The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-26
THE PHILADELPHIA ROBBERY.

The robbery of Colonel John H. Wheeler United States
minister at Nicaragua, while his way through Phia
delpha, by gang Of negroes led by white aboitions
has given great satisfaction to the know-nothngs of the
free States They expect it to far to strengthen their
party and doubt Messs Prentice of Kentucky Ryncr
Of North Carolina and their co-worke will be hugely
olced the order assisted by this revival of the anti
sou hern feeling in the North The Boston Telegraph,
abolition paper ready to join with any party against the
South is in ecstacies in favor of the thieves who robbed
Colonel Wheeler. The Telegraph ironically says
Rosewater sentmentaity will not the purpose.
Busy bodies indeed This is mild term for en-
gagged in such work If they allowed 60 in their
reckless shall be great danger OF rerogradng
from present glorious position the chief savehoding
nation in the world and going back the place held in
revolutionary days. Pierce will be discarded Cushing dis
owned and Douglas sent into obscurity while will take
believing such people Washington and Jefferson and
studying and believing such ncendary documents the
Declaration of Independence We hope to the Times
using stronger language and the Post denouncng
the atrocious proceedngsat Philadelphia the appro
pirate to be used by stpendary OF the national govern
ment."
The difference between white and black is the difference
between wrong and right with the know-nothings and
abotonists. delicate white may be kidnapped
and murdered-a poor Irishman German may be mob
bed and shetland the event will be noticed in single
gentleman with his property may be peaceably passing
through great city and his property stolen BY mob of
groes and whites and yet though the theft is admitted and
though the poor people seduced from their may
earnestly protest against being separated from him. yet
this outrage reoiced triumph, and made con-
spcuous others who desire offend
in the way is nothing the robbers that the
groes rescued" should become Migrants upon the town
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of the theft that their coored accomplces should
be permitted to and in prison while the white
knave who led them into trouble able to get security
it is enough that by stealing from fellowcitizen and by
exciting the North and maddenng the South the
slave question: fuel is added the animosity that
prevails between both sections.
'sw NJ Hademan, editor of the Louisville (Rentucky)
Courier being member of the secret order of knownoth
ings lately arragned in the council to which he be-
longed writing and publishing articles his paper against
Humphrey Marshall the nothing candidate for Con
gress in that district committee of investigation being
appointed he sent in written TO the charge, saying
it known before he joined that he could support
Marshall, and that he joined with that understanding The
committee reported in favor Of his expulsion but the report
laid the table, He then offered his resignation. 1t
refused; and the next night he expelled Steps
have been also taken get the members the order with
draw all patronage from the Courier These facts pub
lished by Mr. Haldeman in long editorial article"
We find the above in the Baltimore American paper
which has recently appeared merely the apcogist
but the defender Of know-nothngism We invite the
special attention OF the reader the spirit of know-noth
ngsm illustrated in the above extract To be in good
standing and full communion with the order private judg
ment must be surrendered and the right to think speak
with the boosted freedom American citizen
must be unmurmuring con6ded 10 the superiors of the
council An honest difference of opinion to men or
measures instead Of commanding respect visited with
accommodation, and if accommodation fails secure
obedience the aid OF the lodge invoked reduce the obs
nate rebel to subsection by bringing bankruptcy to
his door To become a member of know-nothng lodge
to become the sworn tool and slave of wicked and as
oppressive olgarchy brought ruin anarchy and
disgrace upon country. Know-nohingsm has borrowed
of the vlcst features from the secret order which
overspread Germany and portion Of Italy during part
Of the sixteenth century and time only wanted to add
the TORCH the knife and the pistol their other instru
ments for persuadng the refractory into obedience
Ii is that hundreds Of know Disguised and
alarmed at the tyranny and raorous designs Of the order
daily ressserhg their independence But still enough
remain and likely to remain for months come 10
patriot The liberties of people betrayed by
the majority 1t is from the minority have the to
fearthe scheming intriguing, unprncpled demagogues
whose principles must combat whose objects must
expose and whose actions control by the omnipo
tent voice Of the ballot-bo1.