The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-12-29
puTNAM's MAGAZINE.

The January Number of this best Of the
Monihlies, Of It's class, 10 received. It's ar.
iicles retain all the freshness and vigor
which have teen thus far characteristic oil
The magazine. From the closing part oil
one Of its articles upon "Seerrt Societies
The Knov NOthings," we make the follow.
ing extract; which seems TO US 10 explain
some Of the causes which havsgiven such
signal success TO the operations Of the mys
terious odrer:-
at cannot be denied that for some years
now, both wings and democrats have pros.
lrated themselves before The alien voters
in servile aud dsgraceful way. Holding
the balance Of power, as the latter did, be
tween the two parties, there was no end Ia
the concessions, the fummeries, and the
substantial douteurs, TOO, by which they
were courted. Honors and Offices were
heaped upon them with proiusion, which
recalled the debut Of some popular actress
and The showers Of boque,s which greeted
her from her adorlng friends. II Twas better
10 be an lrishman, or German, than a
native American a Mac or o., 10 ones
name, was the handle which lifted him Ia
forlune-and an unpronounceable German
pa,ronymic was passport TO all kinds o
political favor. No ticket was a complete
ticket which did not contain sop, in the
shape of candidate to The Irish interes, or
the German interest, and suppleness with
which senators and governors bent them.
selves in that direction, set new lessons in
the ari OF fawning-gave new formulas Tor
The preparation Of adrot lies. Is il a won.
der, then, that The Americans themselves,
showed SO wholly into the shadow, should
get little tired Of the game! More es.
pecially, when III e same influences, which
introduced The foreigners into political Of.
fee, were likewise Introducing them into
so many private places Of emolument and
trust! Not nj all! Bot the foreigners were
no, 10 blame for it, or, at least, for nothing
beyond 4 little natural presumption occa
stoned by their good luck The das,ardly
and unprincipled demagogues, who vince
died them into excuses, are the offenders
who should bear the brunt OF the punish.
ment. Let all those, loo, who hereafter
appeal 10 the ci,izons under any other name
than Americans, come in for share, and
then we shall have America for the Amer.
leans in the trucst aud best sense OF The
phrase.
I" In The late inupiions of Know Nothing.
ism, which have come over the old parties
like an avalanche from the Alps, wheming
rider and horse, captain and caale,in com.
mon ruin, we are disposed 10 rejoice. We
should do so, with joy unfeigned, il we
were sure that The effects of the bouleuersc.
meni would be confined 10 The aatulent old
hacks, the queasy and prurient old bawds,
who have so long had the control Of The old
parties. We should be glad 10 see them
and their neutrality-suspicious. caucuses and
primary assemblies, and regular nomina.
lions-piched like rotten wood into the pit;
we did laugh indeed, many time aud
oli,' during The last fall as we saw how in
visible hands were pricking one after ano-
Their Of their windbags, and allowing them
10 exhale, amid looks of blank astonisment
on the part Of those whom their gassy con.
tents hal oflen foaled into office but We
fear tha, the success OF the Know Noihings
may throw them into the hands OF these
very men, or IL il does not, that their iniox.
icaiion will carry them 10 lengths which we
shall have 10 deplore."
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