The daily union., 1855-09-14
JEWELS OF KNow-NorH1NG ELooUENcE


The best way to confound the know-nothng leaders
is reproduce their opinions the subject Of emf
grafton and the adopted citizens Strange say some of
the dazzling gems of this of eloquence may be
extracted from their speeches For instance the most
striking euoges of Irish character Irish intellect Irish
courage, be found in the orations and writings Of
Judge Conrad the present knownothng mayor of Phla
dephia. There is gorgeousness of style profuson
imagery in these productions that show how ervidy
he felt what he spoke and wrote He used the following
glowing language in his celebrated address, delivered on
the 9Th Of July, ls4l, at repeal meeting
Are buried IN ss.assnsss, a the freedom
though all tie scortd beside be dark
ling the night Of opprsssionf Sho~ the heart
beats only eihin circle sesh and sorid shon
you unworthy Of s sacred men, it, sri-
nnph and ts hernge He'cho kno~s sympathy whh
be stretched beyond the pary limits h Sect party or is
cline, neither good Chrisian good man but a
mindless, hearcss, robs lump Of accidental missaaen
humanity. that such man among that Of
the thousands within the sound Of voice. there not one
who has place in his heart and large place. too for
the wrongs Of the island Of lovely re
land"
Mr. Kenneth Rayner has been quite as emphatic and
much more eloquent in favor Of religious toeraon than
he has been since he turned upon himself and attempted to
undo the last work of his life.
Gen. Foote is another very prominent witness Of this
kind The General is the leader of the prescription
istsn Caornahe oracle Of opponents Of adopted
Citizen and Of the naturalization lawsand Of course
the democratic party The General is vocifcrous in
claiming his opinions One would suppose from read
ing his speeches. that he lncal descendant of the
aborgnes that he had inhaled hostility to the foreigner
with his mothers milk and that he had holy horror
of emigration George the Third So much for General
Foote's present opinions What of him only six years
ago We copy from the San Francisco Times and Trans
he nf
with this demonstration we close this article:
In s49 the following resolution was introduced into the
Omitted States Senate:
Resoeed That the elec f James Shields to the Senate
of the United States void, he having been citizen
of the United States the term oyears required quaca
ton enator Of United States At the
of the term for which he elected"
Hero question: striking the rights of James
Shields naturalized citizen but simply involving
anattcr fact connsxion With his election and the con-
sutiou. large Of discussion was ticited, and
entered Enthusiastically into it than Governor
Foote. This then distinguished champion OF democracy
and liberal naturalization Laws gave to his feelings in
eloquent terms and denounced in measured strain he
accursed spirit of -Aaicanism But we will let
the Governor speak for hinsfk (seo Appendix to Con-
gressonal Globe I'd session, both Congress- p 339 N
The heretofore occupfed BY the claimant
would be declared Of his present
to occupy it, The way would be open for election
executive appointment Of psrson fill vacancy
thus arising We would pronounoe the election and CON-
mission of the honorable claimant void md noper
orcard in of his present ssslsgity This
surely enough for all proper purposssenough for all
yet suggested BY honorable ssaaAor But this il not
enough for certain gentlemen here Thsy nuS4 make
i'm they must do something propsto aecar.ed .p;rt
of Ansicanism, wAoss H i.xsses Aas already de
ngei hc Of Of popxloss ci,;ss ,o;H vr.
bood carried As torch Of As ipoe.dioyv ~,
ri,ote and The fsples Of AZ ssuiso God The
nobe-hesrted claimant is mot;vs Of foreign iand His
infancy was GRABBED, and his days Of young boyhood
passed, amidst the localities where once nouri,hsd
Grattan, Curran, and Emmett. He Was born be-
yopd the rolling ocean, and i o.ly On Amrs,cAr h.
he - losw Of liberty amd V rss s~sti~sion srd
here sjey As~ pAsrs osly Asy eosld enjoyed
IN al their omPa.ds and pssctios mt dsrsd Hear
10 6ro brand spoa ~ orsAsad, bscasss kossA born ~
defiant ord he has presumed asp;rs xoA snon IN re-
Pe whers for years, hs Acs psor~sd s du-