The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-18
THREATENED REVOLT in THE ORDER,

II is known that when the new secret party de.eoped
its nerious objects many of the wing politicians were
quite eager CO. and did 60 into it, The masses oil The
wings had already preceded them, and new men were
found in command OF the new combination. Thus al
though the order is essentially wing in its composition
as may be by the almost complete absorption OF the
whg party in the lodges the selections for Office are
not always such the wing politicians would prefer
And again every day goes show that the public heart
is turning against the isnoY nothings and that their
oaths obligations and false practices have brought them
into general contempt Hence many of the wing leaders
are anxious to escape from the with such par
,y but, like sternos startling, "they can't get out and
save their reputation the time The following
tracts from the leading wing journals viii shoy the med
cine ia working:
The Philadelphia North American speaking of the
MOVEMENT in Pennsylvania says that it struggles along
doubtuly in all sections of the State In counties
determined feeling 10 animate those who are moving
in the matter while others the wings appear to DC deter
red from separate organization by the certainty OF a
democratic triumph in of such action. There APP
pears general Willingness that fusion should be made
with the American party if the latter rid itself OF its ex
csveness regard to nominations but as the American
organization shown the slightest disposition to DO
this the wings in parts are preparing TO make separate
nominations This is the in Delaware and Lancaster
counties and the indications very similar in Allegheny
Erie, Blair, Franklin, and other districts
Upon which the Newark Mercury very naivey declares
that
There subject which requires consideration ana cor
the part Of the know pohingsot this state
understood that this organization requires candidates for
public offices be members oheoder and that others
entitled support This principle, it be one must be
abrogatcd for the large and intelligent body Of wings who
have refused themselves With secret society will
not consent ignored They watching the
events and disposed to act cordially with the
opposition the State but they must act on equal
attention TO subject which had better be considered
than when 1t 10 too late =
The wild hunt for Office which marks these extracts
is happily exposed by the Trenton True American, dem
ocratic journal of high position;
In this seems that the Mercury places the wings
New Jersey in enviabe position makes them
out as being influenced their political action entirely by
the desire for office and the North American places the
wings Of Pennsylvania in the same category.
!" Both these journals in their eagerncss OF opposition 10
the democratic party, willing that the know nothings
should orego their excusvenes pretend to do So in or
der that the wings may make fusion with them But al
though we think that there number OF wings as eager
for office the know nong and willing to forego their
political principles for the eouments of Office and no donbt
would gladly unite with the dark-lantern party they
thought they could them but late events have proved
that they reacheous each other and outsiders
depend upon the dongs of secret councils whose oaths
bind them to teachery and alsehood Besides this, the
wings begin understand that nownothngsm is not so
potent thought TO be- and the whg oice-seekers
notion of enduring the double Disgrace Of connex
ion with bad party and defeat.
sThe know-nohings too eager for Office to be willing
their chances with the whgsthe teats are too few
for the number of pigs If they nonnaly abandon their
to seues and those who the Mercury thinks
are so eager to Join them"