New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-10

venerable responsibilities (sometmes irrever-
ENTITY termed Old Fogies) on learning that over
Eighty Thousand lad been cast for the Know
Nothing candidates, and less than Tsiry
Thouisbd for any otber-thst the kuo" No'n-
iue State Ticket was elected BY clear ms
jority over all Others, while al the new LsgisA
ture lees than half dozen members efceP'sd'
were Of the victorious party. TIE very III 'gn'-
tQde End cOmpleter ess Of toe triumph he;es-
ssrily endangered the integrity of the suddenly
organized aud loosely aggregated parry winch nad
won il. and the Legislature had scarcely s'sem-
bled when the most serious feads began to dI''
tract it, in spite Of the show Of Substantial ananim
ity still externally maintained.
The great bone of contention Ia the seat 10 the
United States Senate vacated by Mr. Everetts
resignation and nov filed ad iRt,rlm b. the Hon.
Julius Rockwell under an appointment from the
late Governor. For this seat, two candidates
are prominent-HeDry Wilson, who declined the
Free Soil nomination for Governor in order to
throw bis strength and efforts into tue Know
Nothing scale. and Alfred b. Ely. who Is com
meudei as al original and determined Native
American. Besides these, Marshall F. Wilder
/ 0ate Whig) and Nathaniel 7. Brooks Eek Demo
craft are talked Of while Mr. Rockwell, though
not a Know Nothing, has some supporters. tie
should have many for it is not likely that his
/ place will be filled BY q better man.
The Free.Soilers who last Fall rushed pell-
mel into the Know Nothing lodges until hardly
enough Of them were left for seed. evidently cal
culs,ed that the Senatorship would be con ;eded
| them Of course To this end, they assented to
the choice of Webster Wig OF Boston for
Governor. to the selection of a Wing Speaker Of
the House and So on. Yet, though they probably
contributed the largest quota OF votes toward
the Know Nothing display Of strength, they are
likely to niss their aim, and mics il on she pre-
cise ground which we have 70 often iniicated.
The parisans Of Ely, or of Wilder say very
forcibly II won't do to elect Wilson to the
Senate for he is more a Free-Soller than
Know. Nothing; he will NOT be cordially re-
"ctyed by our Carolina and Louisiana brethren
" his appearance at Washington as q Kno~-Noth-
"ipp Senator will cause r ir the machinery,
ard perhaps prevent an agreement on Houston,
or Rsyner, or Garrett Davis, or Fillmore as
our candidate for President. No, We mustn't
send an open, active Anti Slavery man to the
L" Stnate, any how and on this basis all the
members who are not Free Sellers are likely to
combine On Ely or some other sspirant Of ike
principles and elect him.
We ask all earnest opponents of the Slave
Power to watch closely the progress of the
Know Nothing movement, and see if 1t does
not justify our deDuncistion of il az necessary
ally Of Slavery striking down this opponent Ia
one State and keeping doNu thar o1e 10 another
no matter though be belong 10 the order-slm-
ply because the interest, growtb and asccndancy
Of Na,iveism are held to require the suppression
of all " agitation respecting Slavery-in Otoer
words, unbounded submission to the exacions
and b., hests OF the Slave Power. Wilfutiy blind
must be be who does not perceive this