The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-10
Boston Courier
SENATOR WILSON UPON KNOW NoTHINGIsM.

From the Boston Courier
SENATOR WILSON UPON KNow-NoTHIsGIsM
General Wilson made speech on the evening Of The
28th ultimo before the American party Al Brstehoro
Vermont Official report Of which comes TO rs through
the columns Of the Telegraph and which is entitled the
position and duty of the American pagtyn As we have
always said 10 the beooed members Of the mystic order in
Massachusetts, that the aboonsts had merely used them
the monkey used the draw the roasted chcsnus
from the ere happy 10 be sustained by such high
authority that of the gentleman who drew the highest
prize in the political scramble and who having attained
all that be desired from the perceivng
that the party has chance Of OUTLYING his political office
volunteers advice TO them, which he would dared
to offer before he elected senat~ He told his hear
ers
He had no sympathy with that narrow bigoted intol.
spirit that would make war upon race OF men be-
they happened to be born in other andsa bastard
y spirit that would epe from shores the men who
sought homes here under our free Institutions Such a
spirit anti American, deyshhe loahed ID from the
bottom of his heart
These are brave words now The cock crows yalianty
upon his dunghill If they had uttered before
the knownothing State convention of Massachusetts last
year. their author would have been Obliged over
them the annhators Of his political prospects and rs
the vercatonsof the proverb which the shoemaker
not to ego beyond his lastp
Again, General Wilson says
He regretted say that there were some members of
the American party in favor of excluding by consttu-
honal amendments, all adopted citizens from office He
deeply depored the action OF the legislature OF Masathu
sets in proposing amendment the constitution inn
bodyng this doctrine He hoped the gentlemen who had
given their for this propositions proposition that
would not permit Professor Agassz OF the first living
scientific men OF the age, 70 Oil, under State aIpon ment
an office Of scientific charactcswoud their
ror and retreat at from position justice reason and
religion condemned. What little Influence he possessed
would be given with hearty good will to defeat this
proposition. He had sympathy whatever with the
spirit that would send Of the country the and
dam If uhn he yIa
thrown upon us for support"
Let us ask the know-nohing politicians Of Massachusetts,
If there is anything which here forth by their
which the wing and democratic parties have not always
maintained Then, again, says Senator Wilson, with
respect TO the secrecy principle Of the know-nohings
The time has for the advocates Of the American
movement distinctly to define their principles and their
policy In his opinion the time he'd abandon
the policy OF secrecyo openly proclaim the principles
openly ayow the policy openly make the nominations and
openly defend the candidates Secrecy have been an
advantage in the early days Of the movement but
is and will continue hereafter be weakness
Tens OF thousands of men warmly sympathize with the
American movement who could not conscientiousy join
secret organization
And finally the senator throws off all allegiance to the
party in the conclusion OF his speech He says then
In New England, the free West Pennsylvania and New
Jersey the American party had acted in harmony and
cert with the an-Nebraska movement and by doing
brilliant victories had been achieved. In New York il had
been controlled by svergay wings of the ugiye-slave
bill, lnlon-sayng Fillmore stripe and there 1t defeat
ed as 1t ought to be- Defeat however had not deferred
certain modest gentlemen Of that State from assuming
rebnke members OF the American party of other sections
the country Mr. Whitney, of the survivors OF the last
autumn's wreck, in letter to Mr. Wise-whose election
causes much JOY TO the administration 30 little pnn
to many othershas assumed say that the American
party occupies neutral position on the slavery question
Mr. Whitney may have been commissioned to speak for the
Hndoosn Of New York. but he not been commission
ed to speak for the American party the counryat any
rate not for Massachusetts, In their good time The
Americans OF Massachusetts have spoken these
They have placed the old Common face 10 face before
the slave olgarchy and its allies Upon their banner
they have written, in letters OF living light the words
No exclusion iron. he public schools on account Of race Or
color No siare ne jUdssta bench No
siage States 10 be cared ouf Of Kansas and NbraskaTA
repeal Of the unconstitutional gge-siape act 81 Is501a
act 10 protect personat liberty.
The men who have inscribed these glowing words upon
The American banner will % into the conflicts Of the hl-
ure Ike Lonayes at inkermann with the light Of battle
on their Races and defeat they win fall with their
backs 10 the field and their feet 10 the foe .
The italics all in the official report Of the senator's
spsech We said tte-a know things" In The begin
ming OF their contest that they merely The tools Of
abolition politicians. They supposed that they had some
virtnous principle OF antl-Catholcism some feeling
against the influx OF foreign voters which should control
the actioa OF their party They are cruelty mistaken
Their an'sayery leaders cared penny for their prn
cple nor halfpnny for their preudces The abolition
lists have obtained all the State and national Offices hch are
worth anything and they cooly kick down the lad
der upon which they ascended.