Eastern times., 1854-09-28
eastern Gimes.
BATH, SEPTEMBER %, 1854.
" Know Nothing" Leaks.

hUOW NOIAAAAS ACdAS
If reports are true, some Of the "Knov
Nothing societies in this State have beel
bringing ''boters" up to the rack quite liveI
since election. Expelled members do no
come out of the order with very good naturet
feelings towards the brethren, inasmuch a
they cannot see why their duty TO go agains
the Catholics incladed the duty to vote fo
Anson P. Morrill,. The consequence is they
are disposed, with little encouragement, tC
be leaky, or as the saying is, to ''let the cat
cut of the bag.''
1t seems there are in this State central
organization called the Grand Council, and
one or two hundred auxiliaries called Sub
Councils. The recent meeting in Portland
was gathering of delegates from the Sub
Councils to agree upon candidate for Gov
ernor. Mr. Morrill, was the candidate fixed
upon at that meeting. Immediately upon ad-
journment Of that convocation, each Sub Coun-
Gil received circular from the Grand Coun-
Gil, something like the following. Tour in
formant gives it from memory, and it may not
be exactly worded):
Office fthe @. G. State of Maine,
Sept. 1854.
To Sub Council No.:
You are hereby notified that the Hon. AnSon
p. Morrill, ,CdS nominated at the meeting of the
d g. Council, dag. 80, oar candidate for Coz
ernOr Of The STATE. Il is erpected all ,0orthy
brothers lciH giUe him tter rotes.
(&gncd By Sec. Of G. c.
Immediately after election, the Sub Coun-
ellis were required to notify the Grand Coun-
ell as to who was elected representative to the
Legislature, and ,0hether he is member of ON.
order!
1t appears also that book containing the
names of the officers, constitution and rules of
the "Grand Council of the United States of
North America" was printed by Damrel &
Moore, l6 Devonshire street, Boston. 1t con-
sists of 80 pages, small type. The president
is James w. Barker, of New York vice
president, w. w Williamson, Alexandria,
Va; corresponding secretary, Charles d.
Deshler, New Brunswick, N. j.. recording
urer, Henry Crane, Cincinnati inside senti-
mel, John P. Hilton, Washington outside
sentinel, Henry Metz, Detroit; chaplain,
Samuel P. Crawford, Indianapolis. 1t is a
penal offence for the officers of any council to
post up notifications at any other hour than
from midnight TO one hour before daybreak
The public notice for mass meetings is right
angle trian gatlar piece Of ,ohite paper, 2,I5,I7,
l4,9. If a brother wants to know the object
of the meeting, he will ask a brother, ''HaUe
yOu seen Sam to-day2' with figures.) If the
piece of paper be red, it denotes suspected dan
ger if it be red, with an equlateral triangu-
lar piece cut out, it denotes actual trouble, and
that the brethren should 90 prepared to meet it.
1t is evident the order in this State is to be
made effective principally in our elections-to
aid IN elevating men to office who could not
succeed in attaining the object of their wishes
by any open and fair measures in that di rec
tion. BY the census Of 1850, we have a total
white foreign population of 81 ,456 to total
white nGtiUe population of 55I, ,129. 1t is
plain TO be seen, therefore, that the order in
this State has not any very considerable work
TO do in resisting and putting down so diminu-
tive foreign population as we have in Maine.
1t may be that there is danger of the foreign
force upsetting the natives but we do not be-
lieve they will do it till they get through
building our railroads, and have nothing else
to do. The assumption that they will under
take it against such overwhelming odds, is
pretty good certificate that they are coura-
geous and persevering people. We think ev-
cry fair man will agree with US that if this
small force of foreigners are smart enough to
govern the State Of Maine with its $50 900
natives, they deserve to gouern At any rate,
we think it is best to encourage them to stay
here-nO harm will arise from an admixture
of such valuable foreign blood with the native
blood of our State.
But the intelligent men Of the Sub Councils
or Know Nothings know there is little work
to do in the direction Of which we have spok-
en- they know, too, there is always work
enough to do in politics, and enough Office
seekers are down who would admire to get up
The order then, is pell-mell into politics by
way OF recreation, we suppose, or to keep the
enginery moving till the f4sioners get rabid
As consequence, we have what is called a
Know Nothing Governor, or are to have, if
nothing breaks; and how many members of
the Legislature are to wear the mark ssK NJ"
remains to be seen. 1t is generally allowed
that many of them could never have got into
the Legislature under any other mark