The true Democrat., 1856-04-22
The New Know Nothing
 Platform.

tory of the aboltionists, who, for the sake of the spells, were willing to concede a little to southern pride. In the June council which adopted the first platform, the southerners had it all their own way; in the February council which adopted the new platform, the abolition ists possessed the controlling power In the first platform great deal was yielded by south ern men to the abolitonsts; in the ,aeD plat form but little is yielded by the abolitionists to their southern brothers.
 As this new platform with its candidates Fillmore and DonelSon--is presented for south ern suffrage, it will be well for the south to ex- anime il with scrutizihg care. This, we propose, this week, to do-taking it section Ly section, and emitting no portion oft.
 SECTION ]. An humble acknowledgment of the Supreme Being for lis protecting care Noehsaied to iathers n their successful revolutionary struggle, and hitherto manifested to their descendants i'll the of the liberties, The independence and the union 0i these States.
 This is sheer hypocrisy and nothing less. There is as much of sin, and as little of piety in the Know Nothing party, as in any other party, in the republic. Indeed, judging it by it's fruit-its mobs, murders and destruction of ballot boxes there is more of lawlessness in it than in any other political organization
 SECTION ?. The perpetuaton oi the Federal Union and constitution. the palladium. of our CIVIL and religious liberties and the only sure bulWark oI ae- Tican independence"
 These are but empty professions-genera- lites-that politicians are given to-even the abolitioniss. They have no binding force and are only resorted to for the purpose of covering real designs.
 SECTION 8. Americans must rule America; and to this end born citizens should be selected for all state, federal and municipal offices government employ ment in preference to all Others.'
 This is, par excellence the Know Nothing doc trine It is an attack made upon our foreign born citizens simply because the insidlous wiles of federalism have never been aEle to seduce them from the democratic party. It is a doc triue enforced only against foreigners who are democrats Foreigners who have joined the order have been elected by the Know Nothings to office "Americans must rule America illtdlS lOlIlil9 llipiC iCSo sAAd Ah"OW ~CTfty" must hove the spells cf ogfce.
 SECTION f. Persons born of American parents siding temporarily abroad, should be entitled to all the rights oi native born citizens
 Of course. No man, woman or child dis putes this It is the law of the land-passed and approved by democratic administration. Why it is introduced into the Know Nothing platform, we do not know, unless for the pur- poses of humbuggery. It is a law passed by democrats, over which they made no parade.
 SECTION .. No person should be selected rpoli tca station whether of native or foreign birth who recognizes any allegiance obligation, Of any de- scription, to any foreign prince potentate or power, who refuses to recognize the federal and state const tutons each within its sphere as paramount to all other laws rules ot political action'
 On this point, what girjng in of the Know Nothings Their June platform started out with "resiStance 10 Ae oggre8sre Poticy and cor ruptjng tendencies cf he Roman Cataolic CFu'c's." Beaten all over the Union in this attempt to establish "relgious test" they have changed their ground Not one word is said about Ro- n.an Catholics in the new platform What a backing down. In regard to persons holding office who "refa1se to recognize tue teteral and state consultations paramount 10 oU other laocs as rules cf political action," it is nonsense. No person, in any state in the Union, can hold of flee without first taking an oath to support the consultation of the United States and the State by whose laws the office i5 created. No fo. yeiqner can become citizen of the republic un- til he renounces all allegiance to "foregn prin- ces, potentates or powers,' and takes an oath to support the constitution of the United States. Such is the law of the land, enacted under democratic administration. What more can the Know Nothings do? In section ,, quoted above, they do not even propose to do more. While the Know Nothings make professions, the democrats pass laws to protect the inte- rests of the country.
 SECTION s. The unqualified recognition and maintenance of the reserved rights ot the several States, and the cultivation of harmony and traterna good will between the citizens of the several States and to this end, non-inteIterence by Congress with questions apperaining solely the indild States, and interN Nention by each State with the affairs ot any other State."
 This section is good as far as it goes; but it goes no farther than the platform of the free- soiers. The abolitonists and free soilers re- cognize the reserved rights of the States They do not propose to interfere with slavery in any State On this point the Know Moth ing platform is no better than the platform of the black republicans.
 SECTION :. The recognition of the native born and the naturuzed citizens of the nied States per munently residing in any territory thereof. to frame their cons tituton and laws and to regulate their dO mestc and social affairs in th 1T own mode. subject only to the provisions of the federal constitution with the privilege of admission into the Union whenever they have the requisite population for one represen tatve ill Congress; provided. always that none but those who are citizens of the United States under th constitution and laws thereof, and who have q fixed residence in any such territory ought to participate m the formation of the constitution in the enactment of laws for said territory or State"
 Squatter sovereignty Cup to the hub." Af- ter all the southe,n Know Nothings have said against Pierce, Cass, Douglas and "squatter so- vereignty'' we do not understand how they can swallow this section. Southern Know Noth- ings maintained that the people have the right to establish and protect slavery in the territories, but no power to prohibit it. I his section, though studiousy avoiding the word szavery, recognizes the right of the citizens of terrto- ry " to regulate their domestic and social affairs, in their own mode" This is "squatter sove- reignty" swallowed down without single grim ace!
 As to the "pr5vIege of admission into the TTuiOn D hear Cant pikG He is oood Know Nothing authority. He says:
 ssThe south demands, and has a right to demand, in every platform democratic, whig American spe- cifc language the subject of slavery. It does want to be told that laws cnStitutimdly enacted are to be obeyed until repealed decided null by judicial authority. It does not want to be told that q new State shall have the prirlege of admission. It is tired of ambigues and sick of generalities; and us the matter stands, when man reclams his slave at the risk of his te and at times the value of the save when ccrgymen preach sedition and States pass personal liberty acts ambigutes and generaties are A mere transparent cheat and frand upop +ba