Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-02-14
Aho,,t,on,sts. Aboiitionists ,


Abolitfonists! AbolitionistsI
II is our candid and deliberate opinion that The
Democratic party of the South has done more
and is doing more, to keep alive the flame OF Ia
natieism at the North than all other parties com
bined. Notwithstanding their professions Of pc
caliar attachment to Southern rights, and the ar
rlsant claim which they set up as the only true
aaiional party, they are doing more to perpetua'e
the Abolition power, and endanger the Institutions
Of the South and the integrity of the Union than
any other party, sect or ism in existence. Ihe
Abolition faction would long since have "dled a
natural death, ;" but for the food upon which 1t
has been fed and iattened by Southern politicians.
Nsisy Southern demagogues have seized onthe
slavery question at every election, for the pur-
pose Of eleyating themselves to office, and by lis
eternal discussion have encouraged and butt up
an opposition at the North, which would other
wise have never risen to the dignity of a faction.
The Democratic party of Virginia is response
bic for very large share Of this practical laid
and comfort" to the enemy. According to the
Democratic papers and the Democratic orators,
no party has ever been sound upon this sectional
sue,tisn but their party. Every candidate for Of
fee from Henry Clay down to Geo. w. Sum
rnsrs has been tainted with Abolitionism, and the
miserable libel upon Southern gentlemen was
proclaimed from the press and the hastings, un-
til sensible people at the South believed u
What wonder then that Northern Abolitonisls
have believed it too, and gathered fresh courage
in the prosecution of their Ubiquitous designs?
Once more the Democratic party have mounted
this hobby, with the hope that it will bear them
ssce asain into power Their leader. Mr.. Wise,
has straddlsd the miserable, ricketty, spawned
old beast of burden, with right hearty good will,
and is plungiug his rowels into the sides OF the
iadcd old concern with q vengeance. All the
Dsnoefatc presses in the State are believing
that Same old tune" Abolitlonisis 20 Adolf
tisaists"-and the little cross-road orators and
ps,-housa politicians join Justify in the chorus
"Aboliiionists !"-'' Abolitionists Ii is a hab-
il with them, and they can't help it. Ii George
Washington were to arise from the dead, and an
aouace hnselfa candidate IN opposition to Hen
" A. Wise, scine demagogue would discover an
ti,slavcry sentiments in his Farewell Address"
and find plenty of followers to point their fingers
a, the 'Father of his Country," and cry-"Abo-
litonistW
As matter of course, then. Mr. Wise and
his party have found out beyond the shadow of
doubt, that the now-NoLhing party is made up
o. Abolitionists. Well, we do not believe it be-
cause Mr. Wise and his party say so, and as yet
have seen nothing to satisfy us OF the fact. IL
the Know Nothing party is an abolition party be-
cause the Massachusetts, Know Nothings elected
Wilson to the United States Senate, the Demo
cratic party is an abolition party because Demo
Gratis elected Summer to the same position
There are aboltionists attached to all parties at
the North, and all have their conservative ele-
ments except the abolition party proper. The
Democratic party is no purer than any other, and
has No better claim to nationality. As Southern
men, and regarding the sectional issue merely,
we would be very willing to toss up copper
and decide between the two old parties. In re-
gard to the new organization we hope that 1t Will
be made up of the National men of all parties,
and are not disposed to decry it as an Abolition
organization because sufficient number have
crept into the Massachusetts Legislature to elect
an AboltioniS! to office. As the Richmond Pen
,ty Post we'll remarks, ''we are only surprised to
fluid that there were any men, know-Nothlng or
no, Know Nothing, in Massachusetts, who could
be made to vote against man because he was an
Abolitionist II is hard for the Leopard's spots
to be changed, but the Know -Nothlngs have even
done this in Massachusetts,"
We lay down the proposition, that whatever
the American party Of The North may be, 1t is to
saw the least, not whit worse than Democracy
The same proof that convicts the one Of Adolf
,ionism conyicts the other. This proposition be-
ins true, we cannot perceive the bearing which
the question of their relative soundnesS has upon
the canvass in this State. The people OF VIr-
pipia are not called upon to vote for Gen. Will
son or any other Northern Know-Noihlng. NO
honest man believes that the Know Nothing par
~ of Virginia is composed of Abolitionsts, or that
their action will, in any manner, be influenced by
Abolitionists They will act for themselves and
doubtless nominate man in opposition to Henry
A. Wise. as far removed from AbOitiOns:n as
that gentleman himself IL the election of the
Know Nothisg candidate will operate unfavora-
bly upon the South, because the American party
Of Massachusetts, is an Abolition organization, the
election of Wise will produce the same effect, be-
cause the Democracy of Ohio are all abolitiOnists.
What is sauce for the goose is plainly sauce for
the rander. We can but regard all this clamor
about the abolitioaism of the American party as a
bit of bare faced humbuggery-a bald attempt to
s,ultify the intelligent people of Virginia. 1t rc-
maiDs to be seen whether the desperate game
will once more prove successful and lead to the
election of the most dangerous man who has ever
b.en before the people of Virginia for office.
Look Out!
If tho Know othings want to keep their par
~ free from demagogues and traitors, let them
guard well their doors. 1t is rumored that some
men. known to have uniformly and bitterly OPP