The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-04

have read these speeches that the country may the
character OF this new party in the northern States would
IKE 10 comment the reasonable doctrines asserted
but time win permit
hare st an abiding faith in the good old Common
wealth She cannot long resist the silent appeals OF that
towering monument which orerook her chief city
70 commemorae the first great battle Of Evolutionary
~ sss N aso. Of equal rights equal laws and the freedom
From the great Empire State they have returned wings
OF abotonists in the stead Of unonloying and eonst
ron-abidng democrats From New Jersey that gallant
itte State within whose borders the important bat
ties OF our revolution fought de1aors and four
fuslonss have been returned TO the Congress
ia whose democracy heretofore known
North, no South bat has been the whole country
IN peace and In war this order has only stricken
down democrats whose nationality was proserbia but
they have invaded the ranks of their allies As and
inundated upon the altar Of intolerance all OF that party
who known 70 entertain political views broad
to extend south OF Mason and Dxons line, who we're
supposed TO entertain the religious dogmas which had been
tabooed by this order.
From Ohio the national democracy have not elected
single member to the next Congress There aboitonsn,
free-soism, whigsm, its other synonym know tn
ingsm, reigns supreme
From Michigan the home of the great leader of the DEM
ocratic party and the able advocate Of the doctrine Of
'non-aervention,p the whigs abolitoniss and know
nohags have elected three out Of the four members TO the
next Congress and the present knownotng Legislators
has passed the following resolutions
Resored That our senator's In Congress be- and they
are hereby instructed and representatives requested TO
vote for and their best exeons the
Of act Of Congress that shall prohibit the introduction
exercise of slavery Of the Territories of the United
States and especially in Kansas and Nebraska and to intro
duce, without delay, bill for the latter purpose
Hesotpod That our senator's in Congress be- and they
are hereby instructed and representatives requested
use their best exeron to procure the immediate repeal Of
the act OF 1850, known as the fugitiye-slave law.
From these resolutions it appears that the know-not-
ings OF Michigan are not only willing to make LEWIS
CASS stutfy himself and end his long and useful public
career by an of folly and shame but are willing to haz
r6 af bv
against the constitutional rights of the South.
From the State OF lndiana in the present Congress-
have seven democrats whose upon great exciting
questions has given that their principles and
patriotism coextensye with the whole country Five
of these have been defeated for reelection and u-
sioniststhe modern for abotonistshave been by
the aid Of the hnoo-nongs returned in their stead The
gallant young senator from Iowa has been superseded by
aboonst, Harlan who supported If not brought
forward by this new party In Illinois every nat'ona
the ceaseess unseepng opposition Of the know-nohugs
In all the elections which have taken place in the North
the knownohings have welded their power and influence
in favor of the fusonsts abolitionss have not
resolution passed at any of their conventions by any
of the legislatures of which they have control that national
sanction Nor have been able to find that they
have elected single man to whom the people of
the South give their confidence. The anecedcnts
Of the men they have elected, SO far as am informed
go to show that all of them are the uncompro-
missing enemies Of the South In the next Congress we
shall the seats occupied by of reputation and
character filled by preachers who have long since ceased
10 worship the Most fiRn pTeacH Jesus ana MN
cruced and have substituted in their stead the most abb
ject of Gods created intelligence -fhe negrol or by po
clans Of one deaopposition 70 the South or their mob
orators elegantly term it. Opposition the slave power
And yet strange say southern found TO rejoice
the victories achieved by this party in the North
the firm, consistent advocates of State rights They will
fully shut their eyes the fact that the only elected
from the North who willing to concede the just const
tutiona rights Of the South di-know-nohing demo-
Gratis and attempt to misead the people there by referring
to the fact that William Seward is opposed by
ton of the knownohings in his State But sir predict
that this chief leader Of the abolition party will this day be
reelected to the Senate the United States by the New
York legislature of which the knownothngs have control
These Mr. Chairman have been the political fruits here
tofore borne by this american tree And have pro-
duced them here to exhibit to national men everywhere
the real objects and ultimate designs of this organza
ton. =
From them it will be seen that the course of the leaders
of this party in the North upon the slavery question has
been that Of bitter vndictve opposition to southern ns
tuions They have openly deed the laws of Congress
acted protect southern in their rights to their prop
ey The ministers of the Gospel seem to be the leaders
in this slavery excitement Opposition to slavery swallows
up all other articles of their religious or political creeds
and has become their sole rule of faith and action We
OF the South asked to bury these things In obv
ion and to enter into alliance with our old enemiesthe
enemies of theconsuon law, and Union-because they
have added other articles 10 their confession Of Jaa
prescription foreigners and 10 the KNIFE upon the
Roman Catholic religion Those who favor it. from what
ever motives only swelling the ranks of the abolition
lists and religious fanatics and adding fuel to the flames
which are now consuming the Union And can tell the
gentleman from Maryland that that proud Commonwealth
which he has the honor in part to represent and whose
Catholic founders among the first to establish religious
toeraon in the American colonies is to bear the respon
sbtes and for the consequences OF this secret
political order instead Of becoming the Marathon Of the
union she will become the modern Niner to bring down
upon the nation the Of the gods punishment for
It's iniauity To such fatal consequences look to
the united effort of the democratic party Many wings too
hope will "lend helping hand But sir, If deserted
by ail-friends and (potcal foesi, for one will be
found in the line of duty battling against the pernioons
influences Of this order and If in my retirement do
not pray for the good Of Rome viii for the safety ofmy
own country and invoke the gods to preserve the honor
the glory and the perpetuity of the American Union.
ssince this speech was made Mr.. Seward has been
elected.
THr PEACH CROP AT THE WEsr.--The Cleveland Herald
says;
awe have serious fears that peaches have been injured
by the unparalleled severity of the weather.
fnit-crower in East Cleveland reports his peaches