The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-01

the world and give liberty TO mankini, "a vocs-
policy, justice, AL proclaim that the weary wanderers
shsuo be taken to our shores expediency and
celye, the men who Gig the men wh, labor ara
the bone and sirew, the muscle and strength Of the
county. and that without them Amer wolld be as
che half century ago; whereas with them, sh. Is
nov tie infant giant Of the world (ApPlsu's) "Ams-
historical truth There is Dot people on the face Of
the globe who occupy their aboriginal soil unixed with
otler races, who tate rank iu tire phalAnx OF
tors Look a. the boosted Rnsl sh power How tae
Ipglsh composed? OF the Briton with his paated skin
No he was subdued and grated to tie DANISH stook
and tie Anglo Saxon composite rose to the dig
pity Of nation. Look at France Is shs posed
Grseee-in a word, look every nation ON the face
the globe those who WELD the dsstpes Of the people
Of the earth are they who have showed from the stools
become the arbitrrs OF the destiniss OF mankind
Look the former republics How IL WITH them,
What was the origin OF Rome' Doyou not recolecttae
struggles Of Rome for liberty wtnin few years past
ard 90 not bosoms throb with qu :ttnsd puls>ton
Liberty to that Rom an republic? And yet, what was
Rene in her inception but asslvm for this oppressed
AYE for the criminals of the earths Upon that
basis reared the proud supsrstructure Of Roman
liberty. And then, in the other days OF that Roman
Of Ter protecting arms to all nations. as she sd
vapced with copqueiing strides, the people OF the
much so that In the Latin or Roman ispgusge bus
one word was known as distingu shiDg strangers
from enemies The word posts, which expressed the
enemy. All mankno were Roman citizens, except
they who at with Rome. Look again at Greece
Egyptian colony and there Is but instance
cord fellow citizens which enables to trace the orr
gin Of the Know Nobngsm OF the present day, that
Ia origin which dates 1t from the lie Of tyranny
s the spawn-the very egg Of the fouest principle Of
despotsm over the rights and privileges of men.
(Cheers) Suffer me to detan you for moment with
historical anecdoe. In Egypt land of darkness
where human labor eDsaved for the erection or
gloomy pyramids by ages ard ages Of toll, there
man whose name Busiris and this sacrificed,
with the most Bhunsn torture ali the foreigners with
in the kingdom to his god Jupiter. Jupiter gentlemen
you may not be acqu ainted WITH (laughter) but in
those days. that very respectable gentleman the
representative in what they called Olympus of all the
vices all the passions, all the and all tbs selfish
nefs Of msn's wicked heart aud to Jupiter these
sacrifices made by this infamous despot Busiris.
This was the origin Of Know Nothing am, and the egg
thus planted in the archives OF Egyptian palaces has de-
sceneed Gown to the present cay. Like the grains Of
the bosom OF our soil Know Nothngism has fourished
and b)ossomed throughout the whole North, until 1t
has met with npping frost in the State Of Virginia
Il oud cheeriDg) Why, gentlemen, these odern Know
Nothnss-thee modern Busirisesdate from the cradle
Of liberty. They have introduced this principle into
the cradle Of liberty and there ft they should
they have encountered opposton and deadly de-
feat, destructive to all their future hopes. (Cheers)
Having thus traced their origin and their
principles, let cay to you in conclusion in the lam
gusge of suggestion which have heard made hers to-
night. that 1t much better you should be Wise deme
Gratis than silly Know Nothngs (Grsat laughter and
cheering)
ExAlderwan RING then read the following list OF Vice