Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-03
WASHINGTON, d. G.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1865.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1865.
A contemporary, which seems to feel that
its mission is to destroy the American party,
exultingly proclaims that Know Nothingism
is dead" And yet, while it does 80 for the
fortieth time, it is straining its lungs in calling
upon the foreigners and their allies Tories,
be it remembered, were the allies Of the for
eigners during the American Reyolution--to
rally to the fight in Maryland on Wednesday
next, and never were greater exertions made
or heavier draughts of black mail levied upon
government officers, to whip the dead Know
Nothings than are now being made.
If Know-N othingism is dead, our contem-
porary and its allies-t Irish, Germans, and
those who occupy the position Of the Tories of
the Revolution--are awfully afraid Of its ghost
or that twill on the day Of the election, rise from
the dead and exhibit itself more powerful and
full Of life than ever; for they are making rs
much preparation to meet it in battle array on
the 7th instant, as the Russians prepared them:
selves to meet the Allies at Alma and at Sc
bastopol; and if we are not greatly deceived,
pretty much such another meeting it will be-
We know that the foreigners are playing .
Drag game in Maryland, and hope, by seeming
to be confident Of success, to brighten many
timid voters into their ranks; but, after they
shall have recruited their own forces with all
the craven deserters they can entice away
and all such can be better spared than re-
tained--the american party will still be
strong enough to carry the State by very
handsome majority. OF this we think we can
assure our friends; at least, zoe feel ENTIRE
CONFIDENCE that such soiU BE- the result.
Those clerks who perform the onerous duty Of
signing receipts for their salaries once month.
and still have plenty Of time to lounge about
the National, or Browns, during office hours,
Dragging of the election Of May and others,
and offering to bet odds, had better not bet;
for, though they get their money 50 easy
just for signing the receipt they had better
keep it, and invest it in something less preca-
rious. We assure them that Mr.. May will be
defeated, and the noble Henry Winter Davis
elected, and for this advice and information
they will thank us next week.
The Administration Levying Black Mail
We have, on two former occasions, asserted
the fact that the administration had issued q
circular demanding of the subordnates in the
Departments contribution of 50 for the pur-
pose of bri6ing persons in Maryland to vote
the Tory ticket. We have waited two days,
and yet neither the major nor the "lesser"
organ Of the administration in this city have
dared to deny the truth Of the allegation. We
have abundant proof in our possession to sub
stantiate every specification of the charge. We
unhesitatingly reiterate it, and dare the adj
ministration, through either one of the miser-
able tools who were the willing instruments
of its extortion and corruption, to deny
it. We charge that the express purpose
Of this levy upon the clerks and messengers
was to bride American citizens in Maryland,
ministration which possesses neither populari-
ty nor principle sufficient to enlist the people
in its favor. We charge the administration with
exercising the power to extort money from the
poor and needy messenger, and with appropri-
ating the amount thus collected to bride Amer
lean citizens. We charge the administration
with using the power, patronage and infiu-
ence of the General Government to control a
local State election. They dare not deny one
single allegation. We invoke, then, judicial
investigation. We denounce the administra-
tom for this shameful attempt to corrupt the
electors of Maryland, and we are ready to
prove that the tools of power have villanously
extorted the means to do it from the hard
working employees Of the government