The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-09-02
Mr.. William Window, who ssProscribes
no man ON account Of his Nativity or
ReliGiOn.o

Mr.. WILLIAM WINDOW, having been duly
initiated into the mysteries of the Know
Nothing order, as we proved yesterday
having sworn that he would never vote for a
foreign born citizen, or Roman Catholic,
for any Office in the gift of the American
people-and having also, by solemn oath,
bound himself that in all political matters,
he would be the willing instrument of ma
jority of his fellow memberships. WINDOW
having done all this, was deemed worthy of
being sent as Delegate to the Grand Lodge
of the Know Nothing order, which held sew
eral sessions in Cincinnati, in 1854. We
accordingly find him taking an active part
in the midnight and secret plottings Of this
body, and having for his colleagues such
well-known Ohio Know Nothings as L. D.
CAMPBELL, ex-Lieut. Gov. Tom FORD, THos.
SPOONER, and others. 1t is interesting, too,
to glance over the proceedings of this body,
and observe the intolerant and prosecuting
spirit manifested by its members. For in.
stance take the following:
Z" Bro. Morris having donated the
upon which the original men,
bers of this G. were obligated, to aUhich as
attached small piece of the stone acltich Pope
P,us TX contributed to the Washington Mon
iAment, it was unanimously:
"Resolred, That this memento be retained in
the permanent possession of this G. c. and
that the thanks of this Grand Body be returned
to Bro. Morris therefor.
BRO. Morris then stated that this
\ had been taken from one of the
Catholic churches Of Philadelphia during
the riot actich took place there a number of
gears since, and that the Catholics claimed
that the aUood of which 1t is composed is a part
of the true cross upon achich our Saviour aUas
crucifed."
Here we have the Lodge with which Mr..
WINDOW was connected, making merry over
"small piece of the stone which Pope Plus
TX. contributed to the Washington monu-
ment," and which was stolen from the Gus
tody of the Monument Association by the
Know Nothings-those pure and holy men,
who deemed that the incorporation in the
monument of a memento from the Vatican
was an insult to the memory of WASHING
TON T.! And worse than this: The Lodge, Mr.
WINDOW included we suppose, was highly
delighted with the exhibition of Sacred
Relic, stolen by an infatuated and murder
Gus mob, from one of the Catholic churches
burned during the riots in Philadelphia, in
1914. How does Mr.. Ignis Fatuus DON
NELLY relish the presentation of this relic to
Mr.. WINDOWS Lodge? Mr.. D. was in Phil
adelphia at the time of the riots-was an
inmate, we believe, of one of the Catholic in
situations of learning-and naturally i'm
bibed while there the deep and lasting hatred
which all good men should entertain, and
which Mr.. DoNNELLY has often expressed,
for the monsters who burned churches and
nunneries- murdered the ministers of relig-
ion, and robbed the very affairs of relics es-
teemed sacred and holy. Yet Mr.. WIN
DoM's confederates and friends-aye, and Mr..
WINDOW himself-had no words of reproach
for these church and murderers.
The very property which they had stolen
was received, and the thanks of the Grand
Lodge, Mr.. WINDOW included, returned
therefor. Yet, Mr.. WINDOW proscribes no
man on account of his "religion or nativity"
Oh, no!
Here is another significant extract:
"Bro. Gushing, of Fulton, offered the
following resolution
Res0tued, THAT ANY MALICIOUS OR wANToN
disclaimed by this G. c.: and that such conduct
shall be good and sufficient cause for the rep
rimand, suspension or expulsion of the broth
ers offending to the pleasure of the
Subordinate c. to which he may belong.
The resolution avas lost"
This resolution was offered and lost, at
meeting of the Grand Lodge held in July,
1854. Our German friends will recollect
that very few weeks afterwards, Cincin-
natl was disgraced by riot in which many
lives were lost. The German wards were
invaded by Know Nothing mob-ballot-
boxes were ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS shot down
in the streets like dogs and houses burned
from some of which, if our memory serves
us right, the charred and blackened remains
of women and children were afterwards ex-
humed. How much the rejection by Mr..
WINDOWS Lodge, of resolution discoun-
tenancing malicious and wanton attacks
upon foreigners" encouraged the Know
Nothings of Cincinnati to the commission
of these lawless acts, we will leave our
readers to judge. But to this particular
point, we invite the close attention OF Herr
LUDv1GH and the juvenile ScHEFFER.
CHANGING at the proceedings again, we
find another instance of the extreme libe-
rality of the Lodge with which Mr.. WINDOW
was connected.
"Bro. Grant offered the following, which
was adopted
'Resolued, That hereafter any person born
within the jurisdiction of the United States, of
Protestant parents, and raised and educated
under Protestant influence. AND WHO HAS NOT A
CATHOLIC WIFE, shall be eligible to member
ship in this order.
This, of course, committed Mr.. WINDOW
to a policy slightly inconsistent with his
present profession that he "proscribes no
man on account of his nativity or religion"
A mans religion might be all right-he