Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-02-17
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and Abolitionisnl


Notwithstanding The fact, tha, the result of
every now-Notliing victory al the North has
been the elevation to power of Wing Know
Nothing Aboli mist, our neiohbors Of the
Spectator endeavor to create the impression
that the American party at the North IL no
more tainted with abol,ionism than the Demo.
cratic party. We have never pretended that
The Democratic party at the North was Tree
from admiXlure with abolionsts. But in out
opinion, al this time, there are fewer abolition
lists, North, aching with the Democratic patty,
than ever heretofore. We account for il thus :
cratic and Know-Noshing. The Know-Nolhing
is composed Of the Abolionists taken IRON the
Wing and d moclatic parties. The Democrat
&c Is composed Of the national Wings and
DEMOCRATS. Thus it is, we believe, the Know
Nothing Is an abolition party. Indeed, the de-
hanl boast was made Tut short time since, by
John Z. Hale, to a Virginia Congressman that
the South uds 10 be oboHtionieed AID " hen SIX
ed by what means? He replied through he agen-
ey the Know .Nothings. This is stubborn
fact, which came into the possession Of the wri.
Ter OF this through an authentic channel Now,
when such declarations are made by men no
ale known leaders of the abolition party. can
Southernefs Tor one moment doubt the motives
OF The orlglnalors Of this secret political move.
ment! We do not charge Virginians with be.
ing abolllonlsts-not at all. We do nst ascrlbe
10 'he Nnow-Nothlng party of Virginia, FER Sc,
abolition sentiments. ppu, we assert, and every
single TACT Connected with the movement al
Tue Nof'h Justfies the assertion that in co-ope-
rang with the Know Nothing party of the
North, Vifginans give aid and comfort to The
d6oltionists No ether deInciion can be ppit-
imatey drawn II is fact which stands alar-
inglv ont, and defes contradiction. Every
/ member OF Congress elected by iha, organization
III the recent Northern and Moth Western
elections, is an ami Nebraska man. Five u.
5. Senators eleced by that party, are all anti
Nebraska abolIlionsis. Two Governors are Of
The same politics. These are facts, and it is of
facts we must jnlge Wilson, of Massa-
| chnsels; Seward, Of New York; Dnlkee, oil
Wisconsin; Turabull, Of Illinois. and Harlan,
OF Iowa. -Four OF these men succeeded ma
iional representatives. Wilson succeeded Ed.
ward Everett; Durkee succeeded Walker
Turnbull succeeded Gen. Shields; and Harlan
succeeded Gen. Dodge. Such are the fruits of
this goodly tree. Can Southern people mislak @
them. With the evidence as clear as day. that
the aboi,ionisls are gaining place and power,
through this new party, can Southern men en-
brace the poisonous thing? We, canno. believe
it.
We are far from believing that the Know
Nothing party Of Virginia will nominate man
as lis candidate for Governor who is not true to
Southern interests, as an isolated question:
But Virginia is the field upon which the contest
is TO be urged between Know. No,hinas and
Their opponents throug hou. the Union. The
North ern staies seem 10 be as deeply interest
ed in the election in this State as we are our
selves, They believe that if they succeed they
can "abolitioni-e the Seuth through The agency
Of The Kaou.Nothngs," aud that il defeated
the impfegnability OF Southern conservatism
and patriotism 10 the influence Of the miserable
lsms oil the day, will he once and for all time to
come fully established. Il is the moral effect
OF The coming election, which invests i, with
SO much interest and importance. The North
will consider the triumph Of the Know Moth.
lngs in Virginia as virtual endorsaton OF the
agencies employed TO effect that resul: 1t will
by them ts hailed as an abolition Know Moth
ing triumph. This complexion it cannot fail TO
assume. Every development warrants Us in
making the charge