Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-05-10


end should fail, Congress should refuse to admit
into the Union any State toerating slavery which
shall be formed out of any portion of the territory
from which that institution was excluded by that
compromise.
Yes. they will not admit Kansas if she applies for
admission us a slave State; thus according to the
language of Mr. Clay, and thus every intelligent
man knows leading to the dissolution of the Union
by bloody road" You see by this resolution how
the -nothings in the northwestern States stand
will show you how they stand in the middle States
In the legislature of Pennsylvania the know-noth-
ings and the black republicans true to their instincts
and actions FUSED, and they declared, on the 18th
day of January, 1885, in the following form, to wit
!" Resolced, That are opposed to the admission
of any more slave States into this Union therefore,
Resolued That Kansas and Nebraska should only
be ADMITTED into the sisterhood as free States"
Composed to the admission of any more slave
States into this Union;" the rankest and the most
damnabe freesoism, well as the most direct road
to dissolution!
In New York-in the Empire State, the State
which owes its greatness to the commerce of the
Union as it is-in that State so bound to us and so
dependent upon us by commercial ties, the Know
Nothings met there in State convention at Bingham
ton and they too, join in the swelling chorus of Alb
otionism, and resolve follows:
ResoIred, That the national administration, by
its general of official conduct, together with
attempt to destroy the repose, harmony, and fra
terna relations of the country, in the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise and the encouragement OF ag-
grcssons upon the government of the territorial in.
habitants of Kansas deserves, and should receive,
the united condemnation of the American people,
and that the institution of slavery should receive
extension from such repeal"
The meaning of which is, that Kansas, if apply
ing as slave State should be rejected. This is the
platform upon which they went into their last fight
This is the platform upon which they gained their
victory Ia victory which has been SO much rejoic-
ed over Ia victory which would lead to dissolu
ton of the Union! Thus stand the know nothings
of New York! Let 60 to the north-eastern-the
New Engand-States. Maine, Connecticut, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts,, all declare that
"Whcrcas, the aggressive policy which has been
uniformly pursued by the slave power, from the
commencement of our national existence down to
the abrogation of the Missouri compact evnces
determination to crush out the spirit as well as
the forms Of liberty from among us, and to subject
the free States to relentless despotism and where
as the success of the southern delegates to the
tona council recently held in Philadelphia, in max
ing abect and accomplishing Submission to pro-
slavery legislation fundamental article in the creed
Of national American party, renders it imperative
us to express orr views upon the great question
OF the country and the age: Therefore, We declare
"That the great barricrt to slavery, ruthlessly bro
ken by the repeal of the Missouri prohibition, ought
to be speedily restored and that in any event,
State erected from any part of the territory covered
by that compromise ought ever to be admtted.into
the Union as Il slave State!'
Though have them at hand, will not weary and
disgust you with any more of these Northern Know
Nothing platforms. have taken the Northwest the
centre and the Northeast. have shown you so that
no honest man will ever deny it who reads these
platforms, that they have gone, utterly gone, into
practical aboltonisn that representative-no
man who values the rig hts of the States-can act
with them.
DO you want more proof? 1 refer you to the
cord of the present Congress l assert to you that
threc-fourths of the men who elected Banks were
| Know Nothings. ] assert to you that not single
Northern member of that party voted for Governor
Aiken for Speaker! That, after all their oud-mouth
ed professions of nationality, Fuller lodged his
precious little band of six threw away their votes
upon their immortal leader and thus allowed Banks
| who only elected by three votes-who would
sink the Union-who would " absorb " with the ne
| groes-who has not yet determined whether he is
better than negro or not-yes, these Know Moth
ings threw away :heir votes. and allowed this man
| Banks to be elected Speaker!
Will any man of common deccncy-will any man
| in Missouri of ordinary selfrespect-ever again
abuse me for not having acted with the Northern
| Fuller party?
Instead of getting national know nothings from
the North for our national man, Gov. AikenO we
really lost two "South Americans MIR. Cullen, of
| Delaware and Mr.. Henry Winter Davis, from Ma
ryland! So you will see that, instead of the ten
! denotes of the American order heng to libcralize
the North its practical operation is to tcesoi!ize the
| South!
DO you want more proof? 1 will give it. The
know nothing convention, held at Philadelphia on
the 22d of February, 1856, Uhe birthday Of WASH
| ington what dcsecrationD rcpudiatc and abolish
this twelfth section separate and distinct vote,
and by overwhelming majority; and in its stead
place plank which means all things to all men,and
| of which member of the convention from Indiana,
and supporter OF it, Mr. Shcets) said in that con-
| vcntion-
| "H. would assure the South that the twelfth Sec
ton must be got rid Of lie was willing to accept
a compromise, but the section must be got rid of;
he was willing to accept the Washington platform;
for if there was anything in it. it covered up
with verbiasc that President would be elected be-
fore the people would find out what it was all about"
| [Tumultuous laughter.
Yes, this infamous sentiment, instead of being re-
ceivcd with patriotic indignation, received with
"tumutuous laughter" and the " Washington plat
FORM" presented by one Parson French S. Evans
alarms of the present House-was adopted by that
Convention!
Do you want more proof? I think every inteli.
gent, honest in my district, who is not asp-
rant for office, will exclaim, hold, enough!" But
for the benefit Of the Know Nothing aspirants for
my place in the district will give two more facts:
That the Northern portion of that Convention tele-
81 aphed the Black Republican Pittsburg Convcn-
ton, sitting at the same time, that the
| American party is no longer united. Raise the
| Republican banner. LET THERE NO FURTHER
| TENSION OF SLAVERY. The AMERICANS ARE WITH
| YOU"
And the still further significant fact that after the
express reputation of the twelfth section they de-
in their platform the repeal of the Missouri
| Compromise line.
| And now-I do not ask the aspirants for my place
Il do not ask those who want to go as know moth
| ngs to the observation-disclosures who want to be sher-
ifs, county judges, squires, constabes, but
1 ask the true men Of my district-the real people,