New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-07
KNOW-NOTHING Split IN ILLINOIS.
Fron The Chicogo Demoeraf. Nays.

The Know-Nothing State Council has been in session
for the past two days at Harmony Hall, in this city
Nearly two hundred delegates from various portions Of
the State have been in attendance.
We understand they had very stormy time ye-ter-
day afternoon. The Council is divided on the iona
than and Sam question. The Jonathans, who were
first started in this city by gentleman who a can
ddate for a high official position, at the late city ecc
ton appear to be IN the ascendant.
Tie Sans are Anii.f oreign and AniCatholic. The
Ionahans are An,i-Slayery. but not against foreigners
They viii admit all foreigners who dlsavow temporal
allegiance TO the Pope.
TIE Sans ore backed up by Judge Douglas. vino
was Yesterday visited by large numbers OF the MEM
bers OF the Order of Pro-Savery tendencies who
delegates from the southern part OF the state. Tie
evincos a great interest in the progress OF SAM ON
account of what that gentleman has already done IN
making Kansas a slave state.
The Jonaihans however. are taking the lead IN Tins
city, Already large numbers OF Germans, English,
Scotch and Irish have joined them and they promise
IA swallow M Sam completely who j. chiefly sup
ported by Old Hunker Whigs, Old Hunker Democrats
and old iogie- generally with Judge Douglas 10 ce-
mcnt the whole If Iossible into mass, m order TO
revenge himself M the foreigners, who are instinct
ivty opposed TO his Pro-Slavery principles aud who
can never be got 10 sanction the lnquiiy of making
slave States out of soil once consecraed To Freedom
From The Chicago Democrat. Mays
great battle has been fought, and gionOus victory
won. Tie fight tha, has been going on IN the Know
ed in the complete discontinue Judge Douglas, Tho
was lobby member and pulled all the wires IN his
power for htohson and ulo armed band OF assassis
WHO illustrating popular soycreigniy m hanras
Jonathan has done well 20 far. let his next move
be TO take of the secrecy TO bis proceedings and let
have an open field and q free night against the men
who have violated the freedom OF the Press and the
sar city of the ballot box IN Kansas.
judge Douglas hoped 10 keep up the Know
Noihines, who were the tools of the slave power.
This would him the influence of the foreigners
in the free States while hs friends in the slave States
would give him the know-Nothlngs. But, IN Illinois,
Know Notlingism is az - dead as Douglas"
OF Jona;hansln know hing, save that sew
eral foreigners who have never voted anything but
Democratic ticket, tell us that II an immensely lib
cral march from Known o;lngism, and Is objection
able only in It's secrecy. We never expect to belong
TO any secret political organizations but since the n
cent 0uiragoa in Kansas, we can fight a good battle
outside for any organization that goes for civll and
religious liberty and that makes the alicnborn VINO alb
juros all allegiance 10 foreign powers equal 10 Tue
nativeborn. slavery in Kansas must be ex terminated
come what VIII And we must have the influence OF
the foreign vote to do this. SHAREHOLDERS are the
instructive enemies of foreigners, freelabOr and
slave-abor cannot exist together IT slaye-abor he
exiermnated and let the reeabor from Ireland, Ger
many Norway &C., take lis place.
Ex.Aldorman lhroop was the hrst man 10 take sam
by the throat. sam beat Mr.. Throop for Mayor, and
also for Sewerage Commissioner, because he was op-
poscd 10 Slavery and 20 prescribing foreigners lou
have killed him this time, Ihroop' That charter YOU
cot from Ohio did the thing. senator Ohase coull not
have sent his club here 10 knock out the brains OF his
enemy, Douglas, by better man. And then, after
Mavor Boones strenuous resistance, 10 tnk that he
should come over aud JOIN You, with his Congressman
ccc; on his back, must be q glorious consolation
Whatever thew may say now. Dole, hinzie. Russell,
pannenhowcr \ Co., will be with you IN few days
They cannot hold out long. And then, 10 think that
Hurlburi. of Belvidere, after all his opposition aier
his eloquent recital of the speech prompted HIM by
Judge Douglas should 90 home with charter IN his
hands for Jonathan Lodge, adds consolation 10 con
ISOLATION.
Nv tie way. TO be fair. we should state that there
were few delegates from the south part Of the state
whom Judge Douglas far controlled IS TO get them
10 20 home after leaving their Jonathan charters be
hind; among them editor Of Nebraska pa
per whose name our reporter failed to get, but lac was
lie small man who dined with Douglas yesterday.