Butte record., 1856-09-27
knoxv-Nothin- Ar-urnents.


The Know Nothing party were conceived
in darkness and achieved their triumphs in
duplicity. The ruling passion now exhibits
itself strongly in the hour of their political
extremity. They hid the light OF their
principles under bushel, and raised the
cry 'for men," Their professions caught
the ear o. the people, and they were sue
eessful. Their men proved no better than
those who had gone before them, and were
without the Distinguishing features of cor
rect principles for rule and guide to their
conduct. This party, in order to keep their
heads above water, are obliged to resort to
various arguments. hey first organize un-
der grips ard signs, and obligations, and
compel their candidates to be members Of
the third degree, and the novelty of the
arrangement, carries them through one
campaign. A change of tactics became nee
essary in opening the present contest. The
people had become tired of political oaths,
and disgusted with wigwams. The impress
sion must be created that there is no more
secret meetings-the wigwams must be
converted into club rooms-and every body
in faver of the Union must be invited in.
1t is the XIII party no more They are
Fillmore men. In SOME localities they are
Fillmore and Donnelson men, anil they call
upon old line wings to comic up to the sup
port of a man who has always opposed their
party, and waged war upcn whig champions
and heroes, and all because he has merely
become third degree member Of the Know
Nothing order Has Donnelson done ought
else to entitle him to the support of old line
wings? He prOclaims from the stump that
he is still Democrat, and yet old line wings
are asked to eleva tie him to the second high
est Office in the gift of free people. Per
haps they would do it if there was not a
better way to save the Union. lie has op-
posed old line wings all his life, does not re-
cant, does not 'oin the wkigs. hut becomes a
Know Nothing, end old line wings are called
upon to support him and elevate him to the
head of the nation. If old line wings ever
received greater insult as Gov Foote says,
we '.don't know it,"
The wigwams are all turned into club
rooms, and men from every nation and
cline, and of every creed are invited to
join them. 1t is their boast that they have
Catholics in their clubs, while they have an
anti Catholic plank in their platform. Al
though in their arguments TO increase their
party strength, their professions are broad
enough to include all who can cast vote,
they We're very careful in their convention,
to nominate meme but third degree members
of the X. y order. Old Line wings should
remember that Mr Fillmore was nominated
by the Know Nothing party-that in be
coming a member of that party, he obligated
himselfto confer appointments upon none
bnt members of the dark lantern order -
What a beautiful ticket for old line wings to
support Fillmore, who has proved recre
ant to them, after enjoying their bounty all
his life, and Donnelson, whose only act that
entities him to their support, was the fact
that he joined the Know Nothingsi
Our foreign born citizens should remem-
Der that Mr. Fillmore has sworn ''that when
elected or appointed to any official station
comforting upon him the power to do so, he
tciH gemore ell foreigners. elieas, or R0-
man Catholics .frosa office or place, and
that he Gill IN no case appoint such to any
ofice or place in his git" We are perfect
ly willing that every one should sapport
Mr. Fillmore who desires to do so but
want to see men vote understanlingly and
not be caught by the tolls ef the politician
and demagogec.