Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-24
THE FUTURE OF KNOW -NOTlH

IL is the part oi wiEdOm and prudence Ia law" rrar!
To the future He merits but t" consideration who,
disrcgnIdins great, solid, AMI rD"urn& prhcIpl"S "i
action, resorts 10 shallow shifts am di"scpnlnhIr
agencies 10 present Success The man nr me
party that nets only prepares the way Tor future
of sh,tmc, igu"nimy aud adversely. .
The man who. in Il free country like ours, JOINS
party of which he is ashamed to arnW hiihTcii u
member shows distinctly that there Is something
wrpu" in that purity. lie shows that be himself thinks
so Such is the case with the knOw-NOthnIg party,
which progresses to be- temporary only III It's nature.
If its members ARE ashamed OF II now, when IL Is
new and in the full tide of triumph, what VIII become
of them when exhausted by III convusre efforts and
drrnoraliZcd hy the evil elements that have c"ntribu-
ted "a give it vitality il falls 10 pieces Ike Il rope al
-and In that dirk day the ynTns men WI" nave
been tempted int" it--cspeclaIIy the Drhocr",G
youur rucil--who have talent and ambition, would
1--WE the world To cXpungc their names from that laai
roll, But that will be- impossible he roll VIII stai!
Al, cndurin. monument Of blindness, folly and frenzy.
The Order Of which We speak VIII prove tiic
rray, of .many n politician. llrrraitrr-and that
hereafter Is moi lar ,li-tuntthr itis l. rs'nl-
IL true Of DrmucraI~l who shall b" proved t" i'aN'
Joined the Know Nothings and 10 have adhered l"
them until necessity. mol choice, forced HIM !" H"'
will be marked man, r Goumcd politician: i"I'l'-
cal antcccdcn:s know 10 oblivion political SINS II"
forgiveness. This will be new sin, AMI revolving ar
new The Tories of the Revolution, the men "i Hart
ford Convention memory the blucliGht Frd"r'!isis'
experienced no more terrible rcrlbuIon IMAM VIII o
.xnrrirncrd hy those OF whom speak.
If nscnsiblc To the appeals Of common sens" ana
patriotic virtues they should at lea-t heed tie sS
.csti0ns of selfish interest. They should seek f'SP.
from their phrcasy and think calmly AMI gra'c,y "'
their future They should quit, and quit Instantly
pnrtv that in It's cannot last that DOES i't ''S
uirr 10 pcrnancncc that raises bubbles only 10 hurst
thein and ccvntcs only 10 degrade them. ih,s
will fare far better in the future by submitting " me
prnpp. isco;jmc o II regular, wcll-"rdcrr', ana MS
| torra party, than b; seeking the ;""llnS h"'i"r' {"
this new and cphcmrra Order. The rewards {" sic"
| an organization will be- Ike
| Dread r'h lrult-, that charm the eye
| Bat turn To mahrs Oh th;, lips. =,
| The time will come. when those who cling I" 'hT
Order will cxpcrirncc bitter rcmnrsr. u may ~,
cccl Tor time, but it vii! soon fall AMI WIEN 'Ia,
| il will crush all within It's unhaowGd walls" u VIII
be great political graveyard. :,
When the reaction takes place, ~ take place Z"
must. those who are ubilnn will then b' '"''"'
In all the bit ternrss Of rcmor-c they may say GU
damned spot" but that spot will still remain. No
penitcncr however sincere, will bc accepted d! p
/ trrily, Their sins cannot hc "burnt and pnr$'''
aga" For snrh political sins there will be Il" i'
gvrness. ihp ogly nope and the only safety are u,
nm immediate abandonmrnt % this new and H'''''
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