Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-11
Negro Elevation-White Degradation.

| upwards of sixty of the most ram pant black republicans who held seats in the last Congress were representatives of Know Nothing consti- tnences. Those who elected Speaker Banks from Massachusetts, and Campbell from Ohio, as well as those who foisted Cullen, the Della ware black republican, upon the south, were members of brotherhood sworn to crcum- scribe the rights of adopted citizens, and to wage an exterminating war against the Roman Catholic religion. Northern fanaticsm gained its ascendency in the federal house of repre- Sentatlves upon the dangerous issues, and by ! neans of the secret machinery brought into vogue by know Nottingham. The cunserva- tlsm that previously held in check the aboli- tlon host gave way when bigoted demasogues
 made birthplace and religious belief the test o all true excellence In politics and morals. | I he catch words, Americans shall rule Amc- rlca," foreign influence" the Pope," were lit slogans for Puritan acceptation, and resulted | Tn the organization of party worthy of its New England nativity. In hands of skillul m asters of buncombe, Know Nottingham soon Infused itself over the land, and for some time l threatened to sweep every other party from l existence.
 It developed its strength like an offspring of the gods of old; it's discipline controlled State and municipal bodies before its inception was known, and when the succeeding Congress assembled, the representatives of "Sam' ap- peared in solid column and confronted the re nowned democracy in the very halls of the ca ptol. They elected their speaker, threw off 1 disguise, attached free negro suffrage and ' free Kansas to their platform and, before being aware of the mutation, the republic locke ed to her popular legislative branch and found it in | possession of bold and avowed abolition | h had Sambo"-negroes went up in the social scale in an extact ratio to that in which the 'd--d Dutch and lrish'' (to use Know Nothing war cry) wentdown.
 The south became alarmed and deserted 1 Plymouth Rock" organization in a body Northern Know Nottingham, having no favor to court of that section, initiated its negro po- hey, and the battle now turns upon the solitary issue, wherever black republicanism is known, shall the negro be elevated to social and po- tical equality with tho white man? Here are the fruits of Know Nothing black republican, | ism, and this the question now being manfully met by the democracy of the north. Where will the south give her aid and sympathy?
 Wherever republication has obtained power, it has sought to retain that power by enrolling as it's political supporters the African race. In New Hampshire, at this moment, there are propositions pending to disfranchise the white man of foreign birth, and to invest the negro with all the rights of white men. We need not add that the propositions are pending be- fore a republican legislature, and introd uced by republican members.
 In Iowa, at recent convention to amend the constitution, proposition to admit negroes to political equality with white men, was adopted by strict party vote--republicanss SUD- thn endeavoring to defeat it. The proposition Is verdict.
 In Ohio, the same propositons--the eleva- ton of tho negroes and the disfranchisement of the foreign bon white man--failed; not be- cause of any want of disposition to pass them but because the combination of Know Noth- ings and republicans quarreled over other mat terS.
 Negro equality now, however, is openly avowed in the western States as the principle of the republican party. In Winconsin, re- publican State convention was held June 17th, and platform in perfect accordance with Ger rett Smiths doctrine-the unity of the races in their origin, the perfect equality of the races politically and socialy-was adopted. The republican convention of Wisconsin adopted this platform with entire unanimty--negro equality not only in Wisconsin, but all over the Union. All laws, national, state and munich pal, which recognize any distinction between white men and negroes, are to be obliterated, if possble but, if not obliterated, are to be set at defiance as unconstitutional, and as such are to be resisted with force and arms. These are the triumphs that garland the brow of northern black republicansm alias Know Nottingham. In the south, its fruits are brutal assaults on the naturazed citizen, and what it lacks in numbers, is made up by in- stincts of ferocity more the characteristics of the goaded OK than of human beings. Is it not time to stop the career of party as cor rupt as it is dangerous to the liberties and welfare of the nation? Louisiana is one of its seats of power--shall it not be extinguished?- Baton Rouge Adu0cate.