Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-08-21
Know Nothingism and our duty regarding

We are forced to one two conclusions; that the
individual who wrote the article in the last Dem
ocrat 1--WE know it neither the real ostenssble
editorl under the above heading, is dishonest or
wanting in ordinary sense the former hypothesis be-
ing, we think, much the more likely of the two. We
nene strongly to the belief that he starts upon the
assumption that the naturalized voters know moth
ing themselves, and therefore the proper subjects
to be influenced by dishonest and untrue statements
which may be made, and hence he makes them with
out stint.
So far from Fremont being the choice of the X
Ms, the evidence is ell the other way. If Fremont
had any bringing forward at all previous to the
Philadelphia Convention, it was by such papers as
the N. Y. Tribune, the Evening Post, the Albany
Journal and by such men as w. II. Seward. Salmon
p. Chase, Charles Sumner, &c, &c, men and pa
pers both known world wide as consistent opp onents
OF Know Nothingism.
And whatever the Know Nothing Convention at
New York might have been called for, this writer
and every person else knows that from the time the
first national X. n. convention met at Cincinnati up
to its final dissipation into thin air at New York,
the meeting were governed and controlled entirely
by the slavery question. Fillmore was nominated
by the Southern X. Ms, because he was pro slave
ry man and had signed the fugitive law, and with
no reference whatever to Amcricanism, for il
sorted that he not member of the Order, which
was probably the case. And the whole proceedings
OF the n. Y Convention purportins to be Know
Nothing in connection with Fremont lad no more
reference to Know Nothingism than they had to the
book Of Koran. No member Of the Convention ever
intimated that Fremont was member of the Order
or ever had been. They talked of nothing but the
slavery question; and they finally endorsed the nom
nee Of the Republicans simply because they held the
slavery question to be paramount and they were
wiling to make a union on thatquestion.
1t is not true that Fremont the choice of such
Know Nothings were in the Republican Conv en-
ton at Philadelphia on the contrary those who
were supposed to have such affnies, voted in a
body for Judge Mclean. We were a delegate in
that Convention and were personally appealed to,
by leading X. n. of this State, delegate to the
New York Convention and then present nj Philadel-
phia, to 90 forJudge Mclean, who he said the Know
Nothmgs desired to support and against Fremont,
who they opposed to and did rot want. This
we can mske affidavit to if necessary.
Aud the fact that the New York Convention did
not nominate Dayton, SO far from iustifyng the
conclusion which the writer in the Democrat draws
from it, is absolutely conclusive against his conclu
sion. That convention nominated Johnston and re-
fused to nominate Dayton, because, said the dele
gates we have given you Fremont the largest half
of the ticket and if you wish our support YOU must
give as Johnston Indeed this very writer in the
Democrat has drawn great deal of sweet consola-
ton from the idea that tie Republicans and X Ms
would be SO far at loggerhead on this very question
of the Vice President as to endanger the cause in
several states of the Union. Any man of common
sense will perceive in moment if Fremont had been
u Know Nothing, or the Know Nohngs as such,
had desired him. after getting in him the biggest half
Of the ticket, they would willingly have nominated
Dayton. And it VIII be perceived too that the nomi
nation by them of Johnston and their present adhe.
renco to him, is the best and most conclusive ev-
dence in The world, that they have not got the first
halt of the ticket and therefore sought to get the
last.
Now we viii put plain proposition to this writer
and We demand we have a right to, a reply.
He says and insists upon it that the acceptance Of
the nomination of Fremont by the Know Nothing
Convention, proves him conclusively to be a Know
Nothing. Wen the Buchanan Club of this City
voluntarily chose for their President well know
Know Nothing, and the real editor of their organ is
also well known a X n
Now by the sanc reasoning does not ;this clearly
prove that the Buchanan men of this City are all
Know Nothngs We dare reply to the PROPOSE
ton.
The attention of the nuturaized voters who read
this article, is called to this home fact about the
truth Of which they can satisfy themselves. Tie
Know Nothing Lodge here is broken up and disband
cd Every member Oft with pro sill very procvties
! goes for Buchanan every member of it with Anti
Slavery Froclivities goes for Fremont and all this
without one particle of reference 10 the fact that
Lodge ever existed Such IS precisely tie ease all occg.
the AattoR. The Lodge or the Know Nothings has
no more TO do with this contest than the last war
had-no bit more, and when that writer willingly
accepted as the President Of his Buchanan Club a
well known lad teen Know Nothing, who only left
The Lodge when it died. lie admitted that Know
Nothinsism had nothing to do with the contest, and
in the strongest manner bore testimony to his present
dishonesty i'll attempting TO deceive natuyalized
voters by urging il against u.s.
The present contest has no reference TO foreigners
to the Pope nor the Catholic religion It is whether
the Shareholders shall have uudiapued control of
this nation and will do the foreigners the credit
10 believe thai such of them vote with this abon1
Hably ms called Democracy, do it, net because they
lack the sense to perceive that this cry of Know
nottingham is kept UP purpose to deceive them
but because they love slavery and desire its extcn
sion and rorpotuation.
Adjournment of Congress--Extra Session.