Washington telegraph., 1854-09-20
The nknoW Nothinrs" I"

The Independent, published Gt Harr;sou5arg
Catahoula parish. says:
4 secret society bearing the above singular IL
tie has recently sprung into existence IN these
United States, and if any reliance i to be placed
In the numerous publications of the day. it is al
ready a powerful organization. Il has. and still
continues TO spread throughout the whole country
and TO place Is TOO small or retired but there this
mysterious order has found a strong iOOthold. and
from whence beneficial effects are bound 10 flow
We may. for ought We Know TO the contrary. be
surrounded on all sides by these strange fellows
No society that was ever before organised has in
creased rapidly in strength and numbers as this
mysterious order.
From all thar we can see and learn Of its prin-
clples. we are disposed 10 give il all the aid and
assistance in our power honestly believing that
those, who compose the order have nothing but
the good OF our dear native land AZ heart. We
are not the organ OF the know NotbineS" nor
have we any positive information 10 make known
% the public, as regards their secret movements
for we presume that these are only known to
themselves. But IN this connection We will take
the liberty Of disabusiug the public niad in Tela-
ton 70 oae or two points. IN the first place, it
has been charged against this order that it was
organised for the purpose Of depriviug foreigners
OF the privilege OF enjoying the elective franchise
SUCH Is not the object of the order at all. That
would be clearly Unconstitutional and we pre-
stIme there Is no class of men who have higher
regard or greater reverence for the constitution
and laws OF the land than those who belong 10
the ~knOw Nothines' Nor is It Their desire 10
tiEezt them of auv OF their civil OF religious rights
These privileges are guaranteed 70 them by the
constitution of the United States as well as by
the constitution OF the several States. And another
strong objection Is this-that it was the ann and
object OF It's OrginatOFs 10 build up the 0rtuses of
the once powerful but fallen whig party Such
We asset. Is not its object. can this order be
made Instrumental in 50 doing. Among the
Know Nothings" no such thing as whig OF
democrat Is kEown-aIl throw aside, if we are
correctly informed, their allegiance to party. We
would be among the very last to say or do any
thing calculated to iuiure the great democratic
party IN the slightest manner. could we for one
moment believe that Know NothiHg.sm' was
intended to build up the whig party. Such is not
the case. We have from earliest youth been
taught to love aRd reverence the great cardinal
principles OF the democratic party and as far back
as we can trace our genealogy, we tnd that our
forelathers proiessed the same faith but believing
that this new order possesses the quintessence OF
the two great parties we feel it TO be our duty.
as the duty OF every true lover Of his country TO
yield 1t his hearty support We say to one and
all, that there need he no fears entertained a. to
its being political trap to gull honest democrats
or wings. It Is not, tEen, society gotten up Tor
the purpose OF driving adopted citizens out of the
country, nor denying them the right OF worship
ping the supreme ruler of the universe according
10 the dictates of their own conscences; nor is l.
a wing movement in disguise. This order scars
far, far above the political knavery that has char
acterised both the wing and democratic parties.
But high minded honorable and intelligent men
of both parties have joined theiI hearts and hands
together for the purpose of protecting the rights
ard privileges Of those who are native and to
the manor born" The Romans. in the days of
their republic, had maxim full OF majesty and
truth, which said to be Bomaa is greater than
a kingi Ii this Was tTae OF Roman citizen
how much more Is Il when applied to an Ameri-
canl As we interpret this maxim, it refers not
only to the dignity and power OF citizen in con-
tTast with that OF a king. but also to his duties
and responsibilities. 50 while it carries with it
an idea Of the reeuaEs superiority, it also incul-
Gates a lesson of his duty. full OF meaning and
beauty Therefore We trust that the auspicious
period viii soon arrive when none but such as
love this country as do, those v no compose the
order OF know nothings.n VIII be allowed to rule
Americans. And believing that the members of
this order are actuated by the most patriotic feel
ings. we cannot refrain from wishing them God
spced' in their noble work Yincit amor patriR.
aYou look like death on the pale horse,u said
Harry to a topper, who pale and emaciated
Il don't know anything about that,' said the
toper. ~but | IN death on pale byaadyEi