Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-13
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rcr In one of his recent addresses to the people I"
Memphis he gave il distinctly to be understood that
his mission. in his present mnstrations WAS not
fined to ts oStensiblo object but. coupled with the
great end II" promoting temperance, VII. secret pur-
pose and 10y remote illusions to the evils nf foreign
immigration and Catholicism, lett it 10 be- inferred
that he waS an elnissary of Know Nottingham. He
said he hal recently been in Virginia. and would .""n
return here TO spend the next two months iu canvass
ing the State.
In Selma, learn Mr.. White stated that he hal
been in every county in Virginia. that Mr. Wise would
be beaten thirty thousand votes and further that the
know-Nothings would carry the elections in every
State i'll the Cnon. These remarks naturally lcd I"
the suspicion that his mi,s N through Virginia was
not alone to promote the of Temperance" but Ills"
to aid in accomplishing tho success Of tho kn"W'
Nothing ticket in our State.
Tho information thus received from tw" di''an'
points, leaves doubt Of the fact that cmIsNa:c' "'
the Secret Order, under various disguis,, have o''
engaged in the straly work OF attempting I" s'"''
the people Of Virginia from thoir allegiance I" 'lc
haowed principles Of .Jclirsos statute III t!'S"''
freedom TO the foul embraces nf secret party I'll III
tolerance and persecution We feel ustliiedin warn
OF smissares whose real object is to intuS" the pot
son of Know Nohin1ism into the community Inc!
would sap the public moral, by their Jesuil'ca
preaching of intolerance would practically hu''
lily the wise and gescrous principles OF religious
freedom rud civil equality, contained III the bai ''
Rights Constitution, and Thomas Jefferson s'";"''
vi religious freedom. They would 60 farther ana
tempt the people Of the South into All intimate "ia
fatal aitilia.ion with secrt order, whose ri'Hg ""
ar is at the North and whose athuitirs have been
| proved to be of the worst abolition school. Inc
Know -Nothncs OF the NorllIand there the centre oi
power c1iss-havc exhibited their real Hnti-savery
purposes by their acts. They have filled thr heA
Congress with the Ieallies: cncinc" "i southern III
stitations. Their ultimate purpose IL u'"wcd hy 'her
accredited organs to be an ""n"sartry o'g""i;a-
| Gon In the know Nothing and American Crusader
Of March elth published at Boston, we have most
deliberate expression ol the policy to be pursued by
the Northern flsionsts. That paper speaking for i's
section avows the policy 0i making "seof IN" kno"-
Nothing organization for tho purpose OF accomplish
ing tn. traitorous objects of the abcltonst- IN these
words: "lthen il Tho kuow-NothinG organlzntion,j
ha. r.tormed tie naturalization hrr. whrn a h"s e.
ta6lishsd true and just St"adn,d Of american cht-
.caship; whcn 1t hos taught .'o1ticai R0m0ni&m Il.
rcolb}.caa d0tus :chcn Il emLoi", the c'owninc s"i-
| hmcnt that 10 Ame,ic brloHsS inrricl; Nrn I,
mag ,trn hc,t,ma!cjy to ne qns<f.or Of sL,"'.
H. Or, ochat ,cO.,id IT, tie natural c0Wrr, re-
soYte ttsslt into an AaL.Slarcyy orga,.i:ot.om.
Is ii not the plain and inevitable Interpretation Of This
official declaration. in the language ui the Memphis
Appeal, that when Know Nothingsm has divided aud
distracted the two grea: roli:ica! parties Of the
-. lift -.
nate organizations, that existed; when by
reason Of those distractions il has vnutcd into power
then il will have achieved u for which the present;
alliance between Southern and Northern inrii, wa
made the abolition element being the strons"-t, and
the Aboomists having the majority in the orGanza-
tion, will mould it to their liking. making II a
complete and unadultcrat.d abolition pnrty -
Are Southern mon prepared for this II, indeed.
| the KnowNo;hing organization ever contained any
thing to commend II I" the confidence cf he South,
| il has been ignored and abandoned and will they
permit themselves to he dupcd and led 10 the very
brink Of the precpco before they Gnprohend the i'm.
mincnt danger which threatens them and their
cherished institutions Are they willing To be
made the blind Instruments OF building up for
miiaLc party upon the ruins OF the old political par
tes, headed by the Iacksons and Cahouns--the CLAWS
and Wcbstcrs, for u miserable secret organization,
the controlling power of which looks first political
and religious prescription, and when i, shall b"
strengthened by laid and comfort from the South,
will throw oil it's musk, and strike for the abolition
Of nsgro-slaverv in the District Territories and
States, and erect perpetual barrier against the intro
duction Of Sluvc-Stutes into the Union What the
institution Of slavery will be worth tn the South when
these arc carried uut, wo leave 10 such men
as are willing 10 90 iui" secret onh hound associa-
ton with the abolitioni-ts, 10 determine For our
selves, we say that we have discharged our duty by
warning our Southern friends, both Wings aud Demo.
Gratis, Of tho impending danger.
The following il the article OF the Crusader, which
has elected these comments made in all cGn,or and
earnestncss
But let US add That these are moi the issues cf the
American party The party so far as VIZ nrr aware.
hns never formally expressed ITSELF upon the question
| of slavery Doubtless most of lis members have
some sort OF sentiments upon the matter, Just as all
Intelligent Americans have their ideas up" any topic
in politics and ie but they prefer them to 90 forth in
their right and proper channel There is no denying
the fact, that tho prepondrrance of The sentiment vf
the North ia anti slavery just ne lke ratio ut the
South is for slavery. In hu,E the sentiment is
sincere and EcEest-the result Of conviction for
which We entertain due respect. Thee sentiments,
however. do not clash tho ".tmerican' platform,
since slavery Is not put forward in it. Ii is Of
the articles Of faith Il supposrs every man ha- a
right to, and ia willing he should enjoy his opinions,
whatever they may be. When ha. reformed its ma.
turalzation laws; when il has established true and
Just standard OF Amrrcun citizenship; when il has
taught political Romnliism lis Republican, '.!.iies;
when. it cmbodlcs The cruwning sentiment that 10
"Alnercans belongs America" then it may turn lc-
ultimately TO the question of slavery, or what would
be the natural course, resolve itself into M antisavc
ry organization. Al present it has all it can do
quite much-to look after its own principles pro-
perly. 1t therefore c"nt-,npaies action upon out
side issues. Individual members North and South,
will, no doubt. have their opinions upon the men,
members and institutions of the day but the party
will beiuhu to lit original principles and platform
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