Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-10-09
rhs sentin el and Know Nothiusism.


ercised at the mollient course of the Sentinel
towards the friends of Mr.. FILLMORE. If
"signs" are CT any significance, they fear that
the FILLMORE Know Nothings may, by the
arts of the Sentinel, the New Albany Ledger,
and other Democratic papers, be actually Sc
duced into support of WILLARD for Gov
ernor, and BUCHANAN for President. The
silence of these "organs of the Democracy
in reference to the FILLMORE party, is held
up in contrast with their former bold and
vigorous attacks upon Know NothingiSm, and
conclusions are thence drawn, that there Is
some dark game afoot by which the Know
Nothings are to be absorbed by ''Old Line
ISM" If those who exhibit such sensi-
tiveness upon this point. viii exercise little
plain common sense, they will see tdat the
foul plot' which they have coniured up Is
but a phantom Of their own distorted fan
cies. If Democratic journals were disposed
to make Know Nothingism the chief object
Of attack now, as they did one and two years
ago, where would they go to find it? Not To
the FILLMORE party, certainly; for however
firm and uuwavering that faction may be in
its adherence to the great leading principle oil
Native Amerieanism, it has diminished in
numerical strength, IN this State at least, to
such an extent that it would be but the yeri'
est display of Quixotisn on the part of the
Democracy to make it an object Of organized
and systematic attack. The main body Of
the Know Nothings-the men who were the
representatives Of Know NOthingiSm of The
worst type, are now to be found in the Ado
lilion ranks. The Abolition party of Indi'
| ana is the real Know Nothing party, and
when Democratic paper pour their broad
sides into the ranks Of the motley gang ol
which it is composed, they attack Know
Nothingism in the very citadel of Its power
Here, then, is the reason for the little care
and attention which Democrats bestow upon
| the friends of FILLMORE, as party. If they
would "wipe OUT Know Nothingism in thi;
State, and render its advocates powerlesS fol
mischief, they can do it only by "wiping OUT
the party in which the great body Of th'
Know NothinSs are to be found, and through
the aseendency OF which they hope to give
practical effect to their infamous doctrines
That party is the Abolition party-the party
which supports MORTON for Governor, ant
FREMoEr for President. II is the only form
liable antagonist with which the Democracy
have to contend, in the present canvass. II
dealing with that party, are not to b'
accused of overlooking the obnoxious feature
Of Know Nothingsnn which their organiza
ton embodies, because we choose to direc
our strongest and most vigorous efforts Il
those points in which we deem them to b.
most vulnerable. Know NothiBgism has un
dergone great changes, in its Iarty phases
within the last three or four months. In
stead of being the great and only leading
principle which it was regarded to he whel
Know Nethingism was first promulgated a
the basis of political action, we now find as
ISOLATED with il other objects and other pur
poses more dangerous and more directl,
fatal in their tendencies. Abolitionism, in
volving in its fanatical career, the destruc
ton Of the Constitution and the Union, over
tops, for the moment the simple question o
a change OF our naturalization laws, and tn
exclusion Of Catholics nom Office. With GU
Know Nothing opponents themselves, tn
latter consideration is held secondary to tn
former. 1t is but natural. therefore, that tn
tactics of Democratic papers and Democratic
speakers should 50 far have changed as f
meet the emergency presented by this chang
in the position Of their antagonists.
The Know NothiDgism of the Abolition
party has not, however, been lost sight Of
nor should Is be lost sight of, in making "a
the bill of indictment against them. 1t i
yet living element Of, their creed, and w
warn every true hearted American, and mos
especially do we invoke every adopted citi
zen, to beware bow they give these fanatica
traitors and bigots the power to enforce thei
proscriptive dogmas.