The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-04

once undeceive the world as to the honesty and
purity of their motives
In Cuba, as in Turkey, the point d'appui OF
the threatened Intervention f England and
France is, as usual, Q sentim ntal pr tence
Philantl r py is q favorite instrument OF pollti-
cal hypocrisy, and it is, besides, an easy and
plausible excuse for meddling with other peo-
ple's affairs. But such devices and shifts Will
avail nothing in this part of the world. We
are not controlled and crippled by the conven-
tional snd political pre-. udices that embarrass
all the movements Of European society. We
are under no necessity to disguise our objects
by the afIectation of religious or sentimental
distractions; and be the question slavery, or
ions, that furnishes the pretence, we say to Eng
land and France, or any other European nation
that attempts to obtain fresh foothold on
this continent or its islands, " be your motives
what they may, we will not suffer foreigners to
contest our supremacy upon these shores"
PROGRESS OF THE New Political PARTIES
We have heretofore given interesting informa-
ton as to the organization Of the teetotal or
Maine law party in this State. By present
Indications this party will gain a large number
of votes in the country. We give in to-day's
HERALD condensed summary of the progress
of the revived native American party-nOw
known by the singularly inexpensive title Of
Know Nothings."
1t appears, by these statistics, that the Native
party has risen from its ashes, and that the
body which has lain almost torpid since
eighteen hundred and forty seven, has been
galvanized into something like vigor that it
has assumed the form Of society, working in
secret against all foreigners and naturalized
citizens that those terrible fellows, the Jc-
suits, are receiving severe blows; and that the
ultimate object OF the natives is the utter an
Inhalation of any power that the Roman Cath
olic clergy may have, or may be supposed to
have. in this republic. The Know Nothings
have shown their power in several OF
the Atlantic cities and large towns ad-
iacent to the sea coast They are now prepar-
ing for demonstration at the national capital,
beneath the shadow Of the White House, and
under the very nose of Congress- The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, it is stated, has threatened
to Brensonize every clerk who may vote the
native ticket, or in any way compromise
himself with that party. The Judge of the
Marine Court in this city was assaulted in the
street on Thursday morning and he said that the
persons who showed so little respect for the
official ermiBe were Know Nothings. We are
informed that the agents of the Know Nothngs
are travelling all over the country, installing
new lodges and spreading their peculiar princi-
pies by every possible means. They will par
ticipate in the elections soon to be held in
Washington and Philadelphia, and they are
confident that they will be able to sweep those
cities as nicely as Mr. Genin, with his celebrated
house hrooms, cleaned Broadway.
The new native psrty promises to run sue
cessful race, for brief period The old par
ties are out of joint, and great many voters
will join in the last political froiic merely as n
pleasant pastime. OLD clques will be broken
Up. to he sure; but then the same old hacks
will be found controlling the new ones. Rat
ting in politics has come to be considered as a
slight misdemeanor only; witness the general
amnesty to Cochrsne, Van Buren,, and the other
patriots who. in eighteen hundred and ff,y-two
repented Of sins committed in eighteen hu2dred
and forty-eight; they returned TO their fathers
housc and Marcy killed The fatted calf for them
although he did not give such cf ihcn "a re-
ceived foreign appointments the best raimcnt
Noy that the Nebraska bill has become a
law, we advise the politicians 10 take lcok at
the Know Nothings. They promise TO be an
important element in the coming elections, and
rs such they need watching. IN this State they
promise 10 share supremacy with the Maiue
law party only.
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