The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-10-25

come armed for battle? No. Had they
the plague? No. Then, Mr.. "Know
Something" "dont be skeer.." Suppose
they did arrive, what of it? They have
only fled from the land of oppression to
the "asylum for the oppressed" And how
long would it be an "asylum for the op-
pressed" should your doctrines prevail?
They come here because they like our
government and institutions, and dislike
their own-we came because we couldn't
help it.
I'LL Who may be the keepers Of the
Cincinnati "grog shops" we do not know,
never having seen statement in au,hen.
tic shape; but il Know-No,hings profess
Temperance as a principle of their order,
some OF them are the veriest hypocrites on
earth. Reader, look at the result of the
late election. in various parts Of this state,
and you will have argument enough on
this p int.
The writer Of this communication, how
ever, leaves the impression, by what
he says, that the Know N Noihings advocate
a more stringent liquor law than the one
now in force. lie says the present law
'falls very far short of the necessity of the
case" Now, we wish 10 know, distinctly,
if the "Maine Liquor Law" or any other
stringent liquor law, is part of the creed
Of the Know.Nothings.
[18 "What is there startling" says he.
sin having Native Americans for office?"
Nothing startling, truly. provided you do
not prescribe men morally and intellec,u.
ally better than yourselves. merely be-
cause, five years ago. or fifty years ago,
they were foreigners. We would certainly
not fear to trust .'the sons of such sires as
Washington and Jefferson" but unfortu.
nately they had no sons; nor do we fear to
trust the sons of their compatrio,s. We
prescribe neither native nor foreign born.
without some other reason for it than the
accident Of their birth place. But suppose
those sons chose TO worship God accord.
ing to the dictates oftheir own conscience, >
in form contrary to the dictates of Know.
Nothingism; in other words, suppose they
were Catholics, who then would proscribe
them?
10. The writer then proceeds to GER
tain questions, which are all we'll enough,
but we fail to see their application-con-
cluding with, cor shall we fall back upon
the old exploded theory, the more igno
rance the more peace?'" Wonder if he
didn't try 10 say. "When ignorance is
bliss it's folly to be wise2" If SO, he got
but little done at it.
21. He asserts that "American Liber-
.y, self-government and its perpe,uity,' -
are the offspring Of ''moral and religious
mot sectarian] education among the mass
es." "True. o king!" But when did you
fcd it out? Not in the Know Nothing or.
der, certainly. where sectarianism and
prescription for opinions sake, are the
primary objects, if the platform you advo.
cate be Know Nothingism.
22. Where the writer gets such stuff
as he puts on as his climax. we are nable
to ascertain. Whether he manufactured it
himself, or if it has. indeed, advocates in
this country. we condemn such sentiments
as heartily as he or any other one-out-
siders as well as insiders; so Know No.
things need not claim this as a virtue Pc
culiar to themselves.
We would have felt under obligations to
the writer, if he had told us in what "part
Of our beloved America, the home Of the
brave, yea," &c., "that the Bible is scam
ned from schools and colleges. But as to
where and by whom, he has left US alto.
gether in the dark. Wonder il it is by the
Know -Notbings? Who kno,cs!
As we may presume thai" know Some
thing" has enlightened US somewhat upon
the principles of his order, let Us look Tor
a moment to the grand result to be ac-
complished, and the means adopted to 40.
complsh it.
Know Nothing presses have been put in
operation in various places TO aid them in
their efforts. All the rumors, scraps and
items, great and small, which may tend to
inAame the passions and excite the preju-
dices, are brought TO bear upon the classes
they would prescribe. Tales Of fiction are
published in the form of nourellettes. as.
cribing 10 monks, priests, &C., the most
horrid and Infamous characters that ma
lignant imaginations can devise. The
sayings or writings Of some obscure, and
perhas uninformed Catholic, are dragged
before the public, fourished in every bo-
dy's face, and set up like target, against
the Roman church, where they are at.
tackled as vehemently as though they were
as much part of Catholicism as the car.
dinal virtues. They make "war to the
hil," on Catholicism, because, as they say,
of its intolerance. Now, as for ourself,
we are neither Catholic in principle or
practice; we believe their doctrines TO be
full of errors; and believing this, we do
not defend their creed; but in the name Of
charity lei US give them credit where they