Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-04-05
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The YincemcS Cowaa handles the Know
Ncthings in the following style:
The Know NOTHING BANNER. "-Undcrl
the above caption the NeaOs Of Tuesday I'M
dertakes to say where the banner of the K
Ms has waved. 1t specifies the bloody
fields and naval contests of the revolution and
our other late wars as the places where its
flag has triumphantly waved. The Know
Nothing party, begotten by disappointed po-
litical cormorants in the extreme agony of
consuming ambition, has displayed a charac-
ter from the first consisting of a series of pre-
tensions, which, with tyranny, bigotry and
unrighteOuS intolerance, would have madeth
darkest spot in the history of the darkest age
of the world since the promulgatioh of christi
anity. But in all its hypocrisy, in all its polid-
cal larceny, it has attempted nothing more
insolent and ridiculous than this rapacious
claim to the American flag, which has so no.
bly, fi0ated over the achievements of American
battle fields. If the Know Nothing flag was
carried over these fields, where warriors strove
and heroes contended, we should like to know
who carried it. Was it carried on the heights
of Abraham before Quebec, by the intrepid
Montgomery, anative of England? No! but
he carried his hearts blood to the sacrifice,
and poured it out for the freedom of his adop-
ted country.
| Did the valorOus sons Of Poland and Ger
many, Pulaski and D'Kalb, bear it at Savannah
and Camden, in Georgia and California No.
they too, on these fields laid down their lives
! for Americas freedom. Did the noble Pms-
sian Marshal D'Steuben, carry it in the Viz
ginian campaign Did Lafayette carry it
before the walls of Yorktown when the last
sword was wrested from England's oppressive
hand in America Did the indomitable Jones,
native Of Scotland, carry it over the depths
of the Ocean, when he fought American
battles
And they say it waved over the Halls of
the Montezumas in Mexico Who carried
it there was it carried there 10y the brave
Irishman Shields, who, when he thought he
was MORALLY wounded, requested to bs1kd
out to die where he could hear the voice of
his triumphant troops? Was it carried there
by the undaunted Scott who so loTed the
sweet German accent and Irish brosue? 1t
is said too that it has waved over the capitol
of the nation Did it wave there when the
immortal Carol, the Catholic Parrot, signed
the Declaration of the Independence of the
} United Colonies, with Withersroon and Will
! son, natives of Scotland Thornton, Taylor
. and Smith of Ireland Morris and Gwinnett
Of England and Lewis of Wales Did il
|, float there when those patriot sages of the
r revolution framed the federal constitution
which hassecured to us so many blessings and
r SAYS
: No religious test shall ever Je required as
qualification to any Office or public trust under
the United States.
The Boone county Pioneer, speaking of the
Know-Nothings says:
Only think of an American citizen having
1 to skulk down dark alley and enter gloomy
chamber, to be patriotic! To some it woulC
look more like a bandtti of horse-thieves o.
t house breakers, than body OF men seeking
t the welfare of the only truly republican gov
I eminent on earth.
: We do not know why some of our cotem
poraries should suppose the city of Madison
is going down. This is mistake. Madison
5 is doing very well, indeed. 1t is handsome
and prosperous city.
The Ledger gives us the following accoun
= of the difficulties on the Salem road:
! RAILROAD DIFFIcULTIFs-We briefly al
: luded, few days since, 10 difficulties exeist
4 ing between the New Albany and Salem
Railroad Company and the employees in tn
machine shop. AS we understand the mat
a ter, the company have been unable to pay tn
men their wages the past two months, but i
J. lieu of money have given them checks whic
4 they are unable to redeem. These check
the men have used as far as possible, but O
! account Of the great number out can do so n
! longer and consequently, many of the me
are reduced to great extremity. Under theS
If circumstances, q meeting of the employee
y was called, which appointed committee t
|, wait on the officers of the company and aS
- certain when the bills already out would
= redeemed and the company be abe to pa
e cash for labor. The members of this con-
!. mittee were Immediately discharged Is "rng
!. Leaders, in an attempt to create dscord anon
the men. The men comprising the meetin
y imnle,iiatelv declared that the committee wa
= only their organ, and declined 10 conthu
J. longer at work
!, ident u baAy', as II At ~,
v made an appointment 20 adfres-.fEs men
! toe round house" near the siepot. We III
: derstand that he explained the financial diff
> culties under which the company was Labor
able to paw up more promptly,a at least for som
p time, and said that if the men wished to .
! to woik again, they could do so on the sam
Q terms as heretofore-at the same time remark
IS ing that he could procure plenty of men
Is New York, now living on the charity of sou
v societies, who would be willing to work at ha
1r their wages-that there We're men now worl
n ing to the company OH the line of the rOa,
I L 4 1. IL
After Mr.. Brooks had concluded. the me
!. about one hundred in number-repared
% the court house to deliberate on the matte
4 and, we understand, determined not to retur
n to work until some assurances were give
h that they would be paid.
;. This state of affairs is unfortunate for ii
If company and unfortunate for the hard worl
: ing mechanics. We hope that moderate
: will be exercised and that some arrJmgymel
IL may be male by which all existing diilicu
Il ties will be reconcilcd.
st The Charlottesville ReUiei0 in exhortir
y democrats to come to the polls, has the follow
8 ing touch of the Hin9oos
- DEMocRATs!-Remem the election
Monday next. We wish to see you all at IL
h polls, voting a ticket you are not ashamed
sr your nelghbors to see. Come as you hay
always come, like freemen. Remember tn
A the midnight Hindoos are sworn by oaths
!, obey the will of their masters, and that iii
20 whipped ours they will sneak to the polls al
70 vote ticket of which they had no hand
. forming. The battle is between freeme
,s and slaves
) AN INTERESTING INcIDENT-0n the sid
walk in the broad avenue in Albany, tn
leads from the Hudson river TO the Capitc
ID stood, one day last week, a marked aud I
es markable man. He had numbered more Tia;
mt four score years, and those years were full
n honor and usefulness. Age had not dimm,
e. his eye, and had but slightly bowed his man
4 form. Snow-white locks crowned and adon,
a countenance full of intelligence, bengni
in and dignity. A young lad, robust active, al
@ bright as a sunbeam, came along trundling
D. hand-cart, | saw him stop to catch loo
r. from the good and great old man. Immed
atalv h.. x,.ae ,.oooooi1a1 ,,.or1s e Gsn1na