Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-02-09


lending men in II had had no opportunity to
remodel it, but that when the State Council
met after the October elections, its platform
would be enlarged and lbernlized, and
made similar to the Republican platform
ndop,ed Mt the State Convention at Colum-
bus on the 18th of July; or the New York
Saratoga Convention platform. The people
were assured everywhere that .Nnircisn
would be stricken out of the creed, and anti
slavery put IN to I'LL its place We'll, the
Grand State Council met at Cincinnati last
November. II numbered several hundred
members. and was in session the same
length # time that Jonah was in the whales
bely-three days and three nights. The
mileage per diem, and tavern bills, cost the
Order $4,000. Aitcr all the big promises,
big speeches. big gatherings, and big cost,
what was done TO hJernii,e the creed rs
promised z Let the truth be told nothing.
Bnt on the other hand, it was deliberately
resolved that Ant-Nebraska, Anti Fugitive
Slave low, or Ant-Savory, should not be
permitted to disturb is nationality, or i'm
pair its harmony, "a and that naked Naty-
ism must continue to be its Al pha and One
ga. A resolution, offered to admit liberal
Germans, as members, was promptly reject
ed. A proposition to excep; adopted Profess
tant citizens from the prescription imposed
on Catholics, went likewise under the table.
A National Council convened IN the same
city few days after the Ohio State Council
adjourned. The result of its action was yet
more illberal. narrow and pro-slavery. The
eyes Of Anli-Slavery men after that begun
10 open. They found they were sod to tho
Philisiines. An active md general cores
pondencc was at once opened among them
throughout the State, and it was resolved to
abandon the knowN Nothing quagmire, and
fall back on solid republican ground. And
for the purpose Of regaining the honest men
who had been inveigled into the Know No
thing trap, the Order of Know Something's
was founded, az described in previous
communication. The object of the Order IS
to save the great Republican party from be
ing undermined and destroyed.
The platform Of the Know Something's.
was not given correctly in the former article
but believe the following is an outline of
the creed as agreed upon by the State Coun.
eli:
/. Opposition to all forms of tyranny over
the mind or body of man.
,. Nel her nature nor the Constitution Of
our country recognizes the right OF man to
property in man.
3. Principles and character, and not birth
place, are the true standards of qualification
for citizenship.
4. No more Slave States should be admit
ted in o the Union. aud there should be mel.
Their Slavery nor involuntary serviiude, ex-
cept for the punishment of crime, in any ter
ritory OF the United States.
f'apttdugaa c,r ,,lt,.a ,,pef a., mos, ,,r
undoubted integrity. and known TO be oppos-
ed 10 the aggressions of Popery and Slavery.
q. No adherent of any foreign power,
either political or politico ecclesiastical,
should be naiurallzed or permitted to vote.
Z. All Federal Offices. so far as pfieli-
cable, should be filled by direct vote OF The
people.
The last plank is as important ms any of
the others. The patronage of the executive
has become So oyerpowenng and enormous,
that the Federal Government has become
little better than centralised despotisn.
II Is sad to behold the efforts OF some of
our Anti-Nebraska papers To convince their
readers that there Is 10 practical diff renee
between ine platforms of the Know Moth
ings, and that of the Republicans, adopted
at Columbus II the X. N's arc right on the
Anu-S'avery issue, why did not their State
Council avow il? Surely it would not have
been dcrogatory to their dgnities % have
engratted the" center idea" of the Republic
can platform upon their creed, even If they
had refused TO strike out prescription of adj
opted Protestant citizens. How can sincere
Republicans put their trust IN an Oftlcr that
refuses 10 adopt single article of their
platform, and whose one idea, Naiivcisn, IL
,h .i,scl1o'elanu un american bu'
imnossbIc 10 snrya ,,ro w '."' aI' 'l
bolh.., They will ho .......,.oii..a - @innari
Ine hel"plisahs, OF u'e N'lo"-No''i'hss
There Is only one here,orore Anti.N.br,s.
ka paper on the Reserve that eyinces dis
position TO abandon the Anti Slavery cause,
a'a 1. lo'1 NV a''er ,le NayenneS, anu 'ha'
named mr. ys"ril,s,',,, ,',.,.is,,., NV" 49,,
certain creature, who, for the last three
months, has entirely devoted his sheet to
1noihs ana oIlckgusrdIns 1he IriO"He,
Germ has Ltjr mr. NO i"aneoe. ~" ,Y,, I'' O r,'
slavery men; the honest, intelligent voters
OF ms County are Disguised wltl his apos-
Lhcy, aiOelt they never had much confidence
~ ms political integrity. don't think
io@en Anu. Nebraska papers IN the State will
sustain hnow-Nothng State Ticket, If
me should be nominated IN opposition TO
he Regular Republican ticket.
Know SOMETHING.
Mn U,npsb;rs rb. Y NJ, b,ra On
80 LII
,N''u ",' o'u i''e pe''i'cral loF uoVerhor' IN
place OF Mr.. Moore Ineligible. New ilamp-
shire is Democratic State. and the frs,
,tep of X. N,,sw hi,he,,, hos hoo, ;, ~
a.. - =, y, ''s'"
Wv " '''' uo"i',''"' parry iehce th's nom
lha''on' PROBABLY. IN some sections of n.
H. the Wings run no candidates. rhere IS
howeyar a Whir candidate f,r cor.roo. :,
tho GOA II,o In -, !"
"'h'' ne N vs.
oouiu eleet hiW' out he Will not join their or
der With the opponents of the alministra.
ton divided, il ordinary times in would ho
safs :, nro1i., ,,a, n II 81,
81 'o' "'e
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