Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-10-04

Let the Know Nothing organs if they can meet
these Jacts A cause, which relies for it's existence
and progress, on deliberate misrepresentation of
the records of the country only needs to be exposed
to incur at once the condemnation of the people Ma
tives filling nineteen twentichs perhaps of the
Offices in the United States including those under the
State governments and many ofthosc Of foreign birth
who are in Office are Protestants and yetwe hcara
great outcry about foreigners holding Office, and the
danger to our liberties from the political movements
of the Roman Catholic Church. We shall join in
crusade, or hereafter, against foreigners or
so-called "aliens" 1t is the old crusade which
gotten up under the elder Adams, and arrested and
crushed for time by the election of Thomas JEFF
ferson. Modern Whiggery has raised it up and re-
vved it for the advancement of its own selfish pur
poses; and this fact of ITSELF ought to be warning
to all true Democrats. But while occupying this
ground, We are by no means insensb!e to the dan
gers that would suit from the predominance of
Church in political affairs. Churches have no bus
with politics or the science of civil government
A union between any Church and the State would
inevitably prostitute religion ITSELF and in the end
destroy or liberties Give the evidence that the
Catholic Church is aiming at political power and
control in this country, and will be among the
first to unite with others in resisting its efforts IN
that respect and so as to all Churches, by whatso
ever name they are known. But must perceive
the evil-we must have good reason to believe that
the effort referred to is being made, before we can
determine bearing allegiance we do to free and
tolerant Constitution-to join in movement which
must in the nature of things array sect against sect
and create bitter contest between races and rei
gions.
We read, short time SINCE in one of our North
ern exchanges, appeal by an 1rishman and
adopted citizen to his brethren in this country, in
which, while he insisted all their rights under
the Constitution, he at the same time admonished
them as to the proprety of being orderly and quiet
at elections and public meetings. and of doing moth
ing for the purpose merely of offending the native
population This is sound advice, and it applies to
a large number of adopted citizens, especially in
the Northern States. Let the Democratic Irish and
Germans, as they called attend strictly to their
| daily duties, and demean themselves, as many of
them do, as quiet, orderly and loyal citizens; let
them, while they defend themselves and their just
rights when assailed, refrain from encroaching on
the rights of others; let them avoid ardent spirits
and quarrels election days, but deposite their
votes and leave broiIs and liquor to others-let them
do this, and our word for it, such of them as We
are referring to will soon think Of themselves
and be more respected by others; and they will
thereby deprive their enemies the Know Nothings,
last pretext they have for assaing and abu
sing them AS to their rights citizens after being
duly naturazed, they safe as they could wish
them to be; they are grounded in the Constitution
ITSELF and no storm which intolerance bigotry may
raise sweep them away If riots. occur, let the
law be maintained at all hazards; if disorder and
bloodshed should ensne let those who occasion them
be summarily and severely punished, whether they
be native adopted citizens; and if the ordinary
means for preserving public peace and public
order will not avail, let bayonets and grapeshot do
the work.. This is country of Constitutions and
of law; and property and personal rights are to be
guarded and maintained, if needs be, by the whole
power Of the State. Recently, New Orleans and St.
Louis have been injured in character and we'll nigh
disgraced, by mob violence occasioneo by Know
Nothings and the resistance they encountered and
We should not be surprised if New York and Phila-
delpha should both be subjected, at the approach
ing Fall elections to the control of infuriated mobs