Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-25
TREASON TRIUMPHANT IN MASSACHu'

II will be seen by our legislative record that
though Governor Gardner vetoed the infamous per
,unu liberty bill, Know -Nolh!us Legislature sl-
nzed lie iegra by rccklcssly passing 1t into Ia"
| ~ CT the (;uvernors veto.
The f.. er.l institution hos never boon respected
by the more rabd Of the Massachusetts abolition Ia
| natics; and for years "no union with sla'eho"e'a
has been their motto, while they denounced Tue YOU,
st,u,on rs "a covenant with death and MI "sree'..n
with hell" Long before the fugitive save law "
1880 was passed, these were their sayings ana si,e
Tins act was passed they have forced upon W. Inv"
moderate of this party the measure "i hertx
law, substantially the "a ne with inc Pc'Son"' o@'
bill, which is now Oh the statute book. ,5,,.
anrd for tho constitutions up to these owl days
of Know \ othlngsm proved TOO s.lons AZ. ohn.
forts of fanaticism, and the cardinei easu.o ".
litionsm was defeated. Thus OH on t,ss
In, in th. senate in 1850; similar bill IN lon- p"sc
rho senate but was lost i'll the House. But rom 'nu.
inn, IN. abolitiunists have urged it with uiliaSes
zeal. and at last they have triunphed by cra" 10 III
to power under the mask OF Know Nothnsisn,
The bill passed both branches by heavy n,HlTi
and wen in course to the governor IL Is utterly '
,ssibl. for any, not stultiiied 10y fanntci', ~
that it contains provisions of law eHaS.y s u., W
those which the supreme court ol ,nc .a ,rertlv
has pruuoun, ed null and void WHICH ~. " So,
r.pupnant TO the constitution OF tho lm'ea 2!as.
on5 isv. made in pursuance of it; and which, IL cur
rie ont inevitably involve cOnhict ""u Va. d. co
and federal authorities. In such PLAIN cue, ysto
vernon could not do otherwise tlah eAet'ioo hsIr
power To sign such bill would oe W o. t.a tn the
volator of his OATH and prove himself iase " ''''
constitution. .h, bo "a unwilling
The veto of tho governor states thht nc Is i -, ,h
TO lend Massachusetts INTO POs',i"n u. ,Ls mar
harmony of the cuntederacy ana h"s.i'e ~ VII ins
,nancnt interests Of the Conmonwoai'u; n'I uo'
nv. ,h ,;ar,o of mn unconstitutional enact
went .,,n nevcr he etfaced. Well might hc h'phS
~. soism;t,s Of the oaths which the members neu
taken in behalf of the rights, aud tile hon'' "''u Tit
integrity of Massachusetts, .h, sorst;c,, bodv
N ut.,NfO
~ Which II WINS addressed. What cared the aooh-
t;on;s,s that cunuuscd il "fur our coi'ion 'c
United Statcsl" What cared they iol ''e ute'sol.'
of the supreme court What cared they ol ne iaets
stated By the Governor tha p"'n H. S,a,s
raj and all the supreme Justices OF TINS stare united
q, nrononnce their BILL in clear and unmstaKaoe IAN.
puane at war with the constitution ot ther country
1b.v meant TO be disoya to the laws and the const-
tuition. They desired to array inc sia.1 .,a
against the general government: and the greater the
array of opinion which the Governor could rake up
in support of the view that the personal liberty D
would do this, the stronger was the argument WIN
them for holding On to II! lhey made haste' III pom
branches to pass the bill the head of the veto
What else could be expected Is not hnow-Noth-
ingism here completely under the control OF aooii,
tonlsts Did not freesoiors, ut the start ger co'ro
of the secret lodges Did they not intuse their ee
mcnt into every test action 81 completey, us !"
sbojitinuze the order! Could there be more convnc-
ING nroof Of this thun the election Of Henry " isoh
for senatorl Will he not push the treeso!i
avian though il should dissolve this Union by 'h'n
time. after his recent abolition speeches, what nave
this southern national npologst done butte shut their
mouths for he abatcs not Jot Hi MS aoouohisal,
In - word every movement of the Know othlngs
her, has pointed step by STEP to this result OF nuli-
fcaton law. -,
bellion, is the browning proof Of the abolonism OF
the KnowNothing order 1t ID thoroughly steepedl IN
this element 1t will hesitate at nothing te accom-
psb its plaue Besides its religious prosecutions be-
sides it's prescription Tor birth, here nj length Know
Nothingism has reached the zenith point OF resistance
to tho laws Of tho land: II hos wantoniy tFampieu
nnder foo, the constitution of the country!