The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-08-02
The Know Nothing Report"

meres ana tnelr secrecy, ana again standing up
openly for their candidates and their platform
Their first daylight meeting was but thnly attended.
Whether this was the result of want of enthusiasm
among the members of that party, that they were
unused to open meetings, or that their members
were too busy with their respective occupations, we
shall not pretend to say.
| We have something to say, however, concerning
the political harangue, which the meeting put forth
and dgnied with the name of 'rcport' and rcso-
lutons. The printed proceedings of the meeting
say that the committee was appointed to report prc-
ambc and resolutions'-not to report ''report"
and resolutions 1t would have been well for the
committee to have performed the duty assigned
them and left to ADLER hands and clearer heads "the
speech making portion of the business. If the
meeting desired address, it could have been east
ly furnished them by committee appointed for the
purpose; and they would have been spared the NOR
fcation Of having political haranguc struggled be-
fore the public, under the name style and title of
report
The report complaccntly announces that Mr.
FILLMORE was nominated adversely to Northern
fanaticism." II may be called adversely to North
ern fanaticsm" but 1t was adversely to nationality,
and 1t is the first time in the history of our country
that portion Of the Southern people have been left
to nominate a candidate for themselves. Mr. Full.
MORE stands before the country now--not as the
nominee Of national convention--but that of q
faction. The report says that at that nomination
STEW fanatics withdrew. If our recollection serves
us correctly the delegations of ten Suites and among
them the largest in the Union, protested and with
drew, and these are they the report dsmisses with
l .I,,,;,.. liz.
report with Mr.. FILLMORE, denounces sectional
agitation. What is national agitation? What is Mr.
FILLMORE and his parizans but sectional ogtators dcs
titutc of any nationality. Even at this late day
Mr. FILLMORE Is without an electoral ticket in very
many of the non-slaveholdng States
In speaking Of the record of the Democratic and
the South American" candidate the report re-
marks "it is an open one as to both" We call most
respectfully for that .'obligation," whether upon
oath or upon honor, with the accompanying ccrcmo-
MES and mummerics which was secretly administer
ed to Mr.. FILLMORE in his initiation into the order
Of Know nottingham. Until this is furnished the
record of both is NOT an open one Mr.. BUCHANAN
stands before his counrymcn untainted by secret po-
Hicai obigations disgraceful to the high position of
the Presidency, and his record challenges the adm
South
The report says Mr.. BUcIIANAN's strength came
from the "Anti-Nebraska North, /" and that the Gin.
cinnatl Convention woud not take the ''author" nor
the "approvcr' of that great "tcst," on which the
party had planted itself. Mr.. DrcIANAN's strength
from "Anti-Nebraska North!!" Who ever heard or
an "Anti-Ncbraska" Democrat? Mr.. BucuAyAy's
strength came from the NEBRASKA NORTH: the ANTI
Nebraska North follow the flag and keep step to the
music of FREMONT and FILLMORE There are no
ANTI-Nebraska men in the Democratic camp, North
or South. How stands Mr.. FILLMORE upon this great
'test?" What are his opinions concerning the 70.
peal of the Missouri Compromise? Is he in favor
OF the restoration Of that line or not? Would he, If
elected approve or veto bill recstablishinr itg
THESE are questions for Southern Know NothiDps
TO Inform themselves up0n to obtain correct and def
mite answers to- and to act accordingly 1t is impor
tant for Democrats to have these qucs tons answered
correctly but it is ALL important for Southern
Know Nothings.
The committee on "report and resolutions, have
seen proper to sit in Judgment upon the delegation
of Louisiana in the Cincinnati Convention, and to
dcnouncc them for having. by their support of b.
cHANAN, violated the trust reposcd in them Whether
they did or not the author of the report reposed no
trnstn said delegation, and has no basis upon which
to rest his denuncaton, and no grounds for assum
ing to hold said delegation to any accountability.
The report says, land on no supposition can their
action be accounted for or excused except on the as.
sumption alluded to above, OR that it was another
Sddellin affair."" What is meant by .SEdlAan aGairp
What does this innuendo intend to charge? If Sen
ator SLlDEL. has committed political crime, charge
him openly and not covcrtly. If he be guilty.
strike him down, II ont to front, but do not stab him
in the dark. Make the charge, with the specified.
tons and produce the proof. Until this is done.
justice demands silence at your hands, JOHN Sill
DElL's political fame stands, to-day without spot or
stain. The committee however, after passing Ilt,g.
nent upon the Louisiana delegation, and after tray.
cling out of the path of duty and deccncy to cast
slnr at SlDEII. say But we have no right to call
them to account" Why, then, in the name of or
binary sense, have they dared thus to trampc wan
tonly upon the rights and feelings of others? ri
they had no right to do it, then they ought not to
have done It, Their confession does not lessen their
oliensc.
The report further says that ''if the Democratic
IS the only national party, then the people of the
United States have greatly erred in the selection of