The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-02
THE NATIONALITY OF KNOw-NOTHINGISM A HUM
RIG

THE NATIONALITY OF KNow-NOTHINGIsM HUM
BUG.
The article which we copy below from the Richmond
Enquirer fully expodes the hambug Of know-nohing
tionay 1t seems that the organs of the wings Of
the order are unable to harmonic their celebrated
twelfth section This appears strange 10 us and must
say that look upon the northern know-nothings as
cruelty exactng When they require their southern breh
concede than they yielded in agreeing TO the
twelfth section. A great many good national men have
aequesced in the idea that this twelfth section is really
sound plank in the platform aud which be relied
national We have very different view of it and
SO declared when it adopted. That nobody may be
deceived in this matter reprint the section in contro-
versy, as follows:
XiI The American party having arisen upon the ruins
and in spite of the opposition Of the wing and democratic
parties cannot be held in responsible tor the
obnoxious violated pledges of ether and the yste
matte agitation Of the slavery question by those parties hav
ing elevated sectional hostility into positive element Of po
tca power and brought institutions into peril IL has
therefore the imperative duty the American party
nterpose for the purpose giving peace the country
and perpeui the Union and experience has shown
is impossible reconcile opinions extreme those
which separate the dsputans and there be no dis
honor in submitting to the aws, the national council has
deemed it the best OF justice and OF future
peace abide BY and maintain the existing laws upon the
subject of slavery final and conclusive settlement OF that
subject, in spirit and in substance.
regarding it the highest duty their opin
upon subject important distinct and unequivoca
terms hereby declared, the of this national
oounc that Congress possesses power under the con
tuition egate upon the subct of slavery in the States
exclude any State from admission into the Union be-
her constitution does does recognise the nsti,u
ton Of slavery OF her social system and expressly
pretermng any expressions of opinion upon the
Congress establish prohibit slavery in Territory il
the Of this national council that Congress ought not
legsae upon the subject Of slavery within the Territories
Of the United States and that any interference Of Congress
with slavery exists in the District Of Columbia would be
violation of the spirit and intention of the compact by
which the State OF Maryland ceded the Dtct to the United
States, and breach Of the national faith"
The authors of this platform, said when it was
adopted had all been either wings democrats and pro-
fessed to be such when he obnoxious acts violated
pledges referred TO consummated These acts and
pledges the laws for organizing the Territories Of
Kansas and Nebraska they were passed by tho united
votes Of wings and democrats To concate the abolition
portion Of the council the southern delegates having
themselves been wings democrats attribute the ruin
of both the old parties to the passage of these obnoxious
violated pledges" dsclam any responsibility for
the conduct Of those wings and democrats who had
grievousy offended the abolition brethren by their
systematic agitation of the slavery question: and humby
beg be forgiven for having cooperaed with such
corrupt parties.
Observe the process of the argument and the appeal
"The Missouri line sacred compact and agreement
which ought to have regarded and observed fixed
and settled national policy. We admit that this compact
and this policy have been violated and broken by
binaon of southern wings and democrats and northern
democrats They have been guilty Of grevous wrong
and have justified you in the agitation for which they are
really responsible and upon which the safety of the Union
has been imperled. But inasmuch it not who
perpetrated this wrong and humby confess the oen-
sve character Of the of the guilty wings and demo
Gratis we pray you spare the federal Union by submit
ting 10 the obnoxious and violated pledges of
offending brethren of the old whg and democratic par
ties BY consenting abide by these obnoxious
and violated pledges final and conclusive settlement of
the slavery subject Let remembered that this arg-
nent and this appeal made to the champions Of the
combination formed to restore the Missouri line and
clude my slave States to bring the Union
close. ST
Without stopping to enforce these suggestions by com
menng on the significant declaration in which any
preston of opinion the powe of Congress to esab-
lsh or prohibit slavery any Territory is expressly prefer
aed we help repeating the remark that the north
brethren in refusing accept such compromise ss salts
factory. The article from the Enquirer is follows:
From Richmond Enquirer
The BuMBuG or KSow-NoTHNo NATtosALITv FULLY rx-
pLopEp--The Richmond Wing and the Baltimore know
nothing Democrat simultaneously pitch into the American
Organ Washington account Of the pronunca
miento latter journal since the rehabilitation of Mr.
Ellis original editor. According the Whg the Organ
the sentiments Of the American party
the South relation the issues growing OF the slavery
question:" The Wing says: tn4
subject slavery with this little difference il for eschew
ing now, whereas it used 70 be for ignoring it, the
thing at last All have to this point H. that
southern might just well talk about ignoring his
the Organ purpose ignore the
necessnres OF life the public printing to pirate about
ignoring the slavery que.on The is just about
wise conclusion TO be the other 1t Is simple
more property, and il is useless say
it. And II the Organ Is tor ignoring an interest vital
and hty, il cuts itself loose from southern
patty and southern support According the Organ,
deed the American party H. and forever to be,
TALLY -ideaed party" =. $500 t..-eg
The Wing rebukes the Organ for arguing that the Amer
lean party designed for nothing else than keeping
eigners out Of Office and properly adds that -
1t Is useless talk tho alarming influx OF foreign
er and the necessity of continuing the reins OF
hands unless the natives to whose hands
would copde them Of the right stripe. We could
number foreign born citizens whom and the whole
would trust with the and patronage of
the presidency in preference to hundreds Of native born
Americana : = -.f t5.1. - rst.tsl% Htt
however 1T is true, the Organ says, that the
lean party and States have
pudaed the Philadelphia PLATFORM, then the South should