Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-05-03
HERALD OF THE TIMES.
TIL r, DAY May 8, 1895.

III We should think 1t must be very
humIialing TO many men who, in an nn'
guarded moment, or influenced by some
selfish motive, or deceived by some mex
picable cause, joined the Know Nothings
in This city, when they reflect upon their
conduct, and the character Of the company
they find themselves in. OF course they
entered the Order and obligated themselves
to afiiiiaic with with those who were alrea-
DIV initiated into the faith, without knowing
who their brethren were, or what would be
required Of them. by that act they pledged
their honor TO support the nominees, who
ever they might be, without any regard to
their anteccdents, or con liberation as to
their qualifications for The Offices which
they asprcd t5. Some mosi ridiculous Sc
lecloEs have been made, both for the AS
sembly an the city government men,
very worthy in themselves, have been
elected to responsible and important Offices,
who have not the slightest qualification
Tor them, and who never could possibly
have been elected by either 0! the political
parties, at any other time, or by any other
means except the midnight and secret or
ganzation of Know Nothings. And yet,
sensible men have gone to the polls, as if
implied bv somo uncomfortable power,
and voted for such men as we have spoken
Of, well knowing that they were not in the
remotest degree qualified to discharge the
important trust then being coniided to
them. Notwithstanding all this, these
same men will talk about the danger of al
lowing ignorant lrishmen and other foreign
ers the privilege OF voting, because they do
not understand The nature Of our govern
ment What ridiculous nonsense Why,
we should much prefer to rely upon the
discretion of regiment Of wild lrishmen,
fresh from the bogs of the green Isle, in
selecting and voting for rulers and law
makers, than in The Judgment OF these
Know Nothngs as recently manifested, not
only in Rhode Island, but in Massachu-
sets, and wherever they have obtained the
power. Their career in Massachusetts
has been disgraceful in the extreme, and
has made blot upon the political history
of that State which will not soon be effac-
Ell; fortunate will it be fori Rhode Island,
if she escapes with any less stigma upon
her character.
BY the pledge of honor which is givtn.by
all vino join this secret political Order, it is
expected and required that they will vote
for all The candidates who are nominated
for office AMI if better class Of men, like
tlose whom we have spoken of, feel that
they cannot conscientously vote for
nominee, and consequently give their vote
to another, they are threatened, by igno-
rant hirelings and aspiring demagoyues,
who never could have received the Office OF
Scavcuger from the party with which they
have heretofore pretended TO act,-with ex-
pusion from the order, and transmission
of their names to all the secret Councils of
the State. A grand lnquisitiorial Council
is ordered for the purpose of intliciing dis
grace upon such men. The Know Moth
ings, that is the wire-pullers among them,
CAIN that purity Of purpose is the predomi-
mating virtue Of their organization +; and
that the Order has been established because
the Wing and Democratic parties had be-
come so corrupt, that great political revo-
lilion was necessary We'll, the passion
for humbugs and deusions never will
CEASE in the Order in this city are many
OF the most veritabe old party hacks that
ever existed. gan the decent portion of the
Crler are already ashamed to acknowledge
their connection with it, and the sneaks and
scum look wise and say that they know
nothing about the matter; in plain English,
whenever questioned about it., instead of
declining in manly way to reply, they de.
lberateIy and miserably lie, time and time
again. And yet these are the men whose
pledges Of honor are to save this great Re
public from the avaricious designs of grasp
ing foreigners Shade of The immo.-
tai Washington, shrink from the vision of
Am?rca forever Spirit of the noble,
generous and gallant Lafayette, poise not
over the degenerate sons OF noble sires who
stool shoulder to shoulder with thee in the
Am,rican Revolution Let the memory
of Pulaski be forgotten, for the lapse of
few years has washed from our soil The
noble blool which he shed in defence Of our
liberty
The patriotic, generous and intelligent
. Know Nothngs, with a liberaiity which
is characteristic of their hearts, and which
reflects honor upon their nature, are entire
ly willing that any and all foreigners shall
acquire property, own real estate, assist IN
adding wealth to the nation, pay taxes, and
in time of war, help fight our battles and
defend our flag with their blood,-but they
must not have voice in the choice of our
rulers Shame upon such sneaking and
disgraceful split.
We shall continue these remarks to-
morrow.
Hon. NJ. FILLMoRE.-We learn that the
ex-President is about visiting Europe; and
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