Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-11-06
sTAUNToN. VIRGINIA. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 6. 1854. :
Henry A. Wise On Know Nothing ism.


Henry A. Wise on Know Nothingism
| The following is en- extract from MI
Henry A. Wise's recently published lette
on kn ow- Nothingism. Its extreme lengtl
prevents IFS publication entire: ,sss
What are. the evils complained Of. t,
make pretext for these innovations
against american policy, as heretofore
lpractised with SO much 1nccess and ex
lcecdipg trium PHI ?ssss $50 ss5saa
list. The first. cause. most prominent, il
that the Native and Protestant feeling Ia.
been exasperaled BY TIE course pursued
tby boM political parties, in The last severa
Presidential campaigns; they have ca.
joletl and "honey, fugglea"gwith both Cath.
|olics and foreigners b. biru,, natafaliaet
and ,InHaiuralized, cd adaseGm.
T Foreigners and Catholics were not St
much to blame for that as both paHies.-
Az take these election toys tresn tltena
aud does any one suppose that they would
net resort 10 some other humbug Is moi
another hobby. now arising to put down
both Of these pets of party Is not the
donkey Of Know othingism row kick
ing lis lieels at the lap.dogs Of .he erich
I1sh brogue'' and.the Sweet German &C.
Gent for the sfondIings and pettings of
Political parties1 s7s,s ssAss
2nd., Both parties have violated the
|election, laws. and laws of naturalization, in
rushing green emigrants, Just from on ship
board, up tothe polls to vote. sssss :
This, again, is the fault of both parties.
And this is confined chiefly, i!trot ent.rely,
to the cities. It don't reach to the ballot
boxes Of the country at large, and is moi. a
drop in the ocean of our political infu-
ences. In New York, Philadelphia Bal.
timore, CINCINNATI. and New Orleans. the
abuse. | venture 10 saw, don't number, in
fact, 500 votes. II is nothing everywhere
else in country OF Iniveral suffrage ard
of 90 millionsof free people. And would
perjury and fraud IN elections be arrested
by the attempt to exclude Catholics and
Foreigners By birth from office ?-or BY
extending tie limitation Of time for natu-
or, by repeating the naturaliza-
ton laws? Either Of these remedies for
the error would multiply the perjuries and
the frauds aud the foreign votes. Then
there would be pretext for obtaining by
fraud and force what was denied under
law. BY making naturalization rather to-
follow Immediately upon the oath Of alie-
glance and that to depend on the will and
the good character of the applicant, fraud
and perjury would rather be stripped OF
their pretexts. The foreigners would be
at once exalted in their selt-respect and
dignity of department. right would ena-
BILE them TO exercise the elective franchise
in peace, and the country would escape
the decentralization resulting from a VIOLA
ton Of the laws and from The means en-
ple, ed to set at nought their force and ei-
feet. &C.,. ~ 49,
3D. Foreigners have abused the profec-
lion OF the United States abroad. 49,
ifthey can have it was violation of
aw. They cannot well do it, without the
want OF care and rIGllance in our consular
md diplomatic functionaries abroad. Citi
,ens at home abuse our protection, and |
hey are net always punished for their
.rimes.
4th. Catholics. 1t ia urged. have been
combined and obcyed the signs of their
Bishops and Priests in elections, aud have
Been Influenced in their votes to a great
extent by religiots and exclusive conside-
a.ions. - 'Ies' nase' 'na' ~ one '"e pes'
'easyns why ,o'es'a":s s.o"'u not =, ioho"
y sne'r esan'n'e' y - ss'', s., anu 'ne tess
ne'c - ~ :. 'ne - 10 a.', -. ~
.uy ana pross'' Ps pe,o"g WIZ " any Sec.
,' a'"e. .',"n ~ uo.s'"" -" NY
o'ow ai'ege' e'lnoi'a seA"'"P'es, ; "'''eh
10y ".,as", a. a. ous s"I insists
F - .'ien lne; ,.s"s',isen. o'eoa'e a.
oras as,I.as ~ ,a ~" OP'o"s
"a, Ca "hs ,'na ",,l,o ,;o
,, y'" !, 10 "ra,J hav ~ ai~srs r,l,'a.d
: - s"a", Ia " ,'.i.
'o'ts'a,iss so.n e,So"s a"1 10y "a pi's"
'ses ~ 'ns'. 'o''a''s's7s .e esa
!. AND io% much nave we gained upon
hem ~ following the opposite policy =
BY tolerance we have grown so great as
low to make them feet the Necessity to
respect ourtitle to comfy and right toa
'rparate enjoyment OF the privileges of
l'rotestants. -Ouf government Is lntefpo-
ing in that behalf and ! fear it will not
Dc assisted any INTO negotiations by the at
emM mere 10 DrOSeIlhe (,afIollrS a nd