Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-10-07
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The Richmond RnQuiTet discusses concerning
this new order In a kindly WY. II sayM
1.-THE Demoemllo party stands In ireeonsilnbls
antaEonlsm to The damnable HEREBY Of Know.No.
thingism. Between The one and the olbeT there
can be no more sympathy than between light and
Darkness The war between us and itls q war VI
exletmihhilon, 10 holi no quarter will DO glyeu,
10 which no truce can succeed. Our candidates
should meet IL boldly and promptly. They should
hghi II wherever us serpent head Is seen--should
expose and denounoe 1t In every county 10 the
Slate. For this, ample time aud thorough canVal
are essentials hence we suggest on eatlY Gay fol
the Convention"
And again this paper says Of them; "ItissInyu'
lara public Journal should plead for tolerance
and liberhlily ioT the Know Nolhings-lLe mean
est most yiudcll,e, most bigolsd, aud most ina
lignaul faction Ihut ever brought repToach upon
human nature" This is going il with rush,
But gentle Iender lei us look al this motier sober
" (VT lew moments. am moi member Of this
Association, OF Of anyseerel associnlion--nor am
partial to secret orders and societies Of any name
OF kind. Hut they EXIST ond in free county L
Is considered wrong TO deprive people Of the lib
city al looming them, who olloUse 10 do so. II
The Know Nolhings can be more proscriplive OIL
Catholics OF foreigners, than the Richmond Bnqui.
reris Of them, we know not how they go about it.
But let us look at il little further-possibly good
may grow Out OF iI-and possibly some other poliI'
ical parties may learn from ITO be- little NOR,
kind, aud a little less denuncialoiy and prosorp
tive. am told, that all this TepToacll is heopst
on lhis new order, because they prescribe foreign
eIs and CatholiCS-will mol agIee that either shall
hold ONCE. Well, this is gteVOns charge. Blu
is il newt Is il not true Of tue present Democrat
ic party and governlnsnt, both State aud NaIiOnnl
Does not Governor Johnson prosoriUel Does mo-
President Pierce and his DymocToIo party andHd'
minislrpilon pTCsclibtl DO they not say, that nc
N hig shall Lold ofice-and have they not turntt
them ell out, gTval and Smull--young and Old
bad aud good umke-snd all just because They ore
Wings, OF, which Is much tie same, because thel
are not members Of the Democratic poTDi
dare say, II Catholics q Foreigners would onlS
Join the KnOw.Nolhips they could come in All,
receive their full share Of KnOw.Notbiug lOuve
and fishes. But pause kind Enthusiastically
am loo fast would moi do any wrong, OF draw
an erroneous inference. lI'oESiOlY il is not fair Il
reason from foreigners 10 whigs-Ihal IL Is veTl
proper to denonnCe aud prescribe aud turn on
whiEs-but nUl men born out OF the country. |
may be such nre better than wings, though wing
did gain for US independence and freedom. d.
not mlsundersland me, reader. l am not oppose
TO foreigners having tue franchises Of Americans
no-not /, aud cannot believe that foreigner
suppose themselves better than wings. hut
much suspect the present democratic party does
Think OF these things, and enquire reader, Tilt i
not time the Proscrplive spirit OfPOtty was itGel
prescribed. Merit must have its just reward, ire
speclye VI mere difference Of opinion, OF the MINI
IS letlered and the tendency downward,
A LOCKER ON.