Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-05-01
THOSE INFAMOUS RESOLUTIONS.

We made some comments last week upon the
vituperatiye, maleyolent, and mendacious reso-
lutions adopted by the evidence and outrage
party which nominated the Colonel" for May-
or. We have more to say OF them,
The fourth resolution says "that the leaders
of the Know.Nothing American] party being
RESPONSIBLE to an unreasonable extent, forsthe
present demoralized condition of society" DC.
Could brazen faced assurance foreign, Irish
assurance--go farther2 americans response
BILE for the present decentralization of society!
Yes; in one sense they are responsible for it;
they have permitted foreign Migrants, yaga-
bonds, prison birds, and the filth andpoverty Of
the lazar-houses Of Enropeto come pouring into,
our country in foetid and constantly swelling
stream, and spread themselves over the land
like the frogs that came up out Of the Nile, in
Egypt, polluting the land, spreading moral
disease wherever they vent land where have
they not gone2)-and demoralizipg our whole
community. Our prisons, penitentiaries, and
poor-houses are filled with these vagabond for
cigners. Aye and our public Offices, too; and,
like carrion flies, wherever the fesh-pots Of pa
tronagc are to be found, there are they found
swarming, buzzing, and fattening. Theysmell
out offices, jobs, and contracts with the keen
ness Of carrion crows, and Light upon, and stick
to them with the tenacity Of flies. Hence, we
soc them in the City Convention, and we even
see them, rs we did in that body, presiding,
preparing resolutions, debating the nominal
tons. and ruling the BODY There sat. in the
p,..s;ao,+,s cbo;y ono whose vcrv M no donotes
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nm " oe uiore'shei' VIII "o' 'inoo ~ 1."oi
can blood in his veins, nor American ieeing IN
his heart, although holding lucrative office
under the Federal Governmental NER-
uANy q weh- footed hoo trotterl
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tons, one OF which declares that americans
are responsible for the present decentralization
of society and in less than two hours there
after Is n;cked nm dead drink in the gutter.
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SO that MS name shouio not appear an the hst
Of drunkards and Migrants who had been fur
nished with lodgings at tina public expensel
Is there a single man in this city, born on
American soil, who can support a party headed
by such fellow as this, and which thus ira
duces American citizens, without feeling of
degredationf If there is, they arc SO lost to
shame and selfrespect as to be objects Of pity
and compassion, if not of scorn and contempt
The fifth resolution is as follows: ,... ,l,r u
"5 Reso5psd, That the invasion of our then
quiet and peaceful city, on the day Of the last
municipal eieS9on, oy hcrdes q know-nothng
runians nom s;;Iaod 70 ma. pa IG Shea =,
Onr wsrn,est thanks are due. and are hereby
rendered, to the President Of the United States
and to the Hon Secretary Of the Navy for the
readiness and promptitude with which they
~ sao ea. ~ .no
neIled The invading foe and rescued he Canital
Of the Republic from the carnage which other
wise awaited it Those who were absent in
their far-distant quiet homes can nave no ade-
Ii.s an ~ XII w, Wv v;Stod bona oIS
inc Il not only iustifiable but obligatory on the
proper authorities to vindicate the supremacy
Of the law at all hazards and to the last extrem-
ity' lAppiause,l irat l,aE
We are at n loss how adequately to express
the feeling of indignation which such language
as this stirs IN our bosoms SO far as 1t attempts
70 give an in'hation OF s1a'ement Oh iacts, II is
tissue Oh i'isonoods Inc Inc. reai .l iac's OF the
Transactions Oh uhat gay nave oecn stated as
they can DoproSeo' IN memorial addressed 70
Congress asking lor an inyes'gauon' out wmch
the Mouse Oh hepresoh'auves wli not permit
a greater Outrage was seldom, II ever, COM
mittoo, tnan the Gaining OUT OIL the marines on u,
DiOooy monday' ano .' inc snoo'lig' IN con-
oiooo, some lnir'y PERSONS 'our.eeh,oi whom
were ki'leu OF inor'aiiy wounoeu when .nere
was no more occasion ior any inin'hry i0rce
tnan 'ne,e Is on any oaooa'n uay Ia any one
OF our cnprcnes' ~ was Wnoies'io w'e'ae''
ana, In our Judginent' ueiocra'e'y ana in.en,
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