Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-04-29
"Know Nothinss."

This is the name Of new political organ
ization. recently founded in several Of our ci-'
ties and towns, and which has already car.
red the local elections in divers places
They operate with great secrecy and prompt
itude. The New Orleans Delta gives The fol-
lowing account Of them. How the Editor
Of that paper happens TO knop so muek about
the "Knop Nothings' he does no, tell u.s.
The objects of The "Know No,hingsa ara
two.fold-part religious, part political and
the ends aimed at, the disfranchisemen. of
adopted citizens and their exclusion from
Office, aud perpetual war upon the Catholic
religion. With these cardinal principles,
the qualifications for membership and brolh-
erhood are easily determined. 'ir
lst The applicant for membership to
a "wiswam' must be native born cilizcr,
Of native born parents, and not Of The Cath
Ollie religion.
Cd. To renounce all previously enter
tanned political leanings, and to cooperate
exclusively with The new order.
Sd. To hold neither political, civil, nor
religious intercourse with any person who is
a Catholic; but, on The contrary, to use all
available means to abolish the political and
religious privileges he may at present enjoy.
9TH. That he will not vote for any man
for office who is not native citizen Of the
United States, or who may be disposed, if
elected, TO place any foreigner or Catholic in
any Office OF emolument or ,rust-,hc latter
not being, in the opinion Of I" Know Moth
ings,' a" credible witness" in any case save
where the oath is administered BY his priest.
1.-THE passwords and "signsa for I'D.
mission into the wigwam" of the Know
No.hings' are as follows The applicant
raps at the door an indefinite number of
times, asking at the close. in low whisper,
ing voice, "What meets here to-day? Tor
night as the case may be) The in,arroga.
led Immediately replies: 81 don't know.N-
To which The applicant for admission re.
spends, 81 am QUE" and forthwith is admit.
ted toa second door, at which he gives four
distinct raps, when the door being opened,
he whispers to his attendant "Thineen,p
and then advances into the body ofile lodge.
liza member requires The assistance Of IA
herwhen mixing prumscuously with the
public, he places the RICH, lorelinger upon
the left eyebrow, as in the act of scratch.
ing, looking directly at the person whose
attention he desires TO attract, when, il the
person be member, he is bound to respond
Immediately bya similar sign. Fit be dc.
sired to know Of stranger whether he is Of
the initiated, on shaking hands with him the
middle finseris placed upon the loves, joint
Of his finger, next the wrist, with gentle
pressure; when, il he be member, he will
ask" Where did you get that?" TO which
he will rejoin, i don'tknow,n and tho Que
MS! will end by replying. al don't knov
either" j. ...., .u1a Ida
As no records are kept, or publica,io
made by the association, the plan Of mott
ing members of any emergency Eequia4
their speedy assembly, is by scattering srol'
square pices of white paper over the ban-
quotes and public ,l,oroughlsres, and By
mailing them to posts, doors, or other places
accessible to the public, ,e..
The expulsion Of the Greeks by Tur-
kew has been ,ln,orp;u,l MN,