The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-21

that he ought feel the ashamed II the Old Hero
could have risen before him to-day when be stood this
platform aud invoked his justify his apostacy from
the democratic paryf the head Of the old patriot could
have appeared his private secretary would have left the stand
in doubiequiok time.
Mr.. ~ said that Major Donelson had exhibited strong
aversion nullders and aboons in his speechhe hated
them so much he could remain in the dem
ocrac partyPesiden Pierce had corrupted II so thor
oughy by appointing nuhers aud reesoiler to office, that
had become fed of corruption; the other
hand the old wing party had also become corrupt and that
the know nothing organization political necessity
arising from the eorrupons OF the two old political parties
Mr. Nicholson said be did not exactly comprehend how Nal
Doneson could make pure party he represented the
knownongs to be by mixing together two corrupt bodies
lie illustrated the idea by crushing together two unsound
eggs, and asked Major DoneAon ii he thought the odor
arising from that process would be pure agreeable Mr.
repealed the idea that te democratic party corrupt
ard he appealed 10 the wings judge whether Mai Doneon
had done them justice in representing them as corrupt
But said Mr. n, there something especially strange
in The hostility Of Major Doneson nuGers and abolition
If bis memory fault, the first foreign mis-
which be had received him through the hands
the Prince of Nuhcr the late John g. Calhoun, whilst
Secretary Of State under John Tyler. Some twenty or
thirty thousand dollars outfit and salary not then the
less acceptable because 1t spois conferred by nui
fer! But without dwelling this, Mr. Nicholson would
home Major Doneson had been exceeding Bit
in denouneng southern nuiiers and northern abolition
m and in the breath he had been equally cxtravagan
ell There unaccountable contradiction in these posi-
lie doubts the democratic party because it has in its
organization whom he denounces nuliers and aho
toniss but be joins organization and goes into secret
councils where every delegate from the western States is
either aboitionist nuer and many Of them abolition
lists and nulies. lie cannot brook southern nuiliEer-
they all traitors and deserve hangngbut with northern
nuiers no strike hands, go into secret consultation,
cordial brotherhood when opposed to their trea-
sonabe sentiments and out to the South to pass euo-
GIGS upon the work of such association Everybody
Knows Major Doneson knows, that the worst class of trail
tors that ever lived in the Philadelphia counche has
those HIMSELF but whilst he denounces the
leaders here there record of denouncng them when in
council with them.
Then it was hail fellows we'll met brother Andy Jack
son Doneson brother Henry Wilson, brother Ford and
all the other notable spirits of aboonism treason ming
ling harnonionsiy all consulting all aboring to make ma
tiona platform traitors Of the North and patriots Of the
South to stand together upon! lie has said to-day that "a
known by the company he keeps and SO he IL and
upon his rule he is known lie home from the
company aboonsts and traitors with the very odor of
still sticking his garments and here TO de-
Franklin Pierce for giving countenance to southern
nIllers. He has appointed who not believed
by him to be as honestly and faithfully the Baltimore
platform Major Doneson himself and certainly who
have proved faithful democratic principles than
he has done.
Mr. Nicholson then proceeded for than an hour to
discuss the doctrines and principles ofhe know nothing
izaton His speech was the ables that have heard
upon this subject that he completely and thoroughly de-
oshcd the my arguments of Neil Brown and Major Dom
elson no with a grain of will pretend to deny.
No only regret that every knownothng in the county did
hear him and for the benefit of those who
present would be glad to publish his speech entire but
time ard space prevent from reporting it moro fully