The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-05

'sxm in order to cheat them ont q their votes, Il
~ould be hard 70 say. Probably they have vowed
. candle. big .: the bcwsprit q the sansis.im. I'M.
very eminent saint and .vhis householA go1s q:
Fogy, in case Gov. Nashbum ah0uld b reelected
by the aid Of the PapL party.
Judge Allen 70 sng,ged 10 rsP,y sSn sl s soaS
A gentleman connected with the Worcester SPY
Dewspsper was here yesterday, getting facts Goa
corning Mr.. Gsrdner's political history: Tne ~.
ply will be lively, - Judge Allen u IN we SaoL o.
lighting with ungloved NAV lies, and Mr.. Gardner
asks no odds Of any man. Probably the ngnt VIII
have the same result a. attended the exertaons OF
liessrs Hyer and MCGOWAN neither party escaping
punishment"
The Daily Advertiser calls for tia enforcement
Of the law against administering extrajudicial
oatbs, which gentlemen belonging TO the Know NO
thing lodges are accused OF having broken. how
far the accusation Is well f0unded IN outsder ~
no means OF knowing but, supPosing It 70 be cor
lect, what capital fun would follow from attempt
ing to ndict some forty Or fifty thousand men, BE-,
ginning with the w0rshpful Secretary OF STATE ana
absolute golden age to the lawyers, both from the
quality end the quantity Of the game much Of which
would probably be shot flying. The law under
which indictments would be found 10 one shat was
IS q sop to the anti Masonic Cerberus. to prevent
the wiched Mas0ns from putting innocent people
on gridirons, and there br0iipg them to death, as
was their cruel custom. Quite number Of old wo-
"A
administering extrs,judicial oa.hs was passed In
several States, Massachusetts being Of the number.
Most people probably never heard Of the Law, ~
all reference to 1t ceased with the excitement that
called 1t into being. Those who are now de-
manding its enforcement are Of the class Of
men who opposed it's adoption, or who would
have done SO had they betn IN . posi-
ton to have entitled them to speak. 1t Isl liz
the wickednss Of the Know Nothings in violating
the law, until it was found that they would not o.
low themselves TO be made use Of by the very Oldest
class Of the old whigs They might have gone on
they had only been 10y al TO whiggery; but having
exhibited eviden es Of independence, the wickedness
cf their conduct became Immediately apparent Our
sbe Attorr ey General viii hardly proceed against
adduced in support Of their depravity in swearing.
The amount Of crimes that the Know Notaings have
caused the other parties to be guilty Of ought to be
carried to the credit Of the former.
Appleton for Congress, in spite Of his refusal 70
serve. The whig convention in the Third district
meets to-day, and Charles Francis Adams is talked
OF, with several others, for tie nomination. The
only objection TO him, in the minds of the wing
leaders, is, that ii they should once put him In Con
Press they would never be able 70 get him out Old
John Q. Adams was elected for eighteen years
seventeen Of which he served, and he ought TO have
lived long enough TO serve out bis last term, which
be might have dope as well as not.
Mr.. Bspks's prospects, after fuctuating for fort
night, AZ If they were fancy stocks, seem to have
settled down to the steady point in his favor. The
ncorgIuous character Of the opposition has been o.
eeseI tial service TO him, and win do more yet. Mr.
UIham has given his unqualified approval Of Mr.
Bsnks's course on the Nebraska bill and far hal
aided him. Mr.. Rockingham has had tAe sens,
to withdraw from the contest and the hunkers wer'
left as abandoned as poor Ariadne on the Maxiar
strand. They came together on Wednesday last
in Boston, but could find nobody that would consen
10 be their candidate, whereupon they adjourned
singing the evening hymn, and as melancholy As alo
Of German students full of the sorrows Of parting
of lager bier. Bacchus & Co. didn't come and con
sole them as they did Aiiadne aforesaid, whicl
was cruel in the vine god and his crew, fo
they never had more sincere wolshippers than tn
huDkers. 1t may be doubted if the temperance mel
themselves are more devoted to their service; bu
the hunkers seu liquor, having too much sense t
drink IT,
The town nominations are beginning to attrac
attention. The whole weight Of the battle will b
on the elections, as the House is tn
governing power of the State.
The Know Notbirgs hold convention to day i
the Seventh district, Mr.. Whiting having reall
Withdrawn. ALTOONA.