The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-08-30

Icess was the united cooperation Of the Know
Nothing party. While the election Of !
whig in the st. Louis District, and the down
tall Of Old Bullion, Gan event that can pro
duce no regret from the southern democra
1cy)is acribed to the influence of this secret
cabal, and mentioned as oneof the most glo
rious signs Of the times, BY some portions O
the whig press, this result in Iowa may be
Paraded and commended as an example wor-
thy Of imitation and gratifying enough to re
ljoice over.
The Wings are becoming identified with
this new movement. In every election since
the maturity of this fcetus Of Native Ameri-
canism, its influence has been felt and signal
| ly marked by the elevation of whig candi-
dates, and its political bearings corresponds
ing with Wing principles.
A successful fusion of these two parties in
the Southern portion of the confederacy does
not appear to have been effected. In the
Northern States, however, and especially in
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, the Wings
are deeply involved.
In New York, Mr. Seward repudiates the
principle, not from any patriotic motive how
ever, while Mr.. Fillmore's friends eagerly
grasp at the new organization and declare it
to be quite good enough for their purpose
We wish to speak particularly of Pcnnsylva,
MIA in this connection.
In that State the Wings are most COM
plstely identified with the new movement.-
The city of Philadelphia is wholly in the
hands of the Know Nothings. Their rule is
as rigid as despotism. The oldest citizen is
prescribed if he was born in Ireland. No
worth, no services, no talents, can save the
man who is Catholic. An instance will
serve to show the severity Of this proscrip-
ton. The new councils reelected an old and
faithful messenger by an almost unanimous
vote, called Dougherty, and removed him
next day, on the false statement of a rival,
who accused him of the crime Of being born
in the land of Montgomery and Emmett
Even the mayor of the city, brilliant and i'm.
pulsive as he is, and liberal as he has been,
in sentencing poor man for 40 offence, un-
happily too common to all nations, thanked
God' that the drunkard was not an Ameri
canl
The next victim that these partisans expect
to lay their hands on is Hon. Joseph R.
the highly esteemed whig repre-
sentative in Congress from Philadelphia,
whose standing in the Legislature as
a generous, gifted, honest, and patriotic gem
tleman, is only equallee by the warm afec-
ton entertained for him at his own home
But Mr.. Chandler, like Charles Carroll, and
like Roger B. fancy, is Catholic, and his
is said to be written already. He
is inexorably foredoomed by the new party
leaders now in power. How far the people
viii submit to this ostracism of an eminent
and beloved citizen, we are anxious to see
How far the City of Penn will lend itself to
a persecution almost as revolting as that
which drove our fathers from their far-off
homes, we are eager to ascertain. Politics
has strange and sudden freaks, but this would
be the most extraordinary of all
The whig candidate for governor of Penn
sylvania, Mr.. Pollock, is the sworn, oath bound
member of thir secret association. The De
papers charge it upon him, and nei
ther be nor his organs have the hardihood to
deny It. The oath that he swore to ON en-
tering this midnight conspiracy, is given in
the Pennsylvania as follows:
First oath taken by Pollock, Wig candidate for
Governor Of Pennsylvania, on entering the
dnte-roona Of the ksaoso-nothing order:
ssYou do swear by Almighty God, the search
er of all hearts, ihatyou will not reveal or di
vulge any of the secrets of this order which you
shall hear or see and SO you shall answer to God
al the great day."
The creed of this order is based upon the
three ideas of hostility to a particular reli
giOn, hostility to adopted citizens, and hostil-
ity to our naturalization laws. Connected
with thescsare various other doctrines no less
narrow. contracted, and anti-republican.-
And to carry out such principles, to aid in
,uch a crusade, we see great party willing
md ready to commit itself--its leader even
sealing his devotion to it with a solemn oath!
'sTo what base uses may we come at last. /"
Fhe party led BY Clay, and animated By his
sloquanee and his example, cheered BY the
,onOrous tones Of Webster, whichsrung like
o many Milton-like anthems in its praise, to
lwindle into sort Of appendage- to. sell it.
Ielf like a poor chattel-to be assigned, like
!, 4ror5hlasas characfer II, an orranizafion /