Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-30
THE LATE PENNSYLVANIA ELEOTION-READ,
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THE LATE PENNSYLVANIA ELEOTION-READ,
TENNEssEANsi
The Union State Ticket in Pennsylvania, the
defeat of which so greatly grieves the know.
nothings of this State, was nominated by joint
coalition of abolitonists and know nothings The
convention adopted the following preamble and
resolutions, which we commend to the careful
study of all who have been deceived as to the &C.
tual issues involved in the Pennsylvania contest
Let it be remembered that the sympathies of the
know-nothings of Tennessee are with the men
who, in Pennsylvania, adopted the following
eve copy from the Philadelphia North American }
Whereas, The freemeu Of Pennsylvania, op-
osed to the National Administration, are divided
into political organizations, holding, on some ques-
tons of governmental policy, diverse opinions;
yet it is believed that large msjority of the free.
men of this State are agreed upon the momentous
issues forced upon the countryby therepsal of the
Missouri Compromise, by the undisguised policy
of the National Administration to impose, by vic.
lence and fraud, slavery upon Kansas, contrary to
the wishes of large majority of the inhabitants,
and by its unjust, Liberal and snt.Amercan pre-
ference, in the appointment of men of foreign
birth over those born upon the soil, to offices of
trust and honor, in the distribution of its pat
ronsge; and
Whereas, Agreement in principle ia the only
bond that can unite effectively honest men IN po-
hticsl action; therefore, --Ez.
Resolved, That animated by the spirit of conces-
sion, we will cordially unite in the support of the
candidates to be nominated by the Convention,
upon the basis of those principles upon which we
are mutually agreed.
Resolved, That the present National Admins
tration, by the exercise of an unwnrrsntsble in
huencs in the repeal of the Missouri Compromise,
a. the il stance of selfish and sectional politicians
by the removal of honest and competent men
from offices of honor and trust, in order that their
places might be filled by inefficient and corrupt
partizans-by refusing to protect the freemen of
Kansas in the enjoyment of the rights designed 10
be secured to them by the constitution and the
laws of the United States, thereby showing itself
powerful for mischief but feeble in the mainte
nance of laws for the protection of the people and
the honor of the couutry-hss justly forfeited all
claim to tie confidence and respect of the people
of this commonwealth
Resolved, That we will use all honorable means
to check the evils Inflicted upon the country by
the present rational Administration, brought about
by the exercise OF its patronage; that we are ut
terly opposed TO the admission into the confeders
CIV of slave States formed out OF the territory once
consecrated to freedom, and also to the extensi IN
of slavery into any territories OF the United STATES
now free.
Such were the principles of the party whose do
feat has gwen certain class of Southern know
nothipgs 60 much pain. They were met upon
these principles; the democrats took the grounds
distinctly for non.interVention as regards slavery
in favor of the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise--in favor OF the Kansas. Nebraska bill-in
favor of the Cincinnati Plstform-n favor of
Mr.. Buchanan, and triumphed. When the know
nothings can prove that " non.intervention," the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise, the Kansas
bill, the Cincinnati Platform voted for by men
from every District in the South are measures
and principles hostile to ths South, and that the
fsonis resolutions given above, are true Southern
doctrine-then may they expect to be believed, IN
the ridiculous assertion that the democratic victo-
ries in Pennsylvania and Indiana were triumphs
over the South.
We say in Indiana as well IS Pennsylvsns--ior
the Issues in the former were precisely the same
as the latter Indeed it is but justice to the gal
LIANT Willard, the successful Democratic candidate
for Governor in that State, to say that from the
foundation of the government no Northern man
ever took higher ground in behalf of the Southern
Rights than did he during his late great canvass.
Said he, if as the result of this black republican
crusade, secession comes and war follows, will be
found fighting s0ith the South. Where is Southern
gratitude; where is Southern justice; where is
Southern shsme2 when men can rise in our midst
and abuse him and bis noble band of National
Democrats and old line Wings through whose sup
port be has triumphed, with such sentiments On
his lips and in his hearth We blush for our Bec.
tiop