The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1854-08-03
JAn9e POLLOCK "A MEMBER OF
THE nKHOW.MNOTIlsNGs.r

SA14 POLLOeK "A MEMBEK OF
THE "KHON.MNOTIlkNGs!r.
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BIGLEa REyEcrEDs By THe sKnow-Nofn
ISes. .s-The Washington Cop,aonws6 ~
learns from Philadelphif, thst coysrnor Il|d.
Ter applied fot admission into The society IL
Know -Nolhiuss. bst was rejected. .-Nsss.
This os6ns iHf Ebricaiion Of ths mos,
/ silly ehsfeetsr II VIII deceive no one.--
Govetnct Disisr b known 10 be opposed to
lhis.secret Fnii.icakrsiigious society, and on
all proper occasions has denounced il az an
attemptto to mingls she bitterness Of religious
l,preiudices ia our political cspyssses. Ths
Wings in theirallies musl tax lheir ingsnai.
for more piuusibls invention. or They will
lose their old and we'll established character
for adroitaess in manufacturing faisshoods
| for all occasions.
| 4 Bua James Poiloek, Aae Wig eandisias for
Governrr, Is nemtss Of ihs Order Of sKnop-
Nothings. He joineduia PhiladsPhis. j - he
sue',ing Of ias 2sh Of June, and mad& !
speech on that occasion, in which shs gaze IN
his adhesion 10 all the monster doctrines Of
that unconstitutional org aniza,iou., james
Pollock, on entering that seerst osder,
Swoas, ief .s1aa Z q IAN ssesf'i e.
| ist. Hs sseuM mot voie for or agpdint 10 ef-
jke any mun srAo - mot tont in iAis sss.asry
ID. He wesd NOT uois for or appoint 10 of
foe any man ssko 5sesesd in ths dscfHaes o tks
Roman Catholic chssch, born ia q s1is eo,inifs
or elsewhGs. tsa saa 4 tgigH ,sau9esi4 5
Sd. He tcou ID not vote Joror appoiats 10 of
fec aayman sctos tathsr Tas not born in th1
Country, asd q believer IN tie PseietaHf rsli.
gioa. iss .s IL sys,.s I ..ssas. / $50,
~ These are facts with relalonio ,Mr. Pol
lock. VIII he dare deny lhem2 They are
susceptible of lha most abundant anil GOA
vincing proof. Tue time. the place, the cir
cnmsiances in connsolon with s,hs admis-
siou-of Mr.. Pollock arc all known in sthis
cily,e The membep Of the Know-N Ne,hing
organization claim him as their candidate,
and as member ot their order, in iull CON-
muniou with oil It's proscnptive ideas. H
f,Mr. PlIlosk ris elscteI, inae nd Of the
Stale Goysrausen. being leensluoisd on the
broad, open bssis Of the Consultation, and
fthe eqee RaR vuudsr that sscssd
instrumept. TIC dlsssting hand will, be con-
trolled BY the oath Of secrst soe,siy, proscrip-
uye Ia i.s character, and based upon, The
baldest and mos, ultra doctrine ofsrel;gions
perseculfon.a Mr.. Pollock Is sworn TO de.
prive one portion OF our fellow citizens of
.heir equality VI rights because they do no,
W orship God in the same manner that he
does |; another, because they were not born
upon ibe soil Of fhis coantry; and sill an
other, because their fathers were not native
tos,hs county, ,sorfnsy have been believers an
particular religious faith. This new doe
irine 10 be preached on the soil Of old Penn
sylvania, and attempted to be forced on her
citizens by means of sworn secret society.
How will the honest yeomaury of the, sinte-
rior relish such an attempt 10 make aliens of
thsirchildreny sad oslraciss them from The
benefiis Of eitil and religious liberyi The
Sisr-chas4bi ~ ek Rngknd and the Inquisi-
toriai Institutions of other countries, are
justly reprosa,es BY alIlosers of the rights
of conscience but how do they differ in
tpraeiieal consequences from. the order of
Know-Ncthings. To be sure, they, deprived
man Of life as well as liberty. That was
a feature Of Lbs same barbarous age in
which The organization existed. The same
| spirii that leads a man to take an oath TO
prescribe another on account Of his reli-
gious faith, will iHdace him To bnm him. at
the stake; andahe Know nothingism Of 49,
81, Of v hich MIR. Pollock is member, is
indentical in Lifts features with she mos.
bsfbasous crnssllsrs Of the middle ages. =
FeFshs purpose of eouring success, the
Wing party and its candidate, Mr.. Pollock
have affiliated with this society, and are
bound hand -ssd foot.to its bloody car. MIR.
MI Dhsis, the -Nhig nomiaee for Canal
Csmi~1 neeesezsnt a naiivasaf. .ihis-aanaa-yy
ara hsD61 h-isio be supercedsd by Mir Spi-
Ger, tot the Essise Amsrican State ticket,
and member OF the Know. .Nothings. 4. In
this manner the ticket is to be prepared for
the allied forces. The queslion, thersfore,
for the citizens of Pennsylvania 10 decide il,
shaitthe Ere of religious persecution be
lighted ia this olt Commonwealth an d lis
laws subjected to the blighlning inflasnce Of
sworn secret order ? Shall the ballot box
and The jury room be polluted by the pres
euee OF Q spirit alien 10 the genius Of our
free institutions, and pafalysing 10 oil the
best and dearest Interests of freemen Shall
our Legislative Halls be convesisd into Star
Chambers, where the religious opinions of .
portion ofour citizens will subject .lhem to
the AUTO de 70 Of Krow.Nothing vengeance
Shall the Supreme Bench be invaded by
demon, and the administration Of essn laws
subiscted to i,stssln aud pestilsnlialo purpo.
tsssf An tts19q 9quesis1s ne allsunFssl 10
I Ss silshesd on lks peu pf lbs sTnisss wilh
the cry Of AsAi Be6ssska, sud Ne ~ ssace
Of slavery bg ahs es,sbgshinsnl Of iie pfip-
Icipis Of self-gosern ueat ia ~ Territorial
governments Of Kansas and Nshnska. sisa
This, howevsrs will not ,sstsfys fas pee-
pie. They ask from the Wig cAuditlake,
MIR. Pollock, an admission or denial Of ~
fact Of isisiatiaehinent 10 Knawsnfplhing or
ganisasion- Gousrpor Bigisr srptlsa nem-
bss, nor did lie eoers make en6sstions .1fr.
4 Pollock Is msmbsr We have gixsns the