The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-23
Windows KnOw-NOthing ism.

From the winona Democrat.
We clip the following sweet-scented po-
sy from that paragon of consistent news
papers, the ST. Paul Times. 1t is in its
fragrance, about as refreshing as Mr. Win
dom's denial that he was Attorney of the
Transit Railroad Company. Read it. The
Times preface, and all
In letter to the editor of the Times, over
his own signature. Mr.. Window does deny that
he Is a Know Nothing in the following emphat
ic manner:
DEAR SIR,-I have just learned that the
PIONEER has long article in relation to Know
Nothingism, in which, with great deal OF
parade, the editor charges me with being
member of the order.
pronounce the ,chole charge an umitigated
lie,
I" | understand Cavanaugh claims that he has
certain publications made by authority. If
this is true, he has discovered kind of Know
Nothingism never heard of.
.Yours, VIZ. WINDOW.
Now, readers, see how careful Mr.. Win
dom words his very dirty little letter. He
says that with a great deal Of parade the
editor (of the PIoNEER) charges me acah
being a member of the order" (Of Know
Nothings) 81 pronounce the Wtole charge
an unmhigoted He"
So, so, Mr.. William Window; that is
your dodge, is it? You deny only that you
are not now member Of the order. You
do not deny that you erer acere member.
Only that you are not to-day member.
Well, Mr.. William Window, does not
every man of common sense know that as
an organized party there is nor no Know
Nothing order? But, sir, you dare not
deny that you was a member of a Know
Nothing Lodge at Mount Vernon, Ohio, in
1854. You dare not deny that you was
Delegate to the Ohio State Council which
met at Cramer & Watson's Hall, Cincinna-
ii, on the 3Oth day of October, 1854, at
1O15 o'clock "A. M. You dare not deny
that as Delegate in that State Council you
ran for Delegate to the National Council,
and was defeated by j. R. Stanberry, Esq,
of Licking County. You dare not deny
that the "Proceedings' of this Council,
published by its order, by Tidball, Turner
and Grey, Odd FeNow's Literary Casket
Office, Cincinnati, and in which published
Proceedings" your name appears as a
Delegate from Knox Lodge, Mount Vernon,
Ohio-you dare not deny, we repeat that
these Proceedings are official. For if you
do, Mr.. Window, you will have to crawl
over the following resolution, (which Is
printed on the outside of the cover of the
"Proceedings'O passed at meeting of the
advisory Committee" of the State Council,
held in Cincinnati, on the 9th day of August,
1854:
"Resolred, That Messrs. Tidball Turner and
Grey are hereby authorized to print and supply
all Blanks, ETC., used by Councils. and the
SubOrdinates are Instructed to obtain the same
of them
This resolution is a.tested by "John E.
Rees, Grand Corresponding Secretary"
Mr.. William Window, what do you say
to the above. A gentleman of your "high
moral standing should be ashamed to stoop
to the mean low system of lying you have
adopted in denying your Know Nothing
ISM.
And now, Mr.. William Window, permit
US to suggest that before you charge lying
on much decenter men than yourself, you be
sure they have not the proof, as in the case
ofyour Know Nothingism, to convict you
of thp most hare cpd lvinU