The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-08-20
Know-Nothing Outrages.

graceful riot in the city of Louisville. These
scenes of bloodshed and murder, instigated
by the fell spirit Of bigotry and demagogue-
ism, have become so familiar as to almost
cloy the appetite of the most morbid seeker
Of items of horror in the newspaper col
umns. From nearly every portion OF the
land, we hear of the wailings of the unfor-
tunate victims who have incurred the dis
pleasure of the Inquisitorial order of Know
Nothingism, because they have attempted
to exercise that most sacred pr erogative of
freemen--the right to vote Where these
outrages are to stop, none can tell. But
one thing is certain, namely, that unless the
good and true men of the land step forth,
and by their efforts and votes, put down the
spirit of intolerance which is becoming so
broadcast, the opening of the polls on every
election day will be but the signal for muir
der and rapine to commence their work Of
destruction, and the streets of our cities
will flow with the blood of both native and
foreign born citizens.
1t is time that all good citizens were
looking at this question of Know-Nothing-
ism in a most serious light The blood of
murdered men warns US that it is no trivial
one Is there any real cause for the invet-
crate prejudice which bad men and dema-
gogues have got up against foreign and
Catholic citizens? We do not propose to
argue this question; for cool reflection will
force the confession from candid men that
there is as little danger to our institutions
from foreign voters as there would be from
the Winnebago Indians should they 60 to
war against our government 1t is the dem
agogues who are exciting the prejudices of
the native born against the foreigner, for
the vilest purposes Of power and patronage.
For years they had been out of power
They seized the fulcrum of Known Othing-
ism, and by their secret organizations and
profuseness of money, theyi succeeded last
fall IN carrying every thing before them in
the States, and obtained large majority
in the next Congress. TO maintain their
ascendancy, they are now resorting to the
most unscrupulous means, and do not hest
tate to do things from which the mind
recoil with horror, as evidenced by their
conduct in Louisville.
The Democrat C party has ever opposed
the measures of this fanatical party. In
years long gone by, when John Adams, the
elder, was President, and the famous
"a lien and SeditiOn Laws" were in force,
the great founder of the Democratic party,
Thomas Jefferson, brought his mighty in
iluence to bear in favor of their repeal, and
they were swept from the statute 10y De-
mocratic Congress. Since the revival of the
doctrine within year, the democratic par
ty every where has taken bold ground
against the doctrines advocated by the
Know Nothings. The present Democra-
tic National Administration has made
Known othing sentiments sufficient ground
for rem oval from Office, and every demo
cratic Convention, State or Congressional,
held since the recognition of this party, has
denounced their doctrines in the most en-
phatic terms The recent Convention
which nominated Hon. DAVID OLNsrED,
the Democratic Candidate for Delegate,
emu nciated their sentiments against the
the Know-Nothing movement in language
as strong as words could express, and upon
this question: most important one to
Minnesota OLMsrED is willing to stand
or fall
Upon this all important subject neither
the Republican Convention nor the RICE
Convention expressed an opinion. What
Mr.. MARsHAu's views are, we know not,
but Mr. RICE stands before the community
tainted with Know Nothingism He has
been charged with it time and again,
and has not denied it. He has been
asked to express his views upon the matter,
but dares not do so, but his organ, the DEM
Ocrat, has admitted his POLITICAL AFFINITY
with the next Congress, and urged his re-
election for this reason, and because he
would have personal influence with its men,
bers. He is supported by the known and
Leading sympathisers with the american"
party. Many man has been convicted of
murder upon less circumstantial evidence
than can be produced to convics Mr.. RICE