Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-11-11

cities. that they shall not be disfranchlsed
Thereby, nor disqualified from holding office
But this loyal, law-!oviag order OF Know NO
things, swear they shall. Here, then, this
Order occupy one side Of this question, and
Washington and Jefferson and the Constl'u'
ton the other. Which is right, leave TO
true and enlightened patriotism to deter.
mine. But why should | dwell here longer!
Are The American people, children or men,
that they should be deceived or seduced BY
the nimsy sophisms, and cowardly and base
misrepresentation and aperversions Of this
anti. American order Of Know Nothlngs,
when both the law and the evidence is SO
| full and complete, SO convincing and 50 pun:
gent. in a word so Overwhelming against II!
Truth and Justice, Heavens darling aitrl..
butes, are sgainstit. True American policy,
is aeains, ii. And, in conclusion, Amercus
enquiries, with an apparent air OF triumph
why he should write thus much, on th'ssub'
iect, al this time! Well, perhaps can tell
| him why. II may be that he hoped. OF sup
posed, that his name might be brought be-
fore the cele brated Know Nothing Conven-
ton ,ha, assembled al Wheeling few days
since 10 nominate a candidate for Congress
for this district and in order to secure sue:
cess, i, might be well 10 inform thai body oi
his views, and loyalty 10 the order, lnasmuch
as when he appeared before, under the same
signature, he denied belonging to the order.
Or il may be that the recent success OF 'he
Orderin the North, has emboldened him and
made him believe it q better hobby than he
at frs, thought. and therefore he is now not
afraid to show his mark. Or it may be, a;
gain, tha, he had by some means been IN.
formed that his name really was before that
body for nomination. and hoping well to him
self. he chose,o publish his views in advance.
Or, lastly. it may be, indeed, that he had re-.
ally and officially been notified Of his .noml'
nation BY that body, upon condition that his
views wete ':all rghl,n and that this patrl-
o,ie elr'usion Of his was moulded by him TO
suit the demand. II this latter HYPOTHESIS
should prove to be true. then we can readily
accouu, for the general NEE ting Of the Know
NotEings on Friday night, after his eifusion
came from the Ptess. II; was 10 determine,
in midnight conclave, whether he, Amerlcus,
" was sound on the Gonse question: before
they rallied upon him their strength, With
wha, success that extraordinary document
there met, time alone, as ] suppose, must
tell,-Kuow Nolhines will not. i. is insin.
uaed, however, by outsiders, that his pro
baton was not vel out, and that under the
circumstances It might not be prudent or
safe to trust him, inlsmuch as il is, well
known that within the last 30 months he
has entertained, and indeed ADVOCATED, very
different sentiments on this subject a2nF
Now in conclusion, why should have writ
ten thus much at this time. on this subject, the
answer is evident. l did itAsimply to yindicato
the heaven.born attributes, truth and justice
and to expose the aimsy sophstry, corrupt mis-
representation, unblushing falschoods and garh-
led statements Of the article alluded 10, lest tho
unwary might thereby have been seduccd into
its meshes. In doing this, have not design cdly
assaed the private character OF any, but mas
much us it is now admitted that the Know No.
things are political organization, the character
Of its members in that respect are as vulnerable
MS other political organizations, and may there
fore always be enquired into and scrutinized by
free people. have therefore spoken plainly
and pungcntly in relation thereto, but not more
plainly than the law and the facts warrant-nor
more pangenty than was called forth by the oc-
casion. 'H REPUBLICANS.