Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-14
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

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The Moral 0n't.-It is truly unlucky that
Abolitionism under its recently adopted name
Of Republicanism, should have had so bad a
start, as in Maine on Monday last-truly un-
lucky. The New York Express attributes Its
nishaps to the fac. thatit threw aside its garb
Of Natveisn and prescription fer religions
sake, under which, not long since, it certainly
triumphantly elected this same Mr.. Morrill,,
sion. Its friends, denying this allegation, give
al sorts of queer reasons for its sad mishap 1t
has, however, gone by the board, 90 from the
word CO." not making half the fight against
the dominant party in the State, which old
fashioned, high-toned and respected Whiggery
was accustomed to make in times past. It's
sweeping victory Of last year, under the ban
ner Of Know NOthingism, was but the result
of the disappointment of thousands on thou.
slnds who were directly or indirectly interest
cd in the distribution of the patronage Of the
present Administration in or to Maine There
arc everywhere one hundred applicants for
Office, if not two hundred, in these times, for
every Office seeker as recently as ten years
ago. The small politicians of all parties are
nearly every one Of them Office seekers; and,
comparatively, few of them Of either party
are over scrupulous in seeking to right them
selves against those to whom they attribute
their disappointment.
In this city large number who failed to
get what they wanted from tho present ad-
inistration, turned Know Nothings, each car.
rying of with him more or less weak brethren,
according to his personal influence. The weak
brethren have been by degrees disconnecting
themselves from the order, and the Wings who
vent into it only because disposed to beat the
Democrats one way if they cannot in another,
have become heartily ashamed of their new
party afhnities, and many Of them are now
prepared to act with their old opponents against
their recent allies. All who know the history
of Know Nothingism in the District of Column
bia, know that what we write above is true.
as was proved few days since in the result
OF the Georgetown election, wherein it was
manifest that the new political disease operates
or the body polite as the smallpox, on the
human body-that no community can take if
a'seeOnd time.
The Know Nothings Of Maine abandoned
I" the order'' en- masse, shortly after the Phil
adelphia Convention, on account of the failure
Of that Council formally to abolitionize the
party. Republicanism is little more in Maine
than Know Nothingism, with an additional
(Abolition) plank in its party platform. But
the advantage of having all that was left Of
Know NOthingism, combined with Abolition.
ism and incorporate temperance, was no,
sufficient TO save the ship in Maine, when
sober second thought came to the rescue OF
the peoples senses. The result is Waterloo
defeat for the isms, one and all, though the
non-slayeholding States all sent into Maine ev.
cry available Abolition Know Nothing spouter
whoeould make the trip blatherskiting preach.
ers, lawyers, members Of Congress. Senator'S
alhied thither who could go; as they looked to
toe result In that State as the grand event
that was to inaugurate the prestige of the new
party.
We ask our readers to keep a bright look
cut for what Is soon to happen in Ohio. /,
will be found, or we are greatly mistaken
that Chase's fate has been foreshadoyed in
that Of Morrill,.
a Daniel Come to Judgement editor
OF the New York Times is terribly put out by
the action Of the Supreme Court of the State
OF fennsyivania in the case of Passnore Will
hanson. lie pronounces its judges sold. bag
and baggage-bOdy and breeehes--to that
ut.
shocking bug-bear, the slave power. They
Know nothing whatever of law, delight in aid
ing and abetting everybody so inclined. to NAV
the tyrant, and have not the least correct idea
of their duty to protect in such eases the RIGHT.
OF the sovereign citizens of the Commonwealth
Of Pennsylyania-and all that sort of nonsenss
Now, the truth is, the talented and dignifea
editor aforesaid's notion of law is the law Of
conscience" which means the right of any.
body 10 set the law at defiance, if his (so-caled,
conscience eounsels that the particular law
should never have been made. 1t seems sim
guar to us in the South to find editors setting
themselves up as expOunders Of the law, above,
around, beyond and against the adjudication
oil District Court Of the United States and
the Supreme Court Of such a State "a Penn.
sylVania, wherein the bench should bv this
time be learned and upright, if ever in this
country
Our eOtemporary Of the Times is no lawyer.