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The Know Nothing American Party disintegrated soon after losing in 1855. [56] In Virginia, the Know Nothing movement came under sharp attack from both established parties. Democrats published a 12,000-word, point-by-point denunciation of Know Nothingism. The Democrats nominated ex-Whig Henry A. Wise for governor. He denounced the "lousy ...
The term Know-Nothing Riot has been used to refer to a number of political uprisings of the Know Nothing Party in the United States of the mid-19th century. These anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic protests culminated into riots in Philadelphia in 1844; St. Louis in 1854, Cincinnati and Louisville in 1855; Baltimore in 1856; Washington, D.C., and New York City in 1857; and New Orleans in 1858.
Know-Nothings also sacked a tavern owned by Democrat Sam McElwee in the Centre Market area. [20] Know-Nothings were about to raid the Democrat "Empire House" but were apprehended by police. [20] Know-Nothings fled from the police towards Jones' Falls, ending in a fifteen-minute shootout on Holliday Street between the rival parties. [20]
Baum, Dale. "Know-Nothingism and the Republican majority in Massachusetts: The political realignment of the 1850s." Journal of American History 64.4 (1978): 959–986. online; Baum, Dale. The Civil War Party System: The Case of Massachusetts, 1848-1876 ( University of North Carolina Press, 1984).
The Know-Nothing nominee James W. Barker received 31% and Hunt received 25.8%. Despite the revelation of his Know-Nothingism, Wood's strongest support came from immigrant and low-income wards which would form the backbone of Tammany support for the next century. [3]
Once in power, the Know-Nothings passed legislation to deport poor or mentally ill Irish residents; to 'inspect' Catholic schools and convents; and to order daily readings from the Protestant Bible in public schools." [1] On May 9, 1855, Joseph Hiss became the first Massachusetts state representative to be expelled from the House. [5]
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Nativism and Slavery: The Northern Know Nothings and the Politics of the 1850s. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-507233-4. OCLC 55718937. Baum, Dale (March 1978). "Know-Nothingism and the Republican Majority in Massachusetts: The Political Realignment of the 1850s". The Journal of American History. 64 (4): 959–986. doi:10.2307 ...