Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-28

Douglas. These are not favorable indications
With the kindest feelings toward those Of our
friends who have connected themselves with the
new party, we must for ourselves stand apart
faith IN the Democracy of the New Testament and
the Brotherhood Of Man" M
We shall close this article to-day with some
extracts from the New York Tribune (of De-
cembcr last the great gun Of W. ii. Seward,
and shall continue the subject in our next issue
We invite careful perusal Of these extracts
"Myrou ii. Clark Greene @. Bronson, and Ho-
ratio Seymour were the rival candidates for Gov
ernor when the Know. IN othing' Grand Council
met in this city to nominate one. All three were
natives and Protestants. The frst-named had long
been Jealous and prominent member of the Or,
thodox Congregational Church, and q most un-
doubted anti Papist He had tried also to become
Know.Nnthing, and had failed, if at all, through
some technically which did not cast a shadow Of
doubt on his attachment to the principles OF the
order. He was the Temperance candidate, and no
man questioned his devotion to liquor prohibition;
while both his antagonists were license men. He
was consistent and earnest anti-Slavery, anti
Nebraska man, while both his antagonists were
committed to acquiescence In the triumph Of Doug
lasism. How came It, think you, that he was re-
jected by the Council, and fourth candidate, who
was neither Temperance nor anti.Slayery man,
| was nominated instesds How came they to prefer
defeat with Ullmann to triumph with Clark Does
this question admit Of more than one answers
"We know that candidate for Congress in this
4 city, who was himself AZ Known Nothing, was re-
quired by the Council to pledge himself prelim-
nary to his nomination by that body, to vote In
fexibly against VIM. II. Seward for President, in
case he should be candidate for that Office, and
| the election should 20 to the House. And this is
| but one Of many cases Of like character
ave do not know single instance in this State
| where prominent anti-slavery or Maine law man
has been nominated for Office by the 'Know-No.
| things though we believe one Is promised good
| berth In Massachusetts. But we do know many
| Temperance men who were for Prohibition frst
and other things afterward, until they became
Know Nothings; since when they have tried to
make Temperance subscrvient to Natiyism, and
have voted down Maine Law candidates for As
sembly, electing anti-Prohibition Know-Nothings
instead.
| a"We hear that the late Know Nothing Grand
Council at Cincinnati, formally resolved that the
order shall be neither pro- sduery nor Gnfisdrery
That is nominally the position maintained Tor the
| last twenty years by the late Democratic party
| and we may fairly expect the American party,
as party, to take position on the slavery ques-
ton. abreast Of that Of Tammany Hall
"wc believe the Know Nothing array is des
/ Llneu 10 prove tue ueauuebt lOt VI uuti-SAVClyS
| temperance, and every other reform movement;
aud wo see that the slave-drivers are beginning to
vie with the Union savers in milling the Know
Nothing lodges as admirably suited to their uses
And in any movement like this, politicians by
trade, like the Shareholders, will always outmanage
the men who live by their own labor, and can be-
stow but casual attention upon politics.
"The great aim of the order In this State has
been to prevent the reelection Of Mr.. Seward to
the United States Senate. That gentleman is, above
all Others the representative Of Northern sent.
ment, on the question Of extending slavery, and
confirming and perpetuating the power Of the oil
| garchy who rule the country by means OF slavery
There is nothing which could send such thrill Of
Ijoy to the bosoms Of Douglas, Pierce, Atchison,
and the whole throng Of niggerdriving politicians,
\ no event which could 50 dishearten the earnest
champions Of freedom as the defeat of Mr.. Seward.
To accomplish it, the Know-Nothings have done
their utmost In this work they have had the aid
Of the chief save-catching journals Of the State,
such as The Express, The Albany Register, and
The Buffalo Advertiser Not till after the election,
when the New York Times was led by its convic-
tons of public duty to enlist under their banner
have they had the countenance of single Journal
not previously identified with proslavery opinions
and with the crusade against Mr.. Seward. If this
is not proof Of their completely in the purposes OF
| the slave power, what can be " ,.