Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-04-25

as free States"
Opposed to the admission of any
more slave States into this Union:" The
| rsnkest and the most damnable Free
Soilism, as well as the most dirsct road
to dissolution
In New York--the Empire State-the
State which owes its greatness 10 the COM
merce of the Union as it is. in that State, so
bound to us and so dependent upon us by
commercial ties, the Know -Nothings met
there in. State convention, at Binghamton,
and they. too. join in the swelling chorus
of Abolitionism, and resolve as follows
"Resolved, That the national Admins
tration, by general course of official cons
duct. together with an attempt 10 destroy
the repose. harmony aud fretetual rela>
\tious Of tue country, in the repeal et the
Missouri compromise. and the encourage
meut of aggression upon the government
Of the territorial inhabitants Of Kansas.
deserves and should receive the united
condemnation Of the American people,
and that the institution Of slavery should
receive no extension from such repeal"
The meaning of which is that Kansas.
if applying as slave State should be re-.
jected. This is the platform upon which
they went.into their last fghtI This is
the platform upon which they gained their
victory A victory which has been SO
much reioiced over A victory which
would lead to dissolution of the Union !!
Thus stand the Know-Nothings of New
York Let US go TO northeastern-th
New England States. Maine. Connecti-
cut. Massachusetts,. New Hampshire, all
declared that
"Whereas the aggressive power which
has been uniformly pursued by the slave
power, from the commencement Of our
national existence, down to the abroga-
ton of the Missouri compact, evinces q
determination to Crush out the spirit as
well as the forms Of liberty from among
US, and to subject the free States to re-
lentless despotism: and whereas the sue.
cess of the southern delegates at the Ma.
tional Council, recently held at Philadel-
phia, in making abject and uncomplaining
submission to pro.slavery Legislation a
fundamental article in the creed OF the ma
tional American party, renders it imper-
ative on US to express our views upon the
great question of the country aud the age:
Therefore, we declare
ruthlessly broken by the repeal of the
Missouri prohibition, ought TO be restor-
ed; and that in any event, no State erect.
ed from any part Of the territory covered
by that part Of the compromise ought ev.
er to be admitted into the Union as a
slave State u
Though have them at hand, will
not weary and disgust you with any more
OF these northern know nothing platforms.
l have taken the northwest, the centre,
and the northeast. have shown you, so
that no honest man will ever deny IL who
reads these platforms, that they have
gone. utterly gone, into practical aboli-
tionlsm; that no representative-no man
who values the rights of the south-oan
act with them.
Do you want more proof? / refer
you to the records Of the present Con-
gress. I assert to you that three. fourths
of the men who elected Banks, were
know .nothings. 1 assert to you that not
a single northern member Of that party
voted for Governor Aiken for Speaker |
That after all their loud mouthed' pro.
fessions of nationality. Fuller lodged; his
precious little band Of six threw away
their votes upon their immortal leader,
and thus allowed Banks, who was only
elected by three votes-who would sink
the Union-Who would "absoTb" whit
the negroes-who has not yet determined
whether he is better than q negro or not
yes, these northern kaow.pothinRs
threw away their votes, and allowed this
man Banks to be elected Speaker.
Will any man Of common deesney-
will any man of Missouri, Of ordinary
self.respect, ever again abuse nae for not
having acted with the Fuller party
Instead OF getting national know-noth-
ings from the north for our national man.
Governor Akin. NE really loss two
"South Americans :" Mr.. Cutler. Of Del
aware. and Mr.. Henry Winter Davis, Of
Maryland ! So you will see that. instead
Of the tendencies Of the American order
being TO liberalize the north, It's practical
operation is to free-soil the south
Do you want more proof? / will give It
The know nothing convention. held At
Philadelphia, on Che 2ed OF February.
1856, (the birthday Of Washington
what desecratiOn repudiate and abOl-
ish this i2Ih section, On . separate and
distinct vote. and by an overwhelming
majority: aud in its stead placed plank
which means all things TO all men. and Of
which a member Of the convention, from
Indiana. and q supporter Of it, nr.
Sheets. said in that convention
"He would assure the South that the
1eth section must be got rid Of; he was
willing to accept the Washington platform;
for il Ihere was anything in It, IS was 10
covered up 1ith YeEbiage that q Prssi-
dent could be elected befsTe the people
would fDd ont what it Wes al about. -
(Tumultuous laughter.
Yes. this Infamous sentiment, instead