Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-26
Know Nothingism and Abolitionism.

ism in disguise. fit were SO in the North no
one can suspect that it is SO at the South-nor
would it be possible to explain in what manner
it increases the danger of the institution of slave
nv. Southern gentlemen and Shareholders by
thousands have connected themselves with that
organization. Does any one suppose that in 50
doing they have laid aside the convictions and
rreiudices of Southerners, aud that they will
permit an order of which they are members to be
made the medium through which abolitonism
may he introduced into midst Can there
be in Know nothingism any thing that deprives
men of the instincts of self-preservation The
PRESUMPTION is sheer folly. But Is it true that in
the North, even it is abolitionism in disguise =
Below we furnish evidence, OF the most eonclu-
siye characterize the contrary. Before doing so,
however. we cannot refrain from reminding the
people of Virginia that it is but a repetition OF
the old cry with which the democratic party have
entered every canvass for the last fifteen years.
1t was raised against Gen. Harrison IN lsiO-
against Mr.. Clay in '4i-against Gen, Taylor IN
'is-against George W. Summers IN 'ol-and
AGAINST Winfield Scott in 52-all of them ma
tive Vrginians, and all of them opposed, too
with one exception. by natives OF free States
Is not this a most striking circumstance =
At present we have only the democratic eandi-
date In the ficld--if his opponent were known,
though he owned as many slaves a. Gen. Taylor,
we do not doubt that the cry would have been
raised against him. As he is not known'they seize
upon that which is presumed to represent him
and shout abolitonism at II. Can the people "t
Virginia be duped a dozen times over by the
same trick Have they forgotten that Martin
Van Buren, who was pressed upon them IN IL lo'as
holding southern principles" was IN n the
candidate Of the free SOL party-that Polk, who
in Il was preferred to Clay, signed the Oregon
bill. containing the Wilmot proyiso-that tass,
who in IL was pressed upon them as more reIl-
able than Taylor, now openly advocates squatter
sovereignty, and has been handed over for IT, by
the Richmond Enquirer, to the execraton OF the
South-that JOSfph Johnson is the author OF the
Jordan Hatcher letter, and that President Pierce
sustains the Nebraska bill because he regards it
"a proposition in behalf Of freedom" and thinks
that under il mo other slave state can enter
the Union Can they, we repeat, have forgot,
ten all these lessons: or. remembering them can
they again I've deceived and frightened by AN ont
cry about abolitonism But we are keeping the
reader longer than we designed from the evidence
which we proposed to submit. we quote first
from the Penny Post:
oThe New York Herald, says the Post, a'lu-
ding to the effort made by Mr.. kett and Mr..
Barry, in the House of Repre- sentatiyes and Mr..
Wise, in Virginia, to identify this party IN the
North with the abotionsts, holds the following
language:
Assuming that the members OF Congress in
question: and that the chosen champion OF the
Cabinet spoils democracy of Virginia. ARE rally
ignorant of the true position of the Know Moth
inps as IA national organization. II Is proper that
we should undertake ia enlighten them and set
them right The Know Nothings, then Of the
North are not in the league of the anti slavery
societies The new American party, throughout
the North and throughout the mon, stands upon
the safe and national ground OF absolute non-h-
tervention on the slavery question. They regard
the subject of slavery local question, as such
they simply propose 10 leave it TO the legislation
of the States respectively concerned, and Ia the
neople of the Territories that may be Interested.
Nothing more. The Know N0thlngs have open
" proclaimed this platform at their recent jubi-
lees al Boston and elsewhere; and they are the
subjects of the bittercst hostility OF Lloyd Gar
risons Liberdtor, and all the abolition journals OF
the North"
1.-The Herald next dlliutS W lhN p"i f'o'0 VI
the new party in the State of New York 1t
says:
ain this state we find this new party leaving
no stone unturned 10 defeat the reelection OF
Seward TO the United States Senate, because his
anti.slavery and sectional programme for the
Presidency stands in deadly opposition to their
national platform. and union aud conservative
principles On his side, we find that the anti
slavery partizans of Seward consider all their en-
emies in New York vanqushed, wings and demo.
Gratis all except these terrible Know Notmhgs
They alone remain 10 confront him. Is they de
fent him now his disunion abolition scheme for
,be succession is at once demolished, and ifthey
fail to defeat him now the inevitable result Is
only postponed for a season"
at certainly has appeared to us not little
singular, that the opponents of the Know Moth
inp. in the South should be using against them
the same arguments used by Seward and
his ORGANS in the North The Herald alludes to
this singular col incidence in :he following terms:
at is certainly somewhat remarkable that
while Mr. Barry of Mississippi, and keltt, OF
South Carolina, should be at one end of the Capt.
toll harangung the House against the Know
Nothings they should be using the general argu
ments of Seward himself in tue Senate, OF six
months ago. Mr.. Barry is of the opinion that
the Know Nothings in New York would have
Joined the cause of Seward had he not spurned
the association, and that he can yet make "his
own terms of accommodation with them These
opinions are refuted by the simple facts that the
Know Nothings in the field for themselves;
that they contemplate n run over the whole
Union for the Presidency; and that they are well
aware that any trading or hucksterlng with Sc
ward, upon any pretence. would instantly reduce
them to the mean condition Of sectional faction
in the interest of the arch agtator."
nThe enthusiastic reception which the Know
~ IL. Lava mot with in the North is thus nc.