The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-06-23
Ottaua frtt Graotr
OTTAWA, JUNE %, 1855.
The Great Know Nothing Explosions.


with as many different versions, the full par
ticulars before US Of the great Know Moth.
ing Explosion at Philadelphia last week,
and the virtual dissolution of the order
The history Of the affair, however, can be
briefly given. The committee of 81, on
framing platform, repovted by large ma
jority, in favor ofwhat follows, and on bring
ing the matter to vote in the convention
or national council, it was adopted by vote
of so against so.
"Resolred, That the American party, hay
ing risen upon the ruins and in spite of the
opposition of the wing and democratic par
ties, cannot be held in any manner respon-
siblc for the obnoxious acts and violated
pledges of either; that the systematic agit.
alton of the slavery question by those par.
ties has elevated sectional hostility into n
positive element Of political power, and
brought our institutions into perils 1t has
therefore become the imperative duty of the
American party to intcrposc, for the pur-
pose of giving peace to the country and per.
p.tuity to the Union; that as experience
has shown it is impossible TO reconcile opin.
ions so extreme as those which separate the
disputants, and as there can be no dshonor
ell has deemed Il tho h",t nM,n" .Ua, s 'oun
mon justice and of future peace to abide by
ana maintain the existing laws upon the
s seus y, sls'ury, as a 'inal ana conclusive
substance '"9'e' III sp'''' anu u"
"Rtsolred. That regarding II ne tbe b;ob.
oct duty to a'ow these opinions upon sub
m in al
~. ~ \, mnPo'.'n', III instinct uhe4uNocal
this National Camel that Connro ss",u ~ VI
sesses no power under the constitution TO
legislate upon the subject OF slavery in the
sta.es, OF 70 9Hciudc any state from adinis-
does mr. doos NO, raoan;aa 10 .u"s',:u''o
slavery as part of her social svstcm md
expressly prctermitting any expression of
cRlm n upon the power Of Congress to es-
il is the sense of this National I,ounc; thai
Congress ought OF 10 leoislato on Tho srL.
icct of slavery within the territories of tho
United States and that anv interference Inv
Congress with slavery os II ev;sts in A.,
District of Columbia, would be n violation of
the spirit and intention of the compact by
which the state of MARYLAND coded the Dis.
trct to the United States and a breach If
the national faith"
The vote in favor Of This n,o,rorr No, on,,
:.o,...., - A. "'' '',' ~, o"''
."''"''' u, 'ne sou'"erh ue'egates' put
large number from the north, including the
entire n. York delegation, part of the Penn.
svlyanio and Ohio aclec,tiors and s,r,o
'"'' ""' ''"s
gers from other states
On the adoption of the platform the free
boodedhv Moss,ohrsa,,s ,,;,hd.o n
~ "'''' "''''u,'"' " 'ic
NUMBER Oh o. III Dody from the council,
dissolying forever their connection with it, !
and scouting and ropudiatipg its notion. and
ossemh,r, in a., son,r,,e council ., 49,
~. :" '>r""'' 'o"'" AZ '.'
Ahrarh House, adopted platform OF their
own, which is thus cpitomzcd by the tcle
graph.
., ~, 80.
.,.ra "hHMpLt- . "neItas: HeI'l.'y 70 .''c
n n.sc power Is c''a'ac.e,ls.c OF existing po'
m''a, parties, anu Prr'lous 10 'nahnoou IN
Inv ,o No'''' anu inc ''oef''eS Vi 'he 'epuo'
H., w
"se'-"c ucciare inc issue oe'9re inc
s:.,; t,|a a. peop,e' 20 ue whe'hcf Irceo'm W
Sill c, ~ ai' 'ee ''a'cS' OF slavery 70 'h'
''" S'a n'5'es .r,.
country bv the slave Powers who op oro , ,ho
aggrcssors.
., 1hr"'-Ihesc aggrcssors, and especially |
oioot;ra r ssna Gu''pe anu .he ass'uu on inc
tain their rights snd resist any, , dbl to
fhc present slave territory.
roarth.-Wc VIII maintain the nationality /
Ef,6 WT,,o c.;o,as oe r.o,ao a,,,,
make principles and not birthplace the test
for al mission to citizenship.
o.1M.-Mc VIII repei every poli,lclo-ec-
po,an,a," p"n,;T ~ ~ po',.''a, a,ia'ts oy
ofright worship according to conscience and
to liberty.
:, "eeehM' we recommend the action of
u ,ns Se,''"' '''"''S 'o' ''e P'oho''oh Oh tenn
E;ghM. We acrec 70 ,be sunnort If FREQ
schools, free labor, and the Improvement of
Rivers and liarbors
..- nm"' We WIN s'rive TO e'ecl men Oh IN
sions If anv hind " " '''' 'oo'~'
Tenth. For these objects we are ready to
unite with all men of any name or organiza-
s'Gn 70 au u" carrying INTO operation 'hesc
p-n,
0'" 'o"''"H' oeiolc "uJou'n'nG' o'"eIeu
forms to be promulgated and agreed that
thereafter their action should be public and .
with omen doors. having reference. we nrc.
sumo, however only 10 state and national
councils, and not TO The little hamlet and vii.
Iage conclayes that meet ,hou, orr dark eel.
lars and yarrets. The platforms also seem TO
indicate that tho re,cious and L;rhn,,co
scst. which has heretofore been ,bc csscpcc .
of the order is in like manner to he abon. |
.loocd. 60 Tim, ,hc summing -, or tho no.
ton of both councils is tho vir,u,, orc,n;. |