Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-20

INFORMED OF the Iacls as ne certainly mas oeen on
the philosophy of the American movement. Why,
in Maine, it gave US Gov Morrill,; in Pennsylvania,
Governor Pollock; in Iowa, Senator Harlan, in place
Of one Augustus Ce sar Dodge; in Illinois, Senator
'rruInbuI descendant of Trumbu, Of Connecticut,
of revolutionary memory; in Wisconsin, the con-
Observation-Disclosures, save one; in Michigan, again
the congressional delegation, one; in Ohio the
entire congressional delegation, with exception;
in New York, William FL. Seward, even, for United
States SENATOR through the votes of the anti slave
ny members of the organization; in New Hamp
sk.re, tusrysng, sila victory which is to result,
i fondly anticipate, in returning TO the United
States Senate by almost unanimous consent, John
P. Hale for another term of six years"
This extract also proves how contemptibleis the
allegation that the abolitioniss against the know
nothings. Two questions may be asked in this
copnexion:
Why do the know-nothings elect abolitionists
only to Congress if the latter opposed to them7
Or, tlt
Wby,if they are so orthodox and sound, do they
not elect one known national man either as gov
ernor, senator, or representative?
AS shown by the Congressional elections, the
New York Courier and Enquirer tells the South,
in the following words, how much of national
party the know nothings have made:
"The elections in Connecticut and Rhode Island
complete the entire list of elections for members
of Congress in the free States. In the last Con-
gross these States sent ninety administration MEM
bers and ffty-one opposition In the next Congress
the entire number of administration members elect
ed from the free States is-we believe we do not
err in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; the entire
number of opposition members is ONE HUNDRED AND
SIXTEEN OF the administration members, one
comes from Maine FIVE from New York, one from
New Jersey, FIVE from Pennsylvania, two from In
diana, five from Illinois, one from Iowa, one from
Wisconsin, and two from California. 1t would be
very difficult to classify the opposition with refer
ence to particular party distinctions. Many were
elected as wings, many freesoilers, many as fu-
sion men, and many as know -nothings.' But one
and the same common characteristic marks them
all-they are ANTI-NEBRAsKA to man. There was
not man Of them to whose election this charac-
terstic was not sine qua aon Liberal and even
lax the people might be in respect to other dis
tnctions, they were uniformly and uncompromis-
ingly exscting in respect to this. Even where the
know-nothing element operated with the greatest
power, it invaribly acted in conformity with the
anti-Nebraska sentiment of the people, and in no
case has a Nebraska know-nothing been elected, or
even nominated"
In addition to all this, the most ultra abolition
resolutions have been passed by the know nothing
Legislatures of Mi ;higan and Pennsylvania.
We might Gil our paper day after day with these
evidences of the rampant abotonism of the "order'
throughout the free States. The talk of any at
tempt to natonalize it and to ignore the agitation
of the slavery question is an Infamous fraud at
tempted to be perpetrated upon the people of the
south There is not one redeeming feature in the
dark picture; and we conclude with the following
statements, which we have heretofore printed, and
not one word of which can be denied
First. That in nearly every case the know-noth-
ngs in the free States have elected violent free-soil
wings to the 34th Congress.
Second. That in every case, with but three or
four exceptions, every candidate for Congress cleo
ted by the know-nothings was compelled to pledge
himself in advance to all the extreme measures of
the abolition wing, beginning with TIE restoration
of the Acknowledgements line, and ending with
| the repeal Of the fugitive-slave law.
Third That every governor elected by the know
nothngs in the free States was compelled to avow
| his abolition proclivties in advance, and we give
the list for the benefit of the Louisville Journal
Grimes; of Iowa; Gardiner, of Massachusetts, Met
calf, of New Hampshire Bingham, oil Michigan;
Dutton of Connecticut; Hoppin, of Rhode Island;
Pollock, of Pennsylvania; Morrill,, of Maine
Fourth. That every senator of the u tied States
| elected by the know-nothings is a rank fanatical,
| and avowed abolitionist The following list is SUBJ
mitted to the inspection and criticism Of the Louis
vile Journal; Harlan, of Iowa; Wilson, of Massa
| chusetts; Durkee, of Wisconsin; Seward, of New
York, however his present position may be at war
with this undeniable fact) and there can be little
doubt that men ofthe same opinions will be chosen
| from New Hampshire as result of the last cleo
ticn in that State. Nothing but the rmness of the
democratic pcrty 10 Pennsylvania and Indiana has
| thus far prevented the return from those States
| to the United States Senate of rank and uncom-
promising abolitonists. .
The know-uothing movement has thus far been
to defeat the democratic party aloae-except in
Massachusetts,, and there its was completed
because it out-bid all competitors for the abolition
vote.
1t has defeated the democracy Of Maine, Connec-
ticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont,
| New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan,
Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Iowa.
Every governor of State elected by the know
nothings has been whig or had been previously
expelled the democratic party for completely with
aboIitionism. We defy any wing to answer this
charge. The following list is presented to those
democrats of the South who are told that the
| know-nothing movement is not wing trick, or
what is better name for it, base wing fraud
Morrill, of Maine, the avowed abolition candidate,
elected against tn e veteran Albion K. Paris, who
ran as the democratic candidate.
Ralph Metcalf, Of New Hampshire, accepted as
the candidate OF wings and sbolitionsts, and OBJ
tanning the full vote of that combination over Gov
ernor Baker, democrat.
Henry Gardner, governor Of Massachusetts, al
ways an avowed wing and abolitionist, whose put
lie boast it that he approved of the Burns riot
and denounced the fugitive-slave law
Governor Dutton, of Connecticut who defeats
the national democrat, Ingham and takes his seat
by wing and abolition votes urging in his message
that negroes should be clothed with the right of
suffrage, and that the white emigrsnt should be
practically DISTINGUISHED
Vermont easily passed from wigghery into abo-
litonism and know nothingisrn.
New York-Myron H. Clarke, a Seward know
nothing wing, was elected over Governor Seymour,
democrat, who ran openly against know-nothing
ism and abotonism
Michigan-Kingsley S. Bingham, notorious as an
abolitionist defeats, by know-nothing votes, the
consistent democrat, John S. Barry.
Pollock, whg, abolitionist, and know nothing,
defeats Bigler, of Pennsylvania, democrat, so
well know for his sterling political integrity.
Grimes, wing, know-nothing, and sbohtionst,
elected governor of Iowa
Take the legislatures chosen in all the free Sta es,
and the representatives. to Congress elected in each,
and the States officers, and the same results, with
few exceptions will be reached.
INCONSISTENCY ILLUSTRATED.
The know-nothing organs here, fortunately for
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