Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-07-26
From the Richmond Examiner.
Know Nothingism-its Platform and Cam
didateS,

and the history of It's platforms ard presen'
/ Presidential NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. recalling
what we know Of this mohstrous twinshil
CHA NJ aSAMBo and ENG-SAN locked IL
| inseparable lraternal embrace-:he formei
standng On Northern Free Soil, and the
other Oh the shifting, treasherous sand
of Southern anti Neoraskaism.
The unintiaed world first learned oil the
existence aud designs Of the Order IN the
spring Of 1854 when sna Of its organs in
Boston indisctee,ly Published a program
me- OF its principles, from the absurdity
and yillainous character of which we err
roDeously predicted at the time that il
.sould not last two years. The following
were. theo the PRINCIPLES Of the "new or
ganizalion," as published in the organ al
Boston
YNow NOTHING PLATFORM FOR 1894.
/. The repeal Of all Naturalization
Laws.
2. Nore but N xTIVE AMERICANS
for Office.
8. A pure American Common School
i y stem.
4, War to the hilt of on Romanism
5. Opposition, first and last, TO The for
nation OF Eliitary Companies composed
IF Foreigners.
6. The advocacy Of q sound, healthy
and safe Nationality.
7. Hostility to the papal influences. in
whatever name.
8. American Institutions and American
Sentiments.
9. More stringent aud effective Emigra-
ton Laws.
To- The emp!est Protection to Prot es-
tant Interests,
II. The doctrines OF the revered
WASHINGTON and bis compatriots.
IL. Sending back of all Foreign Pau
neis londed on our shores.
10. The formation of Societies to pro-
tect all American interests
IA. Eternal enmity to all who attempt
to carry out the principles OF Foreign
Church or State.
Is Our Country, our whole country, and
nothing but our Country.
10. Aud finally, American Laws and
American Legislation, and Death TO ali
Foreign Influences, whether III Gieh pla-
g. or low
We question whether such faTGgo Of
nonsease wes efei before gfaYeiy submits
ted TO the considerations 1T the people OF
die United States, Il was the essense oil
every ding outrageous Impractical and
vicious. 1t ~ DIS Just such q platform o.
ptlncirlvs rs contention o. iools fanai-
les, luAaticf. idiots and devils would have
put forth ifthry could haze teer sati.er-
ed together in Faneul Hall or in the
BroadwaY Tabernacle of uDelean beasts,
without being sutlocated by the odor Of
birthstone.
We know not whether the orgauIzalion
had vet obtained natural dImeniions. II
could certainty lay no claims to national
designs aud organization While avowing
so hartow pfosefiptive, and exclusive a
creed. For il expressly announced cru
sate against the Constitution aud the stat
ute laws OF the Uuiled States. II propos
ed to drive lreni all oul shores sli foreign.
efs, aud 10 check the tee OF emigration.
to our new States Ii declared sentence
OF outlay against ioregn citizens, and pro,
posed 10 degrade them to the position OF
conyicts 1t denied to ell but Native
Americans the advaitag yes OF eaucatiou,
aud REUSED to permit them 10 be heard at
the ballot box. lrlsh, German, French
and ali other iofyigNtAs, were 10 tie exelu-
ded from all places OF honol and emmolu-
menl, and regarded a. the Helots of the
Republic. notn outstanding the TACT that
some OF HE most prominent ofhctls Of the
country were he.d b, iorelsntts, and the
duties Thereof discharged il, the most hon
CRADLE and satisfactory manner And there
could not possibly have beeA any SO pros
utu.ed in conscience aad obliqui,ous inmen-
al, perceptions as to claim national char
acter Tor this creation Of NED BuNTLINE-
Tor THIS eu!yeI-bern nursing oil the ANGLE
GABRIEL.
But HE eontaglon snot long in spread :
ing far and wide over the Union. 1t struck
with the sacreey and suddenness of Death
seemed as Ubiquitous as the destroyer
himself and as infectious as any scoutge
that had ever aided him in his fell work
Still There was no national Frame ork
of organization discovered, or national pro
gtamme OF objects and principles ayoii "a.
Indeed. there were very soon IS man,
schedules oil 'basis principles as States
III the Uh,on, displaying as many political
rompieXions as coiors in losephs coat
1t was III this motley aud tatlerdemallon
plight that the Ism invaded the, South.
But the Democracy were no. dismayed
ada met the ubiquitous enemy every here
and in every form Of battle it offered
Many Wing voters helped them in fight
but none of the Wing press gave them
aid or comfort. The Democratic candid
ates and speakers went forth in every di'
rection, and did great execution on the
enemy. The Democratic press gave their
hole thought and mind to the work, and
did still g9easei execution. The Democrat
ic voters, aided BY the independent sui
hagans Of the Old Wing party, these 6n-
ished the good work. and routed the ene-
my in almost every Southern battlefield
What then became OF the disc0uuttriii-
ed Ism II called National Council to
be held at Philadelphia III the first week
OF June the fist national convoealion
which the outside world had yet heard Of.
Ii had tsied to get on at the South on the
plan of Ignoring the slaPe question, aud
had utterly and hlsgracetuly failed. 1t
had failed at The South by failing TO COM
mand the united support Of Southern
Wings. Born OF Northern parentage, cIa-
died i'll the Five Poin,s. nlrsed and cher
Il 4 IT. al,