Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1854-08-30
Judge Pollock and The know Nothinss.'

The Delaware Repablicqn,a in answer to a
correspondent, who has been reading the
Pennsylraaiaa's charge Of Judge PoLLock be-
ing Know Nothing, uses the following Ian
guage:-
The above communication comes tosus from
Il good Wing. The questions he puts are per-
tinent, and worthy of consideration. The
source from which he derives his information
relative to the initiation of Judge POLLOCK into
the order of Nnow. y othngs, is not consider
ed good authority by Whigs-indeed, any po-
htical statement emanating from that quarter
is not worth a moments reflection. As proof
of this, we may state, that it gave ont that
Judge Pollock was conducted into the Know
Nothing lodge by Mayor Conrad and Sheriff
Allen. The latter gentleman denies this
statement most emphatically over his own
signature. So much for that part of the story.
That being false, is it not fair to infer that the
whole charge is a gross deception, got mp to
ssgammon the flats 2'' The so-called Demo-
cratic papers, at the head Of which stands the
Pennsylvania, have opened fierce war upon
Know Nothingism. while at the same time
they would profit by any private arrangement
they could make with that order TO obtain
votes 1t is said, and we have never seen it
authoritatively denied, that Gov. Bigler sought
admission into the order in Philadelphia, and
was rejected. Judge Pollock may may not
be Il member. We have reasons for believing
that he is not. The Clinton Tribune, very
respectable Whig paper, speaking as though
by authority from the Judge himself, denies
the allegation Of the PennSylUaniaa, aitogeth-
er. For ourselt, being an outsider, we are ig-
norant OF the principles and movements of the
Know NothingS. We take it, that there has
been for long time. good deal of corruption
and tampering with the votes of aliens, espe-
cially by the Pennsylvania and its party
This organization may have been instituted to
hot ny-i1 nd oil
tions, its appearance may be more anomalous
than its reality. 1t may possibly effect cure
of the evil, and if it is destined to act in that
way, the country may yet owe it debt of
gratitude, and our correspondent may see 1t in
a different light
The author of the letter above is RepHbii-
cen. we know him to be such He should
not, therefore, permit the mere Say-So of a
like the Pennsylvania, conducted
us it is by an officeholder of the General Gov
to shake his faith in the good old
doctrines for the success of which he has
fought shoulder to shoulder with us for many
long years. Has he not read, in times past,
in the same paper which he is now willing to
receive as authority on the subject upon which |
he writes, some of the most vile and unfound- |
ed slanders and falsehoods-known TO be such |
by him at the time-upon Whig candidates |
for office Why then, receive its mere ipse |
iirit now, as truth?
We know Judge Pollock to be Wing to the |
back bonc-honest, trustworthy and true |
opposed to the Nebraska rascality-in favor |
Of the sale of the Public Works-in favor of |
IN economical administration of the Govern |
ment, the development of the resources of our
noble State, andopposed to the institution of
slavery. These are some of the qualifications |
lie possesses, and they are OF themselves sufii-
;ient to command the vote of every honest |
Wing in the State. Our friend must not suf- |
er himself TO be led aStray, by staten ents em-
enating from the opposition. Known othing
SIN viii not fnjure him any other indiyidu-
Il in like circumstances No sane man sup
POSES that our Naturalization laws are TO be |
'epealed or essentially changed by the cleo
ion Of 4 State Executive. Let him, therefore.
'ote for Judge Pollock, and thereby assist in
,leT4sting staunch Republican TO the Guber-
latorial chair. All the evils that may appear
n the distance merely immaginary-they
will vanish into thin air, and can in no wise af-
cct him.