Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-11-01
He M TToN4L KNOW NOTHING GOV.
YEETTON At PHILADELPHIA.
A CHAPTER IN ITS HISTORY BEFORE
CNWRITTEN.
cousspoaasnos Of he New YORK Tribune.

Oct. 81, 1855.
The Philadelphia Convention of the Know
Nothing party in June will be readily recalled.
It's history, as written III the Tribune, obtain.
ed wide notorety, and indicated its fidelity
before an, at first, incredulons public. 1t
stands confessed, now. as the only correct
record of the proceedings of the Convention
from the Northern stand point. Setting out
with prediction of the result of the deliber-
atoms of the Council, that astonished the
body itself. but yet vas fulfilled to the letter,
il exhibited an intimate acquaintance from
FIRST to last, not only with the sayings and DO
ings of the Convention in, its formal assem-
blages, but with the still more secret caucus
sings of the various elements in its compost
ton. Moved BY the same impulse that led
him to undertake that expose,--a desire to
contribute strength to the side of freedom, in
q contest between its friends and It's enemies,
the writer Of that history proposes to give
now further chapter, and one that he hoped
fTaya1 a respo5hIs reh; assumed. under
the pressure of Northern opinion and the
spirit of the occasion, makes it necessary.
There are signs, bigger than mans hand to
those who have known the secret history of
our politics during the last year, of an extend
ed effort in the free States to revive the ma
tional Know Nothing organization, then bro.
ken to pieces; and, by selling out the North
to the slavery interest, accomplish by stealth
what was so boldly undertaken at Philadel-
phia, and failed only then BY the resolute ef-
forts of some dozen or twenty Northern dele
gates, who inspired their associates with a
temporary supply of back, bone
Governor Gardner of Massachusetts is in
this movement, yet he and his friends are at
tempting to impose upon the people of Masss-
chusetts, and defeat the Republican party of
freedom, by pretensions of different charae-
ter. 1t is claimed for and by him, that-Sle
was the foremost man at Philadelphia in stand
ing up for Northern rights and that the re-
suit Of the deliberations of the convention
upon thu slavery question were chiefly his
work. 1t is asserted that he was the true
leader in that noble demonstration of the
Ncrth against the slave-power In his speech
accepting the American nomination for Gov
ernor against the Republicans, whose nom
ination he had failed to get, Gov. Gardner
says
81 thank my friends who gave me the OPP
portunity of being the first man in the Phila
delphia convention from this commonwealth,
after the gentleman from Georgia who in
troduced the platform at that convention had
spoken, and after New York delegate had
asked, Is there any man in this floor who
will dare to say ne will not be bound by the
will of the majorty:-I am proud toacknowl-
edge it as one Of the mos! glorious days ofmy
life, that had the pleasure Of being the first
delegate from the North to rise and tell him TO
his face, that my colleagues from Massachu.
setts and my self would never be bound by
that majority"
Among the resolutions of late mass meet
ing Of Gov. Gardner's friends at Faneui Hall,
is the following:
ResoIoed, Ttat the American party by
deeds, has done more for freedom, than any
other party in Massachusetts, has done or pro-
poses to do; and the most emphatic rebuke
Massachusetts can stamp upon the present
Anti American Administration and the ag-
erosion OF the South, is by boldly sustaining
the Springfield platform and the American
party, which under the chivarous lead of
Gardner, Benchley, Bufdnton, Trafton and
other gallant Northern spirits at Philadelphia
inagurated new era in politics. and at whose
noble and manly action the great heart OF the
North throbbed quicker and stronger.
There is some ''fapdoodle" here, for Bench.
ley and Traitor had nothing to do with the
Philadelphia convention, and were not there.
But the spirit OF these pretensions is that Gov.
Gardner was the northern leader at Philadel-
phia, and was the first to demonstrate there
that there was a North. Now, have no wish
to detract from Gov. GARDENERS influence for
the right at Philadelphia He had due credit
on my correspondence from there at that time.
take nothingsback from that. He was an
efficient agent at the last in uniting tho north
ern sentiment there. But he is far, very far
from being entitled to the credit claimed for
him in Massachusetts,, as every member Of the
convention knows. He toos the last of tho
leading northern delegates, instead of tho fret,
10 declare he position. Lot me recall the his.
tory OF the convention to prove thia.
The body convened on Tuesday, June z. -
Gov. Gardner. did not reach Philadelphia ill
late that night, day behind. The others of
the Massachusetts, delegates were there. but
we're not admitted, on account ofso trnmn.
ed informality. The temper ii Tho bodv m.
mediately displayed itself aud tuesday nioht
il was apparent that the South was bolds "a
FAINT and insulting. and was determined 10
control the proceedings 10 pro.tlayery conclu
zion. A very bitter personal feeling was man
Tested towards Gen. Wilson. When Gov.
Gardner arrived. his colleagues sought him,
and told him Of the temper displayed by the
south, aud Of their purpose to make a decided
ltana against H. lie seemed sad and dsap.
Ioinfsahsnd said little or nothing. Tho next