The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-09
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Tie knoW Nothiaas in C0ngress--Pennsytpania and
Illinois Politics, dc
Mr. Adams, OF Mississippi, today introduced bill
into the Senate for the repeal of the naturalization laws
Mr.. Adams is democrat and Mississppian. Ii he
only Pennsylvania il would be thought proper
safe judcious fanatical federal whig abolition
st, carried away by transient ism' Of the day but
being just the of all this, and having by
force Of location prescrptive title to all that is con-
servatve and patriotic, curious to hear what
terms of condemnation the official censor sometimes
called the Pierce organ win employ in reprovng him for
this startling alteration from the practice and faith OF
his party.
Yesterday Mr.. Taylor, of Tennessee, remarkably
modest, useful and unobtrusve whg member from Ten
nessee, gave notice of bill for the object where
upon the orgenist projects the following reflection:
'Mr. Taylor is OF the few Southern who voted
at the last session against the Kansas and Nebraska bill
He is whig and Methodist preacher He represents
district which probably has in 1t fewer foreigners and
Roman Catholics than any other in the whole Union
These significant facts which will excite observation
when it is seen that the Know Nothing movement in
Congress proceeds from member with such antecedents
and such a constituency"
There must be something wrong about such man
and it, with such antecedents and such constituency
he il to be held suspicion and reproach, what
OF censure can be adequate to Nebraska democrat
like Adams who springs forward with precptate aacrity
to aid in the same unholy workl
The majority against the proposition ordering stand
ing committee to report bill FOR releasing railroad iron
from duty, was twenty-s on tul vote. That is
excellent sign and trust may be regarded proof
OF the fixed determination OF this Congress not to medde
with the iron duties.
Gen Simon Cameron, ex-senator from Pennsylvania
Is here and 1t IL announced With sernofcial flourish
by the junior organ that he has buried the tomaha
END smoked the pipe OF with his loe democratic
antagonists that he would make excellent fusion
and independent candidate upon whom the democrats
in the Legislature could unite with pleasure to them
| selves and profit TO him. But | cannot confirm this
crafty ing intelligence There sntiCamcronan demo-
Gratis who will yield their opposition TO that gen.
tleman, not only because they do not ike him. but be
cause they intend to be candidates for the Senate
themselves.
There is, Tor example, Gen. John H. Dawson who has
pretensons at least stropg Cameron'l and who
stands upon the Homestead bill his platform of prac
teal democracy, and his capital in business. He has
just got out edition OF IT, to which he yesterday
called the attention Of the House, aud which he will
continue to offer until disposed OF. The Homestead by
the way has lost its novelty aud with that its puar
ty. think it may be thrown aside political
lumber
The Douglas democrats struggling very hard to
extract comfort out of the Illinois election Rich
ardson passed through the seat OF his
has majority of Archer, whig by the official
returns. The whig newspapers the majority
the other side. The Legislature is ntdemocratic
by decided majority, that is by good, convenient,
working majority There is prospect which amounts
TO reasonable certainty not only that Shields will be
defeated but that resolutions will be adopted which will
compel Douglas 10 resign to swallow all that he has
heretofore avowed the responsibility Of Senator TO
his constituents. But that he easily do. more
important point however has been gained by the late
election The Senator's chosen will vote in the cleo.
ton OF to Douglas II will be necessary
gain but five in the three intervening years. to
majority against him. The election Of such
is held 10 be certain.