The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-31

THE KNoW-NoTHlNG STAMPEDE IN VIRGINIA
We riaied few days ago thai eighty members OF !
knOw-nobing lodge 81 asrprrs Ferry Virginia had With
drawn from The order IN dgast and bad announced tbe
determination support the sntire de1nocrssie State ticss
Ina 10 May NEXT and thai seventy five
members Of the same lodge would aso Withdraw the
nsFt rnertrV cnst Monday EVENING" This reactonary
movement Is Observable In Al paris q Virgins Ii aas
number Of the Abingdon Democrat ind following
card II relates simply the truthful experience Of every
deceived and misguided democrat who has joined the
erei order Of know-nothingss
TO TAR rrILle.-For the information 81 the public and
the duty owe 10 myself and the democratic party have
taken this medium TO mnks known position in regard %
the new tangled concern chilled know nothngs-
From statements made By member Of the order,
joined afterwards requested nv be withdrawn.
Whether granted NOT have information and
very little have affinity with such proceedings
and therefore glad 10 get any wssseng confident
that 10 be denounced by such organization infinitely
preferable being connected with IT. They have expelled
meso the know notbings say suppose they have but
tbs violation OF by party releases the other
SHAH not be very particular In regard TO the so-casd
secrets.
win state how became connected with order Some
July August hast five sr persons
sing various subjects when Of the party referred 10
the subject OF nongsm spoke OF the order the
old John Adams alien and sedonaw party revived, and 10
Bunnes 0wna newspaper acknowledged 10 be the expo
nent o the principles the wnoshngs read the
articles Of faith or edboaton Of those One Of
the cru~aa know nnshnT she sequel wild prsses VI
though he denied being nembercontendec that what
had read as net the a. ORDER and made the fol-
lowing The knowpothngs do not advocate doc
LAID down that paper neither do they wish 10 de-
the old parties for there Of party IN
the order AZ OF the other their object destroy
the old parties simply instl the minds Of the
youth land the Importance Of preserving American
doctrines pure from foreign influence
immediately that If this their object should
not condemn them.
About week afterwards joined the order was disap-
pointed that the representation of its Amer
lean and principles deception. NY Original
views were confirmed; the old John Adams federal
party recs,abshed and bound together by awful oaths
inortiheddgusted. Instead of finding wings and dem
mingled together when looked around the
out crowd of sixty live seventy persons demo
did recognise but the contrary the entire party
was Of the hottest bttsres and violent old
biue-light' wings knew. could chuckle on
their countenances the fellow they bad caught An
other point viii mention. The grand Mogul, suppose
for learned the title Of that august
speech afterwards WI ch tended still to confirm my
original impressions Of TIE secret organization.
was satisfied and never went ] had been regu-
ary taken abominaby cheatedand expressed my self
that night member and requested him to withdraw
name, which he promised 20 do
have got through with my statement. There
gentlemen with the knpwnothng order whom
esteem friends. Some have threatened to prescribe
am no; alarmed. If it attempted impose upon me-
what do shall speak whenever think proper and
what please regardless Of the nothngs,
body else WIN. X. JOHNSON.
AnrxspnS March 22 1S55 ii