Historical Star Trivia #2

[RoyGBiv]

The following is a historical trivia quiz. The first DUer without a star to answer correctly will have a donation to DU made in their user name, earning them a star. Members already having stars may play if they choose, provided they send me a private message upon confirmation of a correct answer giving me the name of a non-starred DUer they would like to have a star.

Name (popular name or official) the 19th century political party whose members were united primarily by their opposition to immigration and eventually became absorbed into the newly prominent Republican Party.

[BrotherBuzz]

1. Deleted

I just noticed I already have a star....

sorry :rofl:

[Arkham House]

2. Know-Nothings?

...pretty sure it was them...

[RoyGBiv]

3. Ding!

Use your star well.

[Arkham House]

5. :-)...cool--

--thanks--it's greatly appreciated...

[NNadir]

4. Here is what Abraham Lincoln wrote his friend Joshua Speed about

"Know Nothings" in 1855.

I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor or degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes" When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy .

http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/speed.htm

Lincoln was not in the same party as George W. Bush.

Millard Fillmore however will rank far higher in history than Mr. Bush will.

[RoyGBiv]

6. I like that quote ...

I pulled it out a lot during anti-Russian hysteria in the 80's when "Party of Lincoln" asshats started yammering on endlessly about the need to curtail rights for certain classes of people.

Made 'em mad. :-)

[Arkham House]

7. A collection of parrot droppings at the bottom of a bird cage--

--will rank higher in history than George W Bush...

[NNadir]

8. Good point. But Sandra Day O'Connor didn't appoint parrot droppings

to claim the White House.