Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-04
Good Radiance.

of forty-seyen members Of the Know Nothing
Council at Harper's Ferry, Virginia Ifall
sense Of shame has not left them, they will
hang their heads in modification, when the
people learn, as we now intend they shall, the
history of these men, who have thus sought to
make tho American organization an instru-
ment in their hands, for the advancement
of the political views and aims Of the Hon.
Charles James Faulkner
We may here remark, that 10 the published
account of the withdrawal of the forty seven
members of that council, it appears nine of
them were Wings, and thirty-eight were Dem
ocratsl
We have before US letter from an inteli-
gent member of the same council, (and he a
DemocratD furnishing US with the interesting
history, which we now communicate substan-
TALLY as furnished to US, and which corre-
| spends with information obtained from other
sources.
| When the council was first established at
Harper's Ferry, n majority of its members,
were Faulkner Democrats, and they expected,
and had reason to believe, that Mr. Faulkner
would himself join the order, and their purpose
was, to largely increase Mr. Faulkner's vote at
Harpers Ferry, by means of this organization.
Mr. Faulkner had pledged himself, (and he re-
deemed his Pledge to procure change in the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the United States Armory
at that point, by having civilian substituted
for the Military Superintendent at that Armo-
ry, in conformity with the wishes of the me-
chanics there employed. This was done main
! ly through the agency of Mr.. Faulkner, and
hence some Of the mechanics, who had not
been original Faulkner Democrats, determined
to show their gratitude to Mr.. Faulkner, by
giving him their sutfrages Hence the with
drawal of several Wings in conjunction with
the Faulkner Democrats. But yet further
.motive power" wns brought to the aid Of Mr..
| Faulkner.
The fears Of the mechanics at Harper's
| Ferry were aroused-the signs at Washington
city and elsewhere warned them, that to vote
against the Forney and Pierce candidate,
would be a voluntary surrender Of their " bread
and butter" daily furnished by the govern
| mentl
The original purpose of these Faulkner Demo-
Gratis, in joining the council was, to promote
the interests Of their favorite, and it may be
seen plainly by their manifesto, that they with
drew from the council because Mr. Faulkner
was not nominated by the g American party
for Congress The manifesto which they have
signed, is, from beginning to end, a series of
arguments in favor Of Mr.. Faulkner's claims to
a seat in Congress, instead Of being demon
stration against the principles Of the American
party, which they dare not and cannot assail
| What is the burden Of their complaint
against the American party? Why, in their
own language they did not erpect that "the
mechanics Of Harper's Ferry sooud be called
| upon By its despotic order, TO sacrifice upon
its uHholy shrine, a ndtiUe-born citizen Of our
ooR heart, and one aohose iohols career has er
! htbited the most UNFALTERING DEVOTION TO OUR
INTERESTS, as well as the most undertaking at
tachment TO the most honest and best Of Amor
lean principles" &cl There it is, "unfalter-
ing devotion to our interests" And because
Mr.. Faulkner has devoted himself TO their IN
| tercsts, it is enough for them, and they care
not, though millions Of the paupers and crimi-
mails Of Europe should be shipped to the United
States, and the country be overrun with such
elements, it is Of no concern to these Harper's
Ferry patriots
These unso!fsh gentlemen would be willing
the Pope at Rome should establish his hierar-
chy in the United States, that the Irish
Catholic population should lord It over" eve
rybody else, If their interests were protected,
and their "bread and butter" vouchsafed to
them Magnificent patriots Well, "Sam's"
day is rapidly approaching and we are woful
| ly deceived, if such patriots shall not repent,
in sackcloth and ashes" when the "Ameri-
can Reformation" shall have been consummated.
As such patriots "make their beds, so must
they lie" Sam expects every American" to
do his duty, and in return Sam will do his
The reign Of Forncyism is drawing to close.
Retributiye justice is at hand.
! We doubt not from the facts made known
to us, that the Faulkner Democrats designed
to use the American organization at Harper's
Ferry, when they entered it asa means to in
sure Faulkner's reelection. They, no doubt,
expected that he would manage so ingeniously,
and blarncy the Know Nothings so effectually,
as to procure their general support in that
| district They remained inside the council,
until the American party" had selected an
other and a. utter gentlemen for their champion,
and then, but not til then, these gentlemen,
whose lore Of country, is limited by the guam
tity Of "loaves aud fishes guaranteed to them,
denounced that organization which they Oere
the rery frat 10 embraced From this cate
CORY one Of these worthless is to be excepted.
The esprit Of jefferson" land here We re-
specially suggest that truth would be con.
suited If that press were to change its name to
the Esprit Of FornSyism y says: "our
friend, John q. Wilson, ESQ.,, withdrew four
months since" Well, then, Mr.. Wilson should
assign another reason for withdrawing, than
the fact, that the American party" refused
to nominate his friend, Mr., Faulkner Can't
he give different reasonP 1--WE hope we
don't intrude," but we would be glad to be
informed whether or not he Withdrew, with
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