Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-08-24
JAMES POLLOCK AND THE KNOW
N0THINGS.

reason to believe, that politica-rcligious com
bination of men would ever be organized in
midst, whose aims are even more odous and anti
republican, than were those of their illustrious
predecessors.-It was supposed that the days of
bigotry and prescription had passed away and
that the old order things in political warfare had
been restored. 1t seems, however, that not only
in this state, but in others, there has recently
sprung into existence a new sect of political re
formers under the unmeaning tile of Knolc No
things They are a secret oath bound society,
whose founder is said to be a notorious New York
libertine, who in his day and generation, as sue
cesSfully tested the virtues and strength of few
yards of hemp in Tennessee. He possesses a mind
capacious for such things and the means and ends
of these modern political crusaders, are traceable
to fitting and appropriate paternity. They
profess to be the peculiar guardians Of the insti-
tutions Of their country they swear eternal host
ilty to all foreigners and the Of foreigners,
and vow to oppose :" to the bitter end' the. right
of a Catholic to hold office. This, as VIC under
stand, is their platform and they modestly ask
american citizens, the parents, and at least one
os,alad parent of whom were ''to the manor born"
to step up and stand on it along with them.
Tried by this political test, we venture to say.
that in the town Of Ebensburg and its vicinity
containinga population of near one thousand,
there are not tloeft,tiUe voters who would be per-
mitted to stand on the platform.
The first victory of any magnitude achieved
by this infamous secret organization, was the
election of ROBERT T. CONRAD to the Office of
Mayor of the city of Philadelphia, in June last.
This was accomplished by q union with the wings,
similar to the coalition that took place between
the wings and natives in 1914 in as much as Con
rad was the nominee of both parties and received
their votes. 1t is said that in an evil hour JAMES
POLLOCK, the whig candidate for Goyerl2cr, fully
appreciating the Importance of this new political
movement, as well as the necessity Of securing
their votes, repaired to Philadelphia, few days
after Conrads election and there, regularly and in
due form. became member Of one of their lodges.
The Editor of the Pennsylvanian has repeatedly
charged Mr. Pollock with having done so--he has
named The month, tie day fHte month andHe cor
nsr Of t,co streets in Phaa1aplia aoAere Judge
Pollock acas duly initiated into its secret mysteries
and asserts in language not to be mistaken, that
he and aoiU lrore the truth Of the charge, pro-
vded Judge Pollock aciU publicly ds7ly 1t. Ue readily
admit that as general rule candidates for office
are not expected to deny everycharge that may be
preferred against them by their political much
less their personal adversari2s;-but the case of
Judge Pollock constitutes an exception to this
general rule. If he ever connected himself with
a Know-Nothing society, and the oaths of that
society were administered to him, as the Pennsyl-
vanian says, they were, lis utterly unfit to dis
charge the high and resposible duties of Governor
in accordance with the oath he would be required
ia take on the day of his Inauguration. He can
not serve two masters. So far as Judge Pollock s
repu tation is concerned a man and citizen,
we have no imputation to make no charge toprefer;
| even if we had the disposition to do so, the
! truth would not justify us. But when he
appears before the people Of the state soliciting
| their suffrages for high public trust, prompt
denial of so serious a charge is most certainly
| demanded by every sense of justice.-J'a is not
true he easily say so, and then the Pennsyl-
vanian aciU be put to the pro?, an ordeal through
which the editor of that paper says he is ready
and willing to pass. If he cannot and does not
,-rnish the evidence, lie stands before the people Of
Penn. o,Ectenia self-conoicted Of talseAood Will
Jnd,ro pouocls deny it d? If he does not, there is
but one conciIls61 to arrive at, and that is, that
If is tr,.e. The 1:se Of Judge Pollock's pen and
| ink in his own hand for q few moments can settle
the controversy so far al least as he is concerned.
| Gov. Bigler has been chasged by some Of the
! whig papers with having mao' aPpilcatlon to be
admitted member of the Know Nothing society
! and having been rejected. HENRI 3. MOTT,
the democratic candidate for Canal CONN issioner,
| has also been charged by the same papers with
| being a member of the same order. Now, if al,v
| whig editor in Pennsylvania, will take the same
position in this matter with reference to Gov. Pig
| Ter and Henry S. Mott, that the editor of the
| Pennsylvania takes with Pollock and propose
TO Drore the truth c the accusation, provided Big
| Ter and Mott viii publish their denial of it over
| their own signature, and if they refuse to DO so,
and that Uery promptly, we, as the editors of de-
macratic journal, will not only not vote for them,
but will erase their names from the head of our
paper, and call upon the State Central Committee
to reassemble the State Convention, and nouli-
nate candidates for Governor and Canal Commits
sioner, whose total disconnection in any shape,
manner or form aoih Kiao,o- Notaingisnl is not o,
] clear, bH GbOre suspicion.-
| We seek political success in honorable and open
warfare, and would consider victory achieved by
| any other means, not only dishonorable, but ut
| terly fruitless,-a victory with barren sceptre.
|
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