Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-20
Political sonersets


iitiesi nerspspers sometimes furnish as
fse specimens of ground ard lofty tum-
bling e were ever exhibited by die pro-
acknowledgements whowearfesh color
ed tights in the arena Of a traveling circus.
Less .han one year ago. the patent Dem,
ocratie presses. Of large and small cali
brs were aim ng all thei, batteries st the
Know Nothings. The Trumbu'l Demo
ersf fred its pop gun. of course. lnthxt
paper Of May, 18th. 1855. in answer to
an srtele in the Chrenieie, We End the
following:
The Democracy will nersr yirs The BE,
10 their professions, By forming disrepu-
table associations for the sake of secu-
ring temporary triumphs. You may
fr.ternixe with Know Nothingism, but Ne
ell no<. add would prefer hone cradle de-
feat to Q sigsory purchased al the ex-
p~sfe sf chaiscter and principle. Ht
ell jorm no pata'cai alliance With RnOU
Nod rgs, nor permit them to invade our
rsrlks. The uument a man becomes a
K N hecexs<s to be q Democrat, and is
discovered by The party, and treated as q
traitor and DemoCrut.
The facts of the late contest for Speak
Ct Of the House of Representatives, are
still fresh in the memories Of all. The
Democratic party without the aid of the
Southern Know Nothings. could muster
only 20 votes. The old game of buster.
brasgsdocia. and ,iissolving the Union
Gas played to n o purpose, and when sllre.
sources failed them. this party OF immac-
slsie purity. that would NO froteraize
v1A Know -Noshings. would folm no Po-
lI;,zi alliances with them, would prefer
kes0cu5ls dJeqt, 10 g victory purchased
a. such expense Of character and prince.
pc. ibis Pasnt Democratic ami Fusion,
party, humbly sued for an alliance with
the despised K. Ms and together in
sniesble proximity with them, and
every pro.sIsvery member Of the House,
voted for MIR. Aiken, a member Of the
ed Wig Purty. And even this arsilcd
them nothing. Although they had
eaten their own words, proved false TO
their openly Observation-Disclosures, crawl
ed on the r bellies in submission 10 Ire
dic;ation Of their 81 uthein lords, voted
with X. Ms for an old Wig, though
they had fused with every party of every
name, and stripe. that could be bribed or
threatened, into line with Stfingfrllow,
Pierce. Douglas d Co. even then. they
were defeated.
But il does not end here. The WASH
ington Union. the Presidents organ.
nakes feeling appeals to the Know
NotLings. for aid. and begs Of them, with
outslieiched hands to help.
1t says 1.-THE minority. or Southern
portion of the opposition. consisting en-
iirely Of Know No hings, profess to dit
fsr Is widely with The Aboilionists proper
snd the Abolition Know Nothinss, upon
che Ssfery question. as do the National
democracy. The question is, with sucl,
q contest before them What will they
dol Will they honestly re, cgnize the
Slavery question as to the one great is
sue upon which the contest is 10 be made.
and boldly take sides with the party
With rhpm they agree in defence of the
constitutional rights of the South and the
existence Of the Union :"
OF course they win. and the llemo-
cratic party will fold them in its VAIN
embrace. Know Nothirgism is hateful
Just 90 long as its power is directed
against the Administration. and no long-
er. The anti. Easion Democratic party
viii welcome to their ranks any man. OF
any set Of men. with any kind of pHinci-
pies, If they are only prO-slayery. The
lines sre fast being DRAWN end hereaf,
ter. says an exchange. the moment
aKnow Nothing consents to make the
cause Of Slavery paramount TO all othel
considerations, that moment q "Hindoo'
ha brother? Tothis complexion 1t vii
como at last.s @