Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-01-18
, GLIMPSE BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

A Bot,site "Americun," in yesterdays National
American, thus exposes some "t the secrets oil the
Know-Nut!,;ng prisuu-houseS. lie says:
4 delegate wa. elected in January, lS'5, 70 repre-.
sent the Councils of this city in the Convention
which assembled in Winchester to select candidates
for the State officers who had been Tor twenty ye"S
prsyous a warm friend and supporter Of Mr. Bolts
No attempt was made by any ol Mr. B"tis iriend' u
procure any pledges from this prrson ur 10 trainer
him in any manner, uut it was discovered thhI lie
was the tool OF those who were n3iiG tfery e""l''
and wer. willing 10 sacrifice every considerations To
nr.v.ut Mr. Bolts from receiving the nunilnaiion
and tti, delegate circulating thc most uu"uiidro
charges against him. ltia well known that inc o9h-
duct ui this delegate was condemned ih 'hr mion' ue
nnncistory terms by of the councils oi tins city,
in resolution passed in his presence Though me
man wns declared un: 10 represent the ely no Indis.
nosi,ion WAS felt trust tho matter III the hnnns oi
the alternate, who had previously belonged I" Inc
Democratic party. Notwithstanding the protest of II
council he persisted in attending the Conventions but
his conduct excited so much Indignation among tho
,nr,nbcrs Of the order. that, understand, hc has
not visited the councils uniil recently.
The next candidate {" be selected was nominee to
represent this district in Congress and schcn" was
offered by which each member "f the order III tine
district should express his individual preference, and
provided that the person receiving The largest num-
ber of votes should be declared Ia. nominee.
This plan, fair and uacxceptlpnablc, was post
poned altered and re.pusiponed upon one pretext
and another, until, although sonielhng ike the plan
wus at last adopted, the neGsulc III reality de-
tasted and the selection of c:nhida.s for Congress
was left TO a conventions. Fir:n the first formation
of this order, reports OF every conceivable hue and
form, were circulated through IL" Stats umd district
10 TN. prejudice uf Mr.. Bolts, ami now the great ma.
o-i,v of ihe members of the order of this city, are
denounced, because they arG not willing tu bnw 10
the dictaun of portion Of the "l.rc faction, (tor
the leaders in this work none ;i"r and even EN-
sure the ruiu OF the American party ITSELF 10 enable
then; TO accomplish the destruction ui n man vino has
done thousand frld more for the principles we ad.
yocu,e than all his enemies combined
The friends of Mr.. Bolts never had any desire to
force him upon the party for any office hut thdy had
right to their preferences we'll as any other mem
bers and all they have ever asked s that the pao-
tic and not the trcksters should decide the quss-
iiuu. If they had Lot defended lIitmher OF the
Order. against III unwarrantuble and dishonorube
attempt, TO prejudice him in the opinion OF other
n.m,ers Of the Order and reports circulated i'll ne
cret Order to the pr, udice Of nrmher, must br re'
garded as dishuuorGble because It gives uo chance
Of dsfeuc.,) they would have been false TO every
obligation they owed TO common JUSTICE and 10 the
old Anglo Saxon blood which will have nothing but
fair play.
One word as to the conspira'urs who concoctea
th, treason at TWO o'clock i'll the morning. Nh"
we're the persons who kept the rncetlug until thi'
hour7 The valurous mover of tho rejected resolu-
tnrs tho promised that he would appear IN the press
and upon the sunr, All rho now hides himself De-
h;td the Editors of the Wing, nnd certain b4-fe',
e.end Legal Gei.leman who spoke against ;!"e, anu
eudeavored to drive those AWAY whom they cr"i MOI
persuade to vote as they wished. AMEKlCAN.