The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-18

sbest urst Of the country Judge Porter Of Pennsyva
mia, once membcr OF the cabinet In late charge 10
grand jury m reference TO Il, used this language
IN any number en combine 10 form themselves into AN
associations by agreements 0aths 10 control the
opinions and votes Of portion Of cEens 10 the
else Of their suages that they shall according
TO their choce the dictates Of their own consoienee
but majority Of such association shall determine IL
And you win remember that il Is the agreement do
the act that constitutes the cmnay, Itself
be not done may Be well here TO observe that any
shall have uRthnkngly unadvisedy with
out being Of the criminal character Of such act
joined such association taken upon himself such
obligations, aaths they binding upon him In law
and ought not 20 be 10 morals He viii enact the part of
good citizen By eschewng an such fellowship o. association
and abandoning the illegal enterprise"
This know-nothngism i step IN advance Of Jesuitism
i combines higher-law ismst claims supremacy over
all laws Is such institution 10 be tolerated
Is law to be perverted from its coursef
Is abeot fraud 10 league with brutal force 7
y freedom 70 be crushed, and every
who dares maintain her cause 70 be undone
u base corruption creeping through the land
To plan and work her ruin under hand
Mr. Chairman. In the sincerity OF my heart hope the
people Of the South will take warning and not affiliate
with such organization. have reason TO believe that
many good and patriotic in the South OF both polit
cal parties have joined this movement II Is 10 he
hoped they viii take warning in time heseeeh them TO
study closely the aims Of this order before deciding
in its favor beseech them 10 test sam By his princi
PIES and they will find that like the evil spirit when
touched with the spear OF Ithurie he will squat toad
like 10 the earth They viii find that sam the good ge
Of the day Sir proclaim il with pride that the State
which have the honor in part TO represent has at all
times and under all circumstances been true TO the
stiuuon and the Union she is enaiuently conservative
and ism got oohold there, aud for this she has
been charged with being always asleep Better far better
that she should sleep than from her slum-
bers find herself locked in the meretricous embraces
Of that graeeless iberne dubbed by TIA godiathers
with the euphonious and classical sobriquet of sam
/ have too high a regard for my native State ia
suspect for moment that her people will he con-
frnlla hp ntitl North will not
ing endanger the liberties of her people and the union
OF these Satesnothng to tarnsh she bright escucheo
OF Der ancient In the olden time she was the first
10 rise up against the expressions OF the British King
within her borders the first declaration of independence
made the hills of Meekenburg FIRST reeehoed the ho-
of people who had declared themselves free and
independent and along Cardinals mountain passes first
reverberae ted the sacred hymn Of freedom natures meo
dous anthem her patriotic hailed with sou-stir-
ring shouts the newborn Goddess of American liberty
The of that day met openly and boldly and God for
bid that their descendants should discard the noble
pel
If there laws requiring repeal amendment why
go about the work openly heretofore The time is
not auspcious for the southern people inaugurae
practices II il said that in the Accommodating councils
the majority govern absolutely and that the national coun-
ell governs the State councils. Who tell what manda-
tory edcts this national council may issue Northern
know-nothngs control it-northern know-nothngs are
in favor of excluding all persons who cannot read and
write from voting. Will their southern brethren stand
with them that platform. The North has kept the
South poor by high protective tariffs and navigation laws
has drawn from it that wealth which would have enabled
educate all its peoples and now because have
large number of who have not received the benefits
of an education the northern know-nothings arroganty
propose add insult to injury, by declaring TO us who
be admitted the right of suffrage. They had as
well let alone; we can manage our own affairs. The
wings of the South have heretofore advocated principles
Why quit them now Why should any southern democrat
quit his party now 1t has proved itself equal to every
emergency Under its principles the country has pros
pered is the party OF progress OF State rights OF the
constitution to maintain all its guarantees.
General Pierce has proved true to the principles upon
which he was eected-tue to the constitution and con-
seuuently the South II he has lost ground he lost
it nv maintaining the rights Of the South. He has
owed himself friend TO the South Ingratude s not
trait in southern character and every true democrat in
the southern States will sustain his administration long
as he stands that great platform the constitution OF
our country and administers the government upon the
principles of that instrument