The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-08-30
KNOW NorHtNGs AND THE WOMEN,

The Philadelphia Peansy Uant1h gives an nc
coont OF the pr 'ceed,ngs OF new bard nf
scho"l directors in that city, taat illustrates some
OF the shining merits If Know Nottingham Of
c"orse, in Philadelphia, that secret order has
,hings ali Their own way The new Board of
school directors T I The different wards get their
Instructions from the midnight c..nvent,c.rs of
this society; and those instructions are impii-
city nbeyd At late meeting % the drec-
tors Of one Of the districts, they dismissed
NJ izs MeCane, the FIST assistant Teacher in The
Red street grammar school, tor the openly
avowed reason tina, she was member Of The
Catholic church They also dlsm s,sd Mss
Winspw for the sa ne reasp1. Not the
81, ghtes, charge is made against them except
that. The old directors declare they we're *
celtent young ladies, excellent teachers, and
entirely oa-di-nt IL all the regulations Of
tn. d rectors Thus, the school directors of
the famous city Of Btothery Love have COM
menced the exercise Of their little b-iet au hor-
ny in the same way that Mayor Conrad is doing
it on larger scale.
Miss Wins'ow and Miss M'Lu-n must have
a very exalted opinion of those brave young
men who dare not openly avow their political
sentimen 9, but in secret conclaves devise the
means to deprive young ladies OF employment;
and the means of supporting themselves, and
perhaps their mothers and ss'ers and brothers.
~ - u D ave 0uu SOpuiV W"A, uuIy Lie udHu
that strikes is concealed. Several thousand
young men of Philadelphia have actually &C.
complished the mighty tack Of cpnquering two
young women, and turning them out of employ
ment.
SIT ,cas a famous cictory''
yankee Doodle, Hail Columbia !!
Judge Pollock is Know Nothing. And now
for the principle Of the thing. No Catholic
he . ,u, ,,har NJ hi na RI of d..r
tors. No Catholic, male or female, can BE- a
teacher in the public schools No Catholic
though he may be native, a defendant of some
of the earliest settlers of the country, and Of
some of its most distinguished soldiers or states.
men, can have auythiag to do with making the
school laws. Young ladies hereto employed as
teachers, and having given entire satisfaction,
must be turned out, simply because they are
members of the Catholic Church. Catholic
citizens must pay taxes TO support the public
schools the same rs protestants.
That 10 Know Nnthingism, we understand
il, and as it manifests itself in Philadelphia -
Among, prehaps, u hundred and fifty female
| teachers in the schools Of that city, prob IDLY
fnt,r or five Catholic young luGies can be found.
The secret society that boasts its strength, bat
hides its head, DEGREES that these young women
must be turned out Of employment at once. OF
with their heads, ringlets and all, shout these
thousands OF brave young men. They are dan
gerous 10 our "free institution" We would
| suggest that the Grand Sachem Of all the X now
Noth,ngs, if he be bachelor, be introduced to
Miss Wmslow. We presume she is pretty from
the name. Perhaps half an hours private con
versation would soften the heart Of the stern
chieftsin, and she might he allowed to retain
her place.
| Now, we hope our Pittsburgh Know N,things
will never be 30 cruel IS their Philadelphia
brethren. Yet, according to the principles
of the order, how can they help il hook oa'
ladies !-tPt's. Union.
] What a valiant set o. men these Know Moth
ings are. They have conquered two defence
hess fe,nales.