Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-27

read an American paper on ms own side IN poll
tics, from the election of Frank Pierce to his In.
augaration, and also to have rs assiduously es.
chewed the American correspondence of the
only other newspapers he could real-of those
published in the English language on the 9th
er side of the Atlantic. The "whopper" is
still out-that's clear
Northern Know Nothings Alexan-
dria Gazette is in ecstacies because it finds
that the whole of the Know Nothing party of
the northern States, over whose original vie
tories in Massachusetts,, New Hampshire,
Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, &C., it almost got beside
itself with joy, has not gone over to the Abo-
litionists. 1t does not pretend to claim that
more than mere handful of that party at the
North still even profess to stick to the defence
Of the rights of the States. Even the Gazette
appears at length to realize that the emphatic
and leading result of the rise of the Know
Nothing party has been simply to strengthen.
We are not charging that any considerable or
influential portion of the southern Know
Nothings are affected with abolition pro-
clivities or even with willingness to give
the northern abolition portion Of their politi-
cal organization their way OH the slavery
question. for the sake Of that union and har-
mony among them which they know to be es-
sential to success at the polls in 1856. But it
is now as clear as the sunlight at noon that
the portion of the northern Know Nothing
party claiming to be national in its aims doe
not number one-fourth the portion who have
joined the Abolionists and made in conjunction
with them the new $50 ealledl Republican
party, the alpha and omega of whose creed is
the restoration Of the Missouri restriction, the
repeal of the fugitive slave law, and the ad-
mission of no more slave holding States in the
Union. 1t would have been utterly impossi-
ole for this new party to have gathered within
its folds half its present members but for the
existence of the Know Nothing party, which
led off SO many thousands from the WIFI, and
Democratic party organizations into a transit
lion state, as it were, capitally fitting them
shortly (as at present. to 60 the one step
further into an organization based solely on the
purpose of the destruction of the guarantees
If the Constitution Of the United States. Thus
the South may thank Know Nothingism. and
that only, for the blackness of the clouds
which hang over the cause Of her rights
throughout all the nonslayehoding States.
It Galls.-The action of the Administration.
in dosing those who have taken secret oaths to
labor to bring about the prescription of every
man, of every nation and creed, who differs
from them in their politics, (Which they are
afraid and ashamed to avow like honest and
true-hearted American citizens,) is creating
any amount of CONSERVATION among the sworn
Prosecutors. They are talking about the pro-
scription Of men by the Administration, be-
cause they are American born and Pedestrians
In religion, "a though all the world does not
know that threc-fourths and more Of the Coy
ernment's employees here are persons of that
description-mcn as emphatcally opposed to
Know Nothingism as the President himself
Their point is to disquiet the fact that those
being turned out of office and place on ac-
count of their Know Nothingism are those who
wear two faces under hood Not one of
them has yet come forward 10 complain. in
point of the Administration action in his
case, who has not proved himself to be MEM
Der of the secret-Oath- bound pro>ciptive-po-
itcal-club, aiming to Gust from Office the Adj
ministration and every one Of their neghbors
and fellows in the employment Of the Govern
ment. These men have all courted their own
fate-every one of them. We are not alvo-
Gates for the removal of clerks, messenger.
&C., from Government employment On account
Of their politics. But when men elect to swear
To labor secretly to effect the removal Of ali
who do not agree with them, they at least de-
prive us Of all chance Of saying a word in the
Star in their behalf in this connection.
The Removal of the General Land Office
We apprehend that the general impression
that the whole of the paraphernalia of this bu-
rcau will shortly be located in the Patent
Office building, is erroneous 1t can hardly
be that the whole of the roof of the west wiz
of the building aforesaid (Which is to be oceu-
pied by the Land Office will be Oh by the
close Of the present working season. 1t viii
not do to expose the papers, maps, &c, of the
bureau III damp structure, and unless tho
roof be on, the rooms of the upper stories of the
structure must be constantly damp i'll winter
and spring.
Adiourned.-Iti is understood, this morning
that the Naval Retiring Board, in session. in
this city, separated yesterday, having con.
eluded their labors and made up their report.
They will not separate formally until after
the Secretary has revised their action.
Appointed.-A. g. Brown has been sp-
pointed postmaster at San Antonio, Texas. vice
James Bowen; also, William Bell, postmaster
at Newark, Ohio, in the place of T. j. Ellis,
resigned.