Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-29
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

LIE AemOVaI OI JUN Wll1cu' uo NV
know when an event has occurred that gave
as more pain than on learning the Tact tna'
John Wilson, Esq, had avowed himself
member Of Know Nothing lodge, which ne
was too manly to deny. He il our personal
friend-our valued friend-and VIC know that
he has long been a very useful employee OF
the Government being, at least in our estima-
ton, the best Commissioner Of Public Lands
who ever served the Government in that ca
pacity. The President and his constitutional
advisers have evidently made up their minds
to regard connection with a political organi-
ration that practices upon and ayows the pur-
pose of prescribing every man, whatever may
be his position, who fails 70 have identity
with Know Nothing;sn, as prinra tac'e cause
for removal from office. The Know Nothings
have carried out this policy here, mot even
sparing the scayonsers,) and everywhere they
have obtained power. From Canada to the
Pacific ocean, wherever they have been able
to mako removals, they have refused to spare
any man holding political sentiments opposed
TO theirs. Fair men will, at a glance, under
such circumstances, understand the political
necessity resting on the present Administra-
ton to deal with them as they deal with others
1t is due to the Administration that we should
call public attention to the fact that they re-
Trained from removing Government officials
on acscunt Of their connection with 1.-The
Order" until it became apparent that 1t was
iofexibly deter mined, when in power, to spsTe
10 opponsnt under any circumstances what
ever We feel very cure thatthe removal ofMr.
Wilson was made with great reluctance, in
deed; and We feel equally sure, from our
knowledge of that gentleman 6 character, that
having Joined political organization whose
Grst principle is - bring to the block the head
Of every man who fails to s.~Nnatnizo Win II
| he will be the last man in the world 10 ~,
plain that his political opponents deal with
him as the political organization Of which he
is a member invariably deals with all others
Personally, Mr.. W. has always been oppo.ed
to removals from the service of the Govern.
nent on political grounds But by Joining a
Know Nothing lodge he gives up his indiyidu
atty altogether, plodging himself to labor to
strengthen the policy On which O. tho order
has determined; 10 vote for It's candidates nol,i
to carry out that policy, 30.
Our talented, gentle, ard truthful neighbor
intmates that the country holds no one else
competent properly to discharge the du
ties Of tho position. We are free 10 confess
that we do not believe that any one can bet
ter discharge them; yet there are n great
many capital business men in the land, and
excellent land lawyers to boot. No removal
will be sufficient to make men of common
sense despair of the republic in these tines
Why, there are from fifty to one hundred
members Of Know Nothing lodges in this CITY
who proposed themselves to the present aG-
ministration for fices Of equal trust and re.
spOnsibility, and equally difficult to be prop
erly filed. Two years ego, when they were
whining and clustering by turns for place
around the portals Of the Executive mansion
and the Departments, any one of them on be.
lag told that he was not qCite as com ,etent as
John wilson, Esq, TO fill the Commissioner
ship CT the General Land Office, would have
received The Initiation as q personal insult
We mentioa this fact only by way of showing
up the hypocrisy Of their present jo,emiads
over the alleged injury to the public service
done by the removal Of Mr. W We would
repeat: No one oar regret more than outself
that Mr.. W. has brought himself within the
rule Of doing unto Know Ncthings as they in
vaIiably Go unto others, by which the admin
istration feels called on, under existing cir.
cumstances, to act