Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-01

enemies-especially on so grave and important
subject as the nomination Of candidate for
the Chief Magistracy. But, some how or other,
feeling Of extreme amiability has coiled itself
around our tender sympathes this morning,
and we find it impossible to refrain from ten
dering our advice and aid to the Know.nothng
fraternity
We have been anxious lookers-on for some
time at the earnest and laudable exertions of
the New Association" to band together a
political force sufficiently strong to put down
the "old worn.out political hacks and put up
the true genuine "fresh men, for high official
stations; such as they have nominated in Penn
sylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia,
and other States, where the "new broom has
been put in operation. We have witnessed,
with feelings of the deepest concern, the I'M
firing efforts Of this Association or Fraternity
to organize a party that viii establish and en-
force the decree, that Americans shall rule
America" forever hereafter. 1t is noble
attempt to do good-and if all Catholic men
can be prescribed and prevented from holding
office, and all Catholic aconaen can be frightened
out of their domicils, and be obliged to seek
refuge elsewhere, all true American men and
women can say, emphatically, four country
is safe! the great charter of our liberties has
been maintained, and its mission fulfilled |"
The Know-nothing party IS a great, "glo-
rious" party. After having disposed Of all
minor concerns, such as governors and legisla-
tors of States, members of Congress, and other
public officers, it has, for several months past,
been beating about for the purpose Of spring
ing a suitable candidate for the Presidency
A great chief of the Order in old Pennsyl.
vania furnished the name of the first anti
political hack in the person of GEORGE LAW,
of New York. He was first started as "steam-
boat George" capital idea, intended to pro-
duce the impression that he could make a fast
rum Then they coupled his name with Aspn-
wall, and Chagres, and Panama, and California,
and maritime enterprise! sold muskets,' for
the aid "of trodden-down humanity" were also
introduced as being necessary to catch the
popular sympathies. But, upon fair trial, all
these excellent devices did not seem to attract
sufficient attention, and "Lire oak George"
was suddenly placed at the head of the cleo
tioneering card. This was heralded by the
Herald throughout the country, and Captain
George Law then stood before the American
people as alive Oak George" the candidate Of
the Know-nothing order for President of the
United States. So much for the candidate first
nominated in Pennsylvania.
Some unruly spirits, who will sometimes
creep into the best regulated associations, did
not come kindly into the traces, when Captain
George Lar was first named under the
steamship" banner, and Captain Collins and
Captain Vanderbilt, both distinguished in that
line of enterprise, were also put forth as presi-
Dental candidates, to feel the public pulse
The friends of these gentlemen ventured to ex
press the opinion that they had been as distia-
gutShed carriers Of the mails in their ships as
Captain Law, and hence they could carry as
many males to the polls at the Presidential
election-especially Captain COLLINS, 1cho has
become cery popular aoHh the Post Office De.
partmena and Congress; which is a great ad-
vantage secured in a political race. And by
the way, it is necessary here to state, it was
not until after the two last named candidates
we're brought into the field and stole away part
Of the steam thunder of Captain Law, that he
was brought forth under the imposing soubri
quet Of "Lice OAK Georgem Nothing short of
q ire OLD Hickory" ought to beat such a
name; and thus Live Oak George still keeps
the track from Steam Mail Ship Collins and
Vanderbilt.
Now for our recommendation of a candidate
for the Know.nothing party, who can beat all
the steamer and old musket or live oak candi-
dates in the woodland we offer our advice
in all sincerity, and hope that our nomination
may be adopted. If it were not for the morti-
flying scenes witnessed daily, in the falling off
from the Know-nothing Order in Virginia and
other States, notwithstanding the superhuman
exertions Of the leaders to keep them TO their
odthS, we would not thus tender our friend
ly counsel-but really our commsseration
has been excited to such a degree by the
unerring indications we see pointing to the
downfall Of the "oath-boundn order, that we
cannot resist the goadings OF conscience which
admonish us that it is our duty to step forth
even to the rescue Of an enemy. We, there.
fore, present q candidate to the Know.nothing
fraternity, who can beat any speed ever made
by the steamers of Captains Law, Collins, or
Vanderbilt--a candidate who has made, and |
can make again, the best time in race that
ever has haen IN ado IN tho Tn;tad G.otos - =, /
the world That candidate is RICHARD Ten
BROCK, Of New Orleans, the owner of the
famous Lexington and the Metaire race course
If you want fast candidate, here is one for
you--a man, too, Of sterling sense, intrepidity,
and unquestioned frmness-far superior in all |
these respects to the steamer candidates. Let |
the Know.nothings, therefore, turn their atten-
ton at once to the "turf," and leave OFF their
steam humbuCs The next Presidential elec