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

deothe CLAIMS alone thar very allegiance and fdey ohich
required The 10 dljtae and Mo- only 90
o"f ne h'ars ne man from returning 10 The United Saes
and from dschaygiog The allegiance and fdeiay re
required him to to the United States The King
OF Prussia says he shosd do him service for years
for this was what he born perform his obligations
were due to him first and his laws first binding him.
The United States say True he born under your laws
but he had right 10 expatriae HIMSELF he owed alleg-
anee first to YOU bat he had right TO foswear il and TO
swear allegiance To your laws first applied but this is
case OF political obligation not Of legal obligation il is
for any debt You claim TO bind him but il is
for allegiance and the claim you up his services
the ground of his political obligation his allegiance you
which we allowed him to abjure and renounee is neon
sisen with his political obligation his allegiance which
we required him to to the United States; he has
sworn hdeity to u.s. and have by laws, pledged
protection to him Such is the issue. Now, with which
will the know-nothings take sides With the King of
Prussia against nauralized citizen and against Amer
Ca with America and na,uralized citizen Mark
now know-nohingsm is opposed to all foreign influence
against American Institutions The King of Prussia is
pretty potent foreign .nuencehe of the holy al
lance of crowned heads win they take part with him.
and not protect the citizen2 Then they pH aid foreign
influence against our laws VIII they take sides with our
nauralzed citizen2 Ifso then upon What groundsY Now
they must have good OF in,erposton to justify us
against all the received dogmas of European despotism
Don't they seeean't they perceivethat they have no
other grounds than those have urged He citizen
naionded, owing us allegiance, and we owing him pro-
lection And we owe him protection abroad because OF
his sworn allegiance to us as naturalized citizen what
then, deprive him of his privileges home among
when he returns fhe be citizen at ALL he must be al
lowed the privileges of citizenship he will not be The
equal of his tellowcitizens. And know-nobng
ism strike at the rery equality of citizenship allow him
enjoy all its lawful privileges? If Catholics and natu-
rallied citizens be citizens and yet be prescribed
from Office they must be rated interior classan
cluded class of citizens. VIII il be said that M iau will
not make this distinction Then to understand
that know-nohings would make them unequal by ar
Ifnot By lar how they pretend make them unequal
by their secret order com aw and against a,e2 For them
by secret combination 10 make them unequal impose
burden or restriction upon their privileges which the lac
does not is to set themselves up aboce e ldw and 10 super
sede by prigae secret auhory itangbe respoa-
sibe the rule Of public political right Indeed is this not
the very Of the hgheraw doctrine? 1t cannot
be said to be legitimate public sentiment and the action OF
its authority Public sentiment proper, is concurrence
of the common mind in some conclusion, conviction opn-
on taste action in respect persons things subject
to its public notice. 1t will, and it must control the
minds and actions of by public and conventional opn-
ions. Count Mole said that in France it was stronger
than statutes # is here That it is which should de-
eide at the polls of republic But here is secret senti
men which may be organized contradict the pub
t'c sentiment Candidate A may be natce and Protest.
ant and may concur with the community, if it be know
nothing community erery other subject except that Of pro-
scribing Catholics and natalSed citizens and candidate
may with the community the subject of this
prescription alone and upon other subject and yet the
know-nohings might elect B by their secret sentiment
against the public sentiment Thus il attacks only
American doctrines of repatriation, allegiance and pro-
lection but the equality of citizenship and the authority
of public sentiment In the affair of Koszta how did
blood rush to his rescue? Did the know-nohing side with
him and Mr. Marcy, or with IIulsemann and Austria? If
with kosZta why Let them ask themselves for the
tonae and il in abide with their orders
There is middle ground in respect to naturalization
We either have naturalization laws and let foreigners
become citizens equal terms of capacities and privileges
or we must exclude them altogether. If abolish
tuazation laws return to the European dogma Once
citizen always citizen" If we let foreigners be natural
lied and do not extend to them equality of privileges
set classes and distinctions OF persons wholly opposed to
republicanism. We will, Rome did, have citizens who
may be scourged The three alternatives presented
present policy liberal and just and tolerant and equal
the European policy of holding the OF native
born slaves to the rindsone Of tyranny all their lives
or odous distinctions Of citizenship tending to social and
political arisocracy am for the present laws of natural
! izaton
As religion the constitution of the United States
9th, g. especially provides that religious test shall
be required qualification to any office public
under the United States The State of Virginia has
from her earliest history, passed the most liberal laws not
only towards naturalization but towards foreigners But
have said enough to show the spirit of American laws
and the true sense of American maxims.
3D. Know-nothngsm is against the spirit of the Refor-
nation and of Proestantism
What was there to reform?
Let the most bgoted Protestant what he de-
fines have been the denominations of the Church of Rome
What would be say the WORST The scrs of Jesuit
ISM of the auto d M of the aonGriss and of the
The prioate penalties of the aqaisitons scaseyers
daughter. Prescription persecution, bigotry Intolerance,
shutting np,g the Bgot e ne Nord nd do Protest
to strike and not be seen ITO lie felt and not 10 be
heard2t put shpdder upon humanity by the masks Of
mutes? win they wear the Monkish cowls? Will they
infct penalties the polls without reasoning together
with their fellows at the hustngs? VIII they proscribe?
persecute VIII they boa up themselves in that bgory
which would burn non-conformists? Will they not oler-
ate freedom of conscience but doom dssenters in secret
conclave to forfeiture of civil privileges for religious
diorence2 Will they not translate the Scripture of their
Faith VIII they visit with dark lanterns and execute
us by signs and teet oaths and in secrecy?
Professionalism forbid It '1' ~
Ifanythng Open fair, ana iree-if any thing
was ever blatant event. the Reformation. To quote
from mighty British pen 81 gave mighty impulse and
increased activity TO thought and inquiry, aytatea the
inert of accumulated prejudces throughout Europe
The effect of the conclusion general but the shock
greatest in this country England II topped down the
fugrown ntoerable abuses of centuries at ton heacd
The ground from under the feet of bgoted faith and saesh
from their accustomed hold might be heard like the noise Of
an ANN sea- aea has get subsidized Germany first
broke the spell of misbegoter fear and gave the watch
word bu E,gand joined TIE skoa Saa eetotd il back
pk her saa9 ooice from her thousand cliffs dad cldggy
Shores longer o8da Under strain With that cry he
genius of Great Britain and Myee dcn he gHa 10
the nations There 'ras mighty fermentation M 9dfsrs
public opinion safe Of projection Utterly
,ras held out 10 all 10 Mh and spsak Metmh mems brains
were aIsy their spirit stirring their hearts full and
their hands idle Their eyes opened to expect the
greatest things and their burned with curiosity and
zeal to know The truth lhqt TIE tMA agat ke then free
The deaboy which had been struck at scarlet vice and
hlosted hypocris ooseaed ags, aud made tho tabs
mans and love tokens Of Fopish sppesttoes with WHICH
she had begued her followers and committed aainss
tions with the people fall harmless from their nccks
The translation of the Bible the cte engine in the
great work 1t Mrev open 10y secret spring, tue rich
easires of religion and morality which had then been
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