Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-28
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THx Know NOTHING MEETING LAST NIGHr
A large sssemb!age Of persons. mostly friendly
to the purposes OF the meeting met in front OF
the CITY Hall last evening, in accordance with
the call of the committee as appointed by the
sub meeting ct Csrusi's Saloon, last Friday
afternoon. The committee of arrangements
were Messrs. Mckean, Hart, Bamberger.
knight, and Hslleck, who had the stand
neatly fitted up, lighted with lamps, and dec
GRATED with American flags and transpareusles;
the latter being quotaliOns against foreign in
duence, from W ashingtOn and Jefferson In
the rear. tho motto wss suspended-"The true
friends of civil and religious liberty They
also had secured Prosperfs fine band, which
ulsyed American airs with their usual style and
effect. Mr. Thompson was engaged as the
pyrotechnist, to make the FIRE fy in beautiful
rockets Ali these arrangements being made,
Noble d Larner took the stand called the
meeting TO order, and nomi ated the followipe
officers: Capt F. A. Tucker, President. Vice.
Presidents: VIM. Wilson, y. o Tsyloe, DR..
7. Howard, Henry Nourse, John Hardness,
Sidney de Camp, Cen John NJ MeCalla S. S.
Williams, Jas b. Phillips, Jeremiah Hepburn,
John McCauley DR.. c. w. Davis, b S Kin.
sey, p. N. Pearson and s. s. Briggs. Score.
taries: Jno. p. Dickinson, Henry Hay, q. W.
Barker anu Edward Hart.
Captain Tucker briefly explained the object.
Of the meeting, when Dr K. T. Hunt moved
that committee Of seven be appointed to draft
resolutions eI pressive of the sense of the assem-
blage in regard to the resolutions of the OBJ
posite meeung at Carusf's Saloon The fol
lowing gentlemen were appointed said com
mittee DIR. r F. Hunt, Gen j. N McCalIa,
j. P. Hilton. James Owner. Vim Dixon, John
L. Smith and III. McBlair who soon report
cd preamble and ten resolutions Not having
space to print them in full, We may state thai
tEsy were condemnatOry of those adopted at the
recent anti Know Nothing meeting at Carusi' g
Saloon; viewing with indignation and alarm
certain efforts - on the part of the opponents
Of Roman Catholicism" subversive of liberty.
which, 'if not resisted, will tend to the over
throw of the American Constitution and the es
tablishment of despotism ~ pledging their
"lives, fortunes, and sacred honor, not to
cease their agitation until our country sh all be
freed from the danger which menae IS il; pro-
claiming sacred regard for the Constitution in
all its provisions friendship for the school sys-
tenn, sanctifed by the open Bible as the "rule
of faith and practice" holding, as an essen
tial principle, that intelligence and virtue are
necessary 10 the success of the government.
claiming for the Americans the right to gov,
ern their own country, and asserting th at
those who do not like our country have the
free consent of the people there assem- bled to
20 elsewhere In the pursuit of happiness;
rsbuking the sentiment Of the fourth resolution
adopted by the meeting at Carusi's Saloon,
which called on the Administration to purge
the departments Of those known TO be Know
Nothings, saying that it purposes an alarming
and dangerous precedent and deserves rebuke
from citizens Of the United States. without
distinction OF parry, sect, or cond ton; main
tanning that the Church and State should be
separate, in which principle many Roman
Catholics sincerely concur.a while the Papal
Church, on the contrary, maintains the doc
trine of subsection to ecclesiastical authority.
both in Europe and America; and. among
other things, resolving that If General Pierce
shall obey the demand to dismiss from office
those who honestly entertain Know Nothing
views, it would bring on him an indelibl
stain as man and President of the United
States. They express their establishment at
the e pressing invitation in the second rssolu-
ton OF our opponents to men of all political
opinions, without regard to their political
antecedsnts," to form fusion" with them
In their future action an invitation broad
enough TO include Garrison. Abby Kelly and
Fred. Douglass, beside their coadjutorsin the
two Houses of Congress- and concludes with
an appeal to all true Americans to unite with
them IN obtaining the reforms necessary to the
safety OF the country, politically and reli-
giously.
The resolutions having being adopted. the
speaking com menced. of which we give a brief
synopsis. remarking that the band here struck
up Hail Columbia which they played
handsomely, and several rockets illumina ted
the air. .r-..
Gen J. NJ McCalla was first introduced. and
commenced by speaking of the power of Office.
which must give way to the power Of the peo-
pie. The latter was exhibiting itself all over
the country, and had an expression here to-
night that was unmistakable He repealed the
charge of ''traitors' az made at the other
msetings and repeated in the Union and Star,
which papers he spoke Of as being we'll in
formed as to Administration matters He
wished that they had thirty million of such
traitors to unite in demanding hat Americans
should govern America Their first lesson
Was to revere the memory OF Washington, and
stand by the Union. Vociferous applause
Defed President Pierce, the Attorney General,
and all the lawyers in the land to prove apy
treason in the principles Of the party called
Know Nothings. Had nothing to say against
Americ ~ and South American Catholics, but
foreign Catholics were subisets of the Pope,
and unfit To be American citizens Opposed
the ge ntiments Of the Union and Star and the
Al resolution OF the Democratic meeting,
which he thought il would be q disgrace to the
4 Eesiucnl vi tue OHlteu StaleS 10 enforce. he
garded the american party as the advanced
guard, with power to vote; and in doing So
and in all their influences. hs called on them to
DO sure they were right then go ahead The
General concluded amidst shouts when the
rockets red glare and Prosperi's music fol-
loved, i
n Captain Darlington was the next speaker,
and was received with three ehasrs He COM
menced by defining his position in reply to
the articles in the Star about him. from Alex
sndria Protestan's, Jews, Catholics, all who
stand by the Union he was with, and if they
differed by the way in sustaining the princi
pies Of the Constitution, 1t should not be his
fauit. he appeared as the exponent of both
Wings and Democrats, against an Admins.
tration which dared 10 prescribe American
citizens for holding American sentiments. He
became quite facetiJus, and quoted Shakespeare
abundantly denounced the Government the
meeting al Carusis, and reelected ON Col Der
ret for presiding there respe tied him as u
man; respected the Pre- dent, but opposed their
actions Mr.. Chas Carrigan, of Philadelphia
came IN for scathing rebuke aud review Of his
sentiments. The charge Of traitors he warm
~ resented, and wished peace to the ashes Of
hhiggery and Democracy, who were buried to-
gether They were not W higs in Disguise but IA
American party; objected to foreigners being
sent as representatives Of this country at foreign
governments, and the prescription of men be-
cause they were our cOunuymen: would resist
st the ballot box, and ii need be. with the bayo
net Had been friend Of Gen Scott, but repu-
dates bis courtirg the rfuence of foreigners
Foreigners ruled this country were the balance
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