Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

majority of which was composed of
such political demagogues. We view it
as corrupt scheme, BY which few po-
litical magogues may succeed in gull
ling the people loas enough to get a
taste of office.
ave should like to have Mr. croseite's views of
| SFreedoni's Phaanx
You have our views Of secret political
societies. We understand hat Free
dom's Phallnx" was designed to coun-
teract the influence of acknowledgement.
and viii cease to exist when the cause is
removed An organization as Il, orougl,
AMI extensive as the order of Know
Nothing~, is CAPABLE Of exerting an in
fuence upon a class Of our citizens other
than that shown through the ballot box
If it is to protect themselves against
such undue influence. it ia right !; but if
Ike lhe Know Noth.nes, it is il secret
political institution. you are at liberty to
re-read the foregoing substituting Free
dom's Phalanx, ;" for 'Know- Nothings. -
The organ Of the l2sh, not satisfied
" tn its previous effort, returns 10 thu
charge and lets clip its dogs of war. p"
Wen, 1t loose the pack, and toot your
old horn Let those who are properly
trained, yelp AYE aye !" and clay on
McDuff! - Our principles and course
are open to the world-yours are said 10
beveiled under the secresy of an obliga-
ton Which is mo t becoming of an
American Who most entitled to the
apprTation of Freemen your bounden
band, or those who stand before the
world with course and principles open to
the inspection of the world We care
not what mc.ab rs, or defenders of the
contempt bic order known as Know
Nothngs, say of us We esteem their
vindictive spleen and personal yitupera-
ton as highest praise, and tine will
Justify such course, and show Know
Nothingism to be 4 system Of tom-fool-
ery, by which worn out and cast-off po-
litical magogues hope to elevate them
selves to Offices OF honor and emoument
That is our opinion, from what we have
already seen of their success.
The organ Of the 10th saws:
~ very much afraid that friend, Crosete in
coming down SO wickedy upon the Know Nothngs has
walked up hornests nest"
We would respectfully suggest an
amendment, Gen.-"Hornets nestn does
not describe the thing exactly. Let it
rc4d-"has walked up skunk's nest ~
and you have poetry as well as more
correct estimate of the institution,
The Herald says their table was 'cov-
cred with communications in reply" to
us, and that ''the two mildest," were Sc
lected for publication. Should the Or
gan keep on q 5 it has begun, it will get
through the list, and we shall have the
mildest all the while, and we beg TO as
sure it that lis publication of the entire
list will not inconvenience US in the least.
We had supposed that Gen. Allen knew
US better than to permit even eorres>
pondent to insinuate that we are the
stool of another" or that we are con-
trolled by any man or set of men. Such
a position we consider quite as low and
| degraded, as 10 be member of The or
der known as Know othings. Having
permitted correspondent to make such
a misrepre sentation, the organ is at lib
erty t. correct the error, of it sees prop
er to do so. We shan't feel bad about 1t
II it does not, for the insnuation will not
be credited by thos- who know anything
about it,
'The Common Council of Marysville do not esteem
/ TIA haterng compliment, be spoken of under the
sn'liIiude of "den of thieves"
We have not spoken of the Common
Council of Marysville, under that simil-
iiude, as you very well know. Oar re-
marks applied to the order Of Know
Nothings, and wien w desire to apply
it to the Common Council of Marysville,
We will endeavor to do so, at the same
lime dispensing with your proffered and
and kind sryiccs in the matter. For
aught we know the Common Council of
Marysvillq are honorable men, and we
shall so consider them, unless they
prove tn mselves otherwise. Of the
sanhedrlm of Know Nothings, we judged
from specimens who had found their
way into this county from the Marysville
institution. We apprehon4 also that the
organ will admit that large proportion
Of the professional gamesters of Mays
vile, 1--WE do not sp ak Of this class as
thieves, } are members of the institution,
and if so, We should like to inquire how
long those members of the order who
useful and industrious citizans, following
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