The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-29

serpot bgotry and intolerance IL oosened all tongues
aud fought the owls and bats OF night with the light
meridian day. The argument OF know-nothings the
argument Of silence. The order ignores all knoplodo
And its prescription can't arrest itself within the limit
OF excluding Catholics and nauralzed citizens IL must
prescribe natives and Protestnts both who viii con-
unite ia prescribing Catholics and natuazed ct
Nor that all il must not only apply I'd birth and
religion il must necessarily extend itself TO the bRs
Of life weH as u political prJernteHfs The Instance
have already occurred. Schoolmsesses have been dis
missed from schools in Philadelphia and carpenters from
a building in Cincinnati
4,h II is only opposed to the Reformation and Prot
estansm but il is opposed TO the faith hope aud charity
of the Gospel Never any triumph more complete
than that Of the open conflict of Proiesanis against the
Pope and priescraf They did not oppose prescription
because it policy of Catholics; but they opposed
Catholics because they employed prescription Proscrp
ton not Catholics, the odlum TO them Here
-nothingsn combating prescription and exclusive
with prescription and exc!usyeness secrecy with
crecy, Jesuitsm with Jesusm liberation by American
example had begun lis march throughout the earth Il
trusted in the power of truth had faith in Christian love
and charity and in the certainty that God would decide
the Here now, is order proposing TO desoy
the effect of moral example The Popo himself would
be obliged, by moral suason TO yield 10 Protest
in Catholic countries their privileges of worship and
rites Of burial But no. the proposition is ITO fight
the devil with fire. and prescribe and exclude because
they prescribe and exclude And they take up the weaI
of Popery without knowing how TO WELD them half
cunningly the Catholics do. The Popish priests
oiced to see them giving countenance To their example
and expect TO make capital and VIII make capital out Of
this step backwards from the progress of the Reformation
Professionalism has lost nothing by toleration but may much
by prescription,
9Th 1t against the peace and purity of the Protestant
churches and in aid Of prestcra within their folds to
crey organize orders for religions combined with pot
cal ends. The world mean the sinners world--wi be
set with the sccts who unite in this crusade against
tolerance and freedom of conscience and OF speech Chrs
Kingdom is of this world and freemen will not sub
nit have the Protestant any than the Catholic
churches attempt to influence political elections without
struggle from without and the churches from within must
whpu thtVm us
and with each other Peace Is the fruit OF Righteousness
and righteousness and peace must flee away together from
fierce worldly for secular power. And the churches
must be corrupted too, evil passions, hatred and ea
osy and ambition and envy and revenge and strife arise
and temptations steal away the hearts of yoaries from The
humble service OF the meek and owy Jesus Protestant
priescra is cousin germnne Caolic and where th
to end but in giving to Protestant prestshe Of
them mean, such will put ON the livery Of Heaven
the devil ina control of political power and thus
bring about the worst union which could be devised Of
Church aud Sae2 The State will prostitute and corrupt
Church. and any Church will ensave State Corruption
Protestant priests the Catholics have BEEN with tempo
raj and political power and they will be Of the same od
leaven the old beas-the old OK going abou,
with straw in his mouth And where will the of
end? When the Protestant priests have gotten the power
which Of their sects to prevail? The Catholics proscr
ed, which denomination next is 10 fall? The Episcopal
Church, my mother church. is denounced by the
bastard daughter of the who're of Rome Is she next to be
put upon the list of prescription And when she is excu
ded how the Prcdenarians and Armenians to agree
among themselves? Which is to put the governor for
Virginia the President for the United States? Which
is to have the Offices and how is division to be made The
spells Sir this secret association, founded proscr
ton and intolerance must end in nothing short of c0rru
ton and prosecutions of all sects and in civil again
the domination of priestcraft Protestant Oatholc In
deed is it already that real for this SECRECY
is that the priests who have zeal without knowledge
against the Pope unwilling t. be in their union
with this dark-lanem movement Woel woc woe! to
the hypoce who leaves the work his Master the Prince
of Peace the great High Priest after the order of Mechs
dec for worldly work like this
! 9th It'll against free civil government by insulating
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scrutiny and supported by blind instruments Of tyranny
bound by tesoahs If the oats and proceedings Of in.
ducton of members published be true they bind the noy
cate from the start to passive obedience hut law
the order Of intolerance and prescription Men led to
them by burning curiosity 10 kaoc that they TO sow
nohingl The novelty Of admission beguiles them into
adherence They assemble to take oals and promise
obey. To obey whom? DO the masses, will the masses,
is it intended that the of their members shall know
whom? Where rs tie central seat Of The relied prophs Ia
New York New England or Old England Who knows
that knownothingsm is not influenced by cabal abroad?
by foreign influence? Whence passes the sign? OF
course from a centre somewhere. Is that centre
in Virginia for the orders here? If is alarming
thai 1eoe this State to be srerred3y sign from
soehee dnyrhere else 70 90 for this or that side Of
cause this that candidate for econs Those orders
must have dgrees the degrees are higher and lower Of
course and the higher must prescribe the rule to
Each degree must have its higher officers, and all the
ders must be subject to some Now, how many
constitute the select fee of the highest tunconaS
nobody knows Nobody knows rho they where they
are how many Of hegs ilere arp. Ihsy ex.si 594s
where in the dark Their blows cant be guarded agains
for they strike not like freemen bold bravey for ghH
but unseen and to make conquest of rights Their adh
| rents to secrecy and obey. They magnify
their numbers and influence by the very mystery Of their
organization and the timid and timeserying fly them
for fear ofproscripon for hope of reward They quiet
/ y friends not to stand in the way of their
and friends begin to aplrehend that it is time them
selves by knowing nothing. They threaten their enemies
and OF their enemies shulk from fear of offending
them Ihey alarm nation and nation With us poEt
cal and church parties gives them at once Consideration
and respect as power TO be dreaded courtca Thus
night as it were has oligarchy grown up in secret
and to pass They establishing presses too but
We cannot define from their positions a single principle
which we can say knownohings may disown and dis
avow. The prophet of korassan gave ont words
more cabasticwords 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
baot-boxes, The press at their command how long will
our minds be free safe property secure How
long li taaq It's psv9 Of sreedam OF speech and of the
pen when liberty Of conscience bsptA naqt
10 make the man He is bastard, indeed who fears "a
oppose cgarchv Of caba like this and loves not
human rights we'll enough TO protect them
18th 1t is opposed 10 our progress nation No
acquisitions be made by purchase or conquest
foreigners Catholics in the boundaries Of the
CURED countries for surely would not seek to take
jurisdiction them make them slavesto raise up
distinct class of persons to he excluded FROM the privileges
Of repab II ngt for thei saes fr he sake Of The
/ rcpublic would onisa;9es from thw esn,npil
As early 1891 established great land ordinance
The perfect system Of eminent domain proprietary
titles and of territorial settlements which the world had
behed to bless the homeless children OF had
the very housewarring of hospitality in it, 1t welded