Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-03-11
DEMOCRATS AND KNOW voTHrNG7.


DEMOCRATS AND KNOW NoTHNGs.
The editor Of the Dea.aocrat undertakes r, ex-
eulpate the present Administration from the
charge of condemnation. By asserting that those
who oppose Mr.. Pierce's pro-slavery measures
= Congress ere nearly all Know Nothiugz, and
even goes 50 m as to charge mr.. Banks aud all
except about thirty who voted for him with be-
ing members of that order. Now, we are viii
ling 10 lei these assertions Of the Dslaoeroi IN
accompanied with the least shadow Of proof
go fJr wat they are worth. We produced lir.
Piercea organ in Washington to show that there
W. fusion between the Democrat and Know
Sothine7 IN Congress upon the election Of
Speaker; and we have before Us a list Of the
members Of the present Congress, classified by
Mr. Greeley, (authority quoted by the Demo-
c-ak which reads rs follows:
70 were elected as friends Of the National
Administration; 81 are Whigs or Know No
things Of presumed pro-slagery tendencies: III
We're elected as An5i-Ncbrgska men, and are
expected TO uphold the cause Of Freedom in the
Territories. At all events. such was undoubt-
eddy the understanding of the people by whom
they We're chosen"
The assertion that Mr.. Banks : Know No.
thing, was undoubtedly made for the purpose OF
s..ielling AIr. Aiken (the Administration EN-
diIate for Speaker) from similar imputation
We do not know that N-. Aiken is member
Of the dagI,-lantern order" but the following
scrap Of history shows thai his syrnpathics are
stronger for that order than for tie Adnliuistra-
ton 81 Mr.. Pierce.
The 14u1elicQzs Democrat states that On the
morning waei the plurality rule was adopted
b the House, and y hen 1Ir. Aikeu's chances
for the Speakership were being canvassed, Mr.
II. K. Marshall OF Kentucky, q seaunch Anleri-
can aad conservative, being reluctant to vote for
n. Aiken without understanding his ground
fully, wrote down and carried to him in his
seat series q interrogatories which, with tleir
answers, We here sub-oiu:
." Ist- Are youhosl 10 tde American marty?
and have yoa ever pronounced, or do You now
believe, that party enemies to civil and relgi-
Gus liberty?
Answer 10 1st-To the first I answer, I
r-pcr hare.
"2d. Arc rou in favor Of the Union Of the
State 50 long as it can he continued without
such violation oftbe spirit of the Constitution
as would Justify revolution
Answer 2-I ana in favor Of the contiou-
ance Of this Uuion as lone as the rights Of ali
the State are preserved
81 u YoJ belong 70 the Democrats or
gaa.zaiioc, aal do You fully endorse the course
aad policy Of the present administration so FIR
u to favor the election Of the present .ncum-
bent 10 Office again
+" Answer 3i. I do not. strictly speaking be
long to the Democratic party Organization. ]
approve what I believe right, ana viii oppose
villa. I think wrong. in that as in al other par
ties
"l,h. Would YOU object to such nodiGca-
ton Of the naturalization laws Is would require
citizens Of other countries to remain here before
they become citizens Of this country tor . de-
cidedly longer term than a preseatE
"Ansver !. would not object to. but would f.
favor aaater.al extension Of he naturalization /.
laws"
Here Is evidence that Mr. Aiken Is more q T
Know Eogling than Pierce Democrat. The +
fusion Of the so-caiied Democratic members Of /
Congress vita The Know EetIinrs on Speaker
the subscqent coalition on Wendell know No .
taing) for Printer, and the adoption Of the
Democratic Platform on tie slavery ques. ion +
BY the X. !. National Convention, are all proofs .
tai the two parties are one in their sympathes, .
and viii unite whenever they find i necessary .
IN order to cary ont their measures