Weekly North Carolina standard., 1856-06-04

From The Richmond Enquirer.

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The BEAUTIES OF KNow-NorHNesM.- imPor-
tant fact which the South cannot too carefully mark
was developed at the recent meeting OF the ota'e
Council of tbs Know Nothing Order in Massachu.
setts. A split and separation took place upon the
question of sustaining the nomination OF filimore
and Doneson. The Gardner Know-Noth'ngs were
for supporting the nominees, and the thorough a0-
olitionzcd character of the Gardner Fillmore branch
is depicted in a speech made by one of the leaders,
E. o. Baker, in the Council. He said:
"He would ask the council, as reasonable men,
what had given the slave power its strength, grasp
ing at eyery inch of our free dominion? 1t was the
great national democratic party. 1t gave US !exas,
forced on us the Mexican war and their trains OF
slavery-the repeal of the Missouri COMPROMISE,
the power to carry slavery into the Territories anu
forced every of us to fight the great battle IN
opposition What was it that gave all these things
to the American people, the election OF FRANKLIN
Pierce included? The purchased Irish vote-the
foreign vote. The greatest the paramount question,
then, not that of slavery, but Of native Ameri-
canism. Loud cheers. He would say, as an anti
slavery man, that he would do everything to redeem
the country from the grasp of slavery; put, hrst
and foremost, that we should be free from foreign
influence, that helped to give US all the tools OF TINS
slavery. [Cheers The American party was spht
in twain by the slavery question, but only ior
time; for truth struck to earth would rise again.
The party which would prevail in this State, were
this division continued, would be the Frank Pierce
democracy; and it was to be hoped not. By heai-
ing up of divisions the State would be saved from
this disgrace and be in position to serve in future,
it had done in the past :he credit and reputation
of old Massachusetts,"
How do Southern Fillmorenes relish such senti-
ments coming from their national brethren OF New
England? Can they, by further afhation with the
secret Order, give aid and comfort to the enemies
of the South, who make war upon and persecute
the adopted citizens upon the avowed ground that
the latter in resisting abolition, have aided in giving
to Southern something like equality of rights?
Is not Native Americanism at the North the hand
maiden and potent instrument of anti-savery? Its
effect has been to introduce into the two Houses OF
Congress the worst elements Of antiSlavery and the
present boldly declared purpose Of Massachusetts
Fmorenes to keep the upon naturalized cit
liens and to give new impetus to schemes Of abolition
aggrandizement and aggression on the South In TINS
unhoy and mischievous crusade they boast that they
have faithful ally in Mr.. Fillmore. who stands on
the same platform of bigotry and persecution 1he
notorious Brownlow, of Tennessee, produces evi.
dence that Fillmore is bound, heart and soul, to the
organization of conspirators who seek to break up
the Constitution and to destroy the civil and reli-
gious rights guaranteed by the sacred charter of
Union. Brownlow says:
1--WE assert, and we know whercofwe speak, that
during the troubles in Buffalo, where Mr.. Fillmore
resided. several years ago. between the Americans
and the Foreigners, Mr.. Fillmore was member of
the American League" which was formed to pro-
tect the native citizens against the aggressons of To-
reigners and unnatnraZed citizens. Mr.. Fillmore
was also member of the Order Of United Ameri-
cans" before he was President of the United States.
His whole course of conduct while President shows
that before the present American party was organ
lied. he was thoroughly mbued with American prin-
ciples.
Since Mr.. Fillmore's retirement from the Presi-
dency, he was initiated into Council LIT, in New
York. and took the three degrees of the Order-took
the oaths Of the party if the reader please-and, If
again elected to the Presidency, we are confident
he will be, he is just the man to carry out his en-
gagements and to comply with his obligations"
Mr.. Fillmore has long been charged with having
secretly affiliated with the proscriptive order, and
he has not denied, either directly or indirectly, the
authenticity of the statement. 1t is openly ad
mtted, in its full extent, by one of his active cham
pions. How, then, Old Line Wings voted for
Fillmore without a sacrifice of principle and candor?
Above all how can Southern men vote for man
who, as a'sworn member of the Order, is bound to
comply with its Inqusitorial commands and to per.
secute adopted citizens whose great alleged crime is
that they have stood by the Constitution and the
equal rights of the South Can Mr.. Fillmore, if
elected refuse to obey the order of his antsavery
Gardner vouchers of Massachusetts,?