Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1856-09-20
{ Fronlthe soalf-side Democr..
THE kNosy NoTHING pItmnss

he stated hw days since that the sun,.o..--'
al. Fiilmore atthe South have no, aniptb a.
70 stand on, AMI thartHeir appeals 10 s.eOnd
. us'ain him TO the present crisis eyias,.1..,
amour: OF paItiEan hardthOod and sfron,er. -. -
OUT parallel in the political history of the eoa
and We repeat CDR belief that bu, Tor n. e!;
party hate and prejudice which con,;nne "
the hearts OF our political opponents and b,,, -,
schemes Of local aggran izelnen, cherished 'ne
selfish leaders, the tromptest' 10, coues, mi. -.
would be the intellis ent members .f ,bis
Sition '->--s Pc
The political opinions of Fillmore giv. III.
SaAuO" . OF claim on Southern support. S rip him
Of the in'eS'i'ure Oaths grips dark lanterns ana
sue mucous Greed which his acceptance of KDnr.
NO,"'"e nomination has thrown around him hi,
position and expressed opinions on the greu, via,
ahd oSersh"d"wins issue of the canvass, are snrb .
should drive off from him the votes of all Son,b..-
men. It's idle to say that Mr. Filiuosss deppsc;.-
tions Of and hostility the Nebraska Kansas, III,
are relieved by the platform ON which he s,,,s
Never was builder cheat pracliced on The Str,b..
people than this identical platform In the s.n,,,n
| OF the old Know Nothing p atlorm there was aDs,-
tlal recognition of the principle Of the Nrbr..n.
Kansas hi contained in its famous 18th Ser,; :,
the Southern Know Nuthings grave proposed. -
make retention Of this feat re in the platform
condition Of their allegiance TO the party. Blu, d.
Iuted and modified in it's phraseology as WAS hi.
9Th Section il was too strong for Tue thrOa,s of the
Northern Know NothingS, and the cry for its repesl
rang through the North. The Southern Kuou.
Mornings effected great spirit and announced in all
their leading presses that the repeal of the 18th Sec
Ition dissolved their connection With the national
Know No,hing party.
The Grand Council met at Philade phia and it,
FIRST step TO fling these threats into the FACE Of
the Sou.h and deliberately rrscind the 18th SEC.
ton. This act caused secession from the council
OF numLer Of Southern Know NOthings. The sams
body at subsequent stage Of its proceedings adopt.
ell ~ platform for the American party" concocted
bv II notorious ab0'ionss; aud il is this platform
which Mr. Fl mOre accepted and ON which he stands
When the vote taken ON its adoption the seats
OF most of the Southern members we're empty, aud
it WAS carried mainly by Northern votes. T. pre-
tence set up is hat this platform thus toiS I'd
Z. H. and repudiatcd by the of the Southern
members Of ihe council contains in of its features
recognition OF the pTiucitles Of the Neb aSks KAN
sas bill which is rdeutcal it'll the terms { that ILL
itself A comparison OF the two will show what
foundation there is tor this unLlu$hiu,, falls hood
Ssrcnyb Section Of Jaaey;can Pl1ffyylr aIypIed n
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/ hnh n"t"rH'lEeu ''l|enS Vi III" 'n''1u S"'eS, Ter
| u'"heu"S !estH :s - "'9 80 :" ',,'l.
S',eS,i, and social utfrS in their own mule s,,t
ect uny TO the provisions Of the Federal Cunsrilu-
lion, with The privilege OF admission INTO the Union
va ~. 1Eiy ~ r yuU
n"n. bu, those no are cirz us Of the Cnitei STATES
under the Constitution aud laws thereof, aud Who
"ai " hAeH residence III amy Su'n i''f''"r! ought
~ r., , i's i,,, ,F i.~,s tr s.;J TsTri,,r ~
sane"
rh. lI1h section of the Nebraska Kansas act sun.
,1,s ,L. ,,,II,,win.- urovisions.
Plat ia. Constitution and alI III. laws of N.
UuIred states winch are not iucalA innpIlr.ide
stall have tue same '"rce and II q i'h'n ie SUD
-. e., S, -.
% the admission OF Missouri into Vie UnIun. az
.'ruVrd March o. l320, which icing inconsistent "iih
'e Pt'":lie "i non Er'''," "N e'"-IesS ".'I
ia, ,Ls Is,i.i,;,, n, $50 ,o,,,,,rr ,,Ld n. rn,r
iru.use measure is Hereby dec AIRED im and
'"'d; II hr'"E the true intent and "."nt"= "i INA
S',r ,n ." ~ ,.x..,s ,her fran, nH, ~ in,c h..
. upie thereof perfectly free 10 form and rc.u',te
their domestic institutions i'll their own way subject
my 10 Tue C"hSil'"',"h "' Tue l't" 2'ts ~