, 1855-04-14

the principles contained in the KanzasNe ebraska bill
whereby the right of the people is acknowledged, to
fashion constitution, and make whatever local regu.
lationsmay seem to them proper on their admission
as states in the Union.
Again is that distrst in tho masses mantle ted by
the metamorphose which knownothingi,m has recent.
y thrown over the limbs Of federal whiggers-by the
establishment Of that secret political order throughout
the country, by which the democracy maybe again
defeated aud federalism again assume the control of
government. The members Of the recent wing party,
almost to man, have joined these secret organiza-
tOns throughout the country and control the action
OF the orer-nominate their candidates in secret and
require all to vote for the majority may desig
nate and they take good care to nominate none but
old-ne members Of whiggery candidates fr Office.
They manage, to be sure to coax many unSuspccting
democrats into their infamous dens, but the wings
take good to keep the control uf the lodges and
If democrat becomes refractory, he j. instantly cX
PEELED.
To suppose that the leaders of the federal party en-
tertain any fears that pope Plus, IN, is exercising
temporal powers in this country is all sham or to
suppose that the aforesaid leaders believe that our
adopted countrymen are lacking in patriotism is too
ridiculous to notice. Indeed the federal leaders, by
their own acts, have shown that they neither have
fears Of the pope Of Rome nor believe that eti
zens by adoption are wanting in patriotism. Gen.
Scott when the federal candidate for the presidency
in 1852 not only eulogzed the patriotism and courage
Of adopted citizen soldiers in the hard fought bat
ties of Mexico, but he went little further and actually
fell in love with the erich Irish brogue" and the
"swect German accent Nay more, general Scott
become fascinated with the catholic form Of wor-
ship that he frequently attended that church selected
priests for travelling companions, aud walked in
procession in arm, with priests at the laying Of
the stone Of catholic church at Louisville
These facts are well known.
But THEN the whig party hoped to succeed to power
by counting the Irish catholic vote. Now the same
party expect to win by an unholy crusade against
catholics, as well as all foreigners!
We repeat what we have before said, that know.
nothingsm in this territory is mere device of whig.
gerry to effect the prostraon Of present democratic
organization whg delegate to congress and
fill the legislature with majority of tenderfoot milk
and water softshell "pizzerinctums who will be ex.
pected, in all things, to conform to the will and wishes
Of the federal whig leaders and to carry out their
designs the leaders Of the secret order have adopted
all kinds Of stratagems to succeed.
In the states told, there are three distiuct
grades Of know-nothngs, viz the Celestials,- the
" Shanghais," and the "MuscOvites."
The "Celcstials" are the highest order, and are
composed Of those VINO are not only natives them.
selves, bat whose fathers, also, to the manor
born" The "Shanghais" the sons Of foreigners,
but themselves born in this country. The "Musco-
vites' are foreign protestants or, they gener
ally called, "Orangemen."
In the south, especially in Louisiana, majority OF
the know-nothings NATIvR catholics OF course
THEIR object is not to put down their own religion,
II is simply TO prevent emigration from Europe, So
that shareholders and not foreigners hOl I'LL up the
new territories In the west.
This last device Of federalism-this pcrsccuting
band OF conspratofs against the constitution and the
rights Of man. will have short and sicky existence
and like all other weak devices ofthe enemy will he.
fore the next presidential election. be consigned TO
its final everlasting rest.