New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-19

they sre echoed BY n. National fsieii'ssser
among otAers 10 that the result Of the election 10
q rebuks to nulihcatisu They might just Is well
assume that ii wasa rebuke to hormonism' Tor
Mormonism wss quite a. much point at issue IN
the contes, AZ nullifc alton. The Personal Liberty
law, which they gratuitously denounee - nnli-
flying act was not framed nor is il upheld - such.
Those who drew il up and those who voted Tor Is
in the Legislature believed il to be constitutional.
end viii doubtless 90 continue TO believe until the
proper authorities have decided otherwise AZ
yet no decision has been made upon it, But,
whether constitutional or not. it was lot made an
issue in the recent conte,t by the two great par.
ties between whom that contest really lay-the
Republicans and the Know. Nothings, who together
cast nearly wothirds OF the vote of the State.
The total vote OF Massachusetts, ct the recent
election was in round numbers, l37 900: Wing,
1900, Democratic, IS 900; Republican, 81. 900;
Know Nothing, $1,000. The whigs and Demo
Gratis both stood on Pro Slavery national" plat
forms Both were opposed to the Personal Liberty
law. But. ~ very large portion of the Demo-
cratic vote was cast solely with reference to the
Liquor law, BY coalition fusion between the
not necessarily follow that all who voted for the
Democratic candidates can be justly stigmstixed
a. Pro-Slavery. Admitting. however, that the
forty eight thousand Wing and Democratic votes
were thorcug Hunker, the combined Republican
ssd Know Nothing vote outnumbers them by q
majority Of forty one thousand. No one, We pre-
,ume. will dispute the Anti Slavery character Of
the Republican vote. Probably, however, very
few of the innocent gentlemen who read The Bos-
ton Daly Adsertiser are aware of the position OF
the Know. Nothing candidates, for whom many Of
them ysted in order to defeat that dreadful radical.
Mr.. Rockwell, and over whose success they are all
disposed to rejoice - the success Of sound prnci
ples on ct least the Slavery question.
Throughout the recent Canvass the Aassachu-
setts Know. Nothings maintained 10 their conven-
lions, in their papers, and on the stump, that they
we're fully as Anti. Slavery /. the Republicans.
Their Ant, Slavery character, in fact, was one
great element Of THAR success for it is asserted
that mole than half Of the old Frees party
adhered to them, and voted for Gardner on
the alleged ground that he stood in better
Anti Slavery position than Rockwell and that the
Sprina6eld platform-the official Know Nothing
plstferm-was, % far IS Slavery 10 concerned &C
tually in advance Of the Republican platform. OF
the correctness Of this last assertion there be
DO doubt The Know Nothing platform, which al
the Know-Nothing papers kept standing in their
columns during the entire campaign, and to which
their stump orators constantly appealed, 10 IN
ouestionably more decisvely Anti Slavery than the
cautiously guarded and limited one constructed BY
the Republican convention ct Worcester The fol-
lowing extract, which includes al that relates to
slavery will show the lengths to which it goes:
Whereas tie Aggressive policy which has been uni-
foruy pursued by the Slave power ft the commence
mest Of national existence down TO the aorogshon
Of the Missouri compact, evinces determination to
crush out the spirf we'll as the )orns of liberty
from among M, and to subject the Free States to
.csfxe,. SsEs"ies 70 se .aiiosai fosSea rr".ay Asd
~ PkiIadcfpAia, making AFFECT and annomPla,nisK
.sJn,ssios 10 Pro Slavery iegtsidfon fundamental
article ~ tie erred Of the National American party
renders imperative upo US to exp views upon
the great question OF tue country and the age There
foIe ". declare:
81 Tha, the o. ton Of the egisstive executive and
judcisl departments OF tie Government ought TO be
controlled Nv the prrcipe taught By the trainers and
purs inter- ten Of the Constitution, that Freedom
rs National and Sf0rcry sectional.
- That for the country aud stability to the
Union must be scught by relieving the General gov
IN m6nt-so far ifs Jurisdiction eI'ends-oi al con-
recon with and accountability for American Slavery
y.
State in its legislation aud judiciary rhout b main
tanned invios.s.
- That the great ba,rier to Slavery ruthIessIy bro
ken down by the repeal Of the Missouri Prohibition
ought 10 be speedily rretored and that IN any ereR
State erected from any part Of ns terr'tory coy
cred By thai onpvomse oST erer to b. admitted mo
nie UHion Stare State
II will be seen from this that the Massachusetts,
Know. Nothipgs have cut themselves square OF
from the Nst,osaI party 1t should be observed,
also, that the third resolution il meant for an ap-
proval of the removal Of Judge Loring and Of the
Personal Liberty law.
When Gov Gardner wss nominated In October
last for reelection be catered the convention and &C
cepted the domination In speech In which he ssid
confess an an Ash- Siarery mas. will oppose
in public or private life the asgressions Of Slav
cry, 70 help me God 20 long - live" In the
.ame speech be spoke Of Judge Kane as " an infs-
nous slsvecstching commissioner ct Philsdel
phi., who, l hope, will be impeached for his con
duct before the next Congress- and were tAsrs
would ehesnully give my vote In favor Of saoA
Impeachment" And on the nigh, Of election,
when the Boston Know-Nothings went in body
to cougrstulste bis EIcellency, the marshal Of the
procession, Col Brewster, Significantly concluded
his address BY telling Mr.. Gardner that he had
been reelected because the people were Convinced
that on The great question Of Freedom 10 was a.
true and sound - any man that walked the coil Of
Massachusetts,.
The Bsse. Bee 10 the onicial State paper OF Mas
ssehusstsa and tho chief organ Of To KnowNotA-