The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-19
GOVERNOR GARDENERS MESSAGE.

The following comments Of the New Hampshire Patriot
upon the udicrous know-aothing message Of Governor
Gardiner Of Massachusetts,, pertinent they
foreible
Gov Ksou-Sor,ssos sKsfgpIns.-After having fred Oh
his valley blank cartridges, Gov Gardiner gives his
infabc compound for the Of all the diseases Of the
body polite This recipe far SURPRISES all the strengthening
pasters and vegetable pills that have been pulled highly
His language Is 40 follows
$40 dispa from popular every foreign language,
% print ali public documents in The English tongue alone
70 ordan that all schools aided ey the state shall use The
transcending the ordinary platform Of party" &c Ac
Now bow much this person. who prat,ics east
about the English tongue knows concerning the subject
What is IL 20 .dpe" anything from ue We speak some
times dpeing Jog such those which have gathered
around this governor mind bnt who before heard Of
dspelng them from Again, what Is II to ranscend
PLATFORM Did the governor do lit Ifso, would be
do it again fair price Would he 90 through the opcr
alton the Boston Museum that admirng public might
appaud2 Perhaps he ecninr his skin in this
species OF jumping Jim Grow the council chamber and
entered upon the records Such tho way however
which governors talk about what they do not under
| stand
Now we are to receive what is stated in the nssxaga as
summary the grievances Of the people of Massachusetts
In that unhappy State learn that foreign languages
in popular that public documents printed in other
than the English tongue and that the schools aided by the
State do the English language Really, now,
quired the eagle eye Of genuine discover all
this The people OF Massachusetts, dreamed until
how badly they treated! But suppose portion Of
the people should take it into their heads to learn and to
speak French what docs Governor Know nothing intend
| to do about it He be nearly related to that
| sturdy John Bull who hated the French because they
call a hat a olapeau But he condemns himself. He
show that his s written in Engsh II BE-
in the peculiar dialect used by him and his clerks
and spoken in that exclusive circle Of mouldy gcnty TO
which he pride himself belonging, and written down in
Mayor Smiths Travels in Turkey but committee Of dis
tric shoomasters would recommend for the Of schools
exercise the boys in learning to bad Eugish II
should be caught in the very Of speaking Frssoh he
be arrested at presume and punshsA b. enc
and imprisonment Acting the principle u the Maine
law, search must be issued discover books IN
French and German. This Is the ~ dspcl from pop
uar every foreign language and this wonderful genius
taking out patent for his invention will be ranked with
Newton and Hersche and Fulton and a the great discover
ers OF modern times.
But next in rank to his fourteen years abstinence from
liquor this governors constitutional amendments are the
browning glory OF his fame. One of these Is that the cons
should provide that person shall be permitted
who read and write the English language" This
applies TO the OF native citizen born and educated among
the pcnnsy vania who might be accomplished
department Of learning except the English language
But let pass How these qualifications the
to be ascertaiuedf Arc they TO submit TO examination
every year? Who to determine that is English? Will
know nothing English pass mystery Perhaps tho gov
ernor win condescend to Keep spelling school and In.
the Cambridge professors Fancy him the polls
with Websers Dictionary In his brooches pocket and his
message his hand putting the the toughest
words the message contains, test their ability SPELL
Imagine this whitegloved genius pulling out his gold pen
and ntrustng it people like you and me- reader
il write Anything impracticablc this
idea, anything odous anything inexpressbly absurd
never yet uttered to orbearng public
But absurd this accommodation is In aspect, In
another insult to the American people. At the time
the revolution and but fifty years ago. many
whose hands upheld banner and whose swords earned
our liberties be found who much better
quaned with the duties Of farmer than with edgers and
chants accounts from which Governor Gardner learned bis
craftsmanship. Those made their marks" only, but
they left them the enemies o. the republic. Such
this wise thinks ought to have been dsranched
and II any Of them alive, he would dsranchse
them They bad no rights he saysj they had nothing
stake in the prosperity o the country. No matter what
achievements may perform, matter how great
public benetacto be may be- If he write he should
possess the ordinary rights Of citizen He IL fcf
whom the know -nothngs may trample with mpunity
II such doctrines absurd in theory and impossible to be
ia practice, TO be enertanedf to endure the
bitter bondage OF these dcspoc and inocran baccanee
If drink the cup Of humiliation 10 the very dregs
every incapable idiot May expect the highest place In the
government then from every household and svery family
hearth should 20 up the invocation with which their proea
nations conclude--
" God saro be Commonwealth N Hossocka.assF