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We had hoped that the complete oveitu'o" " "
continued efforts Of Southern Know 'No'n'ps' e"u
Northern Black Republicans, to defeat Inc eieo''on VI
james Buchanan. had beaten little sense anu pa
triotism into the brains of the hno~-No'hing Nau
er,. The gallant people of the keystone State nooiy
snn-nsd the solicitations Of such quasi Southern meh
A, Bolts and Rsyner to help the cause OF Fremont
no .,.,.;r;no the "fusion" Fillmore md Fremont
ticket. and gave clear majority to the Democratic
cause of the Constitution and the Union. thorough
" routed on the Pennsylvania battle-ground there
was some reason to anticipate that the Sos'herh
schemes of the American" party would have Deeh
content to bear their ingorous defeat with little
COMMUNITY, to bow to the will of the people, ana 10
sbs,ain for little while from their bsihed macnipa'
lions of anti Democratic fusion.
But the events of the past few days in Congress
satisfy US that "the creature is at his dirty WORK
again" The Democracy must be resisted in its holy
mission of giving pence to the country ct any risk =
The movement of Etheridge, Southern anti Ne
brsska Know Nothing, sprung in the House on Mon
day. on the subject Of the slave-trade, without con-
sultation with his fellow members from the South
looks like wretched attempt to produce diassnsloh
aud division among the Southern members and there
by to play into the hands of the Black Republican
members. We rejoice that Mr.. Orr OF South Carroll
ma so promptly defeated this hnow-Nothlns move
mert by bringing forward temperate resolution
which fairly represented the universal sentiment OF
thu South in opposition to the wild and visionary pro-
isct Of ID. revival Of this slave trade and which re-
ceived the sanction Of nearly every member OF the
House of Representatives. This wise aud patriotic
10, Of Mr. Orr, coupled with the action OF the Sa'
foil ke n
upon the nachiua,ions Of the Black Republicans aua
will blow up their basely cherished schemes OF ma
king capital out OF Southern divisions.
But there IL still another striking phase OF an TN
holy assimilation between acknowledgment anu
Black Repubcansn. The attention OF the people
Of The South, aud particularly OF the American
party should be directed to the recent remark IN the
House Of Mr. H. Marshall of Kentucky, Wis Il
would not give The toss of copper, as to which OF
the Two political candidates had been elected o the
Presidency, Mr.. Buchanan or Dir. Fremont Such
declaration from the leader Of tho South Amerl-
oan party in Congress- is we'll calculated 10 give aic
and comfort 10 the chiefs of the Black Republican
host Are tho Southern Know Nothing party pre-
psred to reerate and stand by the sentiment Of their
leader in Congress7 are they ready 10 ADM, that
John C. Fremont /, US sound and safe the able
Pennsylvania statesman who has always stood by
the constitutional rights OF the South What other
consequence can flow from such preiudced and par
t.an opposition the voice Of the people, than thar,
in their anxiety defeat the success OF the incoming
administration, they furnish weapons for the Black
Republican assailans of the South the Constitution
end the Union As matters stand, Southern Know
Nothngs must take their choice between the Demo.
crazy sustained by the people. and the Black Repub
lican phslapx. Can any true Southern man. can any
patriotic lover of right and OF the peace of the Union,
hesitate for one moment To break down, or even
.hwart the conservative action of Mr.. Buchanans
administration I. TO act with the enemies Of the Con-
s,itutiou the real disunionis,s of the land No South.
ern man can in his conscience mistake the obligations
OF duty.