The Washington union., 1857-08-26
From the Maysvlle (Ky.) Express
KNOW -NoTHINGIsM THE ALLY OF BLACK RE
PUBLICANISNI

We charged again and again during the last canvass
that knownothngism North and black repubcaiiiAln
were one and the samewere Identical in all respects
We pointed TO the fusion Of these professedy separate
gantions last fall wherever it necessary to
psh their purposes We referred to their union upon
Banks in Massachusetts, and upon Wilmot in Pennsyva-
MIA as conclusive evidence Of that fact The truth of
this charge not denied because it was papaby dem
onsratiye, We went further, and said that whatever
the intention might be- the 'ea of southern know-nothng-
ism to strengthen and stimulate abolitonsm in tho
North We believed there danger of union between
black rcpublicansm in FORM and know -nothingsn
in the South We referred 10 the fact that the black
republicans and know-nohngs Of Missouri had united
upon Rollins for governor and to the boasts of the black
republican press that they would in 1860 unite then
a direct ISSUE and that issue, emancipation. We
cited the oquvoc position Of the leaders of the southern
knownothngs Prentice Humphrey Marshall, Bolts,
Rayner, &c.on the slavery question.
We now have further evidence of the correctness
these views Whatever the knownothings Of the South
may intend we now know that the black republicans
pe union with them This affords further evidence also
ii further evidence necessary that the tendency of
southern know nothngim is to strengthen and encourage
black-rcpublcanisln.
We invite the attention of readers to the following
extracts from leading editorial in the New York Courier
fuental back-republican papers in the country Expla
nation is unnecessary:
There is we perfectly satisfied no actual neces-
sty for the wide separation that exists between the anti
democratic party the South and the anti-democratc
party at the North 1t is the conservative spirit
that really vitzes each The southern opposition party
still calls itself American, but the fact is notorious that
the original distinctive features of the know nothing party
have vanished almost altogether from the southern field
Of discussion
Again;
1--WE firmly believe that ninety whine hundredths of the
men who make up the present American party never
desired that the Missouri Compromise should be disturb
ed and would at any time since its repeal have gladly
seen it restored had this been practicable They synpa
hzed in their hearts with the sentiments of Bolts and
yner and Winter Davis proclaimed in the last pres
dental canvass and failed TO openly adopt them as their
own only because they approhended that such ayowa
would put them at disadvantage before the ignor
ant and exctabc portion of the people This succumb
ing to the ncicd necessities OF the day great mis-
take Had the antidemocratc party of the South boldly
rallied to the high and firm position taken by the cham
pOns we have named, and then given faithful battle to
their adverares instead of wasting their energy in petty
satagems and guerilla sSmishings they certainly could
not have suffered in the contest than they did
suffer"
And again
1--WE should rejoice greatly il southern conserva
tive friends would lay the lesson of that struggle to heart
publican party but tell them that that organization
is inevitable until they do their duty in helping TO break
down tts tnorag aud ncroaeiaq and aelfeig spirt
Of cey ropagdndisn, ,ehcd has h6l the last fer years
tken posxon Of thc democratic purity and which just
truly needs TO be opposed its libuserng propensties
abroad for both have their in the aggressive
usadeg disposition The special end of the republican
party TO resist and check that particular conduct iii the
democratic party and when that is effected the
ccssity for the present organization and distinctive character of
the republican party will longer exist The party,
as have before said viii then hold itself free to unite
with any other party of the genuine Washngtonian
stamp, whatever be ts name origin.
In other words il the know-nothings will unite with
the black republicans now they viii aid the knownott
ings in accomplishing their purposes after the democratic
party Is broken down.
And still again
" But IL is now time ~, the intelligent Of the
South shoh discard the imposture IL IL time that they
should .ss the'r elcss apprehensons, and take into
sober considerati a. duty of making definite and FIRM
stand Ggapa dw dHgled slaery policy Of NE daaordtc
Idry They may rely upon it that until that policy Is
FiHg pal dorm and Tetnrn is had 10 the principles
and spirit of our fathers this subject the republican
party will maintain its organization and supremacy In