The Feliciana Democrat., 1855-11-17

FELICIANA DEMOCRAT.

I11l1O1111vA DIulOO1UA l.
KNOW NOTHINGISM REPUDIATED.
With the solitary exception of Kentucky,
where in its chief city, ruffianism had full
play, and unrestrained license, not solita-
ry slave state, has lent its countenancs or
support to the Know Nothing hcresy, and
even in Kentucky, were the abolition vote
Of that commonwealth subtracted from the
whole vote cast in her state election, would
her political affairs be in their present con.
dition. Like ourselves, in the larger towns
Of Kentucky, particularly upon the Ohio
river, large portion Of their population
consists of persons inimical to slavery, eve
ry man of whom voted the know nothing
ticket just as they did in New Orleans on
the ifth day Of this month.
Estimating this vote at one thousand,
and allowing one.thousand more for votes
fraudulently cast, the actual know nothing
strength here, that is, Of enrolled members
and sympathizers, does not exceed three
thousand votes. If five hundred sympa.
thizers be deducted from these, there will
remain twenty-five hundred, which exactly
tallcs with their strength, as reported to us
from the muster rolls Of the order itself A
large proportion Of these twentJ live hun
dred consists Of mere inexperienced youth,
persons whose minds are easily dazzled by
mystery and infammatory declarations of
patriotism, and who although not disposed
naturally to be mischievous, in the hands,
or under. the tuition Of designing bad men,
are easily led into the commission of irregu.
larities or breaches Of the laws. Among
the creole population of the Second district
chiefly did the new heresy find the largest
support, probably, because in that section of
the city was disgust with the management
Of the democratic party for few years
past, most general and deep seated.
So far, however, as our personal enqui-
ries have extended, we have been unable, in
any single instance, to identify young or
old Of what is called the ancient popu.
lation," with any irregularity or. outrage
at the polls, and at the two precincts in the
second district where rufianism had license
during the day Of election, it is q noticea-
BILE and significant fact that the common
council took the precaution to appoint
know nothing inspectors there, wholly un.
connected by origin, sentiment, or sympa-
thy with the creole population Of the Dis
trict.
A long residence, and intimate identifi-
cation with the interests and people of the
second district, made us anxious to remove
erroneous impressions which the election OF
the fifth instant appears to have created in
the minds OF many Of our uptown readers,
and we are most happy TO be able to do so
after the most careful enquiry and investi-
cation.
In Louisiana, therefore, all apprchcnsions
of the northern heresy becoming rooted
in the soil may be dismissed; and friends at
q distance who may have indulged ankle.
ties and misgiyings ou this point, may, we
assure them, henceforth, assert that Know
Nothingism in Louisiana has no more chance
Of success than it has in any other of our
sister slaveholding communities. The cleo
ton even in this city establishes beyond
cdntrovertibility its weakness; for even
with inspectors Of election belonging to
the order, bowie knives and pistols to in
timidate peaceful voters, a complete dcmor.
alization Of the police for party purposes,
and the employment of ruilians from other
cities to vote and murder here, it required
the destruction of two ballot boxes in dem
ocratic precincts to secure them even an ap-
pearance of success. ......z'
Abolitionism and hostility to popcry
may secure it in some of the northern states
a little longer tenure Of vitality; but as q
political element capable of accomplishing
any important object, Know Nothingism
may be regarded as repudiated and extinct
in every southern state.--I1m Delta
FOURTH DEGREE OF Know NOTHINGIsM.
AS we have already published the oblga-
tons and charges of the three degrees Of
Know nothingism we now copy from an
exchange some particulars of the fourth:
Completely accessible, every member of
the Order is eligible to it, and on his own
motion. 1t respects not dignity, and will
welcome a brother of the first degree az