M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-02-02
Know Nothing Platform In Ohio

Know Nothing Platform I'm Ohio.
A writer in the New York Tribune,
from Cleveland, says that The majority
of the Know Nothings in Ohio "real-
ize the downward tendency OF the or.
der, and keenly feel that they have been
Sold" He says that steps have been
taken 10 redeem the principles Of those
who have gone the downward way. In
speaking ofthe present condition fthe
order, since the scales have fallen from
the eyes of many Of the deluded, he
says: . ..ws'.. .a~hl 6ttl
"The action of the State and Ma.
tional Grand Councils of Know Moth.
ings, held in Cincinnati last fall, OPEN
ed the eyes, and cured for life a ma,
jority of those who had enjoyed the in>
eslimable blessing of seeing Sam, II
speak Of Ohio. A large majority of
those who Joined the orderlasi summer
and fall, were ignorant of its real prin.
ciples until after they were 'aken in
| confess | am one OF the number. We
supposed that it was grand invention
10 help freedom, as well as to curb Po-
perry. We did not realize that it was
defunct NativeiSnr, galvanized into
spasnodic activity, by means Of a mys-
terry, gripes, and oaths; and that the
great question of human rights was
completely ignored, and its discussion
practically forbidden. The realizing
sense OF these facts has cooled the ardor
of tens Of thousands, and from fever
heat last September, the mercury in the
Know Nothing thermometer has fallen,
in January, to the freezing point"
We suppose that this writer is Free
soiler. He speaks for the Reserve
He understands thatthe national Know
Nothings will overrule the Freesoil-
ers, and spring the pro.slavery trap on
the oath bound victims, when the al
tentative will be either to suffer the re.
mote Of conscience through perjury, or
the sacrifice OF principle through a de-
sertion of the dogmas of Freesoil. The
writer says of the platform:
81 have not the technical formula Of
the Know Nothing creed before me,
but it may be stated thus:
81. None but natives shall hold
office.
20. The patriotism, talents, char,
acter and capacity of citizens of for
eign birth shall 60 for nothing; all per-
sons OF foreign birth should be pros.
cribed. so7bfsE,2 s-i 10, -.
"3.. No person born in Canada OF
Europe should be permitted 10 vote un-
I'll he has resided twenty-one years ir
the United States. '..l
80. Protestant foreigners should be
prescribed as vigorously as Catholics,
even if tens of thousands of them are
our fathers, elder brothers and CO ousins,
80. All persons of foreign birth
should be regarded prama facie as en-,
emies of our institutions, and be placed
onthe same level where we keep free
niggers." eaa . 90 -si
Whether this be the whole platform,
or but a part, we are not informed, but
the fact that we cannot know what it
is with certainty-that it skulks into
shades and labels itself ignoramus, is
enough for every honorable cilizen.-
The light is neverharmiul to the truth.
The dark is the envelope ofthat which
is cowardly, ignoble and dangerous.
If the Know Nothlngs are to become
national in 1866, the Democracy have
an open platform on which to stand,
whose principles are now in the ascen.
dant in the National Administration;
and which can again become so, under
the united rally Of the whole Democ-
racy.-Stdtesman and Democrat.