The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-04-18
Know Nothlns POLICY : Hehind

Know Nothins Policy = Hehindl
the Scene.
We find, ia that sterling Democratic pa
por, the Detroit Ftss Psess, doeunsns put
forth a. secret circular Of the Know Moth
ing Grand Council, which came to light in
Virginia pending the present eanEassin that
State. and explains some Ofthe management
Of the secret "Supreme Order" in our own
region.
Il purports to come from the Grand Coun-
Gil Of Virginia, and is addressed to the sub
ordinate Councils Of that State. It no doubt
emanated from the Grand Council of the
United States, and reveals the mode Of ope-
rStions throughout the Union. The follow
ing resolution adopled by the Grand Council
Of Virginia. was Promulged by a committee
Of that body: ~
Resolved, That the best and most polite
method of making our nominations effectual
is for the members Of the order as citizens, to-
oether Nth such other citizens as can be pre-
uailed upon to join them, to hold primary
meetings rhereper IL is thought polite so to do,
at which the nominees Of the order shall be
nominated as INDEPENDENT CANDI-
DATES"
The committee Of the Grand Council by
whom the circular is signed goon to say:
at may be properi in some places to hold
public meetings; and, wherever 1t is so, such
meetings should be held by us as citizens,
and nominate our candidates; in which meet
ing we ought to act ourselves merely as citizens
and TO act all other citizens possible to join Us;
FOR SUCH MOVE OF THE PEOPLE WILL HAVE
THE EFFECT OF WITHDRAWING PUBLIC ATTEN-
TIoN FROM WHAT MAY BE SUPPOSED TO BE
fHE OPERATIONS OF Our ORDER. After
these public meetings are held, our nominees,
being the nominees also Of these meetings,
will come out and accept the public nomi-
nation, AND THEREBY BECOME THE PEoEtE 5
CANDIDATES all of which is esteemed by
the committe as essential to our success. We
sincerely hope that each Council will not
only adopt our plan, but also that each will
act promptly and make report of their action
before the 22d of January. @
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i rTn consequence of our inability TO elect can
Fdiddtes Independently Of support from those no
c6itsscted ncith us; we consider it ofthe mos
Importance that our candidates BE CLEAR OF
THE susPtcIoN OF ANY CONNECTION WITT
J, OUR ORDER. So thoroughly are we convinc
ed of this, that WE sTRoNGLY RECOMMEND
| THE PUBLIC REPRESENTATION THAT OUR CAN
D1DATEs ARE THE CANDIDATES OF THE PEo
PIE, and worthy of their support.
4 "W. C. BARCLAY, q
4 "W H. MARTIN, Committee" :"
u "G. w. CALDWELL.
In Ravenna, it was thought proper to hol
q public meeting, to form what was, j
, very mockery, called, a peoples ticket, an
> there the farce was performed of nomina
ting the very same ticket as had just befor
; been nominated, or rather dictated in tn
Know Nothing council; and that ticket, a
of the Know Nothings were bound by oat
to support, in the Peoples caucus, and vo,
for at the election.
We see It stated, that at least one otht
place, the Know Nothing judges of electio
, are charged with changing the vote of tn
electors, while slipping them in the box
And may not design Of that kind accohr
for the zeal of the Know No;hings ever!
t where, to be at election early, to ele ct the
:. own members for judges and clerks of elet
tions?=-and may it not account for half
!, their boasted victories!
The Know Nothing order, is evident
t mainly designed as great scheme to ele
d its leaders into office. Their great profe
: sion of being all to check foreign and Cat
d olic influence, is but ruse to gull the wei
d members. Their works show their Object
In Mantua, was credibly informed,
e leaked out since election, that the k.
= Council appointed committee of four,
Il nominate ticket, and that committee no
b. mated themselves to the most impcrtu
,e offices. Then no Peoples nomination see
IN ed necessary, as they had IS Know Nothi
! members all sworn to obey the dictum Of
q, Council; and wkeh the democrats offere,
candidate, he was at once charged by one
d the order with being K. NJ, and all w
distrustful Of the fact, for they knew
who were their friends.
IL They had been taken completely by 8
on prise, but now and hereafter, they say,
IN ing forewarned they will be forearmed, 8
81 81 soon, we trust, it will be SO everywhere.
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