Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-05-19
The DUTY of Anti-know-Nothings.

; The DUTY of Anti-knOw-Nothings.
In the approaching campaign, it will
be necessary for all who are opposed to
the order known as Know Nothngs to
be united, if they would effectuaEy OPP
F pose the schemes Of the secret political
workers. Those who have heretofore
acted With the whig party, and who are
now opposed to the secret order of Know
Nothings, cannot longer take part in
whis conventions Should there be any
hereafier) or support wing nominees,
without contributing directly to the sue
F cess of the Know Nothing candidates.
1t is quite probable, in our estimation.
that there will be assemblages in the diff
feient counties of the State, which will
dignifed with the name of wing conven-
tons, and they will be better attended
than that kind of conventions have usu-
ally been in this State. These wing
conventions will be called for the pur>
pose of giving the candidates Of the or
der known as Know-Nothings, public
nomination, thereby hoping TO get the
support of such wings as are opposed to
the Secret political parties, and to the
proscriptive and irtolerant views of the
order. 1t is also highly probable that
their attempts may extend to the demo-
cratic conventions; but from the thor
ough organization now tffecting in the
democratic ranks, throughout the State.
We think the Know>Nothing who is bold
enough 10 enter a democratic conven J..
ton, unless he has renowned all allegis
. ance to the Hindoo order, will be sum
marily 'ejeoted from the portals" there
! OF, with ga flea in his ear" But from
f ,ne scarcity of democrats in the ranks
! of the Hindoo party, it is more than
probable that their nominations will be
/ wholly made up from the scattered rem
nants fdefunct whiggery, and the body
o. that once respectable whig party will
: be resurrected for the purpose of giving
| the nominees of this secret conclave, IA
public nom nation, thus hoping to secure
| the support of all those who have form
erly acted with the with the whig party,
but who arc unwilling to connect them
selves with the secret political party.
Papers formerly advocating wing doe
: trines, now gravely assure the public and
, their readers, that there is neither m" an
r ing nor applicability in the term achig-
gerry, and that the old political parties
are defunct. SO far as this assertion
relates to the whig party, we are bound
to take the evidence of former wings,
, and consider the old whig party as dead
and as that party always practiced the
doctrine of transmigrasion, the public are
bound to believe that the soul of whig-
gerry when it escaped from the defunct
body in which it had been imprisoned,
sought and found refuge with the secret
: concave known as Know Nothings-
and particularly SO, when we see former
whig papers advocating the cause of the
secret. religious party. After this assu-
c rance rom former wing organs, there
can of course be no more whig conven-
tons, and all assemblages under such
name and style, are mere traps tor the
i purpose of catching votes for the nomi-
nees of the Known othing order. 1t
} must be clear to all, then, that voting
for whig nominees, will not be voting in
! opposition to the Know othings, and it
! is the duty of all who do not desire to
, contribute to their success, to use their
, influence and cast their votes directly in
? opposition to the order. Their trickery,
a hypocrisy, and chicanery, make those
who do not vote directly in opposition to
them contribute to the success of their
nominees. Those who are not against
4 them, are for them. Those who would
/ oppose the order known as Know Moth
. lngs, can only do so by acting with the
democracy. 1t has resolved itself to
this, and there is no neutral or middle
f ground. The duty of those would op
I pose this secret proscriptive, and intol-
i Grant political rder, is clear and straight.
forward. To those who are still dis
r posed to vote wing tickets if they can
find them, should join the Know, Moth
ings at once, and not consent to act the
hypocrite, or to become the dupe of the
\ contemplate conclave known as Know
n Nothings-
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