The Empire County argus., 1855-03-10
Correspondence of the Argus
l Mile from JoHNTowN, March, 1855.

| Crow Bar Speaks of the No-Nothings.
| Mr.. ARGUS Last fall, when Doctor Gwin paid
the Major and myself visit, and instructed us in
the mysteries of smoking tobacco in short pipe,
it was unanimously resolved, the Doctor presiding,
that Crow Bar should superintend the political
conscience of the sovereigns of the Empire county
The undersigned, accordingly, entered upon the
duties assigned and is now exceedingly mortified,
in having to report the existence, in midst, of
dangerous association of Sinners who have not
the fear of the powers that be" before their eyes
The members of this association are appropriately
called No-Nothings. The correctness of the name
is manifest when it is seen that they in their la
mentable ignorance have the Lardihood to disre-
rard the wise counsels and teachings of official
authority Such high-handed and uneXampled
treason should be punished, with large burst of
indignation.
They have seal of the Order which consists of
the American Eagle, holding an Englishman in his
BILL by the seat of his breeches. Another DEVICE
represents trriner waiting twenty years to learn
the genius of our institutions The machinery of
the Order is under the direction of " SAM" who is
represented to be the identical Sam Patch who
Jumped over Niagara Falls, and has turned up
again. The Goddess of Liberty comes in for
large share of their adoration--the Order being
vastly more fond of the shadow than the substance.
They also swear big oaths, of which the following
is a sample: 1" i, solemnly, in the presence
of the American Eagle, swear, to promote the best
interests of the whole American people. | also
promise and swear, to vote for the best men to I'LL
Office believing most devoutly, that the members
of our high and noble order, are always the best
qualified for official station. also further promise
and swear to support the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States of America, understood by our hon
orable order And further most soemnly swear,
without mental reservation, that believe that the
Star-spanged Banner can not long wave over the
land of the free, unless we all, individually and
collectively, pitch in for Office and do therefore
swear to pitch in accordingly; and to continue
faithful to these vows and especially to the last
one recited, to the end of my life. Amen"
MIR. Argus, you may depend upon the correct
ness of the oath have given, IN SPIRIT certainly
Our Anglo-Saxon fathers and mothers never taught
such doctrine. Such ideas never found root in the
land of the shamrock nor thistle; and furthermore,
the old fogy notion that all men are created
equal" is now known to be a colossal mistake. In
the olden time, men believed that a fer were born
to govern, and enlightened moderns now endorse
this doctrine. 1t is true, mistake is sometimes
made We have an instance of this in the person
of Senator Gwin. His parents and friends made
great blunder in placing him in school to study
govern States, instead of learning the qualities of
roots and herbs.
The wild opinion, that every man is qualified for
and should be in Office is dangerous; especially to
that portion of men now filing official chairs, ma
ny of whom are distinguished for great learning.
If these No-Nothings succeed in reaching Office,
the country will lose the valuable experience OF
the present ncumbents, and legal blindness spread
over the whole land, entailing disasters too numer
ous to mention in this letter
To correct the evils likely to arise from such a
state of things, a Phalanr" has been organized.
to oppose and overturn the abominabe No-Noth-
ings, an account of which propose to give you at
my next writing, in detail-as the association is of
vital Importance, and nearly allied to Democracy;
Democracy, in this instance, being understood to
consist chiefly in the enjoyment of office; and in
this respect, it will appear that the No-Nothings
and Phalanx are nearly Of the same color
CROW BAR.