The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-02-14
Ohio PoIitics-Disunion Of tn,

Tribaae, az interssiihg acsOunl d the di.
vision Of the opposition in, OHIO into two
secret orders, the Know Nolhips / and Know
SOmethings--the latter seceders from the
former upon the ground that i. bad assumed
a prO-slavery position. The breach has be.
come widein the order, and it has split into
" parts, With separate and hostile State
Councils. 1t appears, from another letter
of the Cleveland correspondent of the Tri.
bune, dated January 81, that fruidess E forts
have been made 70 effect a reconciliation of
the brethren. He says:
"The Grand President of the Know
Nothing order for Ohio. Thomas spooaers of
Cincinnati, made a visit TO Cleveland re-
Gently, for the purpose Of casting oil on the
troubled waters. He assured the memb ers
who met at night to hear his speech, that
the order would be an anti slavery institu,
ton, and, in fact, was one at presents? He
contradicted himself several times, howev-
er, before he got through. II slipped out Of
him that the policy Of The order was to sup.
press anti-slavery agitation. Alter admit,
ting that fact, he had the hardihood to affirm
that more could De done for freedom in that
way than by openly c~ontending for the III,
premacy Of anti-slavery principles. lie
concluded his 7harangue by slanaering the
character of the Know Something order,
little dreaming that there were about a hun
dred Of its members present. A few fools
swallowed his sophistical trash, but the
more intelligent were heartily disguised
With It and him. sass gss eAJ sr- ,sesir-d
"SpOoner said, in conversation the next
day. TO several persons, that the leaders
feared only the Reserve; that if she could
be kept quiet, the Abolition agitation could
be kept under in other parts of the State;
but that if the Reserve broke loose, the
whole order in Ohio was in peril OF blow
ing 70 fragments; buia he expressed great
confidence thst she was two strongly OATH
bound 10 the order 10 stir keador foot. His
mission 10 Northern Ohio was to pull the
wool over the eyes of the Freesoilers s. as a
moments reflection will show. Contraryto
general expectotion, lie refused to divuIre
the proceedings of the National Council
held last fall al Cincinnati. What sllallbe
thought OF an order whose members are not
permitted to know THAT their representa- .
lives have done? The conduct of the or
der toward the Republican party of Ohio is
thato Of the viper in the f.ble, which s.ung
The breast that warmed it into attivity.--
Last MAJ there was not 4 cab load Of Know
N0hings in this State. Those WHO i'm :
ported it assured the people that the order
was based on anti-slayery principles. and
moscribed only Catholics. Tens Of thou
sands sought aImi: son ana were Inflated;
but finding nothing but sicrile Natisism,
they inquired what wa.the matter? Where
we're the Anti Nebraska plank,? Why were
Tie adopted Protestant citizens prosctibed?
They we're told to keep quiet and make no
noise that would scare new corners, or
hose ,e.ting ,dnis.io6. M; n. 70 ..on u,
platform was SO contemplate and anti
5licon VA, tbat Tho nr,icrr wa. .
,nrt,fy,oco. n, IL. . 4, h.1
ia onnor,,s ! ! st,1; i.
,yhon ~ nS,,n,c@;i IA, MAJ M ol,oi,s H..
,ion i,s n~,atfoym won1 b. iii. r.ad "a
~ r,5t,.5 anna I'M, im+t,., a.
I'm Mn (a,m' sadontod /, ~ s.a,s ri ~
,o;r ! n ,i,hrr II ! ~ ,bo Is.h i III, I.
hbc New York slra,oga Conyco{;;on III.
firm The p 10 were assured evsr I - /
That pativism vonId be stricken o,t e *.
c,.ad and anil. ;r,o Il, z.
place. We'll, he Grand State Connci. met
at Cincinnati las: November. Ii numbered
several hundred members, and was IN SEES.
sion the same length Of time tha: Jonah
was in the whales. bell7--three DAYS and
three nights. The mileage, per diem, "a and
tavern bills, cost The order $4,000. After
al the big promises, biz speeches, biz gath.
eling. and bg cost, what was done 10 lib
~e.alize the creed, as promised? Let the
truth be .oIl-notiinie. But, on the Other
hand. il was daliberately resolved that anti