Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-07-18
POLITICAL AVAILABILITY.

WHEN the Know Nothings first came to the light
of day. they indicated as we consrue the facs> hos
ty to foreigners and detesaon of Catholics as their
salient characteristics Finding soon that there was
a little more true civilization in the United States than
they reckoned upon, we see them adroltly modifying
these e1crescences by adopting sort OF nationality TO
catch the popular eur. They were to unite thestrength
of the country under the banner OF American Con-
serva,ism." The South not being vet enrapped next
comes the impotent phase Of Amsncanlsm Ignoring
Abolitionism." And they all met in Philadelphia 10
see whether this policy could not be agreed upon in
such way as to produce the desired effect upon the
Slave States. But the northern branch OF the Order
could no. stomach any course however advantageous
n Them as mrtv which even seemed 10 tolerate sla.
yery. So they flew off in huff and swore they would
remain as they were, genuine Aooilon hho" N''n'
ings What now is to be done by the Southern wing
Their ingenuity and amability are taxed anu we nu
them gradually developing fourth CHANGE which is
10 be styled Southern Americanism." So we are to
have a Northern Sam and Southern Sam, an anti
slavery Sam and slavery Sam. ferhaps u "ouia
be as we'll, for the sake Of avoiding confusion, to
change the Southern appellaliun into Sambo Excuse
the badinagc, genllemen-we mean no offence. but
your political amabilily is SO manifest that we imag'
inc the suggestion of any slight mpro5 ement in your
nomenclature will be thankfully received and con-
sidered When YOU eventually settle down upon
something that you design to stick up to thro evil as
we'll as thro good report, all such suggestions Will OF
course be out of place if not actually impertnent
Beating about however as you ut present are, IN INC
dark for something that shall take before tie people,
Won will doubtless catch at the least straw that may
be thrown out. But, tria ng asde-the apparent po-
I,cal nmiabty of this New Party is really nothing
but vacillation and uncertainty OF purpose. Ihey
scarcely know what TO be a especially in the Sonlh
III. Nor,hern WING are moro decided. But here,
Americansm pulls them ono way and Southernlsm
ano,be,Nationnlism is on this side Of their banner.
Sectonalism on that-bold Intolerance fires one por'
tion of the party while Others seek to cover s hars
ness with the garb CT necessary policy. How the
Southern people can have the slightest confidence IN
such an organization we ore at loss to imagine For
in addition to its zlaring contradictions, kno"
Nothingism is doing serious, perhaps an irratrevu-
BILE injury to Southern Union. In the impressive Ian
tuage of distinguished coemporary, cit has dragged
from the dust into ,uhich they had fallen the blocks
and stones" of Nationalisn. 1t has bribed Southern
men again into tue snambles-e1cted anew the rage
for spos-planed horns Of dissension tetueen Chur.
ccs and classes in every precinct III the South, and
brought divisions amongst U.S. which in all the annals
Of history are marked with the torch and the sword,
and rhosc effect, already visible, is to weaken and
destroy u.s.