The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-04-19
DON'T LIKE HINDOOISM.

MONMOUTH Cry, WoTTEN Co., Ill,
March 20, 1855.
/ Permit me to say, that your structures on
| the so-called American movement, or Know
Nothing organization, are highly approved by
all true Anti-Slavery men throughout this re-
/ gion of country; and the " Peoples Depart
ment," in the Era, has been even more inter
esting to many of us here, than " Sherwood
Forest" or the tale of the Saxon Serf by Her.
bert
! Late developments in New York have con-
WINGED many that the Order was conceived in
sin, and brought forth in iniquity." The late
article in the Era, under the caption of Hin
dooism Rampant" has caused some excitement
among the selfstyled Know Nothings here.
Some deny the truth of the article altogether,
whilst others assert that Moses Eames got but
his just deserts. Mr.. Eames has my warmest
sympathy; but | hope that in future he will
profit by the moral attached to the fable of the
"Two Dogs, or Poor Tray"
A NUT FOR THE AMERICAN ORGAN To CRACK
DERRY, N. H., March ~, 1855.
As the american Organ reioices so much
over the election in this State, with the idea
that if the Know Nothings come into power, it
will stop the agitation of the Slavery Question,
will you publish the following resolve, for his
especial benefit, which was passed in this town
by the Know Nothings, Wings, and Free DEM
ocrats, voting yea, the Administration Demo
Gratis voting nay.
"Resolped, That the Delegates in Congress
from this State be, and they are hereby, in
structed to use their influence, in every lawful
way, to prevent the incorporation of any more
slave States into the Union, and to restore the
Missouri Compromise, and to secure the re-
peal of the Fugitive Slave Law"
Result Of vote-yeas l56, nays l6.
/ would also wish to inform the editor of the
Organ, that Slavery and the encroachments of
the Slave Power on free territory was the ques.
ton at issue in the late election.
A Know NOTHING,
aohO kit0bCs something about IL.
S.-The Wings are talking that they will
have the two Senators-Bell, a Union-saving
Wing, and Clarke, Free Soil Wing, and let
the Hon. j. =. Hale stay at home. If they do,
It will not be the first time they have cheated
the Free Democrats and the Administration
will come into power the next election, If they
attempt any such tricks. ). Z. K.
MIsLED FOR THE MOMENT
EAST RIcHLAXD, BELMONT Co., o.,
March 20, 1855.
cannot forego the present opportunity with
course in regard to the Know NOthings, not
withstanding each Successive article you wrote
in opposition to them caused me TO re-repent,
after, as I thought, l had fully repented my
folly in having been induced to hunt them
up," which / was induced to do through the
representations of those in whom | had conf
dence, though not without the determination in
my mind to stop whenever | met with anything
which should consider wrong. But it would
be about as rational for man to undertake to
look into the mysteries of the Niagara Falls by
embarking upon and approaching them by
way Of the rapids, with the expectation that he
would stop when he thought he was far enough,
as to expect he could look into the mysteries of
the Know Nothings, and stop just at the point
which he would be satisfied with, after there
was time for reflection on the subject.
The representation which had the most in
fuence to induce me to hunt the Know Moth
ings, and | doubt not with many other Anti
Slavery men, was, that the tendency OF that
party was to break up old party organizations,
which we all know to have been the greatest
obstacle in the way of efficient political action,
on the part of the free States in opposition to
Slavery encroachments, by causing men whom
we know to be AntiSlavery in sentiment to
vote for candidates, through party attachments,