The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1855-06-09
The Mask Thrown of.

The Know Nothing papers of New Jersey, Ohio,
and other northern and western States, are coming
out boldly on the side of Abolition. Read the fol-
lowing extracts from the 'New Jersey State Gazette
the Newark Mercury" and the "Ohio State
Journal," as evidence too strong to be Mistaken
We commend them to the special consideration of the
4" American Patriot" as further proof of our posi-
tion, that the Know Nothing party" the frcesoil
party and the Abolition party one and the same
thing at the north. How southern editors can, in
the face of such accommodating evidence, deny
that the American " or g Know-Nothing" party at
the north, is abotionzed and declare that it ma.
tonal party gotten up to put down slavery agitation
beyond our comprehension. suppose they are told
SO by their secret travelling lecturers we are told
by a very respectable and intelligent member
Of the order, that they have such traversng the
country, visiting the lodges, &C. Those lectures may
be tinctured with abolition themselves for ought we
know to the contrary. They may be wolves in
sleeps clothing" and it well becomes southern men
to be on their guard
From the New Jersey State Gazette.
The great American movement of the
day, as it steadily advanced in power from
sympathy inseparable from all that is
patriotic and yirtuous, encountered in its ca
reer the black stain of domestic slavery
with the dogma that slavery is national
and freedom sectional. But 1T will be found
no stumbling block in its way. The finer.
ican party, HseAe whigs Of DID, .,cM maintain,
Meprinciple Of hberty, at least. They cannot
shut their eyes to the existence ofthe monst,'ous
enomity Of throwing open to Slavery ne,p
Territories long since consecrated to freedom
By compact so solemn that its Reputation
must stagger Mtaith IN all future compro-
mises. They cannot refuse to protest, to act
andto cote against the further increase of slaue
States. The american party Of .New Jersey
are clear and decided on this point. While they
plant themselves upon the constitution, con
ceding to slavery the ground it now occu
pies, and refusing to interfere with it as a
local institution, they lift up their hands IN
protestation Of its being carried into meaD Ter
ritories, TO be hereafter admitted into the con
.tederacy as slape States.
The complexion of the next Congress
points to this conclusion beyond doubt
The friends Of .anericanism and freedom haut
a hundred and sirteen members IN the House
already marked by a distinctive characteristic
an abhorrence Of the Webrasha iatamy.-
There IS not man ofthen to achom this pc
cuIiar Virt,te aDas not indispensable for his
election. No matter how loosely their other
principles sat upon them, upon this ques
ton the people were unanimous. IL aoa'
every'ohere the test, and almost everyDhere tn
triumph. That victory, on behalf Of freedom
IS a v'cto,y ofMe .4n,erican party; and wher
that party shall elect to abandon the fruits
OF the conquest, and bow down like the
democracy to the black idol of an exten
sion Of the dominion of slavery, the party
will die and disappear, with an odium OF
the name for which all atonement will be
futile.
From the Newark Mercury
This is the language of our New Jersey
press in reference to the connection of the
American movement with the slavery cues
ton, and it faithfully represents the public
sentiments of the State. Were the Amer
lean party to attempt the task of quietine
or destroying the anti-Nebraska sentiment
OF the North, it would be broken into frag
ments by thepower ola public opinion which
nothing could withstand. For ourselves
were we convinced that its action in New