Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-03-03
TIE KNoW.NOTHINGS.


We conclude to day the preliminary article from
the Western Democratic ReviepO on "the know-noth-
iugs of various ages" together with the constitu-
ton and laws of the Grand Council; and our paper
of tomorrow morning will contain the Ritual of the
order" all the oaths forms of initiation signs
grips, &c. We have had this document in our DOS
session some months, and publish it now for the
benefit of the curious It's publication will save
the trouble Of becoming know nothings to learn
the secrets Of the society.
A considerable portion of the constitution
and ritual is printed in figures, the key to which
will be found in the portion we publish to-day
For the convenience of our readers, we give the
translation, although, with the key before him,
each reader would be able to translate for himself.
Thus, the proviso to article is printed in the Blue
Book as follows:
"And provided, moreover that no member who
may have 10, 4, %, !, 2-5, l, IA, Is, l. % IL 5
30, H. II, 9, shall be eligible to any office in
this order"
Applying the key, and it will be seen that the
figures above spell these words: "Roman Catholic
Wife"
As proof of the genuineness of this exposition,
we have the conclusive evidence of the Knoxville
Wing, whose editor is a strong advocate of know
nothingsn. The editor, not knowing that out
sders had this key in his last paper published the
following paragraph, in connexion with Col GEN.
TRY's letter am ouncing himself as candidate:
"And now, that some may understand and 9TH
ers may not we add, in one of the dead languages
Is, g. 2, Il 10, 4-2l, 2, 4, 20, l2-l2 l,
IS"
Applying the key to these figures of the editor
of the Wing, and we SPELL Gentry kno1cs Sam"
This is phrase of the know nothings, which will
be explained hereafter. We presume that no one,
with this circumstantial evidence before him. will
doubt that the key given below is genuine; and Mr.
BRowNLow will doubtless think that more persons
understand this as1d language than he supposed
when he used the figures
But Gentry LnolOs Sam" In other words he
is a member of the know-nothing organization.
youched for by one whose own connexion with it
is notorious.
Well: we will make no comments on this dayel-
opment to-day. But, lest we might lose sight of
the fact, We will initiate the sometime example of
the editor of the Banner, and stick pin there
From Tie Western Democratic Rsrisag
THE KNOW NOTHINGS OF VARIOUS AGES.
CONTINUED
In forming the Constitution OF the United States
our fathers were guided by the lessons of history
One of their principal charges against George the
Third had been that he had prevented the immi- |
grafton Of foreigners to this country, and they |
were careful to make provisions to encourage this
immigration in every possible pect. Under their |
wise and benefcent laws, the Union has prospered /
beyond parallel The limits Of the thirteen States
have been enlarged until our territory is greater
than that over which the banners of Mscedon
waved is fully equal to that Of Rome in the palm-
est days Of the Caesar, and barely surpassed by
that of the sixty empires, republics and kingdoms
of Europe. We now boast of thirty-one indie
pendent States whose inhabitants amounting TO
%, 900 000 recognize one Constitution, are repre-
scented in one Congress, speak one language, pro-
TESS one political philosophy, indulge one general
hope, and worship a common Deity. We have
some 600 Periodicals, issuing 422 600 900 copies
We have 100000 Schools and Colleges,
in which 100000 Of pupils receive instruction
from ! 10 900 teachers. We have 80 22l churches
attended and supported by ten or fifteen millions
of persons We have made extensive provisions
for Paupers. Within the last year, 1882 desti-
tute and unfortunate persons were relieved by an
expenditure of the public funds OF S2,954, 80G We
nave II 81 miles Of railroad; 1853 more than the
remainder OF the world The Merchant Marine of
The United States IS creates than that of the king
dom OF Great Britain the tunnage of the single
city OF New York IS almost equal to that of the
cities OF London and Liverpool together. At the
close of the last year. the Mercantile Marine of the
). States amounted to 100000 tuns; that of Great
Britain to 100000 tuns. Seven years AGO New
York city presented tunnsge much less Than tbst
If London. AT the close of the last wear the | q
igures stood as follows :
'ew foTk 600 900 tuDs
yondon 5s2 900 tuns
liverpool. GOO tuns
Such is a startling, but truthful picture Of the 1
rogress Of our country and in looking into the u-
are, who can estimate the imposing grandeur of b
BIS spectacle which this confederacy will present. f
ong ere the close of the present century, Were
ours to lift the veil, and behold what those of e
ur number that shall survive the storms of fifty e
ears, will be privileged to see, q hundred confed-
rated nations bound together by the ties of blood
I'D language, and laws, and religion, would stand s.