New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-25
KNOWNOTHINGS Nv VERMONT.

The Know.Nothings have organizations in several
Of the populous towns of Vermont, three four of
which they carried at the recent Election. Monipe-
Her. the Capital was one of these, where they electe
Abijah Keith representative after balOtng thirty
hours. The Editor Of The Watchmas was the Wing
candidate and thus obtained toleraby good sight OF
the elephant of which he speaks as follows
Know NoIHISGIsN N MoSTPELIER.-We do not
belong TO the order but can say some things Of it
as one having authority We have had revelation
genuine and truthful. We have had glimpse of the
inner temple-as by flash OF lightning Its minis
tiers have been revealed 10 us-as the midnight sssas
Eli is revealed to his victim by the Hash OF the pistol
or the glitter of the dagger. We have been initiated
BY Know. NothiDgs into the sublime order of Know
SOMETHING, and with this considerable advantage
that whatever We know can tell to the public The
process of initiation was dlsagreeable, but we have
borne il with excellent temper and as sensible man
should. Nov we have duty 10 the Wing party and
to the public, which will be plainly performed
Know NotbDgism in Montpelier Is secret pOlit
zeal gsIizaon TO control eec,ionsi 1t Is new po
hfcal organization, distinct iIom all others, and yet
il has permitted its members TO profess TO act with
the other parties while they really acted for their
own organic alton; il has allowed them 10 profess
publicly TO be Wings, or Democrats, or FreeSolers
but compelled them TO rOte contrary to their profess
sions. In that it is thus secret, hypocritica and
TT. acberous Know. Nothibgism is simply Jesuit
ism-Jesuitism, with the difference of being Anti
Catholic, end, with this difference precisely as bad
as its Roman prototype. Thus II has compelled its
members 70 violate both their political and personal
obligations; for, to tell the exact truth, who
acted in putting into the field candidate, and
who personally pledged themselves TO support us,
without invitation par, up 10 the very even
ing preceding the eecion-on that evening, without
cause and wthOu. notice, united in nominating an
other candidate, and pledged themselves unyeld-
ingly to his support as the candidate of polit-
ical organization.
Thee men we have esteemed as honorable and
Trustworthy men; we cannot and do not believe
them 10 be voluntarily or willingly treacherous ard
dshonoTable. They have been forced, by the secret
obligation. Of theirnew party 10 dshonor themselves
Said to us-ther oath required this in the judy
II ent Of most Of the order; few others, however,
repudiated the oath which required such sacrifice
and nobly maintained their honor. BE il observed
that the word oath" is the word given US. Know
NothiDgs, then, have an OATH or an obligation in the
nature of oeth-a pledge OF some Sort which most
of them consider superior to party and personal obi
cations. They therefore violaters Of the law and
in danger Of heavy fne-both he who receives aud
he who administers the oath, and either may be made
witness against the other. See Compiled Statutes
&" Look before you leap"
The Know Nothing party in Montpelier, on the
morning Of the 5h Of September consisted Of nearly
one hundred voters-about three-fourths from the
Wing party and one-fourth from the Democratic
party, and embraced committee men of both parties.
They held the balance Of power, and by persistence
compelled others 10 yield Here, then is an element
operating secretly, and either disturbing destroy
ing or controlling all public organizatons-an regu
aTy and rightfuy organized parties which are open,
free and responsible. This is secret, oath bound
and attempts TO shield itself, by secrecy, from all
responsibility. Here is then, important question
Tor the regular party organizations, here and else
where-rAdt rW you do about ~
The Know Nothing part3 in Montpelier is not only
mixture from all other parties but composed of all
sorts of men-old fogies and " Young America '-rum-
mics and temperance men-rowdies, and regular men
office seekers, and who do not dream OF offices
mischief makers and genuine clever fellows IN short
il L just Ike all other parties, made ofmen Of issons
fralies and virtues a. other men-and VIII probably
be and do no worse than other parties except 80 FAR as
It's principles and purposes may be better or worse.