The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-06-08
DrrmoraIizimS Effects Of KNOWN 9TH
isEssTAGRH.

If any thing couli asiOnish in this age OF
Know Nnhng IrrckcrY and decep1"n, we mi9nl
will lerl surprised the lavish compliments pour
~, unt by Suuh"Tn k1nw- Nothing presses upon
G ". Gardner, the abolition hnowNu'hInS Gov
rrnor cC Massachusetts, " hn received the nnmina-
TIN through the agency Ot the infamous Hiss oi
Mrs Patterson mem"ry. 1t Is clea rly Demon
straueh hnl G. dner in his official capacity, aided
Iu the remor al OF the virtuous and upright LorIng
rom ProirSsorship in Harvard University, on
account of his admins ration OF the law Tor
the rrm+iiion of fugitive slnves-yet, because on
the eve OF the Virginia election, and 10 make poll
tic.l capiH here, he refused To gn the legislative
order for the removal of Judge Lnrlng from the
Office of Judge of Probate in Suffolk county, he Is
rx'oIlrd by SunuhrTn presses as a marvellous pro-
Der man Again, within tn" last few days, we
have received Information that for the same SIMS
ter motive, Gardner has vetoed the . NullIfcatlon
BllI " which passed a Know Nothing Legislature,
and which they have again passed oyer The head
of his veln. For this act, the Southern Know
Nothing presses sing PIE III his praise, and the
Richmond Whig and Petersburg lneIIigenc-r cry
ou. Honor to Governor Gardnrr." ludeed, Ih':
Know Nothing Union Republican at SIauht0n, be-
fore hearing this last veto, put forth the boast
that Gardner " has always been Jealous COntPr0-
mise nLua.'
To show ne utter groundessness OF these com
pmenlS TO one Of the bliierest enemies OF the
South, and the consequent danger OF an alliance
with such men, we shall brr fly reproduce some
of the recent antrcedents OF IhIs same unworthy
Governor whose election is justly regarded as
having given Il great impetus To the hnow-Nothing
abolition fanllIcIsm in New England
In a letter dated Boston, October 80, 1884 and
addressed TO Hon. Charles Allen, Gardner
spoke thus emPhlticnlly
1t is no; II ne that am, or hare been, in
JdrOr OF the lugive-saVe bill. | 'tcreF voted Tor
man who favored II, knowing such To ho his
views and must very much change before ever
do. Imcucr by acOfL act. vOte, ,rored ttS pas
sage, and an Wlr0cdte Of as eSSe"tteI HI0tI-
fc.ltiua, or in lien thereof, ITS UNCONDITIONAL
REPF4L. Returning from Canada last June.
read III the cars that there was petition Tor It's
repeal at The Exchange News room, and on my
arrival, before guIng TO my place OF BUSINESS
haslened TO the Exchange and signed the petit
ton "
Mr.. Gardner goes mnuteiy TO defend HIM
self from :he charge of " being Nebraska man.
and states how, at a meeting Of the Wing com
mittees, be made speech and offered a resou
ton to the effect that tie lVhig organization
should cali u convention Of the opponents Of the Ne
braska bill, acitLQM distinction Of party, 10 nomt
mute fusion candidates far State officers, as aca'
done an Ohio. Vermont, and other States"
Such, in October 1854, (sHys the B 'son Post
" was the political status of the man be-nOw hello
up fore the people Embodiment of Know
Nothing nationality Such were the declaration:
which it absolutely necessary TO nj axe III or
der 10 take the abolition vote. Nobody denies ttIa
they accomplished their purpose, The abolition
lists voted with rush for Mr.. Gardner and h'
led into being the most thoroughly abolition leg
isIalure ever convened in this Commonwealth.
From the candidate We pass TO the officer
from the man TO the governor. His inaugural ad
dress was completely abolition as TO raise pas an
in the freesoh camp. lie again and again de
nounced the repeal OF the Missouri Compromise
and he declared that by every sacred and hol,
duty the couniry should "manfuKy demand III