The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-03-14
From tic Louisville Democrat.
THE KNOW NOTHINGs

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From tie Louisville Democrat.
THE KNOW NOTHINGs
lie rapid rise vf the new party called
Know Nothings has been a matter of sur
Prise. How could such an order rise and
multiply so fast: Well, it is not half so
wonderful after all since it is but an old
party in new dress, and one that fits
better than the old one. 1t is but the
former opposition to the democratic party,
composed OF The Same men, holding the
same views, the same sympathics and
"n'ipathics. In fixing up to start u
fresh new element or two is added TO
the creed, to stimulate the zeal of the
faithful, and accommodate few of the
gIeanings from other parties. Hostility
to foreigners and Catholics is not at all
unnatural 10 the old whig party. Their
proclivity to the former has been nantes
ted before. 1t is sentiment the faithful
always cherished secretly. To lie sure
just previous to an election their organs
always denied it, and their caud dates felt
morbid affection for the Lrogue and the
accent, but nature would out in many
ways. The prescription Of Catholics i,
new feature, aud VIC presume il wi!!not
last long. 1t is designed more to exort
favorable terms of ami,y than us settled
item Of the creed. However this may be,
the new order is but the old opposition to
the democratic party.
Everywhere its great Point has been TO
defeat democratic candidates for office. no
difference what the consequences might
be. In the North, The abolitiunists have
used the Know Notliugs, and tho Know
No,hings have used the abolitionists to
defeat the democratic party. Every man
who dared support the Nebraska bill or
showed n disposition TO legisls.e for lhe
whole country, aud not for the free States
entirely, has been hunted down, where il
was possible, 10y this new orler, combined
with abOlitioniSts. In all the free States
where the fusionists have been successful.
they have returned abolitonists to the
Senate Of the United States. In one on.
Iy did some of the new order make an el-
fort to def:nt M aboIiiionist, and in that
effort they signally failed Their oaths
and Obligations were not sufficient to bind
the faithful against whg or an aLoii-
tionist. IL il had been democrat that
had to be defeated, they could have stood
iirn, for that is their mission; but a wllig
and an aboltionist was too much for the
faithful. .-
Hero in Kentucky, a whig convention
was to be neld on the 22nd inst, bu. il
ended in Know Nothing convention In
Louisville, and the whig assembIagc, if
there are enough OF the party left to form
one, will only have to perform the mourn
ful duty Of attending the funeral of their
old organization, aud han ling over its
assets to the new party.
Farewell to the name whig; il has
been sadly abused; and perhaps mad
a happy escape 10 its plac, in the
vocabulary Of our language. We are
now to have some other word desecrated
to party purpose.
We see in the Courier a long letter of
advice and council from Washington, ad-
dressed to the brelhron. They have done
badly in other States, the writer admits.
II they can't do better, better not do at all.
They set out to reform, and have made
matters worse with great unanimity of
fesults. The demagogues and old polii.
eal hacks, have taken possession Of the
brethren, and used them to their own
purposes. They are the natural heirs to
such calamity, and can't escape their
destiny. That class Of politicians fly TO
the new party that are dissatisfied with
the old ones; and they are di44IisRed
with the ones because the old ones are dis
satisfied with them, generally for good
reasons.
We arc not At all surprised that the
whigs have gone into know nothipgism.
What sboaId = good sturdy old whig
think oftbe titnsss He haa 70 do labor
10 sgoVd cause. Hehas offered good ad-
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