Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-24
American Convention in Cincinnati.

"a private letter gives some amusing particu-
lars of the gathering Of the so-called Know-Noth-
ings at Cincinnati. The first fact that appears is
the presence of a number Of Wing leaders. Ull-
man, of New York; Conrad, of Philadelphia; Sc
gar, Of Richmond; Rayner, Of North Carolina
Davis, of Kentucky, are among the list No pro
nisscnt Democrat is the ground How full OF
significance is this The Wings, finding that a
number of Democrats have been entrapped into
these Know Nothing lodges now come forth to
take charge Of an army already recruited to their
hands, to divide the Offices among themselves, and
10 carry out the measures they cannot consummate
alone. That such an organization can last is i'm
possible. The moment these Wing leaders arc
shown to be ut its head thousands will abandon it.
and return to their former friends and to their old
belief Thus win another evidence be furnished to
the world that there is but one enduring and in
destructible organization in this country and that
is the Democratic party Washington Union.
Very amusing, no doubt are the particulars
received by tho Union by pirate lctter from
CINCINNATI Still more amusing will be the
final official report of their proceedings, if any
pripoto hand should inditc them for the Union.
So, then, there are none but Wings in Cincin-
natl in the convention, as a private letter in
FERNS the sapient concoctor Of this pretended
information
Has the editor Of the Washington Union, a
Ia Separd, in Now York, contrived to get
friends struggled into the convention as dele
gates, to watch and report, and, If possible, to
influence its action2 Has some member Of
that convention, just risen from a perusal Of
tho Unions KNOWN Nothing doctrines, as given
in its columns, to the world on the 18th day Of
October last, despatched the astounding news
10 the Union above quotcdf And, mo pro-
minent democrat is on the groundw Then
the Unions correspondent has ubiquity and
commissioned He can be at every hotel and
clearinghouse in Cincinnati at the same time,
know all the various members Of that convcn-
ton, numbering some hundreds, and know
zach mans political complexion
"where's Bsrnumf" He wants few such
curiosities as the editors and correspondents of
the Union, and, as tbs administration has no
further use for them, we would advise sale
to the renowned procurator Of humbugsl
II the Union had prepared itself with such
reliable correspondents during tho elections
held in October and November, we should
have seen published in its columns the follow
ing election news, to wit:
INDIANAPOLIS, -, 1854.
"DEAR USIoS The elections in this State
have gone for somcbody--not known who. No
Democrats went to the polls"
"CoLUNBus, ONO, -, 1854
"DEAR UMoS: Eighty thousand majority
against the administration know what
party wins. No Democrats went to the polls. I"
"HARRsBuRe, Pa, - 1854
"DEAR UsIos: Pollock is elected. Nobody
knows what no il, except that he IA Governor
elect. Our folks elected nobody but Mott and
the rascally Known tl,ings did that Very
few Democrats went to the polls"
ALBANY, N. Y, - 1854.
"DEAR UsIos: Seymour is esnamost elect
cd II all our party had voted, and there had
been few more rum drinkers, he would Ger
tainly have beat Clark and Ullman. Few De-
mocrats went TO the polls"
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, ---- 1854
"DEAR UMos: We are done brown in Wis
cousin. Our friends didn't go to the polls"
"TRESToN, N. j., - 1854.
DEAR UNION Dau uhy-Fery Wet Demo
Gratis didn't turn out Afraid Of the weather"
DETROIT, Mich, -, 1854
"DEAR UNION: Great mistake made by our
party. They thought the election was next
year, and didn't 90 to the polls. Beaten, Of
course, but the election win be contestodi"
"wnsNGroN, Del, ---- 1854.
"DBAR UMos Sorry to say We are nowhere
this time,---better luck next time, IL the Demo
Gratis win only turn out Few Democrats went
TO the polls"
"BosroS, Mass, ----, 1854.
"DBAR UsIos: Election passed off quietly
returns 80 far not reliable, but supposed Web.
ster Wing is elected Governor. There are ma
Know-Nothings in Massachusetts,, and tho I'D