Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-07-14
VOL. xxII.-No. 80.

Eruption ends-no Zero or neutral DO.
sition at which there is no indifference
manifested. From Congressional
grants. involving millions, to o Gus
tom-house clerkship. there is the same
universal infuence-innuenoe 10 be
brought to bear to secure Office and ;ts
emoluments. A man is examined net
for his qualifications, but in references
to how many votes he can command at
the next election.
We hardly need recspitulate The
details Of the example of our own
county IN illustration. We need not
now tell how much money was ezpend.
Jed at Columbus last winter 10 defeat
the bill TO reduce the present enormous
perquisites attending certain Offices
| We leave that for another time.) We
need not say that this money was ex-
pended by men who had a direct inter-
est in the result Of the bill-by men
who expected to hold the profits. IL
not the Offices themselves. We need
not say that they viii be, or expected
TO be, active competitors for ali the
spolls to be gathered, and to take the
track on the next election with the full
conhdence Of an easy journey over the
course; and perhsps VIC need not saw
that the cardinal obligations of the
know-Nothings will impose Water.
loo defeat Of such conspirators against
the peoples pockets.
But we now come to the fourth ar.
t'cle OF the supposed Know Nothing
creed. We wish it could be more
clearly and plainly defined than is
possible through public journal.
It's not to be denied thaaarticIes have
appeared in Roman Catholic prints that
were supposed to be under the control
of high authority. which have given
reason for the mingled religious polit-
ical jealousy that is now SO apparent.
Such teahcings as that of the Shep.
erd of the Valley, 1.-THE late Catholic
Organ at 81. Louis, which predicts
that ..l
III the Catholic. ever esin--which thsy
w" ,,u, ssrs,y WIN 40, Inousn a. . distant day
Ireedom : sa ' snds, 'sl0'''v' religious
are to monstrous in their character to
De looked at without well grounded
alarm.
And, rs il these sentiments rers
not sufficiently repuonant a. 60,
American the Shsnsrd ,~a.aSa.s
- WIG '''Peiu p'oceeus 70 IN
r ars., h.,.,,.
not be persecutsd. but ,hst sso",s,ss % yoa'a soen
,he Catholic Church would be ds.It with ss
they deserved"
,.n an TINS ne conunues.
,oo S,ss 0ua ., o,s COURSE =, change the Consiita
Jaw prohibiting the free ersre,ss Of % srl,s,as ~
sor abridgiag ihs freedom Of spesch or The
PeT"
mere we nave revoiuuon IN earnest
and are threatened with religious
tyranny tnat no American would ev-
er dream OF submitting TO. But this
gentle Sheperd Is not satisfied with
stopping tne mouths and muzzling the
presses Oh ireemen' put boldly threat
ems them with the terrors Of the In
iuiS,on. II SAYS; -
,seau,s a ,.wsal - ,a,,,ss 1,sl ,s,, wn,cn may
,osn, Cor hsresv. in eoon,r,ss IN wh,rh .% a,,,;l
regulations differ from our own, are Of very
rare occarsnce. whilst we assert such cif-
eams'.nces nave occurred ane may ocear
i,oc,r;res oore rer,,s;vs h.n 49,.
=. ha,tar oalcrl.ted 30 .,o,saa -.
- - ;ns;,,ns,;an so,ld -, -. 'Pa'
sd af Srhe threats Of ,hs d.s,.,.s,;... ss,s
IS rai;o;or. fro.do,. os ,,,s s ,s~..,s ass'oa -
G.tbaf;es | @ ,bat NTH, ehooss = s ~ .sS.e ss.. ~
fhs;r rsl;g;on ~ des,rov;no = onr ~
-. -s..ss.,s ,s Vs' ~
srass r,aes o ~ seng M =; - 'ne ;,s ,snoes
.,oas,~o.;fas &c lsss".'sa 81
sss. .,. s,-o,.. 49,. ~.s.,,.,, a W. W.
can but hone and a~nress go or. % ,.,,',s ""
Tho, s,cb s,at.rarts ara not a,,ar,a;.,
~ I ~ % ,,,a ss,'sa,sS rs,s', ~ l.s' nv. 's'A a.
the public generallv will boSd T ;,sc,s Js
.xcused II II looks 10 ,be nress oS ,aa
Chnrch as : ,hs ~ arnsn I ses :. s-e
and belief and IL il under ,ha ;nf,rs
ence of sncb ,eacb;no. thst ~. sas
snrss of ,he Kno~- -Ne,h;aa .sa s 10 -
snrunc into er;stance II Sa,Sa,;.s fc na'
/ or ,he loaIar 90 H. C.a.ers si's.-I' rh',a'
manifest no d'spos.uon 20 make their
reigion part o' tne'r Poiiues-n
such a union were shown 70 De contra
To the genius OF that Churchill we