Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-02-14
TIE Observation-Disclosures.

The Raleigh STAR which seems to have abandon
ed the cid Wing party and become the organ of the
party of bigory and intolerance, says that the
charge preferred by the Standard that the Know
Notl1irg "is the ally of abolitonism is alb
soucly and unqualitiedly false. That paper then,
b. way of sustaining its assertion, a!ludes to the
sixty-thnusand know-Nothings in Virginia,
jority Of whom are shareholders.
We have uniformly given facts in support Of our
charge against this secret and dangerous organiza
ton anu we refer again to Of these facts,
follows:
l. The election by the Know Nothirgs, of Gard
ner and Pollock as Governors respectively Of Massa-
chusetts and PENNSYLVANIA and the freesoil abolition
messages Of these Governors
.. The election by the Know Nothings and fusion
lists of majority of the Legislature of Michigan,
which majority has recently instructed Gen. Cass
and Nh Stuart to vote to repeal the Nebraska and
Kansas act and also to repeal the fugitive slave law
s. The condemnation by the Know Nothing and
fusion majority of the Illinois Legislature Of the
course of Senator Douglas on the Kansas and Ne
braska act.
4 The bitter and unrelenting opposition of the
Know Nothing speakers and organs to the admins
traon of Franklin Pierce--an administration which
has signazcd itself by its devotion to the compro
mise of 1850 and by its prompt and energetic efforts
to enforce the fugitive slave law and to allow the
people of Kansas to establish slavery in that Terri
tory, if they choose TO do so.
s. The election by the Know Nothings of the Le-
gislature of Massachusetts, of Henry Wilson, rank
anu avowed abotonist to the United States Senate
an abolitionist as shown by his whole course up
to the time of his election and by declarations made
in fremont Temple Boston, since his election.
6. The reelection, by Know Nothings and the
old Wing abolition party combined, of William II.
Seward TO the United States Senate by the Legisla
ture of New York. We know it is insisted that the
= Know Nothngs proper Of New York are opposed to
Mr. Seward, and that those of the party who
secured his reelection, belong to spurious lodges
but why is not this if true, authoritativey announ
ced?-why are not these spurious lodges exposed
by the Know Nothing State Council Of New York,
and Mr.. Seward himself denounced? The reason is
obvious-such course would injure the Wing party
proper of New York, which is ally of the Know
Nothing organization there in it's opposition to the
administration of Gen. Pierce. But, we are told,
the Know Nothings proper of New York could not
prevent Sevards reelection. Admit this for the
sake Of argument, and what becomes of the boosted
power of the order? We were told that they were
to sweep every thing before them-they hnUe done
thus far in of the free States and the result
has shown that they are powerful for evil but, ac-
cording to their admission, powerless for good
in that region of the Union.
Some years SINCE when Mr.. Seward, the Wing
candidate, elected Governor of New York by
the aid of the socalled foreign VOTE the Wing press
es of this State rejoiced his election, and claim
ed it as proud triumph over the Democratic party.
Their files will show this to be Mr.. Seward hap
peds to have a better stock in trade, an
pulous politician, in the way ofvotes of socalled for
eigners than he could hope to gain by joining the
Know Nothings; and hence his course. If he had
been heretofore opposed to the present naturalization
laws, and to so-called foreigners, and if he were
member of the organization referred to, there
can be no doubt that his eelecton would have been
acquiesced in and apologized for by Southern Know
Nothing papers, just they have acquesced in and
apologized for the election of Wilson from Massa-
chusetts.
we might present many more facts of this char
actcr, If we thought it necessary to do So
We do not admit, the Star claims, that there
are sixty thousand of this secret faction in Virginia.
but if it be true, then clearly many of them have
been deceived, deludcd, hoodwinked by disappoint
ed spoilsmen and selfish ohce-scekers. This faction
IN Virginia may number Democrats in their
ranks; but nine-tenths of them, we do not doubt
recently belonged to the old Wing party. These
Democrats, whether heretofore sound disgruntled
Will have to abandon. the Know Nothings and come
back, or go down.
W invite the Star to meet or even to refer to
ana explain, if it can, the foregoing facts