, 1855-03-10
FOreigners.--NO. ,.
OF WHOM DOES THEqoRDrR CONSIST

OF WHOM DDES Eg7JhbLh NON~lSl
Two weeks ago. it will be remembered, we took oc
casion to institute zh examination into the rights
Of foreigners to full citizenship without residence Of
more than half average life time in the land Of their
adoption and also to refer disapprovingy Of the pro
scrptiye policy pursued towards them, well as Cath
olc AMERICAN citizens, by Know Nothngism. which
seeks to debar them forever Of holding any Office with
10 tie gin Of the government or people.
Knowing full well that neither the order in this or
Oregon territory dare incorporate in their ritual ALL
the infamous teachings iGculcated ty the mother wig
vans Of the Atlantic cities, yet common object
soughtfn the end - be obtained and although some
Of the doctrines are seemingly discarded in quar-
ter and approached with tardiuess and caution
IN other locates-a common responsibility for the
good evil tendency Of the combination must attach
70 the order throughout the country and skulkng
or equivOcation will in time to come, serve to screen
the deformty Of the principles taught the rule and
guidance Of the faith and practice of those who have
entered and persist in remaining within the fabed
enchanted circle"
The doctrines taught by this now formidable asso-
cIation. are known by every one who will take the
trouble to inform himself. Ten fold more od!ous in
detail than Native Americanism it, mysteries-ts
orets gipes, passwords and signs are all known to
the organization, familiar to the mass Of our
readers Is the existence Of the order in midst
or elsewhere.
Let us for a moment propose and examine the ques-
ton" who are the members of the order of Know
Eothings Ito what party did they formerly belong =
&c. Born with federalism-nourished by the Native
American party, and SECRETLY cherished by Whigge-
ry-warmed into life it has suddenly burst from t-
Graded Obscurty and claiming separate identity,
soon gathered around it, in solemn concave the slough
ed OF and cast out members Of whiggey-strengthen.
ing its alliance with the designing disappointed,
ber ofthe democratic party-combning in its onward
advances every faction and ism until its influence has
at last been felt in every state and territory in the
Union, and wigwams Of the order established in tie
most remote corners Of the eoniederacy.
As TO the character Of those who now affiliate with
the order It is but justice that they should be fairly
classified and in doing which, from what we know
Of the members in this place. and elsewhere in the ter
ritory prepared To say, there be no doubt
bat that there are certain class who have heretofore
acted with the whig or democratic party, and who,
perhaps honestly Of opinion that abuses have and
would exist under the administration Of the govern
ment BY either, have become members Of the order
through honest motives Of reforming evils, supposed
70 exist and sincerely apprehensive that danger
likely to arise from foreigners holding Office, and the
rights Of franchise abused, by too speedy and liberal
extension Of its privileges to the foreign emigration to
our country. We are compelled to believe that there
are some men, who, having been enveigled into the
wigwam, and enrolled their names as members here,
yet who having witnessed the plans, the plottings
the tiekery and the despotic requirements nvolunta.
rily incurred have become disgusted both with the
throne and the power behind it, and regret their con-
nsctiOn with sach an illiberal antAmerican combi-
nation.
There are others, who, having no fixed political
principles established for their guidance, join the
Know NOhings because they have desire to become
active members Of any other party, because they
may suppose that there must be more VIRTUE in q
midnight league, than in party that boldly avows its
doctrines or because they dislike 10 be called whig
democrat, aboltionist, &c. they join Just because
Mr.. Muggins or Mr.. Skeezicks belongs; or because
they think IL Is composed Of "TYEEs," and want TO
get nto good company or just for curiosity just
for green's just because they can or Just be-
they invited to join and just exactly in
great many instances, because they don't know >,
why. Persons who will permit themselves to become
members Of such organization on the ground Of
such WEI0HrY, VALID, and CONCLUSIVE reasons, and
selfarguments have. must acknowledge, every ce-
Paeity and qualification Of filling honorable position
in any organization bearing the name Of Know
NOTHING" and will at least be HARMLESS and oBEDI.
ESr subjects, ready at all times to obey the will Of
their superOs who capable Of using them for the
basest Of political purposes.
But there Is another-a third class Of men belonging
to the order-a subtle dangerous unnrincpled class
ofmen-the repudiated political bankrupt-the aban-
doned and dishonest exles Of all parties, and between
whom and the good and virtuous Of society there il
"gulf fixed such are the men who are the authors
OF the wretehed eonspiracy-such the men who
have objects to be subseed through its instruments
fty-who are after the loaves and fishes Of Office and
who are indeatigable in their efforts 10 entrap-en.
vsgle the unWaTy and unsusPscting into blind ini-
quitous covenant reiatonshp-such are the class Of
men, few or numerous they may be on this coast,
who are to be dreaded-who are the life and blood
Of the conspiracy directing its movements as did
the masked council OF ten, Of ancient Venice direct
the church and state Affairs Of that called Republic
armng with pOinard, at will hired assassin for the
quiet destruction Of suspected opponent to the gov
ernment authorities such are the men, and the only
men, who really feel interest in the success Of the
eTder-who would reap the spOils Of victory and who
with Nero, would fiddle whilst Rome was burning
would, 70 secure a consumaton Of their nefarious
plans smile at the con6agation Of our national eapi
tol, and would with their own hand, apply the mid.
night torch to the temple of liberty containing the
cOnstitution-the bond Of union connecting brother.
hood Of free and Independent states.
Such are the classes Of men, we verify believe,
who comprise the good and honest the Indifferent and
unthinking, and the base and Infamous 1--WE hope
there are but few Of the latter in this territory mem
bers Of the order on this coast and elsewhere.
And now let US for moment inquire, what is the
object Of its existence !what the political abuses
sought to be reformed by the introduction Of the order
into this or Oregon territory We charge it home,
without the fear Of successful contradiction that it has
been instituted for the purpose Of controlling the party
nominations and elections in both, and for nothing
else Admitting for the sake Of argument that enor.
nous evils have, and likely to exist, by the i'm