Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-11-14
IN DISGUISE"

For the last few months the administration
presses of the country, large and small, have in
concert made desperate efforts to alarm the
Democracy with the cry that the American
party" alias the Know othings," are
Wigs IN disguise" We call these efforts
desperate" because no such palpable fallacy
would be uttered in the place of truth, If ordi-
nary means could be made efectual in saving
the administration from humiliation. But a
general stampede of the conservative portion Of
the Democracy has SO frightened the admins
tration, that its presses have uttered this cry,
reckless Of truth, as the only possible means of
recalling the Democrats from the councils Of
| the I" American party"
The American party" is not the Wing
party in disguise, and those who assert that it
is 50, assert what they knoso to be untrue, or
else they are too ignorant to hazard opinions,
much less assertions, 10 this effect.
The Baltimore American Of September 81,
| announcing the nomination of Samuel Kinks,
Esq, by the " American party" as their candi-
date for Mayor, uses the following language, to
which we invite the attention of those who
have observed the efforts Of the administration
presses on the point mentioned:
We learn that there was a grand council of
Know Nothings in session last night authorized by
this mysterious organization, to place in nomina-
| ton candidate for the Mayoralty. We are not
| informed how the body was organized where it
assembled or Of whom it was composed but can
state on the most positive authority that Samuel
Kinks, Esq, received the nomination, and has
consented to serve as their candidate Mr.. Kinks
is well known, especially in commercial circles, as
an enterprising merchant of the firm of Charles d.
Kinks Il Co., No. 81 South Howard street He
has been hitherto, zoe believe, a moderate Demo
Of the same political bias the nomination uiH
doubtless prove oeyy acceptable"
We have italicised the last four lines Of the
statement Of the Baltimore American, to show
more distinctly and emphatically that, in the
Gibraltar Of Democracy" two-thirds Of the
Know-N othings are Democrats
| Mr.. Kinks, as our readers generally know,
was elected over the regular nominee Of the
administration party, by nearly 5000 votes, in
one Of the strongest democratic cities in the
United States
Mr.. Mott, the candidate sustained by the
" American party in Pennsy sania for canal
commissioner, was elected by an overwhelm-
ing majority, receiving all the KnowNothing
| votes He is a Democrat and, although he
deceived our party by protesting to be a mem
Der Of the organization, and has since dis
| claimed his membership with the order, his
| election nevertheless proves that our party is
not the Wing party in disguise.
| In the several States whose elections have
transpired during the last sixty days, our party
has supported Democrats and Wings indiscrimi-
nately, al,oays selecting for thei, sn6rages
men sohose sentiments ot the question of nat
eradication correspond with the views Of our
party, and without inquiring into their politi-
| cal complexion in other respects. We might
refer by name, were it necessary to do so, to
large number of newly-elected members
of Congress some Democrats and some
"Whigs," some hards and some softs,"
some "silver greys" and some "free-soilers,"
who owe their election to the votes Of our
party, and who, on the question Of naturalisa-
tion, and other American doctrines, will be
found with us on the day Of trial
But some of our traducers have even gone
beyond the charge, that we are Wigs in dis
guise, and alleged that our party is composed
| Of " freesoilers and abolitionistsW
The most complete and overwhelming refu-
| tation of this miserable calumny was given in
| the recent political contest in New York. The
| administration party on the one side, COM
| posed Of ofice-holders, Catholics, Marcy-soft
foreigners, and drinkers Of bad liquor, with
aboltion-Seward Wings anti-rcnters, and halt
a dozen other factions, on the other side, were
both opposed by the American party" con-
ssting Of the conservative portions Of the former
Democratic and Wing parties, and the result
has shown, on the first trial of strength, not
only that this american conservative party is
now, in less than year from its first organiza-
ton, nearly equal to either one of the old or
CARNATIONS, but it has exhibited that rapid
growth Of conservatism which foretells the
speedy dissolution and destruction of former
organizations
| The New York correspondent of the Balti-
moro Sun, over the signature Of Ion" and
under date November 10th, makes the follow
ing truthful and important communication,
published in the Sun Of Saturday last, to wit
| "The Know-Nothings are a national party, and
| win not enter into the Seward crusade against
slavery. They would probably, had they known
their strength, have secured a larger vote in the
western counties, and have elected Ullman. Sc
far from disbandng, they are taking measures for
the extension of their organization in the interior
Of the State, and are confident Of being able to
troll both State and city elections hereafter. They
viii probably make repeal or modification of the
naturalization laws test question in future cleo
tons, and particularly in the Presidential election
The anti-slavery movement in this State has
been checked by this election, though IL does moi
demonstrate any partially for the Nebraska bin
In fact that question was overshadowed by the
more pressing issues between the various parties
to the liquor question: g., bad liquor, good
liquor, and no liquor Both the temperance ques
ton and Known othingism exerted more influence
upon the result than did the Nebraska question"
| 1t is true, strictly true, as stated by the
Baltimore Suns intelligent correspondent that
1.-THE Rnop- Not1tings are NATIONAL PARTY
and Mill not enter into the Setoard crusade