The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-22

pR,nAy MORNING, JUNE az, 1865.
THE SOUTH BETRAYED AND THE UNION INFER
IIED BY THE PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL

COUNCIL
The first announcement OF the disagreement in the Phil
depha council between the northern and southern dele
Gates was calculated make the impression that an IRE
concabe breach had occurred which amounted TO sep
araton of the council into sectional and antagonistie
parties Under this erroneous impression IT was widely
proclaimed that the know nothing organization dis
solved and broken up II Of the utmost importance that
the error this point should be corrected and that the
real relation which the wings Of the order bear to-
wards each other should be accurately understood by ma
ona wings and democrats in the North as well as The
South We maintain that it is demonstrate from 'ne
facts as they are now exhibited that no more alarm
ing stride In the direction OF dissolution OF the
Union was ever taken by any political organization
in our country than that which is necessarily involved
in the present attitude of the know-nothng organza-
ton With no disposition to magnify the dangers OF
the crisis or play the part of a mere alarmist but
with confidence mistaken in the preservation OF the
Union BY the united action Of all truly national men, we
shall address ourse to the calm and dspassonae reason
and Judgment Of Union-loyng wings and democrats in
every State in the confederacy We repeat 10 Union
loving wings and Democrats for whilst the pending issue
be maintained under the banner OF the democratic or
ganization its paramount Importance appeals TO national
wings who have ceased to have national organization 10
enlist for the safety of the Union under the only banner
around which their strength be made effective in re-
ssng successfully the combination for Its destruction
We assume il to be an undensbe proposition that the
restoration of the Missouri restriction and its necessary
consequence the rejection Of any additional State whose
constitution toeraes slavery, would be tantamount to
disunon With the man. or the party Of men, who deny
or doubt the absolute truth OF this proposition have
argument to waste We would soon stop to reason
atb
or selfrespect manhood.
Our position s that the present attitude of the
know-nohng organization necessarily presents this the
controlling and alabsorbng issue before the country and
this it will be business demonstrate The national
council at Philadelphia for the otensbe purpose Of
Matchmaking organization by the adoption of creed
on which its members in the North and the South
could harmonic. There pretence that the
organization could not harmonize all other sub
ects except that of slavery without resorting to a
national council. The only possible necessity, there
FORE for such council in respect the questions
connected with slavery The result proved the dele
gates the convention have foreseen that the
tonazation of the order this subject imposs
bity The southern delegates compromised themselves
largely their pretended efforts induce the northern
delegates to meet them national grounds They pro-
posed concede the OF the leading idea
gard to the sacredness Of the Missouri prohibition on
which abolionism had succeeded in stirring up the anti
slavery sentiment Of the North into phrensied agitation
That concession is made in these words
I'd tender and sacred regard for those Of statesman
ship scich be from of ordinary
liquidation BY the ac Of their being Of the Of eompacs
and agreements, and to be considered fired and settled
national policy"
This the exact language which the abolition lead
in Macs nd 18th
ed to the antislavery sentiment Of the North and invoked
the cooperation Of the pupits, when Mr.. Douglas
introduced dis bin for the organization Of Nebraska
and Kansas Territories 1t the assumed sacredness
of the compact in the act Of 1920 and the enormy of
proposed violation which kned the fires of fanati-
cal agitation 1t in the midst Of this widespread agi
ation that knownothngism struck hands with abolition
ISM and by their combination obtained the ascendency in
the northern States The southern delegates forward
in the council and agreed to make the humiliatng con-
ceson that the appeal of Messrs Chase and Sumner
rightfy .madethat they correct in assuming the
Missouri line to bea sacred compact and that it ought
have been considered fired and national policy" The
reflection upon the southern congressman wings and dem
ocrats who voted for the Kansas BILL and according to
this concession thereby violated SACRED compact and
repudatcd IA fixed and settled national policy is clear
and direct If the abolition know nothngs could have
been satisfied with any amount Of humility and degrade
ton the part of their southern brethren they would
certainly have accepted this ample tribute to their fana-
csm.
In continuation Of this dsgracefu and reasonable con-
cesson the southern delegates approach their northern
brethren again. and more abect and craven
hearted say to them
The American party having arisen upon the ruins and
IN spite the opposition Of the wing and democratic parties
cannot be held in responsible the obnoxious
acts or violated pledges Of either and the Systematic agitation
81 TIE slavery question by those parties having elevated
ftoaat hostility positive element of political pocer and
Drought our institutions peril, it has therefore become
the imperative duty of the American party nterpose for
the purpose of giving the country and perpetuty to
the Union"
Mark the combination of falsehood and meanness The
authors of this declaration had all been either wings or
democrats and proessed to be such when he obnoxious
acts or violated pledges referred were consummated
These acts and pledges the laws for organizing the
Territories of Kansas and Nebraska they passed by
the united votes of wings and democrats To conciliate
the abolition portion of the council the southern dele
gates having themselves been wings democrats attrb
ute the ruin of both the old parties the passage Of
obnoxious acts violated pledges dscam any response
by for the nefarous conduct of those wings and demo-
Gratis who had gevously offended the abolition brethren
by their systematic agitation of the slavery question:
humby beg to be forgiven for having co-opcrated