Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-27
am, up ,,-r,pS M ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

THE BEAUTIES OF kNOWNOTHlNGlSM
An important fact which the South cannot to'
carefully mark, developed at the recent niee''ns
of the State Council Of the Know Nothing ordef IL
Massachusetts,. A split and separation TOOK p'S's
upon the question of sustaining the nomna''on Vi
Fillmore and Donelson The Gardner hnow'No'
things were for supporting the nominees anu Tue
thorough abolitionized oharactes OF tho dardner'
Fillmore branch 10 depicted in speech made oy one
of the leaders E. o. Baker in the Council. lie
said:
"He voud ask the council, as reasonable men,
what had gwen the slave power its strength. grasp
Ing at every inch of free dominion II was 'he
great national democratic party II gave Us e1as'
forced on us the Mexican and their tralns o slave
ry-the repeal of the Missouri Compromise-the pow,
err TO carry slavery into the Territories, and forced
every OF US to fight the great battle IN upposon'
What il that gave all these things 10 the ,me'
can people the election of Franklin Pierce included!
III, purchased Irish vote-the foreign vote. Inc
greatest the paramount question, then, "ns NOT 'na5
OF slavery, bur Of naive Anerlcansm LOUD chees.l
He would say as an anti slavery man, lha' NO Houu
do everything 10 redeem the country from the Riasp
of slavery; but first aud foremost that we shoao os
free from foreign influence. that helped I" give US all
the tools of this slavery. lCheers Inc American
party was split in twain by the slavery ou
only for time for truth struck TO earth would rise
again The party which would prevail IN this state
wer. this division continued. would be the Franz
Pierce democracy: and il was TO be hoped not. by
healing up Of divisions the State would Dc SaVeu
from tbs disgrace aud be in position 10 serve IN
faure had done in the past the credit ana repu
saion of old Massachusetts,.
How do Southern Fillmorenes relish such senti-
msnts, coming from their national brethren OF Now
Eugandl Can they, by further attiation with the
secret Order, give aid aud comfort to ths enc
miles Of tho South, who make war upon and
prosecute the adopted citizens upon the avowsd |
ground that the latter in resisting abolition, have
aided in giving to Southern men something like equal.
ity of rights Is not Native Amercanism at the
North the handmaiden aud potent instrument OF anti |
slavery Its effect has been to introduce into the
two Houses of Congress the worst elements Of anti.
slavery aud the present boldly declared purpose of
Massachusetts. Fllmorenes is to keep up the war up
"a naural:zed citizens aud to give new impetus to
schemes of abolition aggrandizement and aggression
on the South lnthis unholy and mschievous crusade,
they boast that they have faithful ally in Mr. Fill
!noref who stands on the same platform OF bgotry
anu persecution. The notorious Brownlow, OF Ten
nessee produces evidence that Fillmore is bound,
heart aud soul, to the organization OF conspi'
rators who seek to break up the Constitution aud TO
destroy the civil and religious rights guaranteed by
the sacred charter of Union. Brownlow says
We assert, and we know whereof We speak, that
during the troubles in Buffalo, where Mr.. Fillmore
resided, several years ago, between the Americans
and the Foreigners, Mr.. Fillmore was member of
the American League" which was formed to pro.
iect the native citizeus against the aggessoDs OF TO-
reigners and unna,uralizcd citizens. Mr.. Fillmore
was also member of the "Ordsr 81 United dmeri-
caas before he President of the United States.
Ills wEele course Of conduct while President shows
that betore the present American party was organ
lied, he was thoroughly nbued with American prin.
cipes.
Since Mr.. Fillmore's retirement from the Presdsn.
cy. he was initiated into Council la, in New York,
aud took the three degrees of the Order-took the
oatas of the party, if the reader please-and if again
elected to the Presidency we confident he will
be- he isjust the man to carry out his engagements
and to comply with his obligations.
Sir. Fillmore has long been charged with having
secretly affiliated With the proscrptve order, and he
has denied, either directly indirectly the au-
thenticty Of the statement 1t is now openly admit.
ted, in ts full extent, by of his active champions.
How, then, can Old Line Whigs vote for Fillmore
without, Z sacrifice OF principle and candor! Above
all bow can Southern men vote for man who, as
swora member Of the Order, is bound to comply with
ITS Inaus;toria commands and Co persecute adopted
citizens whose great alleged crime is that they have
stood By the Constitution and the equal rights OF the
Soulful Can Mr. Fillmore, If elected, refuse to obey
the order of his snti-savery Gardner vouchers OF
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