The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-03
THE DAILY UNION

meat by long and short journeys be seen fresh
and inesper politicians seeking admission craving the
honors Of the lodge.
General Simon Cameron, who as a veteran democrat in
September last denounced Amereanism the worst Of
hereses recanted Two distinguished wings the
Of living and naturazed citizen and another with stil
stronger hereditary afnities Papa Ireland il Is
believed renowned their ancient associations, and were
neopbytes Of the lodge II stern and hum
bling Necessity which forced them in but in they went
The chief magistrate Of Philadephahe who ia ls4l had
pronounced "lovely Ireland the umnary whose eux Of
light has lighted the world the mother country Of Amer
lea ana had said that American speak in dero-
CATION Of Ireland her without shaning the blood
that flows in bis veins and slanderng the dust Of his
family yanlp-hurried TO Harrisburg to try TO keep
the door shut TO asprants and promote bis am
biton. There too, 10 be found struggling for the
prize az the know-nohing lottery others less
Observation-Disclosures ex-senator and president dlapdated
railroad company Mr.. Lewis Levin ex-member Of
Congress and dealer in guano DR. David Jane dealer
Of the first class under the laws Of the Commonwealth In
patent medicines and 10 complete the homogeneous group
the chairman OF the American executive committee Mr.
John W Ashmead who has candidly and boasinlly said
and sworn, before committee OF the legislature that be
willing to contribute thousand dollars TO promote
the election Of his candidate and that candidate Lewis G.
Levin and that he determined that "the American
party should longer be bohtai TO the wbg kite The
result Of this is known all With two exceptions
OF those who thus deeaned themselves secured vote
worth speaking Of mightier power than know-nothing
sympathy was operative against them, and all and
nothing but happy chance and the nvincbe and honor
able aversion OF a high-nnded members OF the Amer
party, to Whom gladly do Justice saved the Com
olth from the dscredi OF choice which at
time painfully imminent.
Nor was this all In the midst of the turmoil whilst the
whole body of the organization was ermentng from
the corrupt elements within it, the heart Of Pennsylvania
not yet entirely dead to its instincts and impulses
startled by the offer Of the whig presidential nomination
by know nothing committee of the Legislature to New
York commercial adventurer whouean earthly claim
consideration except that which money and personal nsg
rni6cnnee give. The great eade Of the American
ment were ignored. Such names Samuel Houston, Mil
lard Fillmore, John NJ. Clayton John McIane Kenneth
Ray and Meredith F. Gentry cast aside and Penn
sylvania know-nothings nominated George Law
But the worst yet remains behndand let it be
bered speaking of weaitested facts and wrong
invite contradiction The great agency at Harrisburg
during this canvass was MoYEYso known and believed
the tmeniuencng and sustaining the American
in the first instance and believed least by the credulous
dupes who willing TO contribute il to be operative AZ
terward. 81 was member says one of the witnesses
of the American caucus, and left it, because believed
there influences operating that caucus which
not rghcorupt in their character and calculated to
the nomination Of Who believe, essentially
unfit the position gathered this belief from nnu-
morable circumstance percevahle but easily express
ed-at the time, could detail number Of circum-
stances which influenced my mind
And foremost in this plan for substituting the Legislature
at least raising money secret and ayowed
purpose was known and active member of the order,
since nominated by the lodge its candidate for the
council in the Fifth Ward, Dr. David jayne equal
ly nstrous adherent of the craft Mr. Lewis G. Levin
and last though not least the chairman of the executive
committee, who speaks in the name of america to
the Americans of the United States If such americans
to rule America may be permitted to find comfort
the renewed that the dynasty is not yet in
auguraed What these men, the accredited leaders of the
know-nohing movement did were willing to do, 10 mat
ter of proof and legislative record. And If
discovered find solution of it in Mr.. Levins
boast narrated nnder oath by respectable member Of
the house of representatives in these words Mr. Levin
said he id sight too smart, if be had done such
thing for the investigating committee and the governor
and the legislature 10 boot catch him He would have
covered up his tracks
Yet it this very candidate who could thus offensive
ly and profanely talk for whom the chairman Of the Amer
executive committee has said he willing from per-
sonal affection and esteem to contribute thousand dol
lars TO promote his election The undersigned grateful
for the escape from disgrace which legislature nominay
whig made in this instance reasonably indulge the hope
that the aspirations Of Mesrs. Ashmead and Levin may
hereafter be directed to other quarters finding they
III the legislative report that of them has
distant regions of the Northwest and the other has pur
chased from The gopernmea q Venezuela seeeral islands
The Caribbean seao See report p. 46 OF the other
fortunate candidate in the knownong ranks for the
aorship who has been made the scapegoat of his
subtle competitors have disposition to say much
had he not been put forward by the lodge after
its candidate for important municipal trust should
have said nothing but his position cannot be better de-
fined than by his own ingenious confession
/ al have claim said Doctor Jayne, 'upon you.
don't ask the position upon the ground Of merit but
derstand that Simon Cameron is about buying the
bers Of the legislature and think have good right
to buy them he has am ambitious court distinction
nothing about the office of its salary,
every body knows, and where Cameron has dollar
spend have i've There mistake in language
like this and yet with the fresh record of this confession
before them, the know-nohing lodges of Philadelphia
nominated David Jayne for seat the council
Happily for the credit of the city, the fusion Of honest
wings and democrats avered this dishonor and deter
mined that such Americans should rule in this part
America.
To this painful disclosure and exposition of conduct the
undersigned have been driven by the arce of this adj
dress of Mr. Ashmeads executive committee and the
that the late victory the combined wing and
democratic parties. II such thing. The know
nothing managers first conrved ascendeney
IN the wing meetings in the wing wards and used the
and the apparent organization of the whig party be-
fore the election and then, the it is over talk
loudly and the language Of this nsolent address, claim
it az vicio over the wings, This we have already
said characteristic trait of know-nohing tactics and
this we have felt it our duty to expose
To of two challenge the leaders OF this
secret party TO their principles public and invite
to them popular ard fair scrutny if the machinery of
secrecy the safeguard of empires eseywhere is pre-
cIous TO them they must be oath-boundet them not
be ashamed OF their oathsnot compel their members
swear allegiance inside and dsavow it outside let them
organize dstinctively, know-nohings
cans prosrpve of foreigners and ntoerant of creeds and
shall be prepared them without fear of the
result No such banner will bear the sunlight the open
AIR We have attributed this organization nothing but
what it is proud to deserve The failure of the FIRST
OF consolidation, with local bankruptcy and discomfort
IN its ran the party who 1854 carried the city
by storm with majority varying from to fifteen
thousand. Ii may be hard distinguish between the
howao OF the wolves inside and out; but il is conceded
that, terrified by sounds from quarter many of
them who, the surge Of triumphant know thing
ism, were lifted TO high position year ago, have In the
language OF OF the most eloquent opponents of the
der found necessary o seek the refuge private
e1 One other lost his by fraud in his election
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