The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-23
THE cRgprBILIrY or rnE HERALD.

The New York Herald Of the 2st inst publishes The iot
lowing denial OF the charge that northern xnow-no'hing
ism Is infected with aboltionism:
oPnrsofplEs or rnr Know sorHsos.-We notice that
the journals at Washington and Richmond are
working vigorously persuade the public that the American
party of the North infected with aboitonHt principles
1--WE need hardly repeat that the assertion is wholly i'm
pudenty untrue The nothngs OF the great northern
States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and their
neighbours sound the slavery question, as has been
proved by the published expression Of their sentiments on
occasions and especially BY the proceedings Of the
late contention Syracuse. IL Is gratuous ea
umny that any integral portion Of the American
party great has the least affinity with or sym
pathy for the northern sbolitionists
The following from three leading know-no.hng organs,
two Ia New Jersey and one in Ohio which happen TO
have before u.s. furnish an answer the Heralds assertion
and prove II to be wholly, impudently untrue =
From New Jersey cazste
The great American of the day steadily
advanced in power sympathy inscparable from all
patriotic and vruous encountered in It's career the
black Of domestic slavery With the dogma that slavery
is national freedom sectional. But il viii be found no
stumbling block in its way The American party, t,ks ne
ehigs Of DID, e antain e principle ef liberty az Feast
They sha their eye~ the srisfence Of the io"on
enorpy IF tyo@in9 open 70 arry Territories long mace
freedom by compact solemn aaf as rePd'a
ton must sdqger al fuh III al future compronises They
rase protest. a, and q note against he further
of The american party Of Nem Jersey
and decided is point. While they plant them
selves upon the constitution concedng to slavery the ground
IL occupies, and refusing to interfere with IT as local
institution aey tn ~ hands proesiasion Of it, being
carried Territories, Le hereafter admitted into the
nfedcracy Stare States
complexion of the Congress points to this conclu
beyond doubt. The rtends Of Ameeanisa and free
dom hundred and members IN he House already
marked by dsinctire chayactertcaH adherence IF @
Nebraska ipfamy. here il Of them 10 whom this
peculiar pensabie for his election No mat
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this question the people were unanimous uas crcyhsre
test and ere5ychere the triumph. That riotoyy,
behay Of freedom, cietosy 81 The american party; and
party shall elect abandon the fruits Of the
quest and bow down like the democracy to the black idol Of
Of the dominion of slavery, the party will die
and disappear, with odiurn the name for which all
atonement will be futile.
From the Newark Mercury
This the language OF New Jersey press in reference
the with the slavery
question: and 1t faithfully represents the public sentiment Of
the State We're the American party TO attempt the task
Of quoting destroying the Nebaska sentiment of the
North, would be broken into fragments by the power of
public opinion which nothing could withstand For
selves convinced that its action in New Jersey tend
cd pro-tacery direction omards any further compromise
rh this evil should not hesitate for moment in aban
doning all connection with the organization But kaow
that this the We hno~ that there no truer
opponents Of the slave ogarchy than those who march for
ward certain victory under the banner OF the American
party in New Jersey. We haow that other public
than those known for their devotion to human freedom could
be elected representatives Congress- and feel
confident that when the be chosen this
sderation will also be regarded of primary Importance
There sicy conservation n Nem Jersey The peo
pie understand that slavery aggressive and they pre-
pared to meet it.
Journal
Here Ohio, The knoaohing organization anti slavery
in acons but it is also something more, and this
sute the objectionable offence. There is jealousy this
subject which say you must be anti-slavery aud
nothing e,se. How is this
look at the subject in practical and philosophical
point of In physics and morals IL is law that in all
natural process Now, if the other principles
beside that Of opposition slavery Of the American party
the greater it will be difficult by capoas objections
their march dwarf their dimensions The inquiry
then, should be- they of Importance the welfare
the American people and the preservation of epub
institutions? The back every ine-
gent mind, far the subject admits Of analyssempha
cs!ly no!
The detects in election laws--in our naturalization
aws-the influence which the Americanized element
among has elections through the corrupt
ruptng interference Of demagognes and Jesun all be
tho time that arstocratic and
whitening spirit of slavery. 45s
The former objects the of the special adherens
the American party engrnssing Importance
but they not have encountered them before
have become familiar with their operation Nor slavery
question new but present pressing one and may
not in its rampant positions be postponed turned aside
await convenient Ii would ourselves
from its overshadowing md pervading influence it
be met And is aecessty be felt By the ADteri-
party, leaa IL Ohio IL rM the masseq,
they propose in accordance wi this feag ph
eoncurencc shall Be able 70 roll back THIS black cloud
COL. JAMES "A. STALLWoRTH.