Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-10-27

ample had begun S march through"rt IN" chrth. IL
trusted in the power nj truth, had taith in Christian
love and charity, and in the certainty That God would
decide tho contest. Here, now, Is MI OrtcrPr"poslng
destroy the effect OF moral example" The Pope
himself would soon hc obliged by our moral snaslon,
10 yield ~ Prntstauts Ill Chthnc countries thrir pr-
viicgrI ~, worship and rites al burn! Brf, no. the
proposition now is 10 ii"ht the Devil with fire,
and To prnscribr am exclude because they proscribc
and exclude. And they take up the weapons OF Po-
prrv without Knowing how to weid them hnlf so cum
uinGy rs the Catholics do. The Poplsi Priests are
rcinccd 10 them giving cnuntenance {" their eX-
ample, and expect make capital and VIII make ca
pita out OF this step from the progress Of
the Reformation. Professionalism has lost nothing by
tolcrntun, bur NAV lnse much BY prescription.
9TH. Ii is against the pence and purity OF the Pro-
testant Churches and in aid o Prestrnt within their
folds, To secretly organic Orders for religions COM
hincd with political ends. The world-l mcnn tine
sinners wnri-will be- SET n war with the sccts VINO
unite i'll this crusade against tolerance aud freedom oi
conscience and Of speech. Chrst's Kingdom is not ot
tins world and irccmen will not submit {" have the
Protestant any more than the Catholic Churches al
tempt to influence political elections, without struI-
gle from without. And the churches from within
must reach point when ;hey must struggle among
themselves and with each other. Peace is the fruit oi
righteousness md Righteousness and pence must tlet
away together from fierce worldly war tor secular
power. And the churches must be corrupted, too, ~
evil passions hatred, a jealousy, and ambition and
envy ana revenge and strife arisc and temptations
steal away the hearts of votaries from the humble
virc OF the "meck and lowiy Jesus" Protestant
Pricstcrat is cousin german 10 Catholic and where
is this To end but in giving Protestant Priests
tile worst OF them, Imraii-such will 'put the
livery of Heaven 10 the Devil III IA control oI
political power, and thus 10 bring about the worst
union which could be devised, of Church and Sntei-
The State will prostitute aud corrupt nny Church.
and any Church will cnsave any State. Corrupt
Protestant Priests rs the Catholics have been, with
temporal aud political power and they viii be Of the
sllnc old icuven the same old bcast-the same
old OK going about with straw in his mouth. And
where will the OF sccts end When the Protcs-
tunt Priests have gotten the power, which of their
sccts is to prevail The Catholics prescribed, which
denomination next il to fall The Episcopal Church,
my mother Church, is denounced by some as the bas
tard daughter OF the whore of Rome Is she next
he put upon the list OF proscrp,ion Aud when she is
excluded, how the Prc'tcstinarlas aid Arincnl-
nEs In agree among Themselves! Which Is 10 put up
the Governor lur Virginia the President for the L.
States! Which is Ia have the Offices, and how is dl
vi-on to be made of the spois! Sir this secret assu-
citation, founded on prescription and ntolcrance must
end III nothing short Of corruption and persecution OF
W sects and in n cvwsr against the domination OF
pricstcrat Protestant or Catholic Indeed is it SO,
already, that u real reason for tins SECRECY is that
the Priests, who have zeal without knowledge
agnnst the Pope, unwilling tn br seen IN their
uniun with this dark lantern movement Woe woe,
Woe! To the hypocr!tc who leaves the work Of h.,
Master, the Prince of Peace, the Great High Priest
after the order of Me.chisedcck, for worldly work
like this.
9th. 1t is aguns; Free Civil Government, by insti
utng secra olieHrchy beyond the reach OF popu-
lar and public scrutiny, aad supported by blind i'll
struments of tyranny bound by tc st uaths. 1t the
naths aud proceedings OF induction OF members pub
slcd be true, they bind the noricatcs from the start
10 passive obcdcucc but ~ law, the order of
intolerance and prescription. Men nrc led 10 them
by burning curiosity to knom that they are 10 n n0r
N'hiHg The novelty of admission beSu;lcs them
into adherence. They assemble In take on,hs nui
promise to obey. To obey whom Do the misses.
will the masses, is it intended that the masses u their
members shall know whom I Ihc,t S tie rtHtrG!
scat IF tie IrAed P.oph,t! IN New York New
England or Old England Who knows tha; Know
Nothingism is not influenced by c0jR obrO1d-by n
Foreign influence! Whence pusscs the sign Of
course from common centre sumewhcr... l. that
centre in Virginia, for the orders here II nO,, il
not alarming that our I'"op' m this St0'c 10 be
srcrrcd by sirn from SOnc~hrrc, 0RgNch|rc s!sc Ia
go for TINS or that sii" If caaNc tOr AtS ot
d,aatr Jar cct'OH Those orders must have deryrcS
the degrees higher and lower Of course. and the
higher must prescribe the rule 10 govern. Eacl de-
gree must have its higher officers, and all the orders
must be subject to some one. Now, how many per-
constitute the select fer Of the highest
functionar!es, no body knows. Nobody knows
mho they are, where they are, or how many of
them there are. They exist somewhere in the
dark. Their blows can't be guarded against,
for they strike not like freemcn bold, bravelv for
rights but unseen, and to make conquest Of rights
Their adhercnts are sworn to secrecy and To obey.
They magnify ihrir numbers aud lhiucnce BY the
very mvstcry of their organization, and tbs uuii
tme-serving fly To them for fear Of prescription, or
for hope of reward. They quietly warn friends not
10 stand in the way OF their and friends beg to
apnrchcnd that il is time save themselves by Know
ing Nothing. They threaten their enemies, and some
of their enemies skulk from fear OF offending them.
They alarm n milton, and nation, with lts political
and church parties, gives them ut once consideration
and respect "a q power 10 be dreaded or courtcd.-
Thus in night, as it were. has oiisarchv grown
up in secret to control liberties, 10 dictate TO pnr-
tics, to guide elections, and tn pass laws. They nrc
establishing presses too but we cannot define from
their positions single principle which We sny
Known othings may not d!sown and disavow. The
Prophet of khnrassan never gave out words more
rubalistc-wordS to catch by sounds, and sounding
the very opposite of what they really mean. When
they have mems fears curiosity hopes, the peoples
voices the ballot boxes, the press, al their command
--ho:r long will our minds be free, persons safe, or
property secure'-how long will stand the pillars Of
Freedom of speech and Of the pen, when liberty OF
conscience is gone and birth is made TO make the
manw He is II bastard, Indeed, who fears 10 oppose
mn oligarchy or secret cnbal like this, aud loves not
human rights we'll enough TO project them.
9TH. 1t is opposed to our progress Us nation. No
new acquisitions can ever b. made by purchase or
conquest, II foreigners Catholics arc i'll the boun
daries of the acquired countries: for surely would
not seek to take jurisdiction over them to make them
slaves; ruise up distinct class OF persons TO be cx
cluded from the privileges OF q Republic. II not for
their sakes, for the sake of the Republic we
would save ourselves from this example.
AS carly as l1SG established great land ordi-
nance. The most perfect system of eminent domain,
of proprietary titles, and OF territorial settlements
which the world had ever bchcd 10 bless the home
less children of men. 1t had the very housewarn,ing
Of hospitality in it, 1t welded the ingwood axe and
cleared continent of forests. II made exodus in
the Old World, and dotted the new with log-cnbins,
around the heartls of which the tcars Of the uged
and oppressed were wiped away, and cherub children
were born To liberty, and sang its songs and have
grown up in its strength and mi Slt and majesty. il
brought together foreigners Of every country and
cline immigrants from Europe OF every language
and religion, and lis most wonderful effect hns been
10 QsHn,,iCts M r0ccs. Irish and German, English
and French, Scotch and Spanard, have met on the
Western prairies, IL the western woods, ana nave
pcnpled villages and towns and citlcs-quecn cities
rivnllinc the marts of eastern commerce. and the
Teutonic and Celtic aud Anglo-Saxon races have in
q day mingled into undistinguishab!e mass-and
that one is .mcrican!-Amcrican in every sense and
in every feeling, in every instinct, and in every i'm
pulse OF American patriotism The raw German
anbitioa is first 10 acquire land enough upon which
to send word back TO the Bnron he lett behind him,
that he docs no; envy him his prlncipuiiy.
The Irishman no longer huras for "ny J.orF' or
my Lady" but exclams i'll his heart OF hearts that
'Lhis IS a free country" The children Of all are
crossed in blood, IN the first generation, that eth
nology can't tell of what parcntagc they nre-hcy all
become brother and sister Observation-Disclosures To
sow aud piaut grain-Jonathans to raise aud drive
stock--JUnahans to organize townships and counties
and States of free Observation-Disclosures 10 establish
schools and colleges and orators ssges and states
men for the Scnatc-Ionathaus to take q true heart
aim with the rifle ct any foe who dares to invade r
common country-,Jona,hsns to carry conquest O;
liberty 10 other lands until the whole earth shall be
filled with the glory OF AnercaDsin! As in the COL
onics, i'll the revolution in the last war, have
foreigners and immigrants Of every religion aud
tongue, contributed to build up the temple of Amorl-
can law aud liberty until ts sprc reaches to Heaven,
whilst its shadow rests earth Ii there ha. been
Turnpike road 10 bc beaten out OF the rocky metal
or Canal to BE- dug, Foreigners and migrants have