Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-09-12
"KNOW NOTHINGS."

found another mares nest! This
time it is the Know Nothing oath,
the same, no doubt, that its Editor
in-Chief, L. A. Drummer, took before
he became Secretary of the Upper
Sandusky Council Of Know Moth
ings.
Now if that oath was so horrible
thing for Senator Wilson, If lie
took it, was it not the same for our
now horrifie;, friend Brunner who
continued to publish Know Moth
ing paper after the death of the or
der? Bro. Brunner, touch that care.
fully, for yon know that all we say
above is true. More than 500 dem
ocrats in Wyandot Co., and all but
3s in Sycamore tip. were TX. Ms"
American born citizens, though
liberal, guard with jealous eye the
institutions OF their country, as they
should: and when persons of anoth
er nationality seek homes here, and
a a'tempt to control, and bv moi law
prevent American citizens from Civ
ing expression to their desires at the
polls, as YVES, in those days, often
done in Philadelphia, Baltimore,
New York and other cities, just such
results must be expected and will en-
sle.
Then :he Irish Catholic clement
sought to control, not only in poll
tics, but religion. by mob force, un-
til blood crimsoned the streets, or
election days, and Americans dared
not to go TO the polls. American
blood, Of all parties, was aroused
and hence the organization, callei
the 'Know Nothing"
1t was but the voice of the Amer
lean parent kindly admonishing he
adopted children, of which she necC
not, even now, be ashamed, unles:
she is ashamed of American Insti!u
tions! Since then 10 foreign ma
ti0nalityhas sought to force upon ths
American people their rule. Ameri
ca will always accord to those borr
beyond the seas all the rights of hel
own citizens. politically and rclig-
iously-d Under the restrictions only
Of the Constitutio0-hut let the Eng
iish. Irish, German, French or any
other nationality, as sach, even at
tempt to impose their rule by force
and the American heart would aga 4
and at once, rise up as never before,
in defense of American rule.
We have no idea that We will very
soon, be called to meet any such is
sue, for we do not see any signs oI
such assumption in the political
skies now, nor will we ever expect to
see it in the great German clemennt
of our country, With its intelligence,
nor do we desire to see it, and never
again do we expect to see the nation
ality which first called it into being
move in the direction it then
did. Without the cause we could
not say word in defense of what is
termed know Nothing" principles.
Bnt the cause did exist and by no
fault of American citizens, and we
say now, as an old" Know Nothing"
in defense of the principles of that
defunct order, that if Metho1i
Presbyterianism Catholicism or any
other Religious body, or any foreign
nationality should attempt to con-
troll, by force, and transform Ameri-
can Institutions into those Of their
own nationality, or to enforce the
creed of one denomination to the
exclusion Of all others, upon an un-
willing people, then will an American
citizen prove cowardly in not guard
ing the sacred rights guaranteed to
him by the cost of the American
Revolution, So far from being
ashamed of our connection with that
order. as the Uuion man now seems
to he, by going so far even as to pub
lish what he says was the oath, and
which he swore never TO reveal w e
rejoice. that since that decided ex-
preston of the American people, in
one year all necessity for the rule of
the order ceased, and, rs We believe,
will never again exist.
Why, then, should the editor of
the Union prove himself q coUard by
saving that Senator Wilson took
that horrible oath, if he ever did, and
yet fear to say that Il, L. a. Brun
ner did likewisc'
consistency is a jewel"
No selfish, sectional nor special
IDEAS ever can supplant the broad
ones of American Liberty and Amer
lean institutions. Mark that. Lib
erty loving Americans will only al
low the existence of general princi-
pies!
"Know Nothings' quickly upset
all such claims sought to be enforced
by Catholic Irish mobs. The so,-
dlers OF the Union crushed not only
the attempt but The CAUSE, also, when
slave holding traitors sought to i'm
pose slavery, as the rule, over this
continent! True they, the slave