New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-16
Tile KNOXY-NOTHuNes.

SIR Complaint is made in your Journal Of Thursday Of
the presumed defeat Of Mr. Blunt - ticket denomnaed
the Know Nothing but no fault is found when Is well
known that the came secret society defeated Wesley
Smith and Charles II Ring
Whenm cater to the lager bier shops of their respective
Wards or give 10 excuse why Irish mob should not De
,d before Election dav fOr maltreatng omnibus dn
Yer on the 4th day of July last they may be assured OF
the existence OF party who may know nothing IN
fact vet know sufficient TO vote for men who at least VIII
consider ar American as good as foreigner
Such PARTY although in It's infancy, will henceforth act
mart that viii convince all politicians that deprayity and
neglect will be a9d fgFoSwTe NOTHING
Ne,o- Yo,s, Nov. H. is5!
Remarks Our correspondent orgets or dsiics very
torcible maxim which runs When you kHo1 nothing,
san nothing. Ignorance is not necessarily disreput-
able but o volunteer parade Of it is The supposton
that Mr. Blunt with any reference to the Election de-
aycd the trial of the lrshmen accused Of matreatng
an Omnibus driver Oh the 4th Of July last is which
could only have originated in a mind familiar with base
motives and mean actions Mr. Blunt has never put OFT
the ia of the rishmen in question unless to further
the ends of Justice aud it would have been disgrace
70 our City Lad Lie been beaten on any such mputaton
as that which is worthy of its Know.nOthing origin
We have never intimated that all the candidates
n tie Know Nothing ticket unworthy OF support
30 that our correspondents allusiOn to the defeat Of
Wesley Smith and Ring if well grounded proves moth
ing. We readily admit that many--we presume most
of the candidates supported by the KnowNothing'
axe competent aud worthy but the manner of making
ND that ticket was wrong and perilous few cunning
and plausible men get mp secret society, having some
specous object and lure in as many members "S posi-
bic The leaders breach gradually the idea OF con-
trolling the Elections by picking the best men Oh eaeh
of the rival tickets and supporting the ucket so 'iaoe
up regardless of party Now this process tends new
tablv 10 corruption and general iniquty Very soon
becomes known among politicians that this society con-
tro some thousands of votes and that two or three
smart managers can get any man they choose on IT'S
ticket Men who want office buy thsn brokers IN
politcs buy and sell them and the movement originated
under hepretense of putting down political abuses be-
comes itself the greatest abuse and nuisance OF all.
In the present instance il is perfectly well under
stood that the Know Nothing organization is but a
new dodge Of Protesn Nativsm-ls essential! anti
Forern especially anilrish. and anti-Ca'hohe 10"
ran we regard any movement OF tins sort As ohef han
hostile 10 the vital principles oi our kepueh' we
know that large proportion oi our fereisu-oorh
voters arc badly informed and general! mised win
regard 10 our Political differences but We see IN ths
. Know Nothing" movement. onh means II peTpe'a'
atlne and uduratre the wors; pr'Jud''es ct uae"'
eltcued Adopted CHscns aud Canning S'r's9 the arcs
of clannish ealcusl aaj scc,arisn strife We ees''
cue inevitable result IT this hnew,Noih'ne SrSaH'
i,atcn viii H. a counter movement e. sdep' Sad sup
rot such candidates "a the Know N''h'nss reject
and stus sbs,l we he Involved in w'e'he'0Hs' a'r'
nenlous ,mdic,i,e leui. hs,lcs M other r'sa' than
the resmas ol passions Msssrs ha'w>Ne'eiass
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