Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-03-07
Something on Know Nothinetsm.

f9OmeIllllE VII 4hlQW NotntnRlamt
Tie Detaop'atlc htess generally, and our neigh.
t6f6t The Afgpe among them, have been cnet3ts.
Istlly eaieaYQtlng 10 fasten The sin Of abolition.
ismoatheKn0v Nothioss, as they are called, as
party, Throughout the whole South has this
ciybeea tAised and indastiousty used, together
with tie powerful shafts Of ridie4tr, 10 stop The
growth Of ibis new patty, and II possible, 10 Hill
iCe0titslyt while al the North allatgqmepi dltect.
lythe conttpty istnaae, and We ate Startled with
Inc cry; t6at aeleSice Of The slave ownets Of
tho Union tofasteH more tightly The Institution Of
aleyely upon The county" The tomatks Of Judge
Douglass teceite MI extensive circulation, " bile
as 10 what Nj. Seward said about them In recent
speech, they preserve very dlsnIfel silence.
On tlisquestion, We think the democratic lead.
ETA have tun mad, and like madnet, have hut little
syStemil theft nanIet Of attack, generally tLtow.
ing out whatever comes uppermost In Their nuz.
SlCl 6taiRs, Although we ate not The otsanof tie
Know Nothing patty, and no further In theitsectets
than we ought 10 be, yet Of some things we feel
yety .cetl5in, anil as on impartial ort slider can
probably judge the more correctly Of tEemt and
among tllest things, ws hts certain that Tie Know
Noblny pat,y, as such, Is mol an Abolition party,
uota Wing patty, nor Democratic party, hui is
male up OF nlcmbetS Of all The old roties, anil
hos become a'fotm(labIe patty III al parts Of the
Union, and Tie pose$sotso Of lilo "loaycs and fish.
esq know Il, anil MTG tttmulousy awaiting Tie ap.
ptoaeb Of lie storm thty now see afnt Of, know.
iHg that there comes whit, 10 item, great ca.
lamity lu. 10 The country al large, gteat bIeSS.
Ing, In dtiPluS lhtiN, leeClcs as they ate, from
thu tat Offices they have so long aud freely bIel.
The Llca Of the Know Nolhlas patty teIng Ab.
Dlto1isl, is simply ridiculous, as it Is equally IT,
dlcalous to say that IT'S slavery patty. all the
leading AboIuiONsts al The North, aud tle yteut
paper ttsaUso this party, are down upon the or
ganisltiot In the most severe tetns,al attached 10
this will Ie found tic remarks Of Air, Seward de-
liyeEed in the United States Senate dWiug The re.
cent debate in that body OH this question, aud no
vitginiaa al least, will undertake 10 say that Nj.
SewauI Is not a leader Of tie Abolition patty, aud
IN sane man will undertake 10 say thai lteto is
anything iayotalle to Ilhe new party III his re-
marks 10 soy uothiOg Of Ills contemplate filings al
Other pstttS than Ills own, and other institutions
The silent beneyoIcncs aud mats goodness Of
which he knows nothing about. That Nj. Sc.
wltd lsan An eticaU citizen we doubt nVt; that he
Isl Christian %e hope, but:wv haze failed 10 sec
II tile clantYOt his language on this and olher
oecasOns yet we hope, for his owl good, he il
ChtistiAn.
We ate American citizens also, and proud ate
we Of tho title. We think our own county better
than auY other country; we loyeit leIteri we were
90 taught Ii youth by Americans who taught 10
teeuEe the blessings OF Liberty we now enjoy, aud
HE reflections Of ont maluter years have fixed
more firmly in our hearts The teachings Of our
aUte;totsi and though demssogueS may cell US
byupkhown names, and accuse us Of tadng with
unknown people, we always haze. and we always
viii, give ftat sunpptlio consistent American
SyAem, believing firmly that OUT county should
DC lppetmost In the hcatts Of all GOOD patriots.
Hut 10 Mt. Seward, ANet debating that he las
10 connection with tho otlcr--is under no respOn.
sbilNy Tot lis joings, and has "uat a.. l'asi syn.
p1thI with lie priHttlea Or sentiments" lie ptO.
Ceels!
"Seciet societtce, sit! Before | would place
my T'Eht hand between the hands Of ollpT Mtll III
Settet Lodge, Older. Glass OF Council, and. bend.
rug my knee bGfofe them, enter into continuation
with tAetl fot any object personal OF political, good
OF bad, wouIh play 10 tiod, that thai hand anil
that knee might be p,Ealy1el, AMI thai might b..
come ad Object cE the pity aud even Of The mock.
cry Of my lsl1wmcl. Sweat sit! |, q man, IN
ATltIicat citizen, Christian, sweat 10 submit my
self 10 tile guidance aud objection oil other men,
snrreletine my own judgement 10 ltGlf judgments,
and my own conscience TO their ktcpinsI No, ~,
Sill know quite well The nlllaity Of my own
judgment, and my liability 10 fall into eitOt and
temptation. hutmy life has OeeA spent IN break
ing the tondS Of slavery II other mel. Therefore
know too well The danger II cOn(lding power 10
irresponsible lands, 10 nuke myself willing slave.
FfosCtOs a mani Sit, because he was not OOtn In
the same town, OF county, OF st0te q county IL
which was Ootnl Why, Sir, 10 most earnestly
and llUsG sfEscllUlaley advise all PERSONS ltteaflet
10 be botn that they be born IN tile United Stulcsi
and, II they can without Inconvenience, IL 10 tWFn
~ Nlle 0NHNp VI kAGH HNl kUu6 uNulN btCLN
deal OF ttOuOe tot Themselves and lot 0thets--
lI,augbtef.l Moreover, do most aiEtCliOHuIely
enjUIn unQr all such peSOuS as ate hereafter 10 Oe
bofn, that they be born Of fathers and Of mOthers,
of etandtalhrFs nul oil gtamlmUtherS, Of pure
dmelCan bl0WI. Sill mote, SIT, 10 alfeCiionate'
" enloln upon all who shall thus bnvG tho wisdom
u come into existence on thisStde OF the atlaUllC,
and Of such unlatntCt ancestry, u bU either b0En
III The Protestant faith, OF 10 Oe converted aSSPee.
lily rs possible 10 that good and tue Protestant
Church, within whose pale lnlysefanl uCCus'OI'
Ell 10 worship.
UMots than that, Sit. Speaking ff0n tnll
knowledge aud ronYi0tiOn VI the SGinuS iHcOn.
veHenceS which absolute Hltd rtrtNal slavery eli.
tsilsupou tnan aud upon races vi men, ~ eat.
ntstly, slteuuously and ulecIiulIacy couture all
people everywhere, who atc hGtcaivf TO bU OOrn,
10 ls torn white. [LausMet.l THUS, Icing lotu
IN This lEee and happy county, and being bOtu
white, they sill bt born flee. hut, MI ptcsi.
dent ihlsis tile englll aud this is the biesdl VI
my CONNECTION with The new AMI mysterious Older
Of Paltots And, L there shall hereafter CONT
among US petsonS. who from iIHOtauCc they may
shall Ie burn III tofegu lailts OF, even II thct1
Shall W any who in despite VI ny eUuhSel, shall
letNst.ln being born Roman Catholics " Jews, OF
rutks, OF Ctllese, OF II there Shall be OtheFS,wlV,
distegatdlng my pctsuasou, shall Insist upon CO.
Ming lHlu tIe world with bIacktned faces aud
twisted halt all can Eay IN EeSard 10 them is,
that have done my duty, onl Il shall moi add
ieathets weight to Tie disabilities which they will
:ne1tby lheIt presumption and Pelvcnencss,-
ltadghIet"
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a:rHon. EdSon u. ol,ls and Hon. z. Kidwell
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