Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-03

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COL. THOS. II. FLOOD, Of ippomattor.
roa HoUsG OF DELEGATES
FRANCIS II. DEANE. Of Eynchbnrg.
MATTHEW Is. N0WLIN, Of Campbell
what the Abolitionists Say and What the
South should Do.
\ conclave of Abolition fanatics assembled in
Cincinnati few days ago, and went through the
usual mnmmeres. Several of the speakers took
occasion to express their hatred for know
Nethngism" us wen as slavery, and the Presi-
dent Geo. w. Julian. of Indiana, made long
and labored argument against it. We make n
few cxtrac's from synopsis of the speech, pub.
Id III the Cincinnati Gazette:
.r sroa, DR.. Barnes has admitted that there
i., ,,pwcr outside the American Church that
cosd nphold slavery for an hour. if it were not
upheld within it. We're not there men sraining
at the gnat of Catholicism, while they swallowed
downo enc gup the camel Of slavery
"The growth of the foreign element had just
about kept pace with the growth of The Siape
polceT. and thus was able 10 counterfeit the lat
ter But it was objected to these foreigners that
they voted the Democratic or plo-slavery
side Well, even II they did. it must be confess
ed that Il considerable number Of respectable
Americans did the same thing. But how much
worse was il 10 vote with the pro-slavery Demo
Gratis, than Will the pro slavery Wings! But
the truth was, the great body of the American
people was pro-slavery But the census showed
that Foreigners icere mol .sidrery. Tho States
which had the largest foreign element as New
York, Massachusetts,, and Wisconsin, mere the
most deeided oati-slarery States. The South
contained but few foreigners.
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mated The question Of Slavery This admit
by Senator Wilson, in the L. S. Senate.
In conclusion, he asked what 10 DO done
under existing circumstances! The real friends
Of freedom should seek each other, and those
who have entered this order should retreat from
itGs possible.
Sentiments like these have come to DO univer
sally entertained by the leading abolitonsts, and
they are forming in solid column to resist the
progress of movement, that, in the national and
constitutional character of its organization and
objects, necessarily recognizes the institution of
slavery, and pledges itself against all interior.
ence with it,
The Cleveland Leader, au abolition journal.
has long article ON the pro slavery tendencies
of the American party, from which we extract
the following paragraph which commend to
the abolition party are both desperately bent on
putting down and utterly destroying the great
conservative movement of the people-the only
movement which now promises any good results
to the South Let the people OF Virginia ponder
on the strange, but significant fact of perfect
coalition, so far as the Know Nothings are con
cerned, between the Wise party of this State.
and the Abolitionists of the North. The Lender
says:
1.-THE Order refuses to advocate Anti Slavery
in its Councils, pledge its members to oppose
the aggressions of Slavery. BY the terms of the
new third or "cotton degree" each member is
sworn 10 play the part Of doughface, under OK
cuse of saving the Union, by putting dozen the
agitation Of all dangerous questions. Opposi-
ton to Slavery, It is asserted, endangers The
peace and perpetuty of the Union, Therefore
each third degree member is sicorn TO prescribe
such agitation. and keep IT out of the Councils
of the Order, and no person is full member of
the Order until he has taken that degree. lie is
obliged. furthermore, to swear that he will sup
port, at all elections, only those who are third
degree members of the Order The discussion
and agitation Of the great Slavery Question is
thus completely bdnished from TIE Councils, and
nativistic prescription made the corner stone of
the institution. On this basis the order is ma
tiondiized and free man of Ohio made to clasp
hands and traternlze politically with an Alabama
slave driver. And this is the platform of the
American Reform party
Our object in making these quotations is not
te defend the American party from the supreme
ly absurd charge of Mr.. Wise-that it is a new
development of abolitionism---but to show the
people of the South that interest and duty con
Cur in demanding that they should give this party
their confidence and encouragement. The por-
tion of the Wing party in the North not under
the lead of Seward is in powerloss minority
Dickinson, Bronson and other national Demo-
Gratis of the North are not only without favor
with the Administration but without influence at
home sufficient TO be of service TO the South
The Democratic members of Congress from that
section who voted for the Nebraska bill have fail
cd TO secure a e-election-and did not deserve
il, since they gave reason for thier votes
that they regarded the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise proposition in behalf OF freedom
opening, as it did, territory South of 81, 80 to
the establishment of free institutions. There il
NO organization in the North deserving the name
of a party, with which the South can consistent
" and safely unite unes it be the American. -
All else is a confused heap of discordant fac
tions The only question for Southern men t(
determine is whether the American party is truly
and honestly national, and whether 1T designs
faithfully to observe and maintain the constitu
tional rights of oil sections and every State W.
do not think there is occasion any longer to
doubt of this. The single circumstance that al
the agitators and sectionasts OF the North
.Loso ro;sarohIa ephemeraa who live by local ex