Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-22
IRON tac Abingdon Democrat.
I" hc Voters IF Hc IT,y,,rph Cyrgrc,Norai d

FROM NC Abingdon Democrat
l""c voters 9 'hc Tfvhrnth Congressional Dt.-
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FELLOW IIIlfESs:--lnu are well aware of the
existing state "t our party i'll th. District briug d-
vIdrd by III" riFhI Claims at Col. McAullcn and my
sell. BENG iulIy shii.fs Tint M continuance in the
position Ot II candidate vii! in.ur, IN. defeat Of
Il, both. and thereby place in the next Conrrcss oi
the United States Know Nothing REPRESENTATIVE,
and TINT by II minority vote" have determined 10
Withdraw from The present cri.tc.
Nv pcr-onal and political friends throunhnu, The
district and those ol Col. McMullcn know Tin. yn-
riv,ls propositions have made - him. to non. of
which would he accrLc, and prefrrrins the success of
my party 70 any personal! considerations decnc con
timing on tn" track
pot.nl ,ha, FOR their warm and generous confidence
man; scd wherever have been, shall forever feel
grateful have been met with r"riInlity and hos-
pitali,y throughout the District which feel most
sincerely. And il - not n% w'sh 70 compromise the
pcr-ona regard "f my tricni+, bu: feel that w0ul!
be rccr.amt to the cnus" c-pnrsc were to continue
LONGER il. the field. Your truw-c't;zrn,
ELBERT ). MARTIN.
Mr.. Eiitor:-I wnn, YOU t" publish me. joined
the Know Notings. ! have left them.
StyGEL DEsNohH.
Washington county, May H. 1873.
:ry'rhe following - Il copy of II note sent to th'
leader Of NE hiIDN N,Nulli.s W .ADIlisN!ou'
Mr.. -: S!r-havc become dissatisfied will
your party, finding thing not 10 be aa YOU represent
ed them me. 50 please scratch my name oil, Tor VII
vote against you any how. | havn't TIME 10 9" tt
town. JACOB CK1'"HiIE.
May l'th, lSJj.
r-y-I wns certainly in the Know N";hings. join
cd NJ night months AZ" "i Jesse llaGys. tooh
I'll" obligations II, printed in IN" newspapers rs part'
"i the Ritual nf .he C"r-titlti"n IL has been sni'
,I.. IL N..ti
Trsiamcnt, | nIn HOW ont have been reru'H'ly di.
missed. Always having been Whis before, Il Is
now 4 cuurcr "f prHsurr fr. 10 stuc that sinai!
vote the whole anii-kuow- Nothing Il: Democratic
t!ckr; next week. The urw secret aoc:cy j. danger
"u- institution nni believe, If II sucrrr'is il gain
ns the n~crninncy in TIN, country, Il wiil bctrGy ac
destroy the liberties Of the people.
dawn TAoMA5.
Washington county, May II, iS11
u IL was represented 20 me b. many persons tina
the Know Nothing movement was Il Democratic
movement. R-p"-ng confidence in these statements
made hy persons believed tn be honest men un'
gentlemen, joined. believe now the whole move
men, br fraud and deception, anG, es tree en-
zcn publicly proclaim I" the world that have with
drawn, whether they give "hoa0rnh!c dis
ch,lrgr or not. shall Vote the whole Democratic
Free SLAMS ticket. WA. ARNErr.
Washington co.. May II. ls5J.
" About lWb IlbIltilS '.-b rs "u~ p.'"-''''G
nv field two men rode up. They halr.! me, and nj
ter some cnnver,ati"n proposed that should JON IN
new American, ur Know Nothing snrlrty. lh"y III
sisted TINT ti" foreigners world be kept nut Of ounce
and thnt all poor men who worked Tor hEin" wouI
hr 90 much benefited nv it, that, after they had pro
missed me il did not like II shumii kIvr the lbcr
OF coming out when c!p-c ! told them | wnul,i r.
il. l'if the plough III the !urr"w ana went hDoi
,,rn hundred yards distant, where WINS sworn IN.
found out Afterwards that II was not What IL wa
/ IA, ,l,,. ii IN wan
ed 20 dol regarded myself US ;"r much under III
control of o:hrr peuple-there were -hncklcs ah"u
und around me and determine! 10 feel once more
q free lnGn. am d7rOu- u quitting the society os
understand thai will hnvr I" 80 I" spinr t"iHr!
To- yet Il discharge. This wi not do. nfr"r the pro
mis-. made me- went in pea;rnbiy. and desire Il
get our pcaceably. /; will De umdrrs""! that MS
n uutic. thu; | shall hav" Withdrawn. Int IN
Know. Nnhugs nni shn.l have no NOR To d" wit
that purity ELh'k' h'-''"
~ iourd the Know. Nothing organization unde
r..,-rsen.a,inns Of is nature and character which
! G,unI hv experience 10 b" fal,- and uaioundet.
arr satisfied that Ii" democrat, nor ANY true ii"i
hi country. caa remain in connection with such
parrv, and 80 believing have withdrawn.
nrGH W. MriiffsY.
Washington county. May Il. lS,'j.
rg=- Some three months ayu, there sick ness i
my family, nnd applied :" one ol tn" physlri"H-
/
hut did not make his appearance Oh tia; day But
dav or two after he did come. an' IN company WIZ
another individual IN public "tcrr.l Ait"r The phy
s.rinn had prescribed tor The SICK member oi m
family. the two began to tulk about know-N Nothing
ism They told me TINT ship lua'i q! foreigners
upwards Of thousand pcr-Ons-had landed at New
York the week before and had demanded work, AM
tAreucnr, iiit WAS not given I" them they whn'
have il at the pnim, %: ;hc hnypnet. They SAID IN
foreigners and the Catholics intended TO take th'
had IL, IN, al tf nnf
%a:hiEsisn WIS Democratic measure. ihns It wa
established hv two Democratic ncnbers o the Legs
aur and that ihr nJ"rIiy ni The organization "cr'
Democrats. WIS likewise told that Minister %
the Gospel, ut the Baptist denomination, "i whici
churc! aln member was 10 make 1t speech al 'ht
,nc,tiua hn,,,. thu; evening. | knew this minister
very we'll. md consented ~ z" over nni hear MN
There was II meeting there that night but the rcach
cr did not appear. However, joined ihri' i wa
afterwards told by magistrate oi TINS county 'a' II
was II Democratic nnv"mrni-ihai ic was Demo.
rra;-nnd believing in his honor rs II gentlemen. i
raIus Hear getting into personal collision WIN
some friends, rs insisting, III cun-elclc" o HIS rPre
scn,a:inns. that h" was Democrat Sihr" men nave
discover," TINT there are prncIrc. c"hiicc'e" WIN
this Know Nothing purity nnn""n!aic |" the welfare
cf ,hn cnuiItry and / know that no Innn who has Ia
k-l the obligations Of .hc "r'!"r l"rIS Ike Tree
man or II white man. ] Am done Wi'h mem. SEM
in nv rrsignatin ten days ago. learn 'ht litre Is
SOM. d,rulty in my getting release but nm, have
.v,r hr.n and hone tn die, Dcmparmt. shall vote
,hnt ti,k. nj tn. ..u election, ind shall rely upon
forgiveness. Tor all the wrong have done, or may do
in IN. merits Of Divine Rrdeeiner. and the mercy
n: Gracou. God. 20. LtN''"' ''''
Washington County, May IA, lS'1
Ibove read the stntcrn"nt of Mr.. Flemings Mays.
Lunr the facts he states 20 be true. | wont to
- hun, them about l. % clock night at Osccon.
They work bv the means ni fraud aud deception NJ
,n,,Ihcr know all thoir secrets. They have de-
.,o f'Nur .l,i,i- ulIpl
~ ,nv pursons living in Tcnncsscc who nave joined
in rii,s county, bcn. confident they viii b. able I"
.,.t ;l-ir votes in there. learn that hn.r been
rx,rlIed. n,u clad to yet out my way. lt Is bad
society that cxpels it, 'rcmbers for telling the truth
IAMEE MITCHELL DRY.
Washington County, May II. 1853.
lrnrn that the Know No'hiugs hnvc my name up
on their list of members. II II So. it is forgery
JAMES BrCnAsAS.
Washington Comfy May II. ls'5
(E,o,r ,Le Iyl!chhury Republican