Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18
The Kilkenny, Cat Eight Of Know.
Nothing Organs.

The Kilkenny. Cat, Eight Of Know
Nothing Organs.
The New York Herald pitches into
the ' American Organ" at Washington in
the following manner:
"a silly paper in Washington, which
calls itself Know-Nothing Organ
and God knows it knows But little
pitches into George Law il great STYLE.
denounces him with great vehemence,
and NIL these denunciaLions are copied
with great gusto into the Seward organ
of this metropolis. This foolish Washing
ton organ, it seems, picked up a little Cos
sip, and probably manufactured itself du-
ring the recent sitting Of the Know Moth
ing Convention in Philadelphia, and fan
cles african extinguish by it the nom
iuation, OF George Law, which has given
such umbrage. We should imagine that
if our contemporary expects to get the
printing of the next Congress, it will be
tact and discretion than it, has done on
this occasion Joining heart and hand
with Seward will not help it much. The
defeat of the American party in the re-
cent contest in Virginia, may, in great
degree, be attributed to this Washington
organ. Nothing could exceed the emp~
tiuess. the folly, the stupidity and the
want of judgment and tact which it dis
played throughout the whole of that con-
test. If the Knows Nothings had not
had the misfortune to have such an or
gan, it is certain that the Democracy
would have had less brilliant chance OF
electing Wise. Think of these hints be-
fore the next session of Congress comes
around"
The - American Organ" comes back
upon the Herald furiously. A portion Of
it's article we give below. What must
the American people think of party,
one of whose leading organs refers to,
but does not "unfold the chicancry and
corruptions practiced in Philadelphia by
(Know Nothing) politicians % Here is
what the American Organ SAYS:
"When We are prepared to initiate the
course of the Satanic. ''and sell our col
umns and our conscience Tor the ilI-got-
ten gold OF Money Kings, or for the pa
trOnage OF those i'll power, we may resort
TO "tact" and outrage public sentiment
for pay. We are not yet corrupt. enough
TO unite with the " Satanic" and set up
the Presidency at public auction 10 the
highest bidder; nor do we believe the
American party would sanction such viii
lanv. were we to DIN the Satanic in such
a scheme. Nor do We think the invest
mcnts will be profitable, if Honey Kings
should purchase presses in New York,
Albany. Iittsburg, or New Orleans to
manufacture public opinion for adoption
by The American party We may err il
judgment, but we opinc that Presidential
aSplrantS who open their purses in tho
employment Of scores of Newspaper scrib-
bcrs and wrccklcss political hlrelings will
find that the main body OF the pure
American people will resist and frown
upon such dis9racc[uI schemes, with pa
trlo,ic indignation. The people want for
President Il man who has intellect, wis
dom, experience and modest merit. rath~
Ct then bags Of gold 10 recommend him
to their confidence and support. This,
at least, is our opinion Of the views and
wishes Of the American Party.
The" Satanic" SuspoScs that we 'picl-
cd up lillle GOSSIP" AT Philadelphia, and
tina; we "can cxLinyuSh it by the NOM
inalinn Of George Law" &c.
We take occasion to say to the " Sa~
tanlc.' that we shall not deal in "goSsip"
should we hereafter see fit to unfold the
chicancrv and corruptions practiccd in
Philadelphia, during the year 1855 by
politicians. We say. further. that not
one title Of whot occurred in PhiLadsLpAiu
in June. 1855 has get been told. 1t may
never be told--it may never become ne
cess"ry-rhat will depend on crcumstan
ces--but the " Satanic" must not clay
the llnttering JUNCTION to its soul" (f it
has any, that its clustering denunciAtons
and ill>direcred abuse, will shut our
mouth. Or silence our press, whenever
i'll our judgment our duty to the Ameri-
can party demands that we shall speak or
write.