Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-11
THE WEEKLY STsk
EXTRACT FROM THE SPEEcH OF Ex-Gov.
DisLkR' OF Pennsylvania, made in Independ-
ence Square, Philadelphia, July 4tb.

/ hhh SfkkCH OF Ex-Ifov.
bIsLER, of Pennsylvania, m ade in Indepepd.
snce Square, PhiIadelphia, July 4th:
But wish you 10 look at the ioint or cou, !.
slned enemy for moment. No one has faiIed
60 notice the efforts which are being made 70
orlng ABOUT a fusion between the Republi-
cans and Know Nothings In the North Tha
hrst coincidence is, that the New York Know
Nothing Convention. and the PhilsdeInhia
BLACK Republican Convention, both nomi.
mated Mr. Fremont for President Then.
again, they have united at different points ON
state and local officers. In Pennsylyania
ior instance, they have but one ticket. And
mere they have acted together before, and
may do so again They did SO in 1854 and in
coming October election This work l. tho
easier tor the reason that with few honora
Die exceptions the Know Nothings are Black
Republicans. Dissimilar as are their tenets
OF faitn, they will unite, if il be necessary, 10
secure ofice and spoils. The examples we
nave In this State, should satisfy us on this
point. Now let Us bring them in juxtsposi.
tion, and study the whole picture The abo-
lltiOnists, alias Republicans, are agitated 20
distraction about the hardships of the African
slave they are devoted to his interests-are
determined to sever his chains, and 10 elevate
him In the scale Of moral and political being
This Is their faith and purpose.
Ihe know Nothings, on the other hand. ara
pledged to prescribe all foreign-boru and
Cathoilc citizens from civil Office, and thrs
degrade large class of white citizens They
are not for the African, but they are against
the Irlshman and the German, the French
man and the Welchman, &c. 1t is perceived.
then, that the success of Republicanism is the
triumph OF the colored race whilst the fri
umph OF Know Nothingism is the signal for
the prostrauon OF large class of white citi-
zens Now, can hardly see how this bust
ness can be managed on Joint account It's
practical workings presents sad dificpltias
Inc negroes and the foreigners can never
stand on the same platform Fremont if
elected, will be half Republican and half
know Nothing, for we are bound to believe
that the embodiment of the views Of all his
friends. Then how would he meet his obli-
cations Would he put the negroes up and
the foreigners down, or UIce versap Either
horn of the dilemma would be distressing
The most reasonable solution is, that as the
Republicans and Know Nothings had tri-
umphed on joint account he would divide his
favors. lie would redeem his obligations To
the Republicans by going in for the coIored
race, and IN like manner he would redeem his
ialth to the Know Nothings, by prescribing all
foreign-oorn and Catholic citizens from office.
can see no other reasonable version But
there are other phases of this fusion which 1
ind 1t difficult to solve. For instance can
not understand how those Abolitionists whose
sympathies have been so excited for the Afri-
can, and fer his promotion on grounds Of hu-
manlty and llberality, can so readily frater.
nize with party whose avowed purpose is 70
pros,rlbe white citizens, and degrade them To
q condition but little above that of the blacks
L had supposed that when the benignant in
nuence OF benevOlence got possession of the
human heart, il would be broad enough 10
cover the 1citLte sceH as tie Mack race.
And then, again, how can the Republicans
with any show OF sincerity, denounce the re-
peal OF the Missouri line, because Of their rev.
erence for compacts and good faith, and then
make common cause with a midnight DYNASTY.
whose avowed purpose is TO break compacts.
10 disregard the Constitution aud laws ami
violate the faith of our fathers for the mr.
pose of subverting rights and privileges CON
ferred upon the foreign born and Catholic
citizens. These are things which L do not
understand, nor do / believe that when Solo
mon said, i" there is nothing new under the
SUM-" he had any reference to fusion like
this.
But what is almost incredible, is that in the
face Of this startling picture, some of the Re-
publican presses have the boldness to claim
the German vote for Mr.. Fremont and If IL
be true that "coming events cast their shad-
ows before" We may look out for another
edition of the farce of 1852, with the foreign
born citizens on the stage. But the ATTEMPT
cannot rise above farce. Surely our natu.
ralized citizens are not to be deceived again.
as they most surely will be, if they rely upon
any protection but that furnished by the Con-
stitdtiOn and the laws and a Democratic ad-
ministration