Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-02-10
The Know-Nothings---By their Signs shall
| We know them.
We extract the following from the Washing

The Know-Nothings--.By their signs shall
ye know them.
We extract the following from the Washing
ton Sentinel: -.
The Boston Telegraph, Of February 8 |, pub
fishes sketch Of an Abolition feature delivered
by Hon. Arson Buringame. at Tremon, Temple,
before the Anti Slavery Society. Some Of the
h.shes, func,ionaries and most prominent pub.
lie msG OF Massachusetts were in attendance
| Among them were Governor Gardner, Lieuten.
| HoE. Henry Wilson. After deuouucing slavery
and the South, tho lecturer thus proceeds.
"The men Of the South are mon OF one idea.
They make politics their study, while at the
North The reverse is true. As remedy for all
this, we must study politics. He could no, a.
gree with Wendell Phillips ia his plan Of dissoE
yiEg the Union, nor with Ralph Waldo Emer.
| SON in his proposition to purchase the slaves as
| remedy Tor slavery. II asked to state spscifcal-
ly what he would do, he would answer: ls. re-
peal Nebraska bill; The repeal OF the fugitive
slave law Sd, abolish slavery in the district Of
Columbia 4h abolish The interstate slave
trade next he wonld declare tina, slavery should
not spread to one inch Of the territory Of tho U.
MON he would then put the government actual.
ly aud perpelually on the side Of freedom. by
which he mean, that brish.eysd 10y oil Massa-
chuselts should have as coed chance for promo.
tion in the navy boy Of one Of The first families
in ViIaina. He would have cur foreign consuIs
take side with the noble kossuh and aaanis. the
APPEL bautcher Bedni. He would have Judge.
who believe in higher law, and in an anti slave.
~ constitution, an anti slavery Bible, AMI an
anti.slavery God! Having thus denalionaliz LIKED
slavery he wonld not meEace il in the States
where it exists. but would say 10 the States,
il is your local Institution hug il to your hosoms
until il destroys you. But he would say, you
must 10! our freedom alone. tApplause II
you touch the hem Of the garment of freedom we
will trample you 10 the earth. Loud Applause)
This is the only position Of repes.. and il must
come TO this He was encouraged by the recon,
elections in the North, and he defended the new
movement. which, hs said was born Of Puritan
blood, and ~as against despotisn Of all kiad,a-
ibis new patty should be judged like others,
by les fruits. Il had elected champion Of lrec-
dom to the Unitoi States Senate for four years,
10 ill the place Of man who Was false to free.
dom and not true slavery. For himself, he
could say that SO long as life dwell in his bos-
ON. 30 long would .he fight for liberty aud against
slavery, In conclusion he expressed the hope
that seen the time might come when this sun
should not rise ON man nor Sc, on slave.
At the conclusion OF this harangne. Hon. Hen
~ Wilson. The new eeclel Know Nothing Uni.
ted Sta,es Senator, was vocIferously called tur.--
He sponded as tolfows:
"Mr. Chairman and Ladies and Gentlemen.
This il not the time nor place for me 10. u,tor
word. You have listened 10 the eoquencs Of
my yeung friend, and here 10 night. endorse
overy sentiment he has uttered. Ia public or
in private lie, in majosies or in minorilies, at
home or abroad, intend 10 live and 10 die with
nnrelenting hostility 10 slavery on my lips. |
make no compromise anywhere, at home or a.
broad; shall yield nothing OF my anti slavery
sentiments TO advance my own personul in,eIes,
TO advance patty interest, or To meet the demands
OF any State or section OF our cour,ry. hope
to be able 10 maintain on all occasions these D. in.
ciPles 10 comprehend in my affections The who'll,
country and the people Of the whole country
and when | say The whole county, | want every,
body TO understand that include in that term
Massachusetts and The north. This is mt the
time for me to dstaic you. You have called on
me moot unexpectedly 10 say word aad ha wing
done 50, will retire, thanking you tor the honor
oflhs occasion"
Wi'hou, submitting any comments Of our own
We adopt the comments of the New York Herald
which deserve themore weight and consiteIa.
lion, since that journal has lately become one
Of the most jealous advocates Of tho new se-
crel order. These comments, emanating from
such source, should command the special al.
iention OF the South. The Herald Gays:
Read the proceedings, in another part of this
paper, Of late anii.s,avery meeting in Bosten-
he speach oi Auson Bu,linsatiie, and IT'S full en-.
dorselnent BY Gsa-,ql Henry Wilsnn-snd il
will bs manifest u every mind that the frat
ma1 elected by the know .Nolhlngs 10 the Uni.
ted States Senate is the mos. iauatical and i'm.
Placable AbA,tioaist ever sent 10 that hply.-
He endorses all that Garrison or Abby Kelly
Foster could urge in opposition to Southern slave.
~, excepting the immediate dissolution ofihe
Unioa.
''Wts does this meant I, looks ike an al.
lance ts'ween The knog. Mornings anil the
Abolllonisis. Is il so! Whai Gays the state
council of Massachusetts lie, them. speak, or
forever hereafter keep TO tho North Of Mason 4
Dixon. line', szrEF7
The Herald says lha, il, as this speech OF Gen
eral Wilson seems 10. spdicate, there is an al
lance between Abolilionism and Know moth
i'sism, then "the South can have nothing TO do
win them" The Know no,hings- II conln.
ues; "Ihe Know noihinS' Stale council Of the |
NORM must speak on Inc slavery question or DO
ranked with the anti slavery coalition. The
Herald thus concludes it, remarks.
"His (Gen. Wilson's) manifesto will DO a |
in Virginia Let Henry A. Wise
read II 10 the people as the proclamation OF the |
Know nothing senator cleo, from Massachu.
sets 10 the South.
what say The Massachusetts State coun Gil,
ana oshe' Northern councils? II they are in
eague With lhs anli.slavefy factions, their race
10 Iun."
The following resolution was adopted
~ the State Council Of the Know-Nothings
~ a SnI