Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-22
THE "NATIONALITY" OF KNOw-NOTH-
INCISM

Ever the Know Nothings of little Delaware repu-
dio:e the Philadelphia platform. The Wilmington
Republican dsprecates the action Of the majority of
the Philadelphia Council, and says the people of
the North and West cannot be rallied to tho sup
pert of platform which asserts that the laws in
regard to slavery shall remain unchanged, and that
Congress ought to egisatc that subject within
the territories of the United States, the District
Of Columbia. and adds that it would have been the
height Of folly for the Northern Delegates to have
eeeuiesced in those provisions, or remained in the
Convention. The following declaration 10 distinct
mud important:
"If slavery IS social and political evil as South
ern men "a well as Northern have declared our
friends of the South should give way and attempt
to extend perpetuate il by any additional law"
To show to Southern men what they have to OK
eeot from tho American Know Nothing party, we
publish in full article from the Boston Bee the Of
fcal journal of the State, aud an accredited "Aneri-
car' organ. No comments are necessary to expose
the mischeyous and dangerous policy and purposes
Of 1.-THE American party" They arc avowed to be
.an union against tho cncroachmcnts of the slave
power" and even large portion of the mon OF the
South are confidently looked to, to sustain tho plat.
form Of the abolition secedcrs at Philadelphia Is it
not mcns;rous that any Southern should give the
least sanction to party that seeks to destroy the
South by creating dissension In her own bosom and
making her prey to the parrcidal and treacherous
Vaccinations Of her own .ons1 The article from the
Bee admits Of no other construction and must be to
ken in connection with the antslavery sentiments OF
the hnow.Noihiog organs Of Delaware, as the delib-
crate policy OF q majority Of the American" party.
1t will not do for Southern know. Nothngs to al
iege that their party has been purge Of tho Northern
and Western hnowNoihinCs and that the "Ameri-
cam party 10 not responsible for their policy. The
Washington Organ positively declares tina, there was
40 secession at Philadelphia, and, hence, Wilson &
Company are as much members of the Order "a ever
They only protested against portion of the plat
form .;nvolving naked abstract right Of 40 saytkv
elc to either of the contending parties" and this
too. after Southern KnowNothing Journals have
Landed the platform as most valuable and important
30 the South. Tie Organs article is significant, a.
follows:
Sour friends must not be deccived-there has beer
no .snresson' of the North and tho Northwest from
tine American party none at ALL but SIMPLY protest
by those States against certain portions OF our plat
FORM " hch negative the idea Of restoration OF TIT
Missouri Compromise of 1920, and involving, as be
fore stated, mere point of sectional pollcy.a nake'
abstract right Of earthly value to either OF the con
tending parties-s question which two years TIM
would adjust. ii agitation were suppressed
This is another acknowledgment that the action q
Philadelphia 10 mere cheat upon the South, mise
ratle scheme for political But let Southern
Know-Nothings read and study the following posi-
tions Of their Boston brother Of the Bee, and ther
hug to their bosoms, if they can, the 'aaioRalty'
such party:
TIE POSITION OF THE AMERICAN PARTY
There as but one course tie Ax1S'caa pa"tyin tie
North 10 assvme and 70 pursue, and that IS, Of "a'0H