1855 Freemont Jrnl (OH) 31 Aug. 2/6: The proprietor [...] said all Republicans were Know Nothings, and that they were ‘not fit to carry guts to a bear’.at carry guts to a bear (v.) under gut, n.
1857 Freemont Jrnl (OH) 8 May 2/4: The howling set up by ‘dirty dogs,’ [...] at the refusal of the free state men to vote, is to our mind the best possible evidence of the wisdom of their refusal.at dirty dog (n.) under dirty, adj.