Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-08-19
Which is the Know Nothing?


Our much respected editorial friends of
Mansfield, are getting into very strange
iangle. In The Shield and Banner of the
9th inst, Mr.. Glessner, in a savage,
meat.sxey style, announced the formation
of q society of the very mysterious and
curiosity provoking gentry, yclept Know
Nolhings, in Mansfield. He furthermore
warned all good Democrats against them,
as he believed it TO be Wing Abolition.
Fusion movement, got up for the express
purpose of defeating the Democratic par.
ly, calamity which he (GIessner) would
fain avert by crushing the order. To do
this. he threatens TO publish the names oil
the prime movers in the matter, las duty
to the public requires that they should be
known, inasmuch as it is ~ secret, anti
republican, proscriptive political organi-
cation all of which is exceedingly
Glessner.ish.
We supposed, of course, that the Her.
aid would defend them, but to our surprise
Day takes position beside Glessner--
pitches into them most fear(ully--terms
them "secret, disorganizing, unscrnpu-
lous, insidious, intangible, unprincipled
band''--thereby showing greater capoc-
i'y for abuse than Glessner, by two !ad.
jectves-warns Wings and Anti-Nebras.
ka men against the order, as it is Demo.
cratic, pro-slovery. and in league with
Irish Catholics, and boldly charges Gess
ner with being the head and front OF the
order in Mansfield =! As this charge was
merely suFposition on the part of Day,
not amounting to certainty, and as he was
more severe in his denuncialion, we were
Y led to hope that for once they might agree,
: even though abuse formed the common
gr und. England and France, enemies
Tor ages, row fight side By side against a
8 common foe. In like manner we hoped
these knights Of the quill might sink their
ancient animosities IL their cordial hate
OF this new order. We formed a very
pleasing picture, in our minds eye -
, Proud Virginia and fiery Oberlin side b.v
side They would, united. be perfectly
invincible. Glessner's hard headedness
: would enable him to repel assaults suc-
) cessfully, while Days peculiar powers of
vision would give him view of all parts
of the field at the same time.
Blu, The result shows that we forgot the
. antipathies that distinct species have to-
wards each o'her. This weeks Shield
destroys our hope. Glessner replies that
Days charge upon him is flimsy, abo-
li,ion trick, that he (Day) is Know
t Nothing in good standing; to sum it all
up he denies Days right to pummel them
n and claims il as his sole and exclusive
!, privilege. Day will, Of course, deny this
= and so the question will remain in very
;. unsatisfactory state. u
n Which is the Know Nothing? An &C
e quain,ance of ours who takes both paper
insists that both are, and that it did no
take the usual forms, ceremonies and oath
to make them such. We reject his testi
v mony, however, believing him to be pref
e udiced against Them. they having spokel
&c in commendatory terms of him once, an'
thereby running project he was engage
in. The question is of importance, an
l. we would like TO have answered. Tho
If the order exists in Mansfield there is n
J, doubt, and that there are good features i
Z it there is as little doubt, for they bot
;. denounce it.
o Which orthe two is the Know Nothing
,, We await with anxiety an answer to tn
n question.
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