Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-02-19
THE BLASTING sIkOCCO OF KNow-NO-
THINGISM.

1HlNGlSN.
1t cannot be Justly denied that the election OF
Banks, as Speaker, is Know-No,hing victory, to be
! ranked with the splendid trophies of Know No.
thing triumphs, achieved in the election Of the noto
rious Wilson and Hale. Mr.. Chaffee, the Known"
thing abolition member Of Congress from the Spring
field lMass.) District, who zealousy labored fo'
Banks election, went home and appeared in "the
Council" to give an account OF his stewardship
"Thc Council fully endorsed his conduct in voting
for Banks The Anerican-the Know-Noihing or
can at Springfeld-report. Mr. Chafee as saying be-
fore ''the Council that "he had voted for Banks be-
cause he knew that he was an American, cud be-
longed to n council Of that party at Washington. -
He further stated that "out OF the one hundred and
three tl03 votes cast for Mr. Banks, only thirtyou'
t34J were Black Republicans. The balance, sixty
FIVE I6S) Mr.. Chafee assured the Lovnci were tri,
Americans"
Atthe regular meeting OF Council No. !. Il Spring
field, the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the American Members Of Congress
from New England are entitled TO the gratitude Of the
country and the thanks of their constituents ior e
frnness with which they sustained the oil free.
dom in tho and protracted struggle in n.
| United States House of Representatives.
Resolved, That We point with peculiar pride and
satisfaction to the conduct of MaSsachusc;s del
epaton as furnishing triumphant rcfiItation OF the
caumny that the American party in Il State is in.
different to the great cause of human Fl --dom.
Resolved. That the election OF freq State Speaker
of the United States House of Representatives. on the
distinct and weunderstooi issue Of opposition to the
slave power is epoch in the history of our country
and an event at whrh the friends of humanity NAV
take fresh courage; and it is event, moreover far
uhich the eountrys largely ,nde6'sd 10 tie Amcrican
party. THOMAS IacBBccK, Secretary.
Again: Mr.. Banks was elected TO the present Con
sress, a. Know. Nothing, and has never dsclaimed
his connection sympathy with the Order, although
called on in the House to do So. Mr.. Felton, Know
Nothing member of Congress from New York, and II
supporter OF Banks wrote letter home % usti:y his
vote, in which he said:
"The Councils should not forget that il vas Banks
who so gaantly led the American forces IN the 'aot
Congress and that during The late canvass in Mnssa-
chusets, he proclaimed and defended himself as an
anti. Nebraska inscrcan. He Is non member NJ tac
Order in good standing at homc. 7Hts :ca for h.:
A,HcricdRism.
Does it not inevitably follow, therefore, that the
election of Banks and the consequent control of the
House BY the free.soiles is directly due to the dire
full influence of bgoted Know NoihinEsml Is it not
through the blghtng influence Of the detesla.
bic party that in this Metropolitan District, the pn.
lcal fortunes of Mr.. Botts with all his odlous and
mischievous principles, have recently been revived,
and his Presidential aspirations are warmly and un'
ceasngly pressed by his jealous and devoted admi-
rers When The whole career Of Know-NothingSm
is reviewed, with its miserable fruits OF persecution
and oppression and its abolition riunphs throughout
all the North, is it not matter Of special wonder that
eny true Southern nnn, any genuine patriot in the
land, can lament its rapid decline