Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-02-15

VIII ABIDE the result III tniS thcIt Is surety
nothing arbitrary, arrogant, dctatorial, or con-s
trary TO the genius Of our free Institutions
CAMBRIA.
The Beauties Of Know-N Nothingism.
We call the special attention Of our readers to
the speech .oi Mr. LrTTLEJoHS, the Speaker Of
the New York House Of Representatives, upon
the subject Of Know Nothingism. Its beauties
are faithfully set out, and forcibly presented.
Mr.. Iittlejohn (the Speakcr) had supposed that
when he last addressed the House it would be the
last he would have to say this question. But
since then nothing but charges upon charges had
been made against his character as man. He
was no man of change He would, in WHIST he
had to say, endeavor to treat every man in the
proper spirit. The gentleman from New York,
(Mr Petty) had said he Mr.. II.) had come down
on the floor to speak. Mr.. L. said, if when he
took the Chair as Speaker of this House his con-
stituency was to be deprived of his voice, forever
-bcgone the honors Of the Chair. With regard to
his feeling that the cause needed assistance, Mr..
L. sald it was not VIM. H. Seward he loved, but
his principles. He disclaimed that he asked
single vote to place him in the Chair of the House.
No one had scrap of paper from him containing
any pledge. Thus he denied that be had deceived
any one. Whenever spoken to ON the subject, he
had always replied that he intended to leave the
matter to the Wings of the House. He never
belonged to Know Nothing lodge in his county
and never made any promise to vote against Wm.
H. Seward. He had never been inside of Know
Nothing lodge. He had not wanted to be return
ed to the House. but his party friends insisted
upon his receiving the nomination, and he took it.
As to the Temperance nomination, though he
received such nomination, it was without his nfu-
ence or advice As to his connexion with the
Know Nothings, he would tell all he knew of it.
Last March, while member of this House, some
of his friends asked him to attend lecture. He
went with them to a room, where he was assured
by the officers of that Society that he was TO do
nothing that was contrary to anything against
which his conscience would revolt He was asked
to make promise. He did make the promise,
and if his recent course was treason, make the
most of it. If he had perjured himself, make the
most of that He now declared himself opposed
to the principles of this Association. AS to his
pledge TO vote against William H. Seward, rooted
might be his tongue to his mouth if he ever made
such pledge. He would give, as briefly as ho
could, a complete exposition Of Know Nothings
but he would say, from the moment that he left
that room in this city, to this he entered it
again. 1t was enough for him to say that he saw
in that room what would prevent an honest man
from ever entering again. AS to who he saw there,
their names would never be divulged by him.
He admitted that the foreign vote had an undue
influence in our election. And he saw this IN the
last Presidential election.
Had Mr.. Seward the influence over foreigners
ascrted to him, do you suppose that Mr.. Scott
would have been defcated2 1t was this feeling
against the influence of foreign voters which led
him to 60 to the meeting he had alluded to. This
organization, III its original idea, was simple-to
meet the banding Of men one side, to meet the
banding of men on the other. But no political
nomination was to be made. And thus far it was
right. But what was it now2 Was it an insti-
tuition to which an honorable mana freeman
a Christian-could belong2 He thought it was
not He believed men here belonging to it were
honest, but that they were deceived by political
tricksters. In July last Grand Lodge was or
ganized, called a Grand Council. Go to New
York and you find the Grand President-J. w.
Barker-occupying power in the State equal to
monarch. And this Grand President alone ap-
points deputy in each county and what sort
of a man will this deputy be? Why, second
self. And what does this deputy do He is
armed with the power to create many lodges
in the towns of the State he pleases. He selects
nine ineu as the nucleus of these lodges to estab
lish them this second self of j. w. Barker selects
these nine men, and these nine men select three
delegates to the Grand Council, to make nomina-
tions and oaths to bind body and soul of the nno-
cent members of the Order. These officers are
thus the creatures of one man-Jamcs w. Barker,
in New York.
Did ever a man conceive anything so humble in
a Republican Government. These delegates are
to remain as such three years. Two hundred
lodges send thus 600 men to this Council-all of
whom are the creatures Of Barker. The duty of
these men-thls Grand Council is to make oaths
to bind men who are invited to hear lectures and
to make nominations. Original Know Nothing
ism was to influence against foreign influence
This, as Wing, he, Mr.. L., could go with. Mr..
l.. had read here proceedings of the Grand Coun-
Gil, the purport of which was, that no delegate
was to be received who did not sustain their State
ticket, and members not voting for Ullman. were
expelled Mr.. l.. commented on these proceedings,
pointing ont their tyranny. He inquired if in
Europe there was any power so dcspotic. Had
anything in this broad land ever been heard of
equal to this Was ever man called upon and
required to say, under oath, whether he did that
which the Constitution says he may do2 Whe-
ther he voted against a certain MANI And what
was the crime of voting for Gov. Clark And
vet this Society, called American, expelled men
for voting for Gov. Clark. Was such a Society
worthy Of the name of American And he would
predict that in twenty four months no man will
be found who will acknowledge his connection
with such political engine. Who were the men
on this Executive Committee He would not say
it of all, but some Of them were men Of broken
names werc on the criminal
calender of New York-men corrupt.
There was another power ccntercd with these
nine men, which was that any five men of these
Councils may reject or biackball any applicant
Was this Democratic But why was this Z Why,
James W. Barker might lose tho power and con-
trol he had. This scheme was perfect, and could
not be altered in three years. There was no power
to alter it. 1t has been said the Councils may in
struct these three delegates, TO overcome the de-
signs Of j. w. Barker But this is not trt1e.-
The bylaws gave the right of appeal 70 j. w
Barker from the Councils to the grand Council