Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-11
WASHINGTON NEWS And GOSSIP.

cniteo States Or, In other words, 70 oiscoSe'
fit is within the scope of possibility that ths
Know Notbings can carry any measure likely
to be in issue before that body. tits very certain
that even with the addition of those who voted
against the Nebrsska bin, who have been re
turned again, they cannot muster majority fol
the restoration Of the Missouri restriction; a.
more or less of the old, as we'll as the new anti
Nebraska members, are opposed to the proposed
restoration. Certainly, not man elected as Q
Democrat favors any such policy while it i:
almost as certain that the few Know Nothing
members from the North who were lately Silver
Greys or anti-seward Wings, stand on the
same platform in that particular.
We should like some one to point out a sim
gle point o: the policy of the present Admins
tratiOn against which there is any possible
chance that the Know Nothings of the House
will vote with unanimity. Is it upon the tariff
question? Is it upon any question connected
with our foreign relations with the public
lands with the financial policy of the Gov
eminent Tor with slavery? H
Now, IN truth, the Know Nothing party
proper is destined to turn out to be the smallest
in the House, except that of the Garrison abo-
litionists which will number-thanks to Know
Nothing divisions in its favor-twice as many
members as adhered to it in the last House.
Mr.. Senator Seward is destined to be the die
tatOr for full three-fourths Of those elected as
Know Meetings. from non-slsveholding States,
leaving the Know Nothing party proper in a
very lean minority, indeed; insomuch as it
will not number, in month after the session
opens, more votes than enough to constitute it
miserable faction, standing ready to vote
this, that, or the other way, as may seem like
ly to pay best, politically. As for the idea
that the mass of the Know Nothings will vote
for any officers, or bestow any patronage ex-
cept to strengthen the anti-slavery cause, it is
preposterous. Though they will not be able
to command a majority, they will steadily ad-
here to the policy of standing by the anti.
slavery cause in all things, SO as to have
strength for great anti-slavery canvass for
the Presidency in 1S6O-Know Nothingism
proper having rendered it certain that the
Democratic nominee, whoever he may be, will
be triumphantly elected in 1856. As revolt
ing as the doctrines, aims, and character of
Know Nothingism are to the Democratic party,
it is indebted to it know Nothingism) for the
existing certainty of its success in 1896, as de-
monstrated in the results of all the elections
taking place of late, and in the broad and
deep gulf which is now open between the new
Republican party and the Northern adherents
of the Philadelphia platform, who number
fourth fthe whole opposition strength in the
non-slaveholding States.
The Blow in North Car olina.-It is difficult
for one familiar with the character of the peo-
pie Of North Carolina to realize the existing
state of politics in that commonwealth. The
population of that State are more difficult to
be changed in their opinions and predictions,
than any other people in the United States
From the foundation Of the confederacy up to
the route of Van Buren,, a majority of them
were consistently and unchangeably with the
Democrats. Since the latter event, and up to
the last Presidential election, the majority of
the State were as firmly against the Demo
Gratis. Pierce triumphed there by compare
lively small majority; the majority the other
waylbecoming smaller, by degrees, since the
original sweeping change by which in the Van
Buren, contest the Democrats lost the State.
In the last gubernatorial election, Bragg's,
tDemocratic) majority was but 2,O59, which
wa Ia1 hxt he - Al 4
as wonderful Democratic achievement. In
the election that took place few days since
the Democatic or anti-Know Nothing majority
is at least 5000, and may foot up 10, 900. Now
the meaning of this sudden change is, simply,
that Know NOthingism, with its false pre-
fences of superior purity and patriotism, its
inculcation of prescription on account of reli-
gion and its propensity to elevate notorious
party hacks and proyerbial Office seekers, dis
gusts the people; driving more voters from
the opposition into the ranks of the party that
has calamity opposed its effort to subvert the
constitution and set the laws at defiance, than
1t secures from that party, through disappoint-
ment in obtaining Office, ignorant brutality
Of temper, and religious bigotry. There are
fewer Catholics in North Carolina, by far,
than any other State in the Union They
were not, as church, sufficiently known in
North Carolina to obtain for themselves 1.-THE
Catholics) the personal sympathy of the peo-
pie Of that State, whose vote in favor of
preserving intact in their case the pledge OF
religious liberty and equality was one Of high
toned principle only-of devotion to tho SUI
premacy Of the constitution of the United
States as our fathers made it,
The Health Of Washington.-If we are
not greatly in error this has SO far been the
healthiest summer season ever experienced in
this city, though for some years past w ashing-
ton has been gradually coming to be regarded
as among the healthiest localities in the Uni
ted States. We we'll remember when ague
and fever was as unavOidably an adjunct of o
residence here, as anywhere in Illinois. When,
indeed, the people Of all the surrounding
country were as famous for being victims o,
fevers from Malaria as ever were those of old