The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-25
EX-sPEAKER BANKS.


legislature requiring the removal of Judge Loring
because he performed statute duty imposed by the
fugive-slav law, careful observers that he was
doomed man. and that one less conscientious and
more yielding would be nominated to fill his place
In ex-Speaker Banks such was found. He had
succeeded in his district in harmonizing and bring
ing to his support the opponents of the democracy
ofevery stripe. He knownothing in the lodges
of that party, and partisan in the republican ranks
whether composed Of those known as free-soilers,
abolitionists, or disunionsts He had had the tact
the support Of all these for Speaker of the
House, and divided the patronage of his office as
measuraby to satisfy the various classes of his sup
porters, giving however, the lions share to the
publicans. They still have 10 thank him for his
obiging organization of committees, and especially
the one sent TO Kansas to manufacture republican
capital by multiplying truth and supplying its place
with abolition lictions Fremont owes him much
for his aid in securing his nomination, while
the California land spectators would have owed
him if his efforts to enable them to Sc
cure their claims without submitting them to
| the scrutiny of the courts had been crowned with
success Mr.. Banks also possesses talent, which
has created among his friends the hope that if elect
ed governor he would escape that laundering and
bungg which has for several years characterized the
executive action in New York and other States where
inexperienced and weak republicans have been chief
magistrates. Hence, it was natural that the eyes
of all enemies of the democracy, and particularly the
republicans, should be turned towards Mr. Banks for
the Office of governor Much skill was required in
managing the aifartrst, to prevent defeat III Mas
| sachusetts and, second to avoid damaging effects
elsewhere. The republicans know that Mr. Banks
is thoroughly with them, and that he was know
nothing from policy to secure votes at home, and
support for Speaker from the South and West.
Hence he has managed to obtain his first nomination
from the know-nothings, believing himself sure of
second one from the republicans. This movement,
it is expected, will blind the eyes of the knownoth-
ings at home and abroad who do not sympathize with
the slavery agators, and induce the belief that he
is thoroughly with them, and that the republicans
support him to avoid showing their want of strength.
The Fremonters, knowing him well, will claim that
he is true agitator, well knowing the obligations
he is under to them for past political honors. His
nomination will also crafty the avowed abotonists
and disunionsts and receive their cordial support,
ance of the know-nothing nomination is model for
those who wish to secure the favor of two or more
differing parties. He says that the official positions
which have recently held in the service of the peo-
pie of this State have made it proper for me to de-
clare in public manner my views of important POI
Iitical questions. How such positions rendered it
proper he does not state. But it seems his opinions
were not called for and that his avowa of principles
was gratuitous.
He, however makes a declaration of principles,
whether called for or not--frstly showing that he
is thoroughly with the slavery agitators, and, sec
ondly, that he goes with the knownothings against
all not born within the United States. After thus
avowng his attachment to acknowledgment and re-
publicanism he proceeds to show that the creeds of
both arc substantially the same and that his hopes
rest upon their union and harmonious action He
says:
.'My chief and only DESIRE in regard to the political
action of the present year. is that those who
without material differences in sentiment who gov
ened by the patriotic desires who represent similar
interest and who cherish the hopes of the future
destiny of country, disregard imn'ateih lines Of d.
ron and create, by their united action power invinci
| bic at home and respected abroad.
" 1t is against justice and against liberty that
men, essentially Of like sentiments and interests and condition,
should waste power beueathed to them for nobler pur
poses in futile contests with each otherwhere defeat
only embters unfounded anmostes, and success leads
to good great influence upon the present future
! conditions of men,
Here is very broad appeal to both wings of the
opponents of democracy to come in and give him
their hearty support. BY perusing his letter of ac-
cepance, his know-nothing friends at the South will
learn that there is nothing but immateria line of
division separating the Massachusetts and northern
know-nothings from the blackrepubcans, and that
Mr.. Banks thinks it "a crime for them not to act
together. They have the highest authority for be-
eving that their sentiments interests, and condi-
| ton" are essentially the same Ii no longer be
fairly denied that there is not union and fellowship be-
tween these professedly- differing parties. Accord
ing to Mr. Banks all republicans hostile to all
aliens, and desire to deprive them Of those polit-
ical privileges which the laws have conferred
upon them since the organization of the govern
ment, and which are contemplated by the ex-
press words Of the constitution We also have
his authority for saying that all knownothings
are substantial black republicans, there being only
"immateria lines of division separating them lie
vouches for their Sentiments and interest and con-
i dition'' being alike The man whom the southern
know-nothings aided the black republicans to make
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