Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-22
THE "KNow NoTnINGs.n
Bow 70 PREVENT THEM FROM SPREADING.

country, aIeeASt1ea JUST ~" iu'sS -" '''S
as is wholesome this hot wea;her-about
the astonishing progress Of a supposed Sc
cret organization called the "Kaow No
thingsn-and this excitement isno, unfound.
ed. If the new organization proceeds as
rapidly and successfully as i, has begun, the
old political parties may hang up their fid'
die and give up the field. There is no use
Of warning agains, manifest destiny
We wish it TO oe distinctly understood
that we, Of the Mirror, are Conservatives on
all subjects. Not that we are "old fOsies
exactly, nor do we pretend TO keep pace with
"Young America" Wetake middle ground
under the firm conviction that truth is gen.
orally 10 be found between extremes.
As to the 'NnOw Nothinss'-we regret
that there ever was OCCASION for action or or
saniza,ion on the ground they occupy. II
should not have been SO. This country was
psoplsd-its political institutions were form
ed,-and i, has grown with unparalleled "a
pidi,y,-as A LAND OF FREEDOM. 1t was
never designed by its founders, and by the
patriots whose blood has been shed freely III
i,s defence, that it's civil, political and reli,
eious organizations should be anything else
but free. Such is The language ofiis Dec
laration Of Independence the purpoF'
ofsll ii. legisation-and such has ever been
the united voice Of the pulpit, the press,and
the forum. These are truths, known aud
read Of all men. Their proclamation has
been world wide. Wherever our country is
known over the face Of the earth-ani
where is i, not known?-it is known as the
Island of the free" as well as the "home oil
the brave.n The tide Of emigration has ev'
es been rolling in upon US from the "o'd
coun,riesr Of Europe, because cfihs freedom
gre eniop Its this birll-risht OF ours, with
il. concomitan, blessings. that has induced
the German, the GriiOn, The Scot, and the
hardy son Of Erin, 10 rend asnnder the ties
of home, and country, aud kindred, aud has
'e'. ~ = lA'' " ), ,,, uho-ss IN
Can emisranlswno come " ou' '"0's' -
escape from The evils OF despotic govern
,ne,ts ever wish 10 make our country less
{. ~" 49,, ;,;s-,r IN chance our institutions
J''s '"'' ~. So CIV, ,xt;cn they
10 model more ..he .,0'e "' .s,,...,i
have escapedi Would they, II lhe! e'"'"'
lake away an ioia Of our civil, political, OF
,.,;,;,p. freedom? Surely the great and
oooI La Eoml,e would noi-nor Steubsn-
e.. rosk;u,io-por the hos, of other heroes
f ar other lands. whose blood saturated the
fields 9th. Revolution. No true man, with
an e,li.b,.neJ head and patriotic heart,
..a,.g re, 40 this! And yetsihere are emf
80. .na mnl,;,udes ofsihsm, who are la.
s s. with This vsrr end in view. Read
N. es;lence Of this fact beloY:4
~ /: Iih.,,,s i IA Boston have
..,a,asS ,oihs call Of their brethren in the
West, and put forth platform almost most, den d n
teal with that laid down eY'''e ttss Ssn,
man Democrats o. sou ,,snmis have s,rSyeI
70 mem 20. W, ,,u. orincinIss Of freedom and re-
nnblieanism, and they demand number o.
notifications in the constitution anu 'a~'
Of the country, which moa uns. ms ;,nnpr
eesss,y u, " ' op1 exs,ns government. Thri
n 1 involves. amoSg other things, the
repeal Of Sunday laws, TemPeIeH.e ,, laws )
and the exclusion Of the b'os llon s,,v :. =,
These organisations OF Gefmans.o.'a
date our most cherished lns,''' MS . az
more to be pitied than Jearea, ins' :, az ~
mostly conducted BY ',deai Young men, sa,m %a
have never learned the a'iie,onee Os'" ,;1
liberty and listn'iOgsnes'; and :ne very ~"
eousness of their schemes WI. p'e.t.. Wv.
from becoming p0pu'sr' ins't ','s..a' ~
themselves, as they become C, o'ae'' snu = :,
more Of our county, VIII oeeons 'sa, 30,
Of them. There are o'nef in!Oaa,'" ,a ,.a,,
alarming because more spss'ous' a"' r.L;c