The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-10-06
Know Nothingisn

This order was established generally through
out the Union in 1854 and by its silent cffec-
tiveness contributed more to the defeat of the
Democratic party than its uniform Ally, Repub-
licanism. The order lived very fast however,
and the consequence was premature and dis
graceful death. The men who were its foun-
ders, are now among the worshippen of our
adopted citizens. Prominent among these is
WILLIAM vANDEvER, the Republican
Candidate for Congress in this district. The
original papers, exhibiting record of his init.
alton, are shown at Dubuque and therefore
there is no possible room for doubt on this ques-
ton. A Republican lawyer Of Dubuque told
the editor Of this paper, months ago, that CYAN
was OF had been Knowuothing,' but we
preferred having documentary evidence Of the
fact before abiding TO it. His late letter to
the Germans of Davenport shows how easily
the gentleman can change his convictions when
such change promises voters.
As some of our readers may have forgotten
what KSowSorHING. ON WAS in the day of Mr..
Wanderers conversion and initiation, we pub
lish an extract from the speech Of Hon. JNo.
NJ. WILSON, now the Republican candidate for
Congress in the second Congressional district of
Indiana. The speech was delivered. at Wash
ington, Indiana, in 1856. II is reg published
now to show the difference in PROFESSIONS Of
the same men in 1855 and in 1859.
We have never fattcred Foreign born citi-
zens with any exprcssiJs5 b theft superiority
over Americans, nor have we liked krout or
potatoes any better since 1854 than we did pre-
vious to that time. The rights. secured to
them by law arejust, as we'll as complimentary
to them, and they are entitled, like other citi.
zens. to all the respect their conduct merits
but a foreigner who will vote for such men Al
maligned him. viii deliberately accept the cpl.
thcts used below as properly applied, and We
certainly can have no objection to their self.
appropriation. .,E.
Here are the extracts:
"What Englishman does not hang his head
in shame at the mention of Jackson's name
and swear in his heart for revenge? What
German does not sneak away at the mention
of Washington, and vote eternal enmity and
destruction to him who slew his Hcssian breth.
rem at Trenton You may say that Lafayette
was an exception. He was not Ambition
and enterprise urged him on to make himself
powerful. Nothing but ambition ever led any
foreigner to espouse the cause of American Ii
berty; and could the pile and lO'o hced foreign
wretchcs who were born in the Old World to.
day advance their interests, they would rebel
against us in spite of your oaths Of allegiance
Some tell me, that many foreigners are in.
telligent; yes, intelligent How in the name
of Almighty God can they say it I? Look al
the Dutchman, smoking his pipe, and if you
can see a ray of intelligence in that dirty
idiotic-looking face OF his, show it to me-
Look at that drunken, bloated Irishman, with
his rotgut whisky bottle in his pocket, and he
drunk, and swearing, and Keeling. and show
mo in that polluted face any spark of morality
intellect or education. The idea is perfectly
absurd; it is preposterous.
We must change the laws of the land, ant
prevent these ignorant, degraded paupers here
| from voting and hold Office. They are a set o.
unprincipled Williams and rugans, who congre.
gate in and around onr large cities and villa
ges. and live by stealing and begging from tn.
| Americans. Some tell me that they have
rights. So they have; the right to live unde
our laws and till the soil, and do a. zoe Did,
Again you see lop-eared, widemouthed
mullct.headed Drtchman, coming up just from
soi,ie hut in the land of krout, with the foam
Of beer still sticking in his horse-tail whsker
and his breath smelling Of garlic and onions
enough to kill white man three hnhdiIed yards
and before he can say any thing ID the worl,
but "Dimicrat," he must vote, and that vot
counts as much as yours or mine. This is out
rageous and abomnable. These foreigner
that have carried elections for Old liners, vii
| how To tbo;r
sss.. ~ -~ovc than the brutes of the Geld. an
have not half the sence of good Ncwfound
land dog and God knsws, that were can
ldidate for any office, would tell these pau
lpers and vagabonds, these vile, dirty, flthy
degraded, idiotic foreigners, did not war
their votes. and if ever am candidate,
hope to God never will get them.