The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-30

Know Nothing Explanation Of the VI .ginaa
Election-The True Platform for Great
American Party.
Experience is the teacher Of wisdom "The
proof Of the pudding is in the eating thereof"
The paper recently established at Washington,
modestly assuming to be the national organ of
the Know Nothings, thus accounts for the over
whelming defeat of Sam" in Virginia.
/. All the Irish on the public works voted for
Henry A Wise.
And sure they couldn't be expected to vote
for "Sam," who has sworn solemn oath to
turn every poor devil Of born foreigners I'D
Catholic, native CT foreign born, out of every
sort OF public situation, and to keep him out till
doomsday.
2. A large number Of democrats joined the
Order for the purposes of deception.
Shouldn't wonder if they did and the result
only showed what stuff and rubbish these secret
oaths Of the lodges are, when the recipient is
disguised with the contracted principles inyolv-
ed in them.
s. The disaffe cted old liners of the wing party
voted tor Wise.
Very likely. A good many old wings in Vir-
selling out the party and tsprinciples for a pig
in bag.
A. Virginia was lost to the Know Nothings
by their bad management and Over-confidence.
This is unquestionably true. Look, for in
stance, at the bad management in the re.elec-
ton of Seward, in the election of Wilson from
Massachusetts,, in the seditious proceedings of
Az r -, H., c,;1 oPo
York State Council to make diversion the
other way. AS for the GO over confidence" of
the Know Nothings, it is likely that the money
which they have lost in Virginia and on Vir-
ginia would keep dozen daily newspapers in
full blast from this time to the end Of the Pre-
sidential campaign.
Now, the question recurs with redoubled
force: What is to be done? The democratic
party will begin again to stir themselves, and.
from present appearances, under whatever
name they may enter into the forthcoming
election, we may expect, if successful, that the
administration will be but continuation of
the present corrupt spoils establishment of Mr..
Pierce and his Kitchen Cabinet. This admins
trait n has been condemned by the people.
Mr. Wise carried the State Of Virginia in spite
Of it. Upon no other basis can there be organ
lied party-a great new national party
half as powerful and enthusiastic as upon the
simple platform of the reputation of these
second class Van Buren, Bourbons at Washing
ton, and the substitution of new administra
tioD, new men, new measures, retrenchment
and REFORM" and new policy out-and.out
Let this American party be recognized
with open doors upon this platform, and they
may compass political revolution equal to
that Of 1910. The people are ripe for it. Pro-
claim policy of opposition to the domestic Sc
of hostility to his diplomacy and such foreign
appointments as money changing Austrian
Jew to the Hague, an English socialist to
Naples, French revolutionary refugee to
Madrid, and an Irish filibuster to Lisbon, and
sound the alarm against this present wastsful
extravaganza of eighty millions year for the
support Of our peace establishment, and the
work may be done. The Know Nothings may
head this movement if they please. They have
only to cut off their existing unconstitutional
and preposterous oaths of persecution against
the Irish and the Catholics, and to sink all
minor issues in the paramount question of a
new administration-they have only to pro-
claim the constitutional doctrine of non inter
vention in the domestic affairs of the States,
and the policy Of fair and generous dealing in
any territorial issue which may hereafter
come up for adjustment upon the slavery ques-
tion, and the road is open before them
On the other hand, if the Know Nothiugs
persist in their present secret, contracted and
unconstitutional policy, there is every pro-
liability Of junction OF all sorts of parties
with the democracy, as in common cause
against unwarrantable bigotry intolerance
and prescription. This junction is already ad-
mitted to some extent in Virginia, aud it will
take very little labor to make it general
movement throughout the country. The true
American policy for 1856 is The ousting of this
spoils dynasty at Washington and the election
of an entirely new administration, in men,
measures and principles