The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-30
From the sacramento tCa. Democratic f,ato Journal.
TIE MISSOURI COMPROMISE AND THE KNOW
NOTHING CONVENTION.

NOTHING CONVENTION.
We received letter yesterday from some person who
processes be know nohng and who says he sympa-
hizes with Che seceders from the Philadelphia Convention
He to know whether the delegates proposed to be
on the national council to attend the
ton OF the southern wing of the order act with the
northern know nolhngs who propose the restoration OF
the Missouri Compromise. The writer further innates
that it possible another Of delegates may be sent on
with especial regard this disputed questionable
question Of the next campaign
or course are unable reply the inquiries Of
correspondent being in the Of the order but
inclined suppose that the knownobing conven
will dodge the issue the order did in the last
vass and put off the evil day long possible The del
egates will probably indulge in generalities and then let
the drop There is chance of the question being
rly and squarely met because few counties are rep
resented in the convention and because nearly all the dele
gates who have arrived appear to be Of the Kentucky
school of know-nothings.
We should be glad if our correspondent would inform
us as TO the nature the new movement with which,
Of course can hold sympathy as regards the qne-
ton mooed but which will excite ordinary degree of
alarn) and post the relative strength Of the two
wings Of the organization in this State.
It'll high time that the know-nothng party should take
distinct ground the great question which agales
the conederay II the question be at settled amongst
them there will be shutting breaking up in the pres
identia agn All will be plain sailing if the
order has the honesty at the present time to stake sides
forever"
1t is unquestionable that the northern wings Of the
know-nothnss in the majority; that they would have
an overwhelming majority Ia the electoral college and
hence il is against them that the democracy will be
PEELED make their fight year. The wing of the
der which the present time to be represented in
Sacramento has been defeated in every encounter except
ing one in Kentucky It is the abolition element of the
cret order which is in the majority, will prove.
Upon the adoption of the majority platform las it
caed in the Philadelphia Convention twelve States
ded from the conventionto wit Ohio Indiana, Illinois
Michigan, Massachusetts, Connecticut Vermont, Maine
New Hampshire Rhode Island Iowa, and Wisconsin
Now, by looking at the table in the Crusader, it will
be seen these States represented five hundred and sixty
two thousand know -nothngs. Pennsylvania and New
Jersey solemny protested against the platform. They
said " We cannot, NTH FIDELITY 70 principles and
former professions tc any national organisation hose
action the question Of slavery seH result in endorsing The
Kansas Nebraska act and ,chch refuses sanction The
principles Of the Missouri Compromise Of 500 The
Der Of Ms represented i, set down in their calculation
at two hundred and fifteen thousand Add this to the
tOclpe seeding States and you have hundred and
sny thousand against the slavery plank The whole
Der which they claim in the United States is million
three hundred and sepenty.fUe thousand Thus leaving
majority against the platform of tpo hundred and serenity
thousand Since the holding of that convention, the
New York know-nohings have also seeded
Now the strength Of the order in the slave States is sci
down three hundred and nnety-one thousandin New
York and California two hundred and fifteen thousand
making in ALL six hundred and six thousand This leaves
majority of one hundred and sirythYee thousand against
he plaorai This calculation, it will be seem gives the
southern X. Ms the State of New York.