Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-02-16

,- we sneak the tcn!lltnIs CT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
,f the thinking men Of the United States"
The Courier next ALLEGES that this pertinent move
meu in favor ul,he repeal ithe Nn,ural;2ntonlnws
ln- already been 'srized @poa hy ''c'nas"gn"- nri
aspirants Tor public favor" who "nr, attempting I"
direct it to tac o"n S'!E,h PPos's and i! they snc.
coed. as doom ~ az CERTAIN nor II; " '"0S 'a-i ]"
attempt therefore, to form separate and distinct par
ty-wheher Know Nothing, American Republican,,
or anything else shall agree upon this orc
principle OF REPEAL Of the Naturalization LAVE a'l
be at point upon everything else, is I'm "bsur'
dity. Senator Wilson'S Free Trader and Abolition
ist; while we Gfe the enemies OF Abolition, the advo'
cntes OF Cnion tie opponents OF the Nebraska out
rage and the consistent advocates oi protection 10
American industry. We arc both, however, equally
opposed 10 the Naturalization Laws: but will it bc dc.
handed Of us-can it reasonably b" expcctci--tIat
however honest we NAV drcm Mr.. Wilson IN he n!-
vocncy Of his utraism, shall Giau4"n all our con-
servalvc principles and r'j"sr III hs election l." me
United States Senate, simply because we agree III Tins
grent principle Of refusing citizenship I" ignorant
foreigners who may hereafter com" l" tho lht"d
States! Experience is n teacher
whose lessons arc not lost the wise ard the good
and we appeal 10 tho experience Of the past ns guide
for honest and patriotic men in the present iuncure.
We then toretold the fate ot that great movement as
plainly as We now fnrr,e the fate of Know. Nothing
ism in 1855, if political hnaves aud sei-c"Nce'''u
fools are permitted TO thrust 1t INTO secret party
instead Of rendering il mere auxiliary organization
regardless of power and placc, and utterly ignorant "'
men and their individual claims and purposes, and
looking only to the accomplishment Of great Ma
tional work.
The Courier next dcnounres the dishonest policy OF
the secret movements OF tho kuo" Nothing party Ill
the following slnsl'ug style
All ha, necessary, therefore t" insure the success
of our greu .imIrcdH principle Is bot" ana i'Ali!
course Of proceeinSihe Repatriation OF all secrecy
and firm determination not IN hc led mo '!IcFuh-
ninp Of candidates OF our own. III DctpOIiSiil'
,yh"rr ,hr Press ~ muzzlcd au men dare not ricaK
tbt sentiments. secret societies ANA S'cTs "Ehi
tions are not only drrn,ihlc but necessary a'" cNp
dient But not 50 here LII our b!rit-rIht t"sptaK
our sentiments freely; and, within the inW' 10 hct III
accordance with them: and he wh" darcs not do tins
is unworthy the name Of fm:rtan. Why then court
secrecy! Why should party, who have reason to he
proud of their principles. seek TO hide them from me
firht of dav and shroud their doags In mystery or
,-uard ,heurwth an extra judicial oath! We answer,
fnr no earthly reason, except that ,muR Of no
,rcicht in the con,nunHv, and dt.'gniHs AMI "irtg"-
ing yil,c0i dem0gogucS may 0t!g,a IN impor'9Rc'
srhich docs not b'iong 10 Me's amt P""'r, "htt,
ob.aHcd IS certain 10 b pro'i@HIM 10 rr an" NcR"'
purposes.
Alvey, then, with all secrecy nnd all special cnndi-
dates.
Such is the dscreditahlc picture drawn Of the Sc-
crot Order by leading journal that avors their real
proscriptivc pulley. But n correspondent; OF the
,ame paper denouuccs the ''ncw parry III language
| II. ius, ,s it is overwhelming. He is Know Nothing
4 h>., MI hlr
s, men agree with him. that ,his, "the ne-est polti
cal engine, is more iuimcal 10 bc political liberties Of
the country than any other which he has ever been
established here Let the people Of Virginia listen
to the following revelations OF "KmowEothirg who
has been mised'"
But write TO say, that il KNOWN othugism be
what the recent revelations 1T Albany show It to be-
am not Il Know Nothing, Gnd mHst rc2crd liza, OrGcI
Mimicoi 70 nc 0A',t"i h."I''.' 81 h's 'J"a-
rv than aRy other whjcb has srcJ LU "St0jShcd h,s.
KNOWN NOthingsm which, wheE first mad" lis nc
luuinlance, vas mere Union OF men u, all shades Of
opinion upon inferior qucsons 10 secure tn" great OBJ
iect of the repeal Of the Naturalization Laws, and
which sought the r'u" "f secrecy only To protect IL
self against dcuagogu-sm nEs NOR h"coH' tfc '7t'a
p0i,,,C1i cHgu:-In instrument II torture, IN rh'cb
4 ti" men, or mary, it matters u"t which, 0',np 10
fyrcr Htir tcnw c,t!:"VS, -rh0 h~r" g,tr. 3','r""
INTO ioin,n. them, IA vur !nr whom they !! ,!rnsr
a;Id usnilst winm they pleas. The directions ami
denuucia;ious whlc scni 70 vari"a. members "'
our Legislature with gard tu election Of Mr. SEW
ARD iwhosc eternal nj. talk and higher lnw MOTIONS
ure extremely offensive 10 mel arc monstrous and put-
rageous beyond any thing OF the kind that remember.
Why, would 20 10 Russia and live unaer its
blunt desputisu than SHIhHH my po''icW Sci 10 S"ch
S,.,,. fyranny notice in one Of The oa;hs ofthc
der usrcaf a; ioag, u clause requiring The supo:: Of
members Of the order 'Jithe second degree" for al
political Offices" which am quite il dcXcrGus
Interpolation certainly such requirement l. directly
nt war witt, ,h. pucaI frcoiun which il the great
est prids and blessing oi the Anrrlcau citizen.
Let me beg YOU to direct public attention 10 these
shumciul development, in order iha the cause ofrue
American Nationality may hcrcscucG from Tie d"hruc-
tinn which such policy ir Tor timc atlcae TO
bring uponit.
4 w-NurEI~G, WHO HAS nErN MIsIrr.