The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-09
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A beautiful little Triek-Ths Trickstsr caught
The Union and american, COMPOUNDED nnd
disconnected by the action of the late Phila
delphia Convention, in the adoption Of Plat.
form which it has vainly attempted to assail
is now seeking, by all sorts Of methods, tC
prove the northern portion of the American
psrtg unsound on the slavery question. The
history of this subject is before the people. Il
is known beyond all controversy, that, while
portion of the delegates from the Northern
States bolted from the platform, and that the
Massachusetts delegation went over altogether
20 Wilson & Co., yet another portion of tie
delegates from the free States remained in Il Q
convention, and pledged themselves to abide
by its action. And even Massachusetts, has
aimee rallied conservative party upon the bs-
sis of principles embodied in the National
Platform of the American party, which will
form a nucleus for the concentration Of the
national sentiment of that State. New York
and Pennsylvania are with the platform with
out doubt, and to doubt that it will secure
the cooperation and support of majority Of
the free States, is only to doubt that majority
of the people of those States are for the Con-
stitution and the Union.
But to return to the pretty little subterfuge
committed by the Union and american, to ex-
pose which we started ont. In that paper of
Saturday morning appeared an extract from a
speech delivered at New York by J. W. Bark.
er, formerly President of the National Council
of the American party, preceded by the fol.
lowing comments:
James w. Barker, Of New York, recently Presi-
dent Of the Supreme Council Of the Know Moth.
ings, and who was supported by the Southern dele.
gates for election to that office, has made speech
sinee the disruption of the Order at philadelphia from
which we extract the following passage. The south
ern portion of the Order, at least will not dare TO
impugn his veracity:
The object Of the Union and American Is to
mako the impression that the party is divided
on the platform, and hence it says in the SEN
tsnce which we itslicise, that the speech was
made ''since the disruption of the Order" We
now ask the reader to turn to the Union and
American Of June 10th, and it will find the
same paragraph published on Saturday morn
ing last with the above extracted preface, pub.
lshed with the following editorial introduc-
tory:
''We nnd in the New York Daily Times of MAY
24th, the report Of a speech Of President Barker
20 the Know Nothings Of the 10th Ward IN New
York. Some diff Guilty had occurred between the
friends and enemies Of Mr.. Seward, and President
Barker was called upon TO quiet the difficulty. AZ
Ter referring" &C. che said
Then follows the identical extract, word for
word, which appeared on Inst Saturday morn
ing, as having been delivered "since the dis.
YuptiOn of the Order"
We leave the Union and american 10 get
out of this dilemma as best 1t can. II will be
seen that on the 10th of June it published the
extract as having been spoken on the oath OF
May, which was true. The Council met In
June, and now the Union ond american, see
ing that the extract, torn as 1t is from its con-
text, might serve its purpose of attempting to
chow that the American platform is not en-
dorsed in New York, if it could be made APP
plicable, cOolly says that the speech was made
''snce the disruption of the Order" &c.
The snti-Americans are getting desperate
They see that the fates are against them, and
under the pressure OF extreme difficulties, our
Deighbor has forgotten his cunning.
Is this specimen of the tricks and imposi
tons We are to look for In that paper from
this till the electiOnp This, with its positive
and unretracted statement that Gov. Gardner
of Mass. approved the " Personal Liberty
bill, which he actually vstOed, and It's mistate
ment from the Blue Book of the number Of
Foreigners holding Office under the Depart
inents at Washington, should warn our friends
everywhere to be on their guard against the
OHios and americans statements, from this
until the clnse Of the canvass. What reliance
can be placed On them-what Importance can
Justly be attached 10 any thing It may say 10
the excitement Of a heated canvass, in view OF
the successive crushing exposures we have
made Of It's positive and deliberate assertions,
In these several recent instances American
friends, keep q sharp look Quit
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