The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-08-04

are concerned, We VIII fnhlnlAIu inrni, ana
insis, on their strict enforcement, unid ffne
and experience shall demonstrate ne aotrss
Isty Of further legislation 70 quad nrains,
The evasion OF the laws on the one baud,
and the abuse Of present efficiency to carry
ont the requirements ol the constitution. aud
we dcpfecate Nil further ngitq,ion OF the
questions thus settled, as dangerous to ouf
peace. and Will diseountcuance all efforts
20 continue or renew such agitation. when>
ever, wherever. or haWeyor made mud We
viii maintain this settlement a. csstulnl to
the nationality OF the Whr raite, and the
Integrity OF the Union
Here are three Platforms the first
by the Soathera Delegates, with the nssis
lance Of View York, ut the late Know
Nothing National Convention at Philads
phia-ihe second adopted unanimously at
the Inst democratic national Convention
and iba lhitd 4slepted hy the last national
wing Convention. &c Delegates voting Coz
ii. And ! would n.k the unpfemdieod
render ii the know Nothing resolution. are
ANY better than ethics Of the old parties
Nay more, tie they even az bold and en-
phalic as the other two, even though but ono
Northern state. in committee, voted for
them at the late Know Nothing National
Convention
/ Bat our Southern Know Nothing friends
say. oh, but our Platform was so good
Tor the South That the Abolition Delegates
/ from the IL Northern aud Western states
seeded from us, after we passed them.
lhev did. did they then 50 much the
worse for your association with them. For,
II their Withdrawing from your Convention
proves any thing, even without any other
evidence, ii proves couclusively what ne
anti Knew No,Sings have all along said
about your Northern Know Nothing bresh
tep, via: that they are porsc ibolaionists
thaH hare ercr before had position. or powcr
IN aHgo the Northern and Western States
snd how does 1t prove it Because. hctr
tolofe, while there have no doubt been free
sellers in both the whg aud democratic IN.
tloua Conventions, still they "ere not SO
rabid "a to withdraw from their party asso.
ciates and from their Convention. merely
because majority passed the above reso
lutons but these Northern Know Moth
ings, it seems, sre such rampant Aboiitios.
lists and halt Mp .Soa{h and its institutions
so intensely that they will not even remain
in a party Convention that pleases them in
every other particular, whose ms otiiy dare
agree To abide BIZ and maiafdAa ctTidia icrs
passed ia accordance with the Constitution
for the protection Of the rights Of the
South. Upon, what ground, .hen can our
( southern Know Nothing friends coneraig>
late themselves, or the South. upon the pas.
snre of their Platform. ich,a they had 10
pass by thcmsoires. etccpt al h the assis.
i1ncr Of New York The resolutions are
no better, by being passed in Philadelphia,
than they would have been had they been
passed in Georgia OF any other Southern
SAFE Surely the Southern know Moth.
tur- ,'tu Vspv,ss '"vts p~s'-gr,rr ~ Ues
come l'ressoilets and tboliinnists, md TO
abandon the riahts oi the South at lhila-
delphiA, ard now congratulate tpe South that
/ they did not do It II there he any other
cause Tor congratulatiou CONNECTED vilh
/ the late Philadelphia Convention, roslly
cannot see IT,
I But IA there no other evidence 'ha, thi.
+ Know Nothing Platform Is all . uhea; OF =
hnnsbng or ut best, thu, 1t amou IT'S to no.
thing Let us see. presume tia, surrl,
none OF the Southern Know Noihngs will
now have the hardihood to say that the
Sou,h can expect any favor or justice from
tho know Nothing party IN the ~ Moths
ern AID Western States that seeded from
the Philadelphia Convention iu, ,hcy
may say New York is sound and thst she
will stand hy the Platform Bat IS t.ig
'ync The election few moulhs since n
New ork dfnies the buih Of h,sasserfiog
In the late election IA that State for meu-
beers of the next Congress. there We're
abnu, 20 Know Noihiuas and " higs elects
ed 90 { congress, and 80 lar from New OK
being sound. and her Know Noil tngs found
slsndug by thi, Platform, out Of the large
number Of X \ members h. Congtcts. the
/ New York papers tell us there is not even
one Know Nothing member who vii vote
ncaiss the rereai OF the Fugitive Slave
/ Law OF against the Ycpcai Of the Kansas
and Nehfaska act And tbs is indeed n
pretty National Organization Tor The sonh
TO look lor justice, or protection 81 Us
rights. For my own part, pray that ,he
south ma, be- delivered from any such
/ National Organization" bee it called ultra
Democratic, Wing, Know Nothing, or any
other name
/ Then wha, is the use OF Southern men
1 keeping up sach nm organization longer
/ Have they got nothing better 10 do than be
trying 10 run down and prosecute few
( foreigners and Catholics in Southern States
/ There are hu, five or six thousand taiho.
Z t,,. s,d fors t.,uerS IN t,porpia ~ith a p0p