The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-03-02
Considerable squirmins.


The Hancock Comier. in speak
ing Of Smith, the Am,r can candi
date supported by nearly the cntir,
Democr tic delegation in the HOus,
remarks
"Thst gentleman never belonged o u 1
Midnight Ordet,' as he openly stated il
Congress-, and hence Mr. Spar is onl,
slightly Mistaken
Observe the "trick in the abov,
extract, is, in denying that Smith
was q member OF the " Order. -
Now it is well known that the Know
Nothing Order, as a secret order, has
"gone to sticks "long ago. and that
its successor, the American party, a.
it is called, retains its principles,
while II discards its ritual and secrc.
cy. l. may VII be trne, that Smitl,
never entered the order, but it can
not be denied that he stood fairl,
upon the plat orm of the American
party, enl wac elected by that party
and that party alone. TO the pos;tlon
he occupies, in opposition to the reg
ular Democratic candidate. 1t has
been asserted that Smith not only
never belonged to tie American,
party, nor endorsed it's principles,
but has actually denounced The
American organic .tion. These OF
repeated declarations brought Smith
out, the other day, in Which he sta
ted that "he did not say that he de.
nounced the American party and
repudiated it's principles, some o
which commanded his appreciation
but they had nothing proscriptive ia
them. Among that organization
there are good aud true men, and
from them he had the honor Of his
seat here"
Yes, from the Americans he OBJ
tanned his seat, yet he received the
Democratic vote Of the lIouse with
three exceptions. Some OF the prin.
ciples Of tho American party com
mandod his appreciation. 1t is no,
hard to conjecture what these prin
cipcs are, when wo consider how
jealous the South are Ct foreign born
citizens, and indeed Of all who pre-
fer Tree to slave labor.
We deeply sympathizo with our
Democratic friends, and are sorry tc
give thom pain, bnt as it is nocessa
ry to give line upon line and prccep
upon precept, to convince mer
against their will, we shall prrsen
somelmore evidence. Mr. Mallory
American member from Kentucky
in nominating Smith, stated:
al announce that | have been instructed
by my party, formally to put in nomination
ss candidate for Speaker. William N. II
Smith, of North Carolina"
TIC American party, you see
nominated Smith, and the Democ
rscy Immediately fall into the Know
Nothing ranks, and support him
that ia. the great unterrifird hitch
themselves to the tail OF the Know
Nothing kite, but all won't do. Az
ter short flight the cumbrous ma
chinery brings them Hopping down
to terra frma. The Dem ocracy
having failed to elect the Am rica n
anlidate, then fall back on one OF
their own m n, and nominats NJ.
Clernand, of Illinois. 1t is now the
turn Of the Americans to do the
clever thing, so Mr. Vance, Ameri.
can member from North Carolina
got up and snid:
"M'r McClernand and his friends had
voted for the American candidate, and
should not his tvance's) political friends
reciprocatef"
This is a specimen Of the billing
and cooling between these two ma
tional" "parti 8. The love OF these
loving parties, is remarkable, cs
pecially that Of the Democracy, who
would put Know Nothing in a po-
sition whore he could control the
entire legislation of the House, and
make prominent the policy ol
" A nericsns railing America" and
OF extending the period of naturali,
Eation to twenty-one years. Oh,
how these Democratic do love the
naturalized citizsns especially about
the time Of election
Coming up TO the Democratic Standard.
Our OpiOihnr nf tho ro,: :.