The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-08-23
CITY OF EVANSVILLE.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING.:::s:A 2
ser,ous and FinaI.


of Know Nothingism, as the editor of the
Enquirer. But as at times there is little
method in the madness OF a monomaniac,
such lucidities may be worthy of serious at
tention. We don't suppose we shall feel
called upon to mention Know Nothingism
again seriously, for some weeks or months,
as we are by no means the defender nor viii
lifyer of body Of men, OF whose real prin-
ciples and objects we can only guess.
For weeks the Enquirer has been engaged
in abusing the Know Nothings for every
thing rascally and abominable and disgrace
full, not rejecting or caring who may or may
not belong to that order, and not knowing
(unless he be Know Nothing himselO what
really are the principles OF objects Of the
association. The editor has two objects in
this. One is, to ingratate himself with the
foreign population, and especially with the
"quiet Germans" as he calls them. 1t is I'M
necessary for us to remind or German pop
ulaton of the position which the Enquirer
occupied 10 their opinions few months ago.
1t is unnecessary to tell them, that short
time since, this same Enquirer was laboring
under their severest censure and contempt,
for its unmanly course towards them. They
may now Judge for themselves Of the SINGER
ity and wonderful affection of this new low
err, and we leave the subject to their cool re-
Election.
Another object is to prevent Democrats
from joining the Know Nothings. 1t appears
perfectly willing that every Wing in the
country should join that society, and thus
does it show that it is not opposing the soci-
ETY. from any love in itself for foreigners, but
simply in its rabid devotion for Locofocoism.
We have no objection to its attempt to
prevent Democrats from enlisting under
this banner-but we do object to the argu-
ment it uses to effect its purpose. The En-
quirer boldly declares the Know .Nothings a
"Whig organization" 1t has done so repeat
eddy, and we know its editor we'll enough to
realize, that no conviction of the utter faisity
of the charge will prevent him from making
il again and again hereafter. Therefore it
is not to him we address ourselves, when we
deny the charge. He knows very we'll that
the Know Nothings are in no manner con-
nected with the Wing party. He knows that
we have proven by giving the results Of late
elections, that nearly every candidate the
Know Nothings have elected, was a Democrat
thus making it undeniable that the society is
not Wing organization. And he knows
and hence his alarm, that thousands of Dem
ocrats in the State are regarding the Know
Nothings with great favor, and are doubles:
enrolled as members-and that others here
are perhaps daily joining. All that is some
thing he knows, although he may be Know
Nothing. But we shall not permit the pub
lie here, and foreigners especially, to think
that the Enquirer's charge is true from the
want of denial. II the Know Nothings ar
connected with any political party, we ar
not aware of the fact, and nobody else out
side Of their ranks, knows it. This is pal
try, cowardly and spteful charge of the En-
quirer, which it cannot prove no more thai
the generality Of its charges. II it can, lie
it make the attempt, or else forever hold il
peace. And at the same time let it attemp
oprove US Know Nothing. or forever hol
its tongue on that subject. We shall not a
tempt to prove the editor Of the Enquirer on,
because we believe under its worst feature
the order is entirely too decent to admit hi
as member.
= We believe the whole tendency of the E.
quirer's articles on this subject of Know N
thingism, is to create an angry feeling
hate between foreigners and natives. and b
tween Catholics and Protestants. Every q
ticle Of the Enquirer, no matter how real
unworthy of notice, adds TO the already da
gerous excitement. II they could be of Al
possible beneft-if they were calculated
carry out their object, prevent the KIM
Nothings making additions to their numb
If in any manner the course Of the Eng
rer'on this subject seemed to be working be
e6cialy to the community-then there mi
be some excuse for the infiammabe artic
which daily fill its columns on Know
thingism. But as it is, the Enquirer is fe
ing the flames. 1t is assisting to create
whirlwind it cannot control. 1t is arrayi
in opposing ranks and as bitter enemies,
fsrent classes of cur hitherto peaceful co
munity. But for the Enquirer articles, "a
would have been no such disagreeable fe
'ng as is now springing up between oppos
parties Know No,hingism would have d.
ITS WORK probably, the same as it has d.
it,, but no more effectually. There wo
have been no excitement on the subject,
no angry feelings engendered. But
Enquirer is responsible in great meas
for the present excitement, which can h,