KNOW-NOTHINGS
\nˈə͡ʊnˈʌθɪŋz], \nˈəʊnˈʌθɪŋz], \n_ˈəʊ_n_ˈʌ_θ_ɪ_ŋ_z]\
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Founded, 1853, by an ex midshipman, Ned Buntline. A secret, exclusive, political order; none to be admitted whose grandfathers were not American natives; in answer to every question, they "knew nothing." They maintained-(1) repeal of all naturalization laws ; (2) none but native Americans for office; (3) a pure American common school system; (4) war on Romanism.-Bartlett's Americanisms.
By Henry Percy Smith
