The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-06-28
Know Nothing Mendacity.

Know Notnlng Mendaclty,
We intended to say something about the
resolutions Of the late onc Mird State Cunycn-
ton held at Baton Rouge by the Know Moth
ings Of New Orleans and few parishes over,
but we are relieved of that task by the "Con-
e." That paper, the best specimen of Know
Nothingism in the State speuks Of one Its
resolutions IA followsi
"A SINGULAR MovBsBNr.--With other rest.
utions adopted by the American State Con-
vention, held at the Capitol on Monday last;
it strikes us, that the following is father a
strange thing, to proceed from that body:
Resolved, That in political aAilation we re-
ject none, whether native or foreign whose
Judgment and sympathies are with us upon the
principles We seeh to enforce, believing that all
interests will be promoted in the end by our
success.
| This CAME from committee Of four or five
gentlemen appointed to report resolutions, and
as it was connected with other resolves, they
all passed through without question. Indeed
the Convention Was composed as was apparent
from the outset, Of men who had evidently
um, and wrangle over platforms and resou-
tlUhs, but to do what was to be done, quickly;
III brief and business manner.
| Whether the adoption of the Resolution just
referred to, is good policy or not, and wheth-
er it reflects the sentiment Of the American
party in Louisiana, is matter Of great doubt.
By its adoption the intelligent portion of our
adopted citizens, may well question, the purity
Of motives by which the party is actuated and
the sincerity of the leaders; who but brief
year ago, occupied different grounds and gave
cogent reasons for their pretended faith. The
very apparent sincerity Of the party-which
wanted nothing mure to establish it than the
fact that it arrayed itself against the great
balance of power the foreign element" in the
political arena; CAUSED Il great many of the
more intelligent and better informed portion
Of our adopted citizens, to cooperate with
that party Indeed in Louisiana, we think
their support In the coming canvass might
have been calculated on, with certainty, before
the adoption OF the resolution above referred
to. The cry now is, 1--WE must be successful
10 the coming canvass; we must elect Mr.. Fill
tnoreW Rather let him be defeated, than that
the party nominating him, should stoop from
the noble position which its friends maintain
for it, resolutions and platforms to the contra
ry Notwithstanding. In an age and day when
the tendency Of governmental State and
Chdrch) is to 90 to seed; in an age where
all PARTIES and all societies are crowded with
stock jobbers and specializing detiiagogues, we
claim that there is in the American people and
. the American party moety Of honest patriotic
desire. Although it may now, only be mere
Il a ~ 4 la,
banded by its friends, to ndane the national
heart by and by.
Is it reasonable to ask intelligent men; men
, who are esteemed by our people as much as
their own in the social relations of life, to
enter aud cooperate with party, avowedly
battling against the influence Of prejudices
born with them, and intertwined with their
very heart strings? We think not. When
we come to reflect that many of this class
have heretofore supported the candidates Of
the American party, when good and sufficient
men have been selected for Office, because they,
in common with ourselves, desire to check the
growing evils of the times-when we come to
consider this fact; it must occur to them, now
that the mask has fallen from the face, that
this boosted party Of pure and disnterested
patriots, contains many who would willingly
sacrifice great principle to contend with a
hope Of success for the spoils Of Office, with the
opposite party. What double dealing is thisi
! Does the American party, now grovel in the
J dust, and founder in the political cess-pool as
! other parties have done for power and place.
!. Does it say to adopted citizens, you may VOTE
for us for Office, and we shall be very glad o
I the support, but you shall not vote with us
. Will you ask them to the FEAST and when the
!. desert comes on, ask them to retire? No. Tht
line has been made, and it can give no offence
j to those who understand why it was made"
t This is another new platform, or rather the
= old one turned down side up. Does the Come
y stick on to it? And if so, is it standing on it,
head or feet, or is it gently squatting and hold
9 ing on by its tail?