Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-16
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Know Nothingism, shortly after obtaining the
victory In Massachusetts,, over which it's de.
voices in Virginia and other Southern States
slorihed, elected General Wilson to the United
States Senate. Mr.. Pessende to the Senate
was the result of its triumph in Maine. So
also was the choice of out aud out Abolition.
lists to the United States Senate the result of
its triumph in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
All these Know Nothing victories, so result.
ing, we're shouted ovsf oy the Know Nothings
OF the South antil their throats grew hoarse
bnt tnsir victory in the Spring election in
New Hampshire was the cause of their great.
est rejoicing. Gallons of execrable whisky
were duly punished by the confreres of brothers
Ward and Evans, In this city, in their liba.
tons to the health and long life of New Hamp-
shire Know Nothingism, on the occasion of its
so remarkable victory. The Know Nothings
Of Virginia fairly went Grassy with joy over the
remarkable event, also. But the "buther milk
has come out Of the stir about" The victorious
Know Nothinga of New Hampshire have viz
tually elected their representative man to the
United States Senate, who proves to be no
ether than JACK HALE. Was 1t for this tha.
the confreres of brothers Ward and Evans GOT
50 joyous, and the Know Nothing party in
Virginia beloved themselves hoarse in shout
ing long life to New Hampshire Know Moth
ingism?
Our talented, amiable, chivalric, interest
ing entertaining, courteous, enthusiastic, in
gsnuous, truthful, and knowing neighbor has
been preaching that Know Nothingism was
war on rotten and unprincipled political
hacks; and it sends Jack Hale to tho United
States Senate by way of proving how very
truthful our Deighbor always is.
Now Jack, when at Washington, of late, has
been an OK member claim agent by trade, and
the very worst specimen of the class, which
embraces individuals some OF whom indulge
in practices, in the preparation of which, a
tombs' lawyer would shudder at being caught.
Jack was VIGOROUSLY in the market, endeavor-
ing to sell bis alleged personal influence over
the Abolitionists of Congress in behalf of spy
claim or scheme whatever that promised to
pay we'll. The election of Jack to tho Senate
by New Hampshire Know Nothingism proves.
to nicely, what our nsighbor meant when it
insisted that its party intended to give unprin-
cipled and hacknied poll ical managers "fts"
His election, too, over which the Washing.
ton and Virginia Know Eothiags beloved
themselves hearse in advance, is a specimen
of the nationality of Know Nothiugi.m, of
which our neighbor has preached 60 nuch
But the truth is, Hale is emphatically a rep
reSentative man. That Is, he represent pre-
cisely the politics of those over whose triumph
n"-r Hihhera ond Wells. our Washin0.~- 80
Virginia Know Nothings got SO glorious no;
long since. So also are Wilson, Fessendep.
Durkse, and the Iowa and Illinois abolition
Know Nothing Senators elect, representative
nen-men who honestly and trutbfully repre-
sent the Know Nothing party at the North
.he party, to meet whose views on the slavery
question, the conductor of our talented, anna.
Die, courteous, chivalric, enthusiastic, enter.
aiming, modest, ingenious, truthful and know.
Ing neighbour lsbored, in his compromise
resolution deprecating and denouncine the
enactment of the N ebraska bill,
Cutting 1t Fat Our talented, a.niable
enthusiastic, entertaining. ino.n
,ous, truthful and knowing neighbor treats
he squash up" of the Know Nothing Nation.
ii Convention at Philadelphia in a yery min.
ling way. 1t cannot perceive that Sen ator
party of seceders can possibly mean
anything more against the rights and interest.
Vt the South, than to go for restoration of the
Compromise. For it says of their
platform" WHICH We published yesterday:
BY reference to this platform, in another
'olumn, our readers will perceive that it's |
am feature Is demand for tho reservation of |
he Missouri Compromise il does not de
nand the abolition of slavery in this District.
nor allade to the subject Of slavery in any |
'ther respect
ltis fair to presume that our neighbor de.
igns going OF with them; as, in the first place,
hey carry OF with them nearly every vote
which Know Nothingism has in the next Hous.
Representatives Of the United States; and
q tho next place the veritable eond uctor of our
ingenious, truthful and knowing
eighbor was himself the author of the series
resolutions introduced as q compromise
herein the passage Of the Nsbraska-Kansas
ill-ncw the shih boleth of the ali but unap.
nous south-wss deprecated and denounced.
the third place, the gentleman to whom We
sfer ia an original Vermonter, and not a Vir.
lnian, as more or less green 'uns at the South
ave been led to believe. Upon the strength
the secession from their convention, because
10 mon whe represented States wherein
now Nothingism has no effective strength at
10 polls, would not consent to ls. the ssoed
% (who represented States where Know No
Iingism has strength, for victory, at the polls)
axe platform to suit the abolition procliyi.
es of all northern Know Nothingi,m outside
New York, our ingenious and knowing
sighbor says:
I" The South, then, having been abandoned
y the Eorthen Democracy, has no aItsrn alive ,
at to plant itself up tho National Platform