Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-02-23
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S0g N1chtS!
Mr. EDIroR -HaviDg for the last twen-
~ years enjoyed, to considerable extent,
the confidence and favors of the Democra-
cy Of this county, feel bound to say few
words to my friends on the above subject;
and l do this the more readily, as / see
| that our Eatc6ma1" has not given US
warning of the breakers ahead; perhaps lie
hss not had time, ss see be has been very
busy in warning US and denouncing the
Know Nothings, without, l fear, any effect
or influence. except to make them increase
more rapidly.
The above words constitute the name Of
new secret society, with political objects
only in view. and is now fully organized in
this town. What the object is, know, but
whether it is the best plan to gain ones
end, am not so sure. Let me see. The
society has been gotten up BY few ambi-
tious young men and ofiee-holders; the
outs want in, and the ms want to stay in,
and they undoubtedly think they have hi.
upon the plan to accomplish their purposes
The society is composed almost exclus-
lively Of Foreigners. Irish and Germans, led
on by very few Americans l think this
movement impolilic and imprudent, at a
time when the country is TO a considerable
extent excited against all foreigners. What
will the effect Of this movement be? This
is an important question, and 1 implOre my
Democratic friends, with whom l have
stood shoulder to shoulder 10 many a well
fought battle, TO reflect seriously upon the
effects this movement will be likely to pro-
duce upon Us as party in the future
Will it not utterly destroy US? viii The
native born citizens stand idly BY and see
those born under monarchAl governments,
form themselves into secret stVoTH societies,
for the purpose of debating who shall be
elected to Office? Will it not naturally in
duce every American citizen, proud of his
country and its institutions, to spurn such
dictation. and ally himself to snything that
promises to put down such organization Of
foreigners? These questions are easily an
suered By any one who viii take the troub-
lie to think for a moment. The American
citizens will never stand such arrogant as
sumption OH the part Of any body Of men,
not natives Of the country; they viii spurn
it as they would traitors. and run riot into
any thing that viii have tendency to put
down al associations made up Of foreigners,
however respectable.
1 do net blame the foreigners 80 much
for this movement, as do the American
citizens, men of desperate political fortunes
who have set themselves up as the leaders
of those misled men. They expect thro'
this agency to recruit their political stand
ing in the Democratic party. which they
long since lost, because unworthy of conf
dence. But the party IS much better of
without them than with them. They have
been a dead weight to the party and i. is
to be hoped that they are forever shut Of
them.
Can We gain anything from this move
ment as party? Surely not. for the rea-
son that the foreigners have always been
our friends, and steadily and unif,rmly
voted with U.s. So If they should ell join
this association. We would gain nothing BY
liz We have everything to lose, and / no"
tell The ofice-holders and other native citi-
zens who have gone intO this movement
to organize the foreigners into sworn sOcie-
ties, that they have done more TO destroy
the democratic party than all the wings that
ever lived in the country; and / consider
1 it the duty of all American citizens, tc
arouse as one man. and resist BY honest
means, these individual alliances of the for.
eign population, aided and advised BY des-
peradoes, whose sole end. aim and object
is Office. MUSKALUNGE.