Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-11-28
THE NATIONAL KNOW. NOTHING
- CONVENTION.

THE NATIONAL MOUNTAINEERING
CONVENTION.
We announced by telegraph yesterday
that a National Know. Nothing Conyen'
tion had assembled a, Cincinnati on
Wednesday. A dispatch from Cincin'
natl, in another column, announces that
The Convention is now in session. We
find tho following dispatch giving the
particulars Of its objects, in the N. York
Herald
ClNc,NNAr1, November Al believe
the report | sent you yesterday, Of the
meeting Of the Grand Council oil Know
Nothings in this city, is correct. un'
derstanJ that they will assemble about
noon to morrow but now learn that
twenty-five States, and not twenty eight,
will be represented on the OCCASION
The object of the Convention is not to
make an out.and.out nomination of a
candidate for the Presidency. but to
transact the usual business before the
Council. and TO elect Chief Of the Or.
der of The whole Union. 1t is suggested
TO ME, however, that this Chief whoever
he may be, is 10 be considered the Know.
Nothing candidate for the Presidency OF
the United States.
With this suggestion in view, it be.
comes interesting TO look al the chances
of the different candidates for the Office
of Chief of the Know. .Notbings. Five in.
dividuals will probably come before the
Convention.
Gen. Sam. Houston, OF Texas.
Gen. Winfield Scott, of New Jersey.
Hon. Jacob Broome, Of Pennsylvania.
Hon. MiIlarl Fillmore, Of New York.
Hon. John NJ. Clayton of Delaware.
The chances Of HoUsToN are deemed
the best. He is considered al available
man is now opposed 10 Irish whisky and
lager beer has, during the past year, or.
ganized upwards of four hundred and
fifty local lodges, or councils: has plen.
ty of military glory and romance is a
Western man, living at the South. with
a Northern and Eastern reputation late.
ly acquired ; and has been President OF
the Republic of Texas.
All know Gen. ScoTr and his ante.
ccdents but the salient point IN the brave
old Generals life with the know.Noth.
ings is his famous letter in favor OF a
change in the naturalization laws from
FIVE 10 twenty .one--,he time 1t takes a
native born American 10 vote himself a
President or a farm. The celebrated
letter lost him great many foreign votes
in 1852, which is lhous ht to be il his ia
vor as a candidate on the know.Nothing
ticket.
JACOB BRooME is not so we'll known,
although he was candidate Tor the
Presidency in, 1852, and received votes
in PENNSYLVANIA, New Jersey, and Mas.
sachuselts. But Nh. Broome is known
10 the Know. Mornings. He has been for
years toiling in the native American
cause is the father, we may say, OF the
order has just been elected member
Of the next Congress, and will be treat
ed with lfaternal kindness at the con-
vertion.
Now we come to MILLARD FILLMORE.
He is a member Of the order. John M
Clayton says so. 1t is known, too, ihat
all the Fillmore Wings joined the Know
No,hings, heart, purse, and hand, at the
late election in you. State. it is also
stated that when Mr.. Fillmore was on
his tour at,he South, with lhs Hon. John
P. Kennedy, the author of native Ameri'
can novels. with scenes laid in native
American forests, he aided more or less
in the organization of about TWO hundred
and fifty councils or lodges. So | am
told. am also told that he is on init
mate terms with Sam, who was in New
York on the 7th instant, and was 10
have visited Massachusetts, on the 18Th
instant.
JouN NJ. CLAYTON comes last, because
he says he is not a member Of the or,!er
is not a candidate for the Presidency,
and dont't care button for any body
But in these times it is difficult 10 tell
what may turn up. Clayton by the re-
fulgence Of his genius, ; shown forth in
his letter to somebody in Phil adelPhia,
hassbeen the means Of organizing quite
a number Of lodges, and thereby aiding
in the spfead of the wings of the Ameri.
can eagle all over the country.