the border rufians' Gas they arr
styled by himself) and told by the presi
dent that mot for single moment has Gov
srnor Reeder been diverted from the straigh
forward path of duty!' That the 'ruffians
(and not Gov. Reeder) are wrong-that the!
have been ruffianly enough to make 'pre
text of the conduct OF the Auti-Slaver,
Rmen to do wrong themseKes-that Cover
nor Reeder has maintained the attitude
which General Pierce expected him 't
maintain and that he goes back to discour
age every movement that will disturb tn
public mind" .....
"Now, the President and Col. Forne
both know full we'll, that Governor Reed
er s disappearance in Kansas will be the sig
nal for civil war We do not believe tina
there will be Que moments peace in Kan
sas If he returns. Right or wrong, (and W,
say not which,) a provisional goverumen
will spring up as suddenly into existence il
! Kansas as it did in Paris; the people OF Kan
sas will not allow General Pierce to f6rc
Anti -Slaveryism, or any Anti-Slavery Gov
ernor upon them, and he ought to know il
and doubtless does know it. Th
country will bear US witness that we hav
over again made this declaration, that tn
Forney and the Pierce men were not wor
thy of Southern confidence, but we did no
expect so soon formal acknowledgment
of this truth. We supposed that it wou
be postponed till after the Virginia elec
ton. Che result in Virginia, however,
now 30 sure to be adverse to the views of tn
Admins ,ration, and they 30 clearly see il
that it is not deemed important to put o.
what they cannot evade; and they have nov
thrown off the mask, and declared for Gov
ernor Reeder and against the South"
The American Crusader published I
Boston, holds the same sentiments. This
: National Know Nothingism. 1t would nj
only support slavery where it already e.
lists, but It would extend it over a still 10
: ger area of territory. 1t would carry it il
to Kansas; it would make the institute
national, in every form and feature.
But it is claimed that several Kno
Nothing councils of the North have pass
:. anti-slavery resolutions. This is true
n some instances; and when we fully unde
II stand their motives, for SO doing their a
i ton is rendered more despcable STILL
o They are willing to act with the nation
i party on pr-oslavery platform; but for Il
purpose of carrying local elections, th'
are antf-slavery In sentiment. The orga
;. ization is controlled by corrupt, bad mi
!. who are determined to acquire power
q whatever sacrifice of principle. They a
therefore call thing 10 all men," The
s. order accommodates itself to all circul
stances and all shades OF sectional pref
- dice and opinion. Its foundations are Ia
- in fraud and corruption, and the elemer
. . of its power are the yilest passions a
: prejudices of the people.