The daily union., 1855-09-15
WHAT THE PHILADELPHIA KNow-NoTHiNG CON
yESTIoN HAS ACCOMPLISHMENTS ELECTIONS

WHAT THE PHILADELPHIA KNOw-NoTHiNG CON
yENTI0N HAS ACCOMPLISHMENTS ELECTIONS
NORTH AND SOUTH.
We do not profess 10 have full knowledge OF the plans
and combinations the abolitionis and knownothings
battling together for the destruction Of the democratic
party. Heretofore there mistaking the principles
plans persons of opponents il not considered
necessary for the furtherance Of party ends to haele
mems thoughts and actions by the substitution OF degra-
ding oatb for simple personal Of honor and
good faith. Candidates for party membership were not
brought in tied hand aud foot and forced TO embrace all
its dogmas and to sustain all its obligations although
those obligations were in the sheerest state Of g
norance Meetings were openly announced, principles
openly discussed candidates openly nominated and the
rank and file of the opposition not treated as they
the ostlbound slaves of oaih-bound masters Be
cecy excited dsus mystery regarded with suspicious
prevaricaton and disguise treated with and
Tempt and the attempt to administer oath TO person
with the view of securing his unialerng support for the
principles and candidates of the party of his supposed
choice would have been resented personal insult
But change readers aware has taken place IN
the whole organization of the old and new elements Of OPP
position to the democratic party. Now We have secret
government not political partyoath-bound oblga,
toDsmdnight meetings in holes and garretsmystery,
mockery, murder!
Although necessarily unncqusinted with the secrcya
ranged plans of the know yet in their move
ments there is mstakng the decrees of the auocas Of
the council The new fusion republican party as it
ridculonsly called which has recently made its APP
pearance in the free States is Of the results Of
the late Philadelphia convention. The meeting of Ray
ner and Johnston Donelson and Wilson, in q conven-
IN fran llef ro1m and 10 a
national party, was political farce--a sponta-
productionaccdental and unpreInedtaed. Itwas
grand political DRAMA with the plot carefully arranged
the characters carefully distributed and the incidents OF
the piece udciously adapted to the mixed tastes Of
northern and southern audience The boiling ofhe abo-
on players before the fall of the curtain occasioned
surprise to tie that remained upon the stage for il
of those Preconcerted little peasanries which
perenced managers occasionally resort for the purpose
Of producing what is technically called Sensation The
plan of forming national party ont of equal uns-
quail portions of abolitionism and know-nohingisnl
could deceive having the slightest preten-
sons to ordinary intelligence. The practicabiy OF
uch plan not seriously thought of for a
IN onent by any member of the convention. The con-
vcnon called, not to form national pnrtyfor that
task both hopeless and ridcuousbut to bring to-
geher all the open and secret enemies of tho democratic
party under the common Of know-nohingsm,
or the Of aboltonism, for the purpose
of destroying the only political organization in the Union
which s identified with the peace prosperity and happ
Of the pcopewith the constitution and the laws
with perfect civil liberty and perfect religious toeraton
There abundant for believing that the apparent
secession of Wilson and his followers from the
ton pre-arranged and that it met with the approval
of the southern know-nohngs not that they desired to
get rid of abolition aid and support but that they conf
IDENTIFY expected that their allies would render effect
i've opposition to the democracy in the free States under
new name and new combinations With this seeming
from aboltionism and the liberty accorded to
the southern State councils to contract expand the
tional platform according to the wishes and preudces of
their respective localities it firmly believed that the
democratic party would be unable TO make head against
its and combined enemies in any of the northern
southern States How far these expectations have been
realized this belief verified the elections in Virginia.
North Carolina Tennessee, Alabama and Texas have
already told. The utter rou and demolition of know
nohingsm in the South have already become part and
parcel Of political history.
Notwithstanding these successive defeats know-nohing
ism not yet consigned to hopeless despair part of
the compact had not it is ue been successfully carried
In spite of Rayners pledges in spite Of Clemenss
influence in spite of Donelsons eoquence and in spite of
Borlands most carefully prescriptions the South
would prove athess to the great conservative cons
utional party But the play had not been played out The
abolition wing Of know-nothngsm had not charged the
democracy.
Under the of fusionists republicans, the
abolitionss and know-nohings of Maine took the field
Monday last 1t the first State election that had been
held at the North since the adjournment Of the Phadel
pha know-nohing national convention. The result of
that contest has already been placed before readers
Know-nohingsm is dead in Maine it in Virginia
Northern traitors and fanatics in their assaults upon the
democratic party have been equally unsuccessful their
southern sympahizers, conftderates and allies.
PATRIOTIC WHIG.
The Mddletown Constitution one Of the most reliable
od-fashoned whig presses in Connecticut comes out
against the fusion movement in that State We give be-
low extract from article in its number of the th in
stant:
"THE FUSION PARTIEs.-The efforts Of the fusonists
do not with that degree OF which they DESIRE
and very much doubt whether they bring bone
and snew Of the whg party their pans There is many