Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1856-09-06
Massachusetts and CalJiOrr .

The people OF. Georgia have .;sssss. heard
much OF the alleged defects and Evils Of the
democratic administrative policy, aud have
heen abjtrad to hy the experiment Of know.
nothing rule. Although il cannot be denied
that iha Union owes the greatness and glory
which it has achieved from the days of Wash
ington, to the successive democratic admins
traions of Jefferson, Madison Monroe, Jackson
Polk and Pierce, yet it is gravely argued that
democracy is failure, and we are invited to
seek substitute. We are offered Americanism
$50 caled) IN its place. Americanism having
been fairly tried in two, at least, of the States
of this confederacy, it is proposed to carry it
unde. Mr.. Fillmore, who has qualified himself
by taking the oaths of the party, into the ad.
ministration of the general government.
We say that the principles of this new party
have had a trial in two Of the States of the
Union. Would not the country, especially the
south. do well to examine their workings in
those States before attempting to apply them
elsewhere
The first of these States is Massachusetts.
Two years since, she elected know.nothing
Governor and a know-nothing Legislature by
an overwhelming maioritv. The achievements
of that Legislature tits Hiss committees, its
eitive.slave-nullfcat law, its choice Of
the abolitionist Wilson to the U. S. Senate)
are fresh in the minds Of the public No party
ever before, perhaps, accomplished so complete
triumph as the know-nothings in Massachu-
sets and such are some of the results Of their
policy when in the enjoyment OF the most
perfect freedom of development. A second
election continued the same men in power and
the same policy in action. The latest exhib-
ton of their spirit was made BY the conv ntion,
whose proceedings appeared in our columns
Il two davs since. Those proceedings called
forth the following comments from the Boston
Courler-a paper always respectable, but nei.
ther now nor ever heretofore democratic in its
politics:
"How the mighty have fallen. Here was a
plrty which became powerful by false promises,
now divided and subdived, each faction de.
nouncing each other faction in language the
low st and in tones the most bitter. We long
ago foresaw that this would be the end, and
the very individuals that urged the "Ameri.
cans" not to heed us, have been the first to
desert the national creed OF the American party.
Indeed the record shows tb-t the old native
Americans have gained nothing. They have
not dozen representatives in office in the
State, and their Governor, through his agents
at Worcester offered to sell out to fusion last
year. So it has been with every p1rty IN
Massachusetts who have coalesced with the
frce.soilers. The. combipatlon Of 1854 was
nothing but coalition The oaths, grips, and
promises of fealty to regulate nominations, and
dark lamps and midnight meetings, had but
one end, and that was abolitionism. The char
actor of the men elevated to Office (the Senator
and Congressman fortihes this assertion.
"If further proof be needed that the majority
and the controlling power of the know-r othing
organization is freesoi it may b, found IN the
recorded proceedings Of the late convention, in
which the name of Fillmore was received with
derision, and that OF Fremont with cheers in
which resolution to endorse the nomination
of Fillmore and Donelson was pronounced ont
of order 6y the shameful decisions Of fhe
shameless presiding officer; in which body the
'sympafy' and support was pledged 10 Ch'rles
Simmer; in which one orator tvpihed mean
ness as a Fillmore man, and in the next breath
elori6ed Fremont and his jesse. Such is
Americsnisn in Massachusetts in 1898, and