Daily American organ., 1856-02-27
TO What Party Does He belong
Vac New York Daily News SAYS

The New York Daily News says:
The Hon. John Wheeler, NJ C. from this city,
has formally and publicly left the Know Nothing
Council OF which be was member. His career
has been a singular one. In 1852 he was elected
to Congress as National Democrat and he went
to Washington next year participating in the in
dignation we all felt at the preference Pierce and
Marcy had exhibited for Softism and Free-soilism
in this State. He owed his election more to the
German and Irish adopted citizens of his district
than to any other class of voters The Nebraska
bin drove Mr.. Wheeler away from US, and he
fetched up in 1854 in the Know Nothing Order,
and also became the especial nominee Of the Tri-
bune and pet of Mr.. Greeley. He was nominated
by the Know Nothings and by the Soft friends Of
Fernando Wood, conformity, supported by these
and by the Black Republicans, and elected over
COL Mead, the Hard candidate, who on Ne
braska platform. At the meeting of Congress,
however, be refused TO vote with either the Know
Nothings who supported Fuller, or the Black Re-
publicans, who supported Banks. he threw his
vote away upon the Hon. Mr.. Williams, the Soft
She'll neutrality-suspicious. member Of Congress from
the Monroe district, up to the time when the Hon.
John Kellys splendid maneuvre brought into the
field the Hon. Mr.. Aiken of South Carolina, when
Mr. Wheeler, with other Know Nothings voted
for him. Greeley read Mr. Wheeler out Of the
Republican party, and he nov, withdraws from the
Know Nothings. What next?" ,4
This is not all, we have seen JohnW heeler in
caucus of Americans since the commencement
Of the present session of Congress, and that
caucus we know was drummed together by the
Wheeler stock jobbing runners, hoping he
(Wheeler) might be selected as the candidate
for Speaker but we do not believe the mem
bers of the caucus, at,least not many Of them,
knew the real object for which they had been
drummed together. Our presence in the build
ing where the caucus was held was purely acci
DENTAL happening to be in the neighborhood,
and observing light in the third story of a
building, we ascended the steps, and heard in
the ante-room the object of the gathering, and
We are happy to add that those present did not
select Mr.. Wheeler, nor do they indicate any
disposition to support this political stockjob:
Der. ....
We will further add that we have met John
Wheeler in the councils of this city, and heard
him avow eternal and everlasting hostility to
foreign influence in every shape and form; we
have heard him solemnly aver that he was an
American-an American in feeling, in practice,
and in action. ..rs
We rejoice that the New York Americans
are about to eapel the traitor from their
councils. He, like MANY others, crept into the
American party to reconstruct his political for
tunes and to rebuild his reputation for princi-
pie, and like them deserted it in the hour of
greatest need. We never had any confidence
in his political integrity, nor would we like to
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affirm that we believed in his sincerity. And
in conclusion we beg to submit the following
problem to Mr.. Wheeler feeling fully assured
that he can readily furnish solution to it:
"If a man can change his political opinions
three times within two years, what amount Of
public printing will effect fourth changer"