The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-15
SENATOR TuOMBS'S LECTURE.


of memorials the House adjourned over to Monday
SENATOR TooMBs's LECTURE.
We give this morning full and corrected report of the
lecture delivered by Senator Toomb Of Georgia. in Bos
ton the Gath utmo on "savery--its constitutional
statusts influence the African and society," AT
whose instance the lecture prepared and the whole
circumstances preceding its delivery the country has al
ready been apprzei Our readers have the gratifying
opportunity Of ascertanng for themselves by perusa
this mastery argument how completely and triumphhnty
Mr. Toombs has met all the issues raised by organized
band of fanatics who abure the democratic doctrine Of
equality in the States and who recognise higher law
than constitutional obligations
ABoLITloNIsM ABSORBING KNOW -NoTHINGIsM
In THE SOUTH.
Nothing could be further from desire more for
egn to purpose than to play the part Of aarms
unnecessarily to magnify the importance Of the APP
preaching crisis We appeal neither to the passions
the peudices Of the people, but TO their calm unbiased
and unimpassioned judgment For the facts presented
ask the careful consideration Of every friend of the
Union of whatever party and of all parties for the time
fast coming when the Union viii be tie party whose
defence they must rally.
Day after day week after week. and month after month";
we have abored without ceasing to impress upon the
minds of the South the fact which apparent
be denied, that know-nohingism was but the last
hdng-paee Of abotonismof all, the most cunningly
conceived that it's anti-Caholc and ant-foregn ideas
but painted illusions wherewth the South be
deceived her confidence and her trust betrayed that
ofoaths but the sacregons hackes which
forged to lead the South captive the
Of abolitionism Each act of the strange drama has
but served to develop these designs and to add conrma
ton to charge SO clearly apparent the truth at
the North that where knownothngsm victorious abo-
tonsm triumphed ndispuaby did the facts testify that
knownothngism in the free States ngeniousy-
cOnved instrument Of the abolitionss that its southern
members felt themselves called upon have convention
assembled which should make show of nationazng their
party We say 10 make show Of natonaizing for the
sequel win demonstrate that it but sbow-a fuse
show. The southern members of this secret clan had
entered it in the hopes that upon the tide of popular
prejudice existing throughout the South against Catholics
and foreigners they might ride into power But the tr
umphs of their order in the northern States were 50
denably the trumphs Of aboiionsm, hat it became
matter Of necessity for them adopt plan by which
to rid themselves Of the odum which attached TO the or
der of It's abolition proclivss The Pbilade
With all the lights before the time we were forced
to believe that the southern delegates at the very time
they were sitting in council in Philadelphia knew that II
was entirely impossible to natonalize the know-nohing
party upon besavery question They knew and the country
knew, that nearly the whole northern wing boldly avow
ed and srenuousy advocated sentiments and principles of
deadly hostility TO southern interests and southern instu
tons How, them could they entertain the slightest hope
Of agreeing upon any platform which did not concede TO
them the right TO entertain their sectional sentiments
and to advocate their sectional doctrines? The south
ern delegates entertained such absurd hopes Their
past experience whigswhigs almost all of them had
Oeen-taugb them that anything savorng even Of nation
atty would be spurned and spit upon by their northern
brethren These facts forcibly stated during the
session Of this convention by the New York Herald at that
time the most prominent organ of the order in the coun
try that we cannot help quoting paragraph as follows:
"lf the Philadelphia convention would bear this simple
axiom in mind M troubles relation to slavery would essl
be overcome Let II boldly look the fact in the face no plat
form the subject OF slavery be conriyed which the
delegates from Georgia and Massachusetts, sup
porting Fire and water cannot oooxst ia the vessel
night and day cannot the earth the moment Of
ume neither eastern free-soer and Georgia
owner view slavery, agree deal with slavery on the
same principles and in the manner They ray pretend
agree and may se~d forth ne the ,oord for corrupt par-
poses oa osto an honest agreement compromise noin
u y the Kind . possible"
No one doubts that the whole know-nothing movement
originated with view to the presidential election Nor
wi" any one doubt that il the especial object Of this
convention TO take such preliminary stops as they might
deem necessary to prepare the way for future convention
On this point also indebted to the Herald for an off,
a exposition OF the programme upon which they intend
ed to proceed. IL " follows.
II fdla IN s.n,aaa a. Al, +
ing between the North and South on slavery caused H.
eroe sum'nsuauon, mat any common ground OF agree
ment could De fonnd for the construction Of -,
orm other than opposition to that mbece adminis,rs,i
fhy ~ere compelled 70 agree disagree on siapsry TL
gre he kno@-nothng the vantage ground ~ future con-
h' both North and South, each in heir ooa Stat, IN.
w NO" Jou beck eooh Sots VI passions, principle
AND hHmong' either on slavery aat-siovery and
havsa better chance carry the elections OF this year
nan they otherwise could have done. In nine or toeve
N' hsy ~ b able % coli ascer national council or
on "mpty for the ~omiae,ie. Of President and We,
a'' and we venture to say that on Jbst single plank