The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-06-06
INTERESTING LETTER FROM A n. YORK
AMERICAN MEMBER OF CONGRESS.

I
To The Editors cftis Charleston Mercury.
i Your paper Of the 18th inst. contains an ar,
ticle ofno little significance upon the present
aspect Of the political parties now struggling
for supremacy in the Northern States Of the
Confederacy. II has attracted some atten
ton from several OF the newspapers in this
State, and has been commented on by their
editors according to their predictions ur
prejudces. As take deep interest in the
welfare and peace Of the Republic, and shall
take my stand in the coming Congress upon
none other than National platform, permit
me to notice few Of your remarks very brief
", and to correct some Of the impressions
they SO decidedly indicate. II may be that
YOU are mistaken in some Of your views, but
there is enough Of truth in the general tenor
Of your conclusions to alarm the public mind.
and seriously to demand Of the American peo.
pie the most solemn and careful reflection.
Party organizations, patched up truces,
and shallow compromises, have all had their
day, aud all have fallen beneath the violence
Of a deyilish fanaticism and the unholy am.
hilton Of unprincipled politicians. Il is
very true that " section has been embittered
against section" and that bad men have
brought the country almost to the verge of
dissolution, IN promoting their own selfish
purposes, but ! still have an abiding faith in
the patriotism and intelligence Of The people,
and will not despair of the salvation OF this
glorious Union.
OF the Wing aud Democratic parties, nov
IN the scar and yellow leaf il is not me-
cessary that should say an, thing more than
that YOU have very briefly, but correctly, writ.
ten their history. With varying success, they
have been the rulers Of our destiny, aud each
has failed in securing for US the peace and
tranquility we have so much desired. In
both, corruption has done its work. They
have sown the wind" and are now reapiDg
the fruits Of that sowing, in their own ever.
lasting Webster's conservatism has been
iearfully shaken beneath the intolerant IA.
natieism Of a Seward but Il is mot destroy.
ed. The Wing party is beyond recovery.
but Webster's principles are immortal. The
Democratic party has been utterly broken up
BY abolition. lis nationality is gone, its plat.
form destroyed. With President Pierce, iis
last pin will be knocked from under il, and
!" like the bascless fabric Of a vision, il will
ltdNc uDt WFeCk UeUiUu. All HUpe5 ~ Da-
tional organizations on The basis Of either
Wing or Democratic principles being futile.
il becomes Us all TO inquire, ifupon their ruin
there may not be built up truly national
party, conservative, patriotic, American
Does such party exisli You have answer.
ed for me, and quote your Language:
Such was The state Of The Cd parties, when. shout
year ago. The Know Nothing order first made iIs mark
on the politics Of the county Il pronounced the Oh
parties eiiete and rotten. II proposed 70 bury the old
Issues which bad divided the North and The South. and
70 cree, upon their grave grand, comprehensive nation.
81 idea, which you'd override III ,ecliO1s differences
snJ give peace snj security 10 The Union Sek ~ men
oftbe old parties dsgused with their vain exp,.
Jcnis, snd lufed By ts peeoIisr prnpes he nov par.
y gsihered % 10 folds many sJhsIents.'
There does exist, then, ga new party
the Know Nothing Order; and rejuice that |
you recognize is existence. You care not
TO question the sbtsgonism which this party
assumes 10 exist between the native and 70. /
reign born. You are willing TO accept il as
/ fact. and fact il is. yet" you ask,
what do we see afn tths new party
: excludes The foreign element, because Il IS !.