Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-06

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H." "b#"ul:fy Of t.:' political wcGthrr.rork, OF,
perhaps II w"ut; he ust Ia Sav hia total dr..
connection i;h oar affair in aua;ional rapGcty pea
sna|"iEa Ia bo satisfied with asmyir re.r"n', to his
recent rareer.m4. Bn, th. Know .N,thingparty
.ee,n II Waite 80 cEtr6yagarily. his acquisition t.
their organization, and boGui him so loudly lor CON
sisttncy that wr have r'H1ns.d"red our early deter
hi- attitudes IN 1853 apon the most prnninrn, tenet
embodied III !hc Know Nothing catechI-m. ChaH.c y.
:AE |"yHtS,i' par Cr'1:rrhip.
Wilson. he present Know No'hin. senator from
Massachusetts,, served rs member "i the C"ustilu-
fIornl Reform Convention @! that Stntr, which wa
a,,.G,hr.! ia 1888, ind wlI"n propositions Tor some
changr or mod cHii0n in the ~v,lcm o Sfai" repre-
-"nIlOm. nader consideration gav.. EXPRESSION
IL hl views Ia the following !anguas.'. 10 which wr
asi. attention:
Il :.rrr:. NJ. Chairman. tina; my friend from NnG.
rc,rr tAir. CGI",l "ntertninS such views "i 'h:-
question i. r 'ti-,ranch,rnent 0t aliens IL VIZ
IN hopes The g"uricmau tnUIght u, | dbl TIA: Il msu
j. man, matter chc,r }" 'rt' jy,n. uv whcrr E-
rrsdps."
Il r,r reason crnus" Tie Citv q! Boz ton has thirty,
":y" h!ty thousand foreign population, VIII" !iav"
'u,' i.e': ln III i- country. and who agc hereafter
m Dr. w!!'t IL an. ol wht they sh"vli NIX hG cot
ri"crc1 equal 10 Ih. rr.t ii our fellow citizens al
in"".He me h"S'T 0' representation. believe, II ;hl+
Convention undertakes adopt u!,r policy "i tia!
'th ar;er, II viii array aniat the aci, q! i!it body
Il; ras;, ~" lcriIng, Of large class ul oar p0pua
i"n, winch do hot wish 10 arouse, either III that
class or in any other class OF our lcllow.ctiXen,.
81 trUH nat thts t1,.,Ja.ivr gc,N dIJDt 1tJ EJrJr
and ,rt.',ydnf y,icv"
Such AZ" the sentiments which Senator Wilaan held
snd advanced on 'ihur-tay, May l9th, lsJ!-a,tvau.
'rd III condemnation oi 4 b.gu!rl proposition IL IN,
!iiutc ihc practice II apac.n! rgi-n,ivuauvaM,c cI
in III" StIi" tunvrEi"n 81 Mas --clu-"ts. the har"t
mo.h"r at "'"tE ''i-n' which natr- aGnim. The
dignity 81 til" lHoH, I'LL" the rgi,5 ~ Sc!i a. I.r-
rr-.- e" IL. Shu;li-Gv aRrcd, thea AMI t"r-, IN ho-
iyt" nrI'irmt ini"Ir, "Ir,GHIea,vaH""t tIa." '.":rpr;
{" rh"ci movement III "pH"' siI"' I" the P"7'tire
grimu- nt very i;rg q. HE I-'lrial chart our only
bug nui r"lupE.a ih. Constitution.
En' N!I'rn ROW "I'w- t!.r question IN hEl'!a!
light, and ."usuTmitts hi" clam. lUlly HH: finally -
Ia" distinction q! bclG- il honest eyuu"sC"nt IA '
0vinIUHH. Ounce IN TACT. Wi Ur;i. all. pa!lc-i
hyl"crit". We say th+'" Ihings with -.;nio -Iri,
bat with reflection, " condemn and !en"uHco !ir.
! Senator Wilson, not account Ui Ii: changed
'irwT as suc'I but rather because liz present doc
Irnre nre not C0aibrnG5lr or IN ha.monv with the
-iit UI tti: Env"rn:nent-be"auSG they opposed
10 The unchanged verdict 0 the people, IRON ts fouE
iuiOn IL The PRESENT time. hr expressed by them
through the thUuder toncs Of tho ballot box against
distinction between foreign and nhtiv born ctizcus
-becade" hr Theory IL MI republican governments,
like Their practice, must G' similarity and so EQUALITY
| u, rights under the constitution h"d Gw3, nmon:
! trecmen. We denounc- him, ngnm, because the
I
ted b. the l''iesn population, i wi" y:simIal "a
.Ght "I lSh}, save !I lie migratory expansion ald
certainty No vHd reason L. "rp"-til"n, or objection
IL thr prJpnrrI"nato ucrca-" exist III tho minds ="
. sensible. i..h;.thmk,Hg In"m.
! That senator Wilson ,E"0lA h6y" held the srntl
nrut, contained ~ the r"'rug c.'Ia.j ES lat: q,
!c,.', and should nuw mol quite l"'u war later b.
a;rH.r't IA ;her condemnation aud without u -hh"H
y! reason To- -u.'ttu hEI. .NLu- l!arins ,TrGn-st"
~ AMI CluHlu ri,!n iun which H. ), III ~ .4iD r
nj Nt.ItF FItsIH
. uIr!. Whu may have been t-Iut,i in;u the U"lr
that Know N"ttH. asa - 70 ,"f".i any !ma,,!n"i
errors ~ ri:rc II the OLD phrl7 viii nhGninn E-
idlsc ,dys, viii look at Wilson, Intrigue and rnnr
-crvin:r p,..v, Gni they may then easily learn ,he
| wor-,. than corrupt resulIs I" which huow Nothing
lrn -, i-aluH, IiIOugh h".r Hiilntion hmi tame :ub
! mission.
| II mr least erude man, woman, o. child, IN ,hr
Gi!,d Stair-. viii examine ini thclnsclNcs and rely
un tacte rather than upon the cIanorou, m,*r"pr-
scnlati0n and laiScInod ui prhiIng dcInaGogi"-. all
OF them wuuil scc al the utter gruum!!r..I"-4
OF thr pretended dlngrr tu th" country from oar ".
| rri..n population. WILSON and hI- fduatIcl c"mlre
rates ur1 willing - give equality tu the slaves u Tia.
Srutli" recognise h-In equals III cvc"y c!vil and
political privilege. Nson and hs rv-"p-rators nr-
willing 10 "m;ir" your slave, from il"r service,
aHd o resist la". and murder white inrm IN ltcurI'
a.. licin--Ihis ,uui.rIm men ha,. s,rn IuI i; ut
the Burns -lay" ease They really ID do al !h.r
- secure !Irrtni 20 the poor African bat ii.rN wuCll
apply r it-'I u prescription til" white Cn,.;Int
vino seeks shelter ana freedom here, who comes iu
contribute his might and stGru.h AMI Industry. AMI
.n"r.Ir- io strengthen and cement. and nirr i'm
lir. .iGbI" Tue great .urrh'iUu Ut liberty, Ia" Tan
t" States. nGaIm~t The w"- HIJ hatred =" any and al
foreign i".1. Whrm danger nl"nlr"s. he stand. ui,h
"a our #r..5 uni nnv"s side by .ie win h'T natif"
born fellow -0rl, 10 battle and die. il need. Dc. ;Oi
ih" homo; and interest "t hi- nd opted country.
Danger, indeed, from such m"u--Incn VII" s""h
shores from hatred t. tyranny and love "i liberty
aud then wUuid aid in losing The mere mention
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