The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-20
THE KSow-SorHrNG ORGANIZATIONS

The kNOW-SOTHlNG ORGANIZATIONS.
this political society analysed il would be
found consist mainly Of the three following classes
lst Those who dcsirc 10 &c, Office.
I'd Those who prejudced against Roman Catholics
3D. Those who attracted by the term know-notl-
ling
The first class the moving active principle and may
be termed the handspring Of the machine But whether
this spring is tempered retain its elasticity long
|enough prevent the machine from running dorm before
the accomplishment Of its object remains to be
The second class embraces many really good
who usually dcnominaied religious men, protesting
Christians in the Protestant community but who are I'M
able to overcome their preudces against the Catholics
The third class embraces for the part young men
who TO imagine that there is something very sgnif-
and witty in the Most young like join
societies some kind those who ignorant and careless
Of reputation resolve Themselves into gangs whose
ing places the Of streets those who ne-
gent join debating clubs the know-nothing organization
embraces all that portion who too decent for the
and dull for the other. But it is significant fact and
that cannot have escaped the observation of most
sons that those gangs, ID genus generally
not exclusively, know-nothngs; whilst the number Of
intelligent young who belong 10 that order is COM
paratiyely small
II is probable that Jndson the originator Of this party
was aware that its principles would not bear investigation
and therefore adopted the aknow-nothngs order
members to know nothing, to say nothing to vote
according the orders in council and TO evade
like reason argument by equivocatng to their
bershp fatty denying it, The effects Of this course of
proceeding plainly discernible in their conduct
wards those whom they previously regarded friends
The averted face the slight nod OF recognition spoke but
too plainly Of the bonds by which they were re-
strained Even up this time their department towards
their old friends who Of their party character
zed bya GOODNESS Of snd lack Of cordiay which
beay the shame and the sekcondemnation which they
mus, inevitably feel.
II il singular and disgraccul fact that many Of this
party who the bitter against foreigners are them
selves the OF foreigners who Is not true 10
bis father scarcely be expected to be true 10 his
atherland and intelligent can have proper fal
feelings who joins party the known purpose which is
10 exclude bis father from the rights and privileges OF an
american czen There Others Of the party who are
douotess the descendants Of foreigners who fought aganst
the liberties Of this country How many Of know-nohincs
Of Pennsylvania are descendants Of the Hessiansls
The principal object aimed hy The nothing lead
era class No II is TO exclude citizens Of foreign birth from
Office. They maintain that naveborn citizens have the
best right hold ONCE Those certainly have the best
right 10 hold Office who have pcriled most in defence OF the
country but in all wars including that OF the evolu-
ton the number Of foreignborn citizens who fought the
ha'ses Of the country least great proportion 20
The natyborn citizens who hus fought the number az
osgn-oorn citizens who nov bold office ~ TO the native
corn citizens who hold Office Therefore The ioreiQn-iorn
citizens who bold Offices have much right to those
Offices the natvebor citizens have the Offices held
BY them
Is believed S some that there is such thing Ia this
world AZ unmiiigacd evil ard this evil OF kpow-nohing-
ISM may not be without iis advantages Some years since
when the native American party ia existence the OBJ
et OF which was 10 prescribe foreigners only many Cath
ones joined is ranks New these Catholics end them
SALE al t..t.f -
out 70 others. They paid ia their own coin and
hey have now an opportunity Of judging Of the Justice Of
'heF course In the native-American party. The Unita
aus may he prescribed and afterwards other demon
nations whenever political capital be made by such
course This circumstance may he productive Of good b.
inducing the know noings and indeed every other class
meni 10 resct that their turn may next and that
The hessians perhaps very bamabe bat their
qsscrndants are for not being modest