Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-10-13
FUSION or THE DEMOCRATS AND hNOw
NOTHgNGs.

4 HS 1idlSdi1ohS diS iA"Ah sA"D - PSAt~Ne
fusion Of the three sections opposed to the
republican party is to be formed in every
free State-composed Of Douglas democrats,
Breckenridge men and Know-N othings or
Bell men, for It cannot be denied that the
entire adhering, dark organization known as
the American Or Know-Notbing party COM
pose the Bell party. This alliance of such
strange clements is dictated entirely BY the
negro slave interest Of the South, the Bell
Central Committee Of Kentucky having
but few days ago recommended such
union in every free State. We are by this
extraordinary movement carried back to
the Presidential canvass of SO, whenKnow-
Nothingism was charged against Fremont
and the Republicans with much effect and
loss to them. In Grant County, where the
republican party is largely composed Of
adopted citizens, the charge, however found
less, kept hundreds from us and led such
hundreds to cast their votes for Buchanan.
We here remind our readers Of our feeble
warning to adopted citizens, that this
know-Nothing or American party would
eventually make its bed with the deinocra-
cy and that the democracy would finally
wed the Known othings just as solemnly
as they proclaimed in So that there exis-
ted union between the Know othings
and Republicans. The Know-Nothing or
Fillmore party Of SO had no sortsof anti
slavery extension conscience, but was just
as much an apologist for the black curse and
its extension as the democratic party; and
as the only open issue Of al parties Of the
present day is tho ''irrepre ,gible coafict'
between slavery extension ard freedom ex-
tension, there is no hindraice whatever to
this fusion in New York, Pennsylvania and
al other free States Of every pro-slavery
faction and party. 1t is true, that since IS
many Of the men Of both pro-slayery par
ties Of chat year have been converted from
democracy and Know-Nothingisu. and have
become workers IL the Republican party i
seeing themselves IN the jaws of the negro
monster, they gave up their ideas Of bogus
democracy and prescribing foreigners and
took refuge with the party Of freedom.
Mark the difference: Douglas having neg
lected of late to attack the American par
ty principles, the remains Of that same old
Fillmore party may quietly repose with him
in the full enjoyment Of their opinions
provided only that they agree with him onl
the snigger question and work for the de-
feat Of Lincoln. The rcsultwas easily fore |
seen and is now consummated. The ANAL |
gamation Is perfected and henceforth the
conflict must go on fairly and squarely.-
Know othingism is swallowed up, soul
and all, and what the offspring may be
God knows best--sreckled Of course, for
nature 50 shapes things that mixtures pro-
duce results resembling both constituents
Or parents; the compound viii therefore be /
half and half anti-foreigner, with a touch
of Indian, perhaps. Still there are men
this analganation party Of con- /
fusion, who, by reason Of their interests in
every sens ought to be a. hostile thereto
as fire to YATES; like the blind horse to a
cider mill, they grind away, and whether
fruit or stones be thrown into the hopper,
it is all the same Upon such anomalous
times have we fallen, Ike unto the day of
final judgment when men are to walk in
open day to the brink Of another world, yet
not be able to see an inch before their no
ses !! Has not destiny something to Do with
it, as in the day when mems eyes were
blinded that they COLD not soe7 But wei
have faith that good and light viii come
forth out Of this evil and darkness.