The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-17


absolu ely necessary. They held their conven-
tion at the proper time, at Baltimore or else
where, and at once diverted the attention OF the
members from abstract points Of discussion to
the great business Of choosing man thus
choking off the mere takers, and turning the
mind of the convention towards the absorbing
theme of the spoils. The platform was minor
consideration; the great thing was the man.
To these tactics have been due all the wing aud
democratic victories Of times past To the neg
lect Of them the danger which the Know No
things have SO lately run can be clearly
traced. The convention at Philadelphia was
not needed The Order was doing remarka-
bly, well as it was, and could not be expected
to do better. The Know Nothings OF the South
could not help the same party at the orth 10
carry their State elections, or rice versa. The
only thing which could flow from the national
convention was a quarrel between the Nortn-
ern and the Southern portions OF the order;
and IL has wanted II tile that such quarrel
had taken place. The whole business, in short,
was mistake on the part of the Know No
thing leaders and they may thank the strong
American feeling pervading the country, and
their own fortune, If the blunder has cost them
so little.
The Council has printed a long document,
called platform, and signed E. B. Bartlett Of
Kentucky. It is much longer than such docu-
ments usually are, and about fifty times as long
as political platform need be. At least one
half Of it is balderdash and mere words. It is
high time that such stuff as Article l. about the
Supreme Being, Art. II. about patriotism,
Art V. about immigration, Art. VIII. about
the Catholics, Art TX. about elevating the
character of Congress, and large portion of
the others, should be omitted from serious po-
twaddle to work on the feelings of the people
of the country, double set of documents
should be adopted, one for intelligent readers,
the other for those who are not, and care
should be taken to keep the latter out of the
city papers. Neither are the other points of
the platform worth much. distractions do
not tell with the Masses and are seldom worth
contending for. The convention should have
said bluntly and plainly that its platform was
LIST. Opposition to the administration on az
count of the shameful and barefaced corruption
which has been prevalent in Washington since
it was in power and which is the undying dis
grace of the capital and the country.
I'd. Opposition to the administration on ac-
count Of the scandalous manner in which the
public patronage has been disposed of disu-
nionists being rewarded all over the country;
and the most incompetent persons sent to repre-
sent the United States abroad.
Sd. Opposition to the administration on the
ground Of the Grey town outrage, the shameful
cowardice it evinced, and the examples of the
same virtue display ed in the intercourse of Mr..
Pierce with stronger foreign Powers, such as
Spain.
18th. Opposition to the administration on ac-
count of the miserable want of faith displayed
by Pierce in re-opening the slavery question
when every one supposed it closed, and he had
pledged himself to keep it SO.
This is q practical platform, and would have
done more for the Know Nothings than all the
distractions in the world.
FATHER GAvAzzI COMING BACK AGAIN-We
understand from various sources that the
Reverend Father Gavazzi is coming back to
this country during the present summer. 1t
will be recollected that the first visit of the
venerable father to America when he came in
the character of converted Jesuit was ct
tended by several interesting, pious, fascinating
and religious riots, particularly at Montreal,
where the piety excited by the venerable father
was of such an ardent nature that the municipal
authorities were obliged to call out the troops
to quell the devotion of his disciples, or else to
send them to happiness at once without any
half way stops by the road.
Father Gavazzi has been for some time in
England, and perhaps in some other parts OF
Europe, collecting materials to be used on his
return to the United States, and we may ex-
pect series of ministrations and lectures cal
culated to produce the most magnificent rows,
exciting riots, pious fights, and such revival
in religious affairs aswill leave all the theatres
empty, and Satan sitting all alone in his pande-
mtmium, sucking his thumbs.
There is one thing, however, that will be
great drawback to Father Gavazzi in his pro.
jected fashionable pilgrimage and pious expe-
dition. We have not heard that the Nuncio to
his Holiness the Pope, Bedini, thinks of coming
here again. If Pope Plus the Ninth would only
send over Cardinal, or even an. ordinary
Jesuit, who could talk little Eug)Dh, SO that
the latter might serve as foil for Gavazzi, it
would materially aid the padre in completing
his arrangements for star engagement, uusur
passed in brilliancy, causing the complete de-
sertion of all other places Of amusement, and
getting up a series of rows far SURPRISING all
his former deeds
As Archbishop Hughes and Brooks have got
through with their engagement, which continued
during two or three months, to the great amuse-
ment of the public, we are now quite ready to
hear and see Gavazzi. Could not Archbishop
Hughes appoint some frightful emissary to meet