Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-06-17
THE KNOW NoTHINGs. y

THE "KN0W N0THINGS." ~,
The papers have repeated accounts
ofthe progress ofthe "know Nothings."
A good deal of curiosity is excited to
know something Of the 'knov notaiags,'
so we clip the following items from ex-
changes Of a late date.
NORFOLK, Va, May 24.-"The Know
Nothings," it seems, are rapidly increa.
sing here. The confusion seems almost
universal, and it is whispered about that
the present incumbents in Office, who
are Roman Catholics, are to be Stayed,
and literal destruction Of Roman Cath
olic pretension to office is to be exer-
cised. This order meets regularly on
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
and an accumulation of this wonderful
and homogeneous mass, will, no doubt
annihilate all aspirants to Office who are
not connected with it. An exciting
scene will be enacted at the next mum.
cipal election, in consequence ofthis
unexpected organization, which will as
tonish the alien and Roman Catholic
portion of our community. They num-
.ber near thousand. .land are rapidlySin-
creasing.
~ A private letter from an authen-
tic source in Pit.sburg, closes thus:
"a word as to the "Know Nothings."
alt is amusing to note the eccentric
movements of this new and profoundly
secret society. Politicians, from the
most exalted statesman to the office
hunter whose highest ambition would
be satisfied with town Constable's COM
mission, are taken all aback by the
developements ofpower, welded at the
ballot.box. To-day we see the wings
routed, .'horse, foot and dragoon,' and
tomorrow the democratic lines are bro
ken-both defeated, and we "Know
Nothing" more about it. The signs of
the times indicate their rapid growth in
this city, and | shall claim no extra
credit as prophet, when you will find
to be a fixed fact, as I now foretell, that
the public offices Of this city will be fill
cd by anti. Catholic and native-born a.
merican citizens. That seems now to
be the "drift ofthings."
PnILADELpHIA.-Great preparations
are being made in this city by the Know
Nothings for the overthrow Of the for.
eign candidate at the next municipal
election, in June. The excitement a.
mong all politicians is intense. The
whig party. it is said, cannot stand un-
less supported by the Know Nothing
party-that body, being very strong, the
wings. it is thought, will unite with it.
At present, the Know Nothings have
nominated Judge Conrad for Mayor
Mr.. Vaux, the democratic candidate,
has, it is said, turned Know Nothing,
SO as to secure as many Of their votes
as possible in opposition to that party's
regular nomination.
Judge Conrad has since been elected
LANCASTER, May 1s.-At the NUM-
cipal election here, those who were not
known as candidates were elected school
directors by about 600 majority, over
two regular nominated candidates on the
union ticket. The defeated candidates
are Catholics. and received only 70 votes
out ofhmearly 700 polled. The success
ful candidates were, to all appearances
astonished at the unexpected result, and
cannot account for it. Like the rest ol
the community, they know nothing about
it.
BnrpoEponr, Conn.-Recently at this
place there was hotly contested e!ec4
ton for State representative to supply
vacancy. PhiloT. Barnum and Rev.
Mr.. sineut we're the candidates. When
the ballots we're counted great was theit
astoaishment on discovering that Thos
H. Oakley, whose name had never been
publicly mentioned for the office, had
been elected by a majority Of s56.-
Where the tickets came from, and who
voted them, the Know No,hings alone
can tell. Ma
CAMDEN, N.J.-The Know Nothing
succeeded.in electing their candidate
DR.. L. F. Fisher, for Mayor. The ma
iori,y Of Fisher over the other Tickets
*ss 400.