The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-08-10
Further In Regard to the Ituow Nothing
and the Dougia, rusion.


The Know Nothing party, now
known as the Bell An / Everett party.
'nl the Douglas party, are still plot.
itng and dickcrins in regard to a
'uslon, so AZ to secure the defeat OF
the Republicans, The Cincinnati
Enquirer advocates such n course
with all itS energies. Hear what it
save:
"The telegraph tells us that the Douglas
and Bell men in Georgia have struck hands
and united on JOINT electoral ticket. This
news will send thrill Of Joy throughout the
land
"Let this noble example set by our friends
IN the Empire State Of the South be followed
by the lovers OF peace, order, aud the Union,
wherever it can be made available, and the
reign Of FIRE eaters. diSunioniSts and seces.
sionists is al an end. Now, let the Union
men Of the Nonh-those that are opposed to
s.ctionnIiSm abolitionism and dsunionism,
unite with the Democracy aud crush for.
ever the GisluThers of the peace aud quiet of
the country. and lrt our friends in the
South pursue n similar course. Let them,
wherever their power can be made effective,
unite with the Bell and Everett men, and
crush out the disturbers OF SUuthernpeace.
Such is the language and advice
of the Cincinnati EnQui,er, the
paper which the party ia engaged in
circulating in Finilay, rs an ortho
dox exponent Of Douglas Democracy
The Bcll and Everett men, in the
city of New York, met on the 25th
of July, and put forth the following
manifesto, the faithful carrying ont
Of which, they made a condition to
Joining forces with the Douglas men:
"RrsoLvrp. That. as members of the
American party, we recognize as an import.
ant pr'n Iple IN onr political government
the original purpose Of our organIzation.-
I Put none but Americans On guard That
we regard as indispensably necessary the
residence IN this country for period Of not
less than ten years. or extended To twenty.
one years, the condition precedent TO q vote
oI an Office by foreign. born persons. That,
while we regard as exceedingly liberal the
offer by the Douglas oTganIzatIOn TO share in
The patronage OF that administration II We
unite with them and are successful. we re-
iject 1t with scorn, II, with our acceptance OF
the proposition is connected the Ignoring Of
that principle which called our organ ization
into being. viz; opposition to the influence
lof foreign'born persons in our political af.
llalTs.'
Yet the Cincinnati hn9uirer, after
the uttcrance of such declarat
by the Bell and Everett party, says
that fusion Of the Douglas and Boil
men, in Georgia, "will sond thrill
of JOY throughout the land!" Is il
any wonder that the German voters,
in the North West, are abandoning
the Douglas party and coming over
to tho Republicans. The leading
: men in tho Douglas party, in many
= cases, arc the same men who tool
n an active part in organizing Know
; Nothing lodges. Stambangh, III,
t Douglas candidate for Attorney
!. General, was a prime actor in tn,
!, Know Nothing movement; ami Mr.
~. Al. Colfinberry, who made him
: self SO obnoxious to the adopted
! citizens of Findlay in 1854, by hi,
8 strenuous efforts to secure tho as
: tendency Of Know Nothing doctrines
lis now stumpping it for Douglas
\ land is put forth by Douglas men, a
9 |s 0gc expounder of their faith
This Douglas leader was the very