Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-03-21
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Tuos VI. GARDNER, ESQ:

THos NJ GARDNER, ESQ.
DEAR SIR 1t has been my desire for some time
to address few remarks to those gentlemen who
were formerly members of the Democratic party but
who now are members of the Know-Noth1ng party
and you having presided over the late Know-Noth-
ing ratification meeting | will use you as an organ
for accomplishing my purpose. In every party,
whether its object is religious moral or polIucal
there are at least two divisions One honest and
conscientious, the other selfish and corrupt The
former fully realizing the Importance of its mission
the latter making that mission a cloak under which
personal interest is to be advanced My feelings
prompt me place you in the first class as 1T re-
spects your connection with Nothingism.
believe that you induced TO join that ORDER or
party (if it is worthy of that name,) by cunning APP
peals 10 your religious fears and apprehenslons.
You were made 10 believe that our country was
about 10 be inundated with fore gners who would
have power to overurn the Protestant religion and
substitute the tyranny, the oppression, the supersll
ton of the Roman Catholic Chlrch. his is true OF
you and few others, but ma orty of the Demo
Gratis who still adhere TO Nothingism can have
no such compliments at my hand. Base selhsnness
has ruled them. They wanted office The Demo
cratic party withheld It's confidence from them, and
! they, out of revenge, its destruction. Such
cattle is the bane of any party Their exodus from
Democracy blessing to ii. 1t is not to this
class would say word. But of your class would
enquire if you lave not been the dupes Of the cum
|
fore, did you quit the Democratic party? Doubtless,
you sincere in your former advocaton OF It's
principles Have any any of these great and Inestl-
mable princ pies lost their virtue? Are they not OF
the vita! importance as heretofore? Then
why have you discarded them 1t will not answer
for you say, that the old issues which formerly d
vided the parties longer in existence; this
can't sounds very well coming from the mouth of one
who would deceive but it should 5er be uttered by
you. The allegation is false in fact.
will oroif oil oil In rh ToriH
to National Bank-to the specie-paying, indie
pendent Treasury. Though in his senses
would deny, but if the Know Nothing party should
obtain the control of the legislation of the country,
that their old schemes would be revived and put in
force. But will omit them and to show the falsi1y
of the allegation, will call your attention TO one
great issue which will never die, which never
lose lis importance, and must always divide the
the Democratic party from the Consolidation party,
under whatever name it may exist. 1t is the use OF
the veto power This is the great, the conservative
power placed in the hands of the President for the
protection of the people. 1t is emphatically, The
Popular P0rer. TIE power OF the people. 1t never
has, it be used but for this protective pur-
pose.
Now, sir, as President of theil late meeting ash
youwhat is the policy of the Nothing party,re
speeding the exercise of this power? What is the pre-
sent opinion of your candidate, Mr. Fillmore, on thu
point say present, for the reason that, when las
candidate, he, and large majority Of those who
now support MIN, opposed ltS exercise, denounced
g the ore power" which should be stricken
from the Constitution. he Remuneration OF thi
Z power in the Taylor and Fillmore campaign, wa
the unfailing staple of ' anti Democratic thunder
= have recantation of Mr.. Fillmore's opin
,, ions. His party friends indeed Using low :
but have ttey given you any proof of a change O
their opinions Or have they made convert o
you, and do you now approve of what you formerly
condemned If the latter proposition is true you
conversion is ILL., timed. In the alarming crisis
IL tho " oyoo Of ofof
! for the South is in the Presidential veto. Tn
g Northern allies Of your party" the Black Republ
cans have now majority IN the House OF Repre-
= sentatives. The Democracy of the Senate may, an
= will for season, stay their ruthless hands, but,
Z they succeed in destroying the predominancy OF De
. mocraCy in that body, where can the South look TO
safety, for protection, but to the use of the veto pow
i er Yet, this power you would strike from the con
= stitution To put this matter in clear light woul
q not Mr. Fillmore. if elected President be compelle
- to approve of any bill which Congress might pass
" it was, in his opinion, constitutional. To put case
- Mr.. Fillmore has declared that Congress has pOWe
not only to abolish the slaVe-trade, but TO abolis
slavery itself, in the territories of the Uni ed States
# Should Congress pass bill for the above purpose
would not Mr. Fillmore approve of it Gould he
otherwise, with his notions of the veto know tha
his friends repose great confidence in his honesty,
- uprightness but these his h qualities, however trans
~ cendeluy he may possess them, would bring tn
- South safety no protection. We will want th
powerful Egis OF the veto, and this he will be com
y, PEELED, by his constitutional scruples, to Withhold
- from us.
! have thrown out these suggestions for you
:, ponder on, and patriot, friend of the Sout
- let me beseech you to ponder them well, to thin
we'll, before you assist in elevating TO the Pesdenc
a man who, IN the supposed emergency can do 20
, no good, but may do you much harm The oil
- heads, who reported the resolutions adopted at you
~ ~ late meeting, we'll knowing of this vital objection
:, Mr.. Fimores elevation, by artfu dodge" CAV
a il the go bye. If they felt confident of his sounc
this subject if they felt assured that he would
by the use of the veto protect US from the assaults
= our Northern foes, why did they not say so
This letter has spun out so much longer than | ex
~, pected, that must reserve the balance of my sug
% gestons for another time. BLACK RIVER.
lie The New Hampshire Election.
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