New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-18
THE KNOWNOTHihGS AND PROHfBI
TON IN PENNSYLVANIA.
OF The N. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence OF The N l. Inbuno-
LANCASTER, Pa, Saturday, April 7, 1855.
The great Kno Nothing State Convention met here
on Tuesday last and " broke up'' tsome say in row
on Tburscay morning. This Convention was origin
ally CALI to meet on the 10th inst but "the po sers
cha be concluded that il would be better to meet
the s.ine week Of the Methodist Conference. The
citizens Of Lancaster not quite Dutch enough to
mistake g political mole for a white crayat' Sans
DELE gates were rather hard' looking party, and it
was the al remark Of ladies that they mover
SOW 60 many ugly men in Lane sster at one time
The "preat question which engaged the debera.
tiops Of the X. Ne open Organization. ADD
the Endorsement Of Simon Cameron for the U. D:
Senate. Simon succeeded in getting himself indorsed
AZ the lawful end righifu nominee OF the party. ex'
Gove,ro- Jo' N throwing his influence IN the WIN
or in consideration Of which service, bis
ex EIcele ncy was elected delegate to the National
Convention TO nominate q candidate for the Pres.
idency Ii IL said that johnson and his friends fondY
imsgpe that they will DO able to influence the nom
in silon Of an AniiSlavery for that high station
Such Ant-Sisvery men as the Hon. ras1dsu:
Stevens still cling to the Order, on prudential
eropnos. 80
secr,t organization are losing ground rapidly
they gained il. Hundreds oi good men, who were in
duced to enter its secret chambers under the mpre
sion tbst IL was be the great reform parry If the
age have forsaken it in dissu.t. 1t ia the greatest
m ever attempted ia the midst of free PEG.
pie. The Pope Of Rome himself is 10 circumstances
10 il. 1 have been Informed upon very good
tboTty, that Of our editors who belong I'd TO the
Order was srraiened for expulsion the charge Of
ciiticsibg the qualifications of the Know Nothing
csndda'e for Ne yor. The ground Of action taken 10
the Lodge was, that when an editor became q men,
Der his paper became bound with him an organ OF
the party. Ard it is aio reported here that aaother
editor has been expelled for advocating al open
organization, on the ground that this patty hiss be-
come corrupt through lis secrecy. Since the Munich
psI election in February, when the Know-Nothings,
by the aid OF the Temperance men and other outsiders
swept The entire city offices, the Lodges have been
slimy attended, in some cases qdorum not being
presen TO transact business.
There has been considerable excitement here for
few weeks past on the liquor question, caused by an
attempt 10 enforce the Act of May, 1854, making q
misdemesDor punishable with fine and imprisonment,
10 furnish" liquor to a "persou Of Incorporate
"bsbts after noIice forbdding il hiss been given by
a relative or mag isirate. A number Of wives have
stopped their husbands srog, and several lqacr-sei
era vii 10 doubt be jagged for dsreg srding these no
tces by the Court which meets next week. The
msiority of the liduor sellers fear the la and
veJy cautious TO whom they tell Last week The
LIQUOR and lseer men held meeting, to devise meas
ures to prevent the passage OF the bull repesin< tae
tavern license laws. Purch and patriotism ruin aud
plorv flowed in profusion, and Committee was 40
popted 10 90 to HsTrisburg and try to defeat the blu
The sequel will show that they have come Away wtn
a flea in their ears have no doubt the oiil WI
be law before this appears IN your columns. ihis
bin viii completely break up all drinking houses but
vii not materially .fect the business OF those selling
by measure. The temperance men regard 1t a. 'tsp
in The right direction and entire prohibition sl no
doubt be made issue all over the ota,e Ia the elsc
ton Of Represept.tives next fall. As large m.orty
of the Counties and SsDstoria Districts can poll de-
cided msioritss for Prohibition, msjority Of Mem
bers can thus be easily secured for stringent prone
tor, law in spite Of the 5000 majority agsinAt il 10
/" AZ Rsrks| The success Of this move neGt will
depend altogether upon the discretion and hTnooy Of
tie III, uds of Temperance Ii they listen TO wise
c. uDsels they will triumph If to the GUY nattsfy Of
political demsgogues, an ngiofious deiea' wiz "e
II cir doom.
THr TRIBUNE IL now served daily here Anew hours
st.r publication, by Mr.. Elias Barr your agent IL
/. great accom- modetior 70 our citizens and Mr. u.
sesve, N, r n snks for his enterprise. He viii build
nm & GOOD liz, here. q.