The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-23

The Know Noshines In MASSACHUSETTS,.
Corresponds nee II the Stste OF Name
Know N0shtugism seems, just now to be q eat
stape for letter writer's from Massachusetts. d
might a. yell tread in The eaten uack, and re gon
httle about Know Nothicgism here. IL Is aot
coal for politicians. II they pick !, up they are
afraid it viii burn their hands by ard bye. lfth-y
do lot ecdIe with it, but let II go as II pIeas@s,
they afraid il will SIT their houses fire. Con-
tray TO oil expe tation, 1t has gained urn foot
hold in many OF the country COUNTIES. often COM
p,ispg within its numbers Ieerly all the voters Of q
town. West Boylstop, 10 Worcester couaty, Is an
extraordinary instance Of this. 1t Is small town.
TO be sure with les than two thousand irhabiants
but Of sl its voters the'e said 70 6e not moro
than thirty who are not knox Noshnga
In Boston 1t is no wonder taat the organic atCn is
so strorg. II should be RENT mbered That 10 1850,
Of it. population Of l37 0O0 nessy one half were
foreigners, ana SO 900 Of teen were Irish. These
Irish carry to excess their universally prevailing
claDnish spirit. They are almost without exception
Cattoli E, aud support paper-the Boston Pilot
wh'c boasts that the foreign population is now.
1904, 10 majority in Boston, and urges them, as
Catboli's not as republicans TO become natu allied
without delay, with view to their ultimate attain
mept Of tho political control OF the CITY, THIS advice
has been consistently followed by the foreign Ca
tbolics.
In 1850 there we're less than 1000 naturalised
voters in the whole CITY, Now there are three times
that number. Last fall this came Boston Pi,ot op-
posed the revised constitution, chiefly be,ause 1t
OF any public funds for the support OF sectarisn
schools, OF whatever denominations, aud because 1t
divided ston INTO districts for the election OF State
representatives. II told Catholics that If the city
should be districted, they might now dad thee pos
siby get one or two Catholic representatives, but
if they should hold on to the old general tckc; sys
tenn and vote Gown The revised Oossitutlon III
years they would be able t. cleo: the whole forty.
f.rr. The Results OF this course Of acton or the
part Of the foreigners are now seen in the fact tht
the Know Nothing lodges there have on ther Iists
humber OF names exceeding q majority Of any vote
ever cast Il the city.
Two Representatives to Congress arc elected by
Boston voters. One district comprises the Meek
wards With R0Xbury, the other the North and Yves;
ED ward with Cambridge. The first il rcpreseo ted
in this Congress by Samuel II. Valley the last by
William Appleton. Neither Of these gentlemen ,s-
sessts ctf or brilliant, or in any way remarkable
taebt, but both have good share Of practical CON-
mon sen'e. Bota ere sivef gay wbigs. OF the most
siivery SOFT. Mr.. Valley even ron for Congress in
the old Eighth district, aaainst Horace Manu. on &C
count OF that gentleman's opposition to Daoiel
Webster. Both Of these gentlemen the Know
Nothinps are resolved to defeat, and to elect two
Young Americans in their stead.
They cesigp q. present to send Arson Buriugamc
to Congress- tom Mr.. Appleton's district; but who
shall lake Mr.. Valleys place they have not yet de-
termined. Mr.. Burlmgame must be well known to
you by reputation. Since lS4S he has been quite an
active free soil partisan, and has acquired an extern
sive yenown for making efle tive stump speeches.
lie is q wcsterner by birth, but came to Massachu.
setts many years ago, to study and practice law.
Almost ever, body likes him. lie has friendly
word for every one, and is good, warm hearted fell
low = ough always looking not like sensible per-
son for No. /.
There is wing in Mr.. Burlingames town, Cam.
bridge, Secretary of the State Central Committee,
Mr.. JOY Sargent, who is DESTROYS to represent his
district at Washington, and will try to induce tie
i hnoT Mot l,a TO gatity his desire but think
these movements in his district it would not be sur
prising If Mr.. Appleton should decline to be can
oidate for collection. lie Is wealthy and in feeble
health, and this is big second term. Should he de-
cline, the wings would probably nominate Mr. Henry
}. Gardner, formerly President of the Boston Com
mon Council under Mayor Scaycr.
But If we travel fifteen miles from Isstoa;we.f find
the citadel Of the Know Nothiags in the formerly
most sluggish and snail life city Of 6aem. It was
helc that they hicvcd the fret Of those mum ipa
victories which for the last four or five months have
contributed SO much to the teegraphic intelligence
n ess %avar The Whole
Gil, is Knos Notbing-al through. The Mayor Is
Gen. Joseph Andrews, wing six months ago.
Whether he is any thing but Know Nothing now,
do not Know. There is some talk Of the Know
Nothipg Is running him for Governor. AS in the case
Of MI. BnrliDsame, they might go further and do
worse.
Tho Congressional district which runs along the
shore OF Essex county-taking in all the chief sea-
port towns, Lynn, Salem, MaIblehead, Rockport,
Beverly, q oncester and Newburyport--is now rep
resented by Mr.. Charles W. Upham a wing You
will remember that he ran seyera! times against
Mr.. Rantoui in the old Essex South the Second dis
init, and was at last most wofuly beaten. Upon
Reconstruction of districts, by which 6tcneham,
Saugus, and other strong anti.wiig towns we're on.
nexed to the district which sert Mr.. Banks,
MIR. upham succeeded at last ia going to Con-
gIess. But he viii never 60 again. Some
fifty years or more ago he was SO unfortunate
as to open his eyes, for the first time upon
the world in Annapolis, Nova Scotia. Had it
been Annapolis, Maryland, his case might he
different Bat even then it would have gone hard
with him, for he has always expressed too warm an
admiration for that "Iich old brogue" to suit the
present temper Of the constituency. Who will go
to Washington in his stead is not yet determined.
Some Know Nothings want TO send Alien W. Dodge,
Of Hamilton. AZ any rate, Mr. Upham's head Is
laid on the block, and the axe will fall in November
Next winter, when native AmeIi anism shall be
rampant in the State House, the unfortunate Catho-
lies will have to suffer- They might as well petition
the moon as petition the next Legislature for in
demnity for their Ursulinc Convent. The finishing
prohibiting sectaran achools, and 1t will he ready
to go to the people again. to he ratified this time
by 100000 majority. Irish military companies
might as well have good time Of it while they can,
and fight and spree hard ever during the rest
Of the year. for after next January every one Of
them viii cease TO exist. There will he some at
tempt at tinkeriDg the election laws in such way as
TO satiate the ~armest desires Of Native America
and Catholic church corporations will have to pro-
vide an active detachment of lobby members if they
hope for mercy.
one thing The Know Nothings ought to bear in
mind, which fear that in some localities they will
ioreet-that justice never is intolerance and that
intolerance never is justice.
train on the Hamilton and Dayton RAILROAD was
passing CumllinsyilIe On last Saturday MORNING.