The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-13

hAnce Of their szpxsssd whh Inakss ~ impsrs&ivs
duty Of all goed dsns Who re ~ pssarve the irsti-
sa ss:.. 'o n a. - ss ss e ss 1' poi.
fos the purpo Il Opposing a administration 1t once 30
fAishls.: and ds:potie."
Blank cals Win b ssnt into every town and ward
and We respectfully wgp upsa yds the Importance o. I'M
medistely obtaining tbs gnAtss of all psrsoos without
regard to former political assocatioos who now WI
ling to oppe at The po tho principles and policy Of tho
national adminis6Ation."'
1t is signed by six or seven men, "the first OF
whom" the Tribune informs us, ''has been State
treasurer the next two, members Of Congress- !;
one other postmaster (under Mr.. Fillmore] at But
falo, and tho last district attorney" One Of tho
members of Congress alluded to is Mr.. 8. G. Haven,
who was the administration leader in the House un-
der the Fillmore administration. Another signer of
the call is the notable Scroggs G. A. Scroggs who
is famous for having conducted the ceremonies by
which Mr.. Fillmore was Unlisted into the know
nothing order.
Thus has the first step been taken in the great
work of .'the reconstruction of parties" Mr.. FIJI
more and Mr.. Seward are again upon the same plat
form. Thus the Buffalo platformists and tho old
northern wings, the blackrepubicans and the North
Americans, are to rally together in New York, to
make common war upon the democratic organization.
The Republic and Times of Buffalo, the democratic
organ in that Nazareth Of politics, docs not seem
much alarmed at this new demonstration. 1t vouch-
safes very brief commentary the significant cir
cular Tho know-nothing party has played out.
The old silver gray and wing parties have played
out; and seven patriotic men have gone to work
scraping up the odds and ends Of these efete Or
carnations, out of which to build up party in OPP
position to our party of principles"
The question arises, in view Of this movement,
win the work of reconstruction be confined to the
North Are Mr.. Fillmores friends at the South to
be left out of the coaltonf What is to become Of
Maryland of the faithful few in Kentucky, and Of
that happy and comedy Individual in the old North
State, towards whom Mr.. Giddings has lately grewn
so demonstratively affectionatef
The Tribune is charmed with the new Buffalo
movement 1t counts upon its success with exultant
confidence, and hopes to elect twenty-five thirty Of
the next New York delegation to the next House of
Representatives by its means. 1t calls for "union
of all the opponents Of the Lecompton fraud in that
State upon single ticket" War upon the admins
tration and upon the Lecompton fraud" is pro-
claimed as the platform of common organization
and common effort, - and members of parties which
were once political adversaries cxhorted to meet
each other with generous forgetfulness Of obsolete
differences and an earnest reciprocity of conees-
sions."
Our purpose. is simply TO chronicle the movement,
and to PROFOUND the inquiry whether the know
nothings of Maryland, Kentucky, and the South will
consent to rally upon the Buffalo platform. We
have no great fear Of the movement. We have no
fear Of any movement which aims to 'fdcpose the
administration" for that is less firmly fixed in the
confidence of the country than in the seats of official
authority. t2F