The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-08-31
HENRY WILSON'S KNOW NOTHING
ISM.

ing great EFFORTS 10 clear Nun the
charge of Know Nothingism. His
hatred of the Jews cropped out in his
famous speech in the Senate of the
United States, when he alluded to
Senator Benjamin as belonging "to
that race that scorned the Prophets
and crucified the Redeemer of the
world" This language has gone into
history. Mr.. Wilson admits having
used it, and in bidding for the votes
of the Jews makes a clumsy apology
for it by saying that all he meant was
that the Jews had been prosecuted for
years in Europe! Again, Mr.. Douglas
charged Mr.. Wilson in the Senate with
being one of ''asecret conclave, where
at the dark hourof midnight the most
terrible oaths are administered to
strike down their neighbors in the
dark. and to conceal the hand that in
flicted the blow" Mr.. Wilson did
not deny this charge of Mr.. Douglas.
but replied thereto in these words: 81
answer the Senator, then, By saying
that anti Nebraskaisn did not place
me where I am" subsequently, he
said. ..The party with which l act is a
new organization. 1t has never OK
pre- ssed any opinion or assumed any
position on the question of slavery
This language could eve have been
applied to the Free Soil party. The
corner stone of that party was its "po-
sition on the slavery question: The
Know Kothings at that time a
formed a coalition with the Free Soil
ers for the purpose OF 'kiiiing the
Wings" The coalition elected Henry
Wilson TO the JnitedStates Senate and
the party with which 1 act" was the
Know Nothing party. Again, as late
as October 2i, 1867, in a temperance
| speech at Worcester, Massachusetts,
| he ''alluded to the great amount OF
drinking done by our foreign born clti-
zens, especially the Irish and Germans
the first class drinking the vilest
whisky, and the latter using lager
beer, which made them q stupid race
In a recently published letter Nj,
Wilson repudiates any language at
tributed to him rejecting upon natur-
allied citizens. At that time his
memory had not been logged with the
following letter. What will he say
to it,:
Hon. ROBERT b. HALL-Sir: Your note
of the 18th inst. is before me, and l very
cheerfuliy answer your inquiries respect
ing my views upOn the questions In
yoived in the American movement.
While | am ready frankly to aVoW my
sentiments and opinions to all men,l am
constrained to declare that pen this let
ter to YOU with no little reluctance am
conscious that letters written by a can
ldIdate pending an election always SUP
iect him to Misrepresentation ana 10 the
suspicion of inSincerity in the opinion ht
ayOwS.
A Won suggest, the reference in M
ISpeech in the Constitutional Convention
TO the organization OF military compa
, MES composed of men OF foreign blrtn
was made simply as an ILLUSTRATION
did not then approve, l do not now ap
prove. and l never can approve OF the or
~ganiZation of military com
posed of men OF foreign BIRTH AS 10 I'M
illusions in my speeches to the dlStlnc
lions on account OF color or race nav
to say that if l clearly comprehend TN
ideas and principles OF the American
movement, il does not ignore or deny IN
sublime creed that all men are created
equal the great central idea on whlct
: our American institutions are baSeu
and still more, if l clearly comprehen'
S its genius and spirit, its aim ana pur
poses, it does not propose to Withdraw
from men born in other lands the pro
lection OF just and equal laws.
summoned into action by the evils an
abuses which have grown out or the an
lnual immigration into America OF hund
reds OF thousands of men reared unde
the influences of social, religious. an
political institutions, differing from o
2 an~tagOniStic to our own, the America
= movement proposes to correct these evil
and abuses by wise and ma IeglSld
tion,t to protect ourselves from the organ
lied system in the Old World which sui
iectS us to the support of foreign paupeT
and the depreciation OF alien criminals
to thoroughly revise the NaturallZatlo
laws: to destroy that political lemen {
foreign influence heretofore potent i
Y public affairs; to counteract the 1nsidlou
= and malign tendencies of that sectaria
y power that instinctively sympathize
with oppression in the Old World and TN
ie New: and to place the Government {
D. America in the hands of Americans VIII
= are mbued with the spirit of her Demo
I cratic institutions. Guided in its actio
by love to all men and hatred TO none
embracing in its affections the Who'll
country, maintaining the nationality an
II unity Oft the republic and the Democrat
dOctrine OF State Rights, the America
Movement can not fail to receive tn
sanction of the American people TO il
lie ideas and principles.
Concurring entirely with You in tn
to opinion that the highest interests
freedom are identified with the 81
- preInacy of-theideas which undcrlie tn.
ia popular movement, l shall cheerful