Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-07-06
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hat KnOv-NOthing Pow Wow.

According to previous notice the Know Nothngs
of Fayetteville held ratification meeting on We'd
nesday evening After great deal of noise the
President, A. A. Mcclellan, accompanied by four or
five Vice Presidents, called the meeting to order, and
informed the audience that Maj. J. Leonard would
state the object OF the meeting, when the Major,
known in political circles as "Jack the Lawyer Kill
ler" (and who, by the way, is suspected as we'll as
the President of the meeting, Of uoting for for
eigner to represent this County in the Legislature
last Summer rose and said: "The object of this
meeting are to ratify the American platform. If
there American present who takes umbrage,
let him speak, for him have offended. So long as
Earth yields a leaf, or Ocean rolls 4 wave -.
MY head aches bad | can't speak any longer"
After which, John w Cameron called for and
rose to speak, but was reminded that his turn did
! not come yet, when he gave way to 1hos, Robin
son. who read the Philadelphia Platform. The car
gus had taken its seat in front of the audience
rs to be ready to pour forth the walls of its wrath
as soon as it's time should come bit he had still to
wait until VIM. H. Haigh performed his part by
reading resolution approving the platform adopted
by the National Convention. Alter which, John w.
Cameron Esq, obtained the floor, and after explain
ing how lie happened to be there the champion of
the know nothing party, pitched into the old Wing
and Democratic parties Notwithstanding his recent
professions of being nothing but Whlg) until he
satisfied himself that they were both denatonaZed
and would not do to be trusted with the loaves and
fishes any longer. He warned his hearers, especially
the democratic portion TO beware of party influence
and invited all TO come follow him-shake Oft their
old associations and take higher and more exalted
stand-plapt yourselves upon the know nothing
platform, whose foundation is so deep, and whose
principles are national, conservative and elevated
! that standing on it they would breathe purer and
more salu0rious atmosphere, while the llghtnlngs OF
eternity might play around their heads without dan
ger. He expressed great fears of the poor Roman
Catholics and foregners-that as soon as they land
ed upon our shores, and before the carbuncles are
scraped from their backs, the salt water from their
garments, the bugs from their clothing they set
themselves up for EdltorS* and commence arranging
all our affairs and for the purpose of proving that
foreigners are not TO be trusted, he cited the Scotch
settlers along the Cape Fear during the revolutionary
war cit is foul bird that will dirty its nest
| tor any purpose.
When he came 10 speak of the Platform he waxed
so warm eloquent and patriotic, any person not &C
, qanted with the speaker night have supposed that
his shirt and unmentionables were made from the re-
mains of some old American Flag, and that all the
patriotism and love of Country to be found in
: the possession of the F'Argus' and Know-NCthing
party. The speech occupied some two or two and a
half hours in its delivery, and to say the least was
very much like the Quaker's wife, who called her
husband to her bedside and with tears IN her eyes,
exclaimed
. "Ah, John, you won't have me much longer.
shall never leave this bed aliVe.''
sPlease myself Betty and thee will please me, ;
returned John with equal equanimity.
81 have been good wife to you, john" persists
the dying woman.
''Middling Betty middlng," responded matter Of
fact husband.
But perhaps it would have been less ornate anc
more in accordance with the practices of 'age anc
experence if the gentleman had not been held bach
) 50 at the start He looked like he thinking
about his old favorite, {" Beck Sweat when he hrs
arose, and think if he had got fair start he woulC
also have favored with the story about Jno Splvey
hogs But let us have Beck Sweat and the hog story
8 next time ANT1-SAM
*he speaker forgotten that the Assistant Ed
! tor of the Argus is foreigner.
The Raleigh Star, speaking of the action of tn
e Philadelphia Know Nothing Convention, says d" tn
: secrecy of the Order has been dissolved" This i
: not true. The platform shows that members ma,
) hereafter make known the existence of the Order
and the fact that they members and may ais
- give information of the places of meeting of subor
q dinate Councils; but the signs, passwords. grips
- degrees, and secret meetings still preserved
- The lodges will still meet with closed doors; and NJ
man who has no: taken oath to prescribe an
. prosecute, and to obey implicitly the will of tn
- majority, will be admitted The obligation to tell
- falsehood has alone been removed--nothing else ha
y been done Members are to be relieved hereafter
the weight on their consciences of the lie indirect
but the question u.s. what power is to pardon them
ease their consciences for the past! They canno
ne hope for pardon at the hands of Cod long the
as are guilty of taking His name in vain.
but lhey are not sworn nOIC, 1t seems, to eVade.-
BY what authority does the National Council absolv
ne them from their oaths? Can that body say-s2eak
ing OF all who have taken the first, second and thr
gs degrees-that part of what they swore to in tn
is oaths OF these degrees is no longer binding! w
rs hope the Star or the Regis will explain.-Stan
dard