Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-26
4 paragraph we published fow days ago,

ments.
A paragraph We published few days ago, on thu
removal Of Know Nothing from office by the Adj
ministration Postmaster at Washington, has stirre,
up the ire of several Of our Democratic co,cmpora
res, and called forth strain Of indignant criticism
from them that We had hardly expected. They tax,
the matter quite seriously, for such small affair
they seek to represent it We have been apprchen
sive, for some time past that this Know Nothing
question was to give them trouble, and the same ap
prchension their part may account for their sensi
tiveness at present 1t is kroty subject for then,
to handle aud we trust that they will not forget to
follow the advice we gave them former occasion
to keep cool yet awhile.
There is no telling what grand revolutions this mys-
terious order may bring about in parties before
years, and Democracy may stand in need Of all the
aid the Know Nothings give it. Sundry Of our
Democratic contemporaries seem to have taken the
hint and await further disclosures before committing
themselves. Times have very much changed of late.
Politicians will have rather more difficulty in their
endeavors to conciate both foreign and native voters
While they are trucking to the former they stand
pretty fair chance to be capszed by such ugly
toners as the Know Nothings Heretofore they had
fsir field to demagogue it. They were certain to
getthe vote Of their own party, and often no,
very scrupuous about the means resoited to fer
getting enough foreign votes to secure an election;
but il we understand of the objects Of this new
party, they will find check in playing at this game
which they have not had the misfortune to encounter
in former days. This will place trading politicians in
very awkward dilemma, and no doubt is quite vexa
tious to them; but the Know Nothngs are response
BILE for it. and fully capable, guess, to answer for
themselves.
But while the Know Nothngs have thus been play.
ing havoc with partizan leaders they have also been
guilty OF the high crime of not obeying the bchcsts
OF the Administration papers throughout the lan and
have treated them as empty sounds. Is this among
the reasons for the Wanting denunciaton of those
papers against the Know No;hngs9 1t is trnly
amusingto witness the doeiu mlsgivngs and the daily
vaccinations which Democratic papers put forth as To-
this secret order But wherever the test of strength
LAS yet oeen made TINS mysterious organization has
never failed to immediate King Caucus. We do not be-
long to this modern school, do we set ourselves IN
a. It's defenders, but it may be question for the con
sderat'on OF The peculiar friends of Southern inst
tutions, how it is that Seward, Grcey Ell IA oD,ys
genus and the Administration unite 50 heartily in nro
scribing the Know Nothngs, who are said to be on
posed to all Abolition influence and have excluded !,
from their association. The day has been when Tho
cooperation of Seward and Greedy, would have
aroused the alarm of our Southern friends most in
tensey. Not so now however Both Seward and
Greedy and the Administration may wage a war ON
Know Nothngism and their fears are not at all OK.
cited. Necessity makes strange bedfellows some
times.
But our contemporary Of the Washington Sentinel
in commenting upon notice Of the removal of +,
Know Nothing, attempts 10 justify this act of the
Administration on the ground that the Know Moth
ngs "scrutinize the religious belief of their fellow
citizens and prescribe all the members of particular
denomination no matter how pure their lives
may be-" This particular denomination" ri,
iuaed 10 we presume is the Catholic church
Out now does the Sentinel know this, when
sae creed OF this mysterious order is yet considered
profound secre However since the Sentinel appears
to be initiated into the secrets Of Know Nothnrism
We desire, as citizens to seek information from il ami
as journalists to give to the public the most accurate
accounts. We DESIRE therefore, to be informed bv
our cotemporary on this and other important points
Will our contemporary inform us what effect tbi.
strange association OF mon is to have on our oreirr
relations? How do the Know Nothnes stand on ON,
relations With Spain, the annexation of Cuba and
canadn, and the absorption of the whole of Mexico
Last, but not least, how they on the Nebraska
question? We, Of course cannot even guess, but
we presume our contemporary enlighten US, since
tand the administration have undertaken to prescribe
fhis party from any participation in the Offices o.
tie country.
And while asking for information on this subiec,
we would beg leave to request Of neighbor Of the
Enquirer the favor to inform us how the Democrat.
candidates for the Gubernatoral nomination stand On
the Know Nothing question? How is it with the
Hon. Henry A. Wise, Shelton F. Leake Jno Letcher
w. r. Bocock, &c? There may be some Know Nos
things in this State by the time the next Gubcrnato
rial election comes round and it may be desirable for
them TO have tho position Of the nominee for Govern.
or defined, or there may be some now who wish ia
be informed how the various candidates for the non
nation stand on the Know Nothing Platform Ar,
they with Seward, Greedy and the Administration or
the Know NothingsS Will our neghbor in form MS
Nous rerroRs.
AN INDEPENDENT WHOA committee compogsd o.