Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-15

and the old-liOe Ullmann and Barker Philadelphia
Platform Know. othings whose principles are sub
stantialy the same, and many of whose prominent
members belong TO the bunker Democracy. Indeed
at the election last fall very large proportion ofthe
Iunker were cast for the Known othiDg candi
dates as is apparent from Judge Bronson's very
small vote compared with the real strength OF his
party. We presume that this year the Hard-Shell
nominees will be mainly Know-Nothings, and that
there will be a real, if not an open, union between
these two parties They win take pro-savery ground
in favor of the Compromise Of 1850 and the Ne
braska bill, moderately opposed 10 the Prohibitory
law and decidedly in favor of upsetting President
Pierce Secretary Marcy and all their works"
With these evidences that the attraction Of
the Black Republican party is so strong as to
have torn apart party cemented by ancient
union and present spoils, how is it possible,
we ask, that the administration can succeed in
its plan of selfperpctuation And if the enc
mics of the Union are uniting for the purpose
of inaugurating sectional issue, why should
the friends of the Union hesitate to cooperate
for the purpose of defeating an alliance SO un-
holy, for purpose SO nefariouss
Senator Hunter Claimed by the Sewardites!
We would infer that the editors of the Sen
tinel arc also on furlough, else why is it that
Senator Hunter stands undefended from the
startling charge of Commodore Sanders
Hearing no explanations, or denial the Abo-
lition organ has come forward and claims him
as disciple Of the higher law, and an ally OF
l W. -. a,,f, Ia, fNrki
this transfer however reluctant we are to lose
so high an authority for the Constitution and
its obligations. But we give warning to the
Senator, and to all whom it may concern, that
unless they interplead speedily, or come for
ward, "prove property, and pay charges" Sen
ator Hunter will be led captive by, the Adolf
tionists.
From the National Era (Abotion).
But since Senator Hunter has become the
champion of the higher law, we did hope that the
Enquirer and other Southern organs OF public
opinion would see the folly of attempting to keep
in countenance the Northern doughfaces and toa-
dies, who, in ls50'5l raised their puny voices in
railing against the might and majesty Of Heaven
Mr. Hunter, in his late speech against the intole'
rance of Know-Nothingism, takes the identical
ground of Mr.. Seward in $780, that we must obey
God rather than man." This Is the dogma which
was assailed by Professor Stuart, at the instance
we believe, of Mr.. Webster and, il we mistake
not, by Professor Lord. Mr.. Hunter is not the
first Southern man who the wickedness and
blasphemy of the lower-law doctrines Of Professor
Stuart we remember to have seen, some ten OF
| twelve months ago, an elaborate defence of the
"higher law" in South Carolina religious paper,
and we think it but natural that the independent
spirit of the South should revolt at the maxim Of
despotism, that the allegiance Of the subject is alb
seute, and that resistance to the constituted au
thorities is, under all circumstances, wicked and
criminal. We will refresh the Enqurer's recoec
ton by quoting the remark of the Virginia Sen
ator, as We find it copied in recent letter o
George Sanders, of general notoriety. We have
seen the same remarks in a longer extract from
Mr.. Hunters address, which has gone the round
of the papers and although we have no reason t.
doubt its genuineness, respectfully call the at
tention of the Enquirer to it, in order that tn
matter may be explained satisfactorily. II is a
follows:
IAN Christian churches and individuals say
Mr. Hunter, at Petersburg, believe that the allie
glance which they owe to God is higher than an,
obligations to man ; and that in a conflict betOee,
human and Dirine la,cs, you must SerVe Cobra
than man"
Now, this is precisely the ground taken by Mr.
Seward in his speech in 1850, which called dowr
upon him 50 much bitter denuncation from the
champions Of compromise and slavery. If there il
anything wicked and criminal in it, Mr.. Hunter il
d and q Rs Y s S s as soG
Gus truth, then the Virginia Senator is entitled &c
share with Senator Seward in the honor of having
proclaimed it TO unwilling ears. What says the
Enquirer Is the extract genuiney BY the way
that point cannot be do1bted, since we cut it from
the columns Of the Richmond Examiner, the spe.
cal advocate of Mr. Hunter, and the editor had
not word TO say against its genuineness What,
then, says the Enquirer, as TO the business Of the
sentimentg Does Senator Hunter lay down the
true doctrine Of individual and Christian duty
Win the Enquirer answergn