The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-12-06

inf, FiOF elass IA excluded class OF elhZens-
Win il be said that the law will net make
tbis distinction? Then ars We tounderstand
that Know NuIhinys woald not make them
unequal by law! IfDot by law. how can
they pr, { md 10 make them unequal oy their
see.et order, without law and agAinst law?
For tke,n, OF ;ret combination, " make
them unequ .. To impose burlOu or re-
slrisl on uoOn ihrir puv'i''gs. waIcA he
law does mi, ! u set themselves up ahoye
The law, AMI 10 superseIe b. pfirrc and
secret auIhority. in.an galc tni ur-spu. s.,
bic, the lul4 OF puhlir ps' .irai rislr. Ia
deed, is hs not the very r,,-ae Ot the
''n,yher llw" doc.rlne? Ilcnu.,; b. sad
70 be legilimsts pg1lIs sratlmrn;.- and the
action oi it, authordy PdIln sentiment.
Proper, is 8 concu. ance ut hr common mind
IN some conclusion. conyiati,u, q. .'iniol L. taste,
,,g acton, IN respec; 70 pen 'nS or things sub
lrci TO It's public notice l. Will, and it must
conlroI The minds and ac.ionsof men by pub
iio aud conventional opinion. CJaut MoE
said thatin lrance it was stronger than stat
u;es |. Is SO here. Tina. It is which
shodld decide vt the polls OF u republle.-
liaI here is a secret sentiment. which may
De SO organlzed as to contradict the public
sentiment Candidate A may be native
aud Protestant. and this IN y concur with
lhs community. ii IL be krowNo;hing
gomm lnity, on every other subject exsep
Thar " prescribing CA,h dies AMI natural
jed citisens; and candidate B may concur
with the community IN the sub. ecI Of this
prescription alone, and upon no other sub
iret, ana yet the Know, N9thin - might eIecl
q By thetF secret sentiment against The pub
lie sentiment, Thu, 1t attacks hot ouly A.
Iasrican doctrines ot e1patriA ian. ALE. glance
Eni protection. but the equality uf cgIiz-n.
snip, and the anihsri,y oI public sentiment
in the affair of Ko>z@. how di uuc bioo.
,ush TO his rescue? Did the kaow.Nolh.
ings side wi Il hin AMI 4r, Marcy, or witt
Ilplsemann AMI Au,ui,? II with kosz.a
why? Let them ask themselves for the r;,.
lonale, and see ii il eau in reason abide
with their orders. There is no middle
ground IN respect 70 na.prhilz alton. ",
plust elther have naturriIzhlou laws and
lvt foreigners become cit2eus On equal term,
81 capacities and privileges, or We must ex
eiude them altogether. Ii we abolish nat
aralizatiun laws We retutn 10 the Europe a,
dogma "0ace citizen always cit,z -
II We let foreigners be nalura.izpd, nm dt
not extend to thcIn equtlity OF prvlle yes
we setup classes AMI distinctions of person.,
wholly opposed To rspub.icanism. We will
as Rome did. have ciuzrui who may bt
peourged, The three alternatives are pre-
scented: our present policy liberal aud just
tfiA Il
sa,liey Of holIin, the uoses OF native borr
slaves TO the gr.ndstaue Of tyranny all thel
lives; or oiinus dislnc IONS OF citizenship
sending TO social and poitic Il aristocr4cy -
lam for the present laws Of nlGuraIiz ,ton
As to religion, the Constitution OF tn,
pnited States, art. Gh. Ae; ;, especial,
provides that no religious lest snail ever b,
iequred as qualification 10 any office o.
public trnst under the United States. Tn,
SGa,e OF Virginia has. from her ,res' his
tory, passed the most llbr raj laws, not unll
inward na.ura!tz tion, hut 10 oSarl fore rne, $
Hat have sal enough To show the spirit d
American laws and the trus sense of A mer
isan ma4jma.
Third; Know So,hinsi.m is against tb
spirit Of the Reformation and oI Protestant
lsmf
What was there 20 reform?
Let the m0.t bsoted Pro estAnt enumer
sic what he d, iue. To have been The sbnn
nations Of The Church of Rome Wha
would he say were the worst? The secret
Sf Jesu.iSH,, OF the aNio au te. Of lse mon
asteries, AMI Of The aunnefics. The prlytt
p~nalties ut the inqulsltn MS scavenser
daus shter. Prescription. pv,s -cuaon. bIso
Nv. Intolerance, shutting OF the Book {
ths World And do PrOtestsn now mea
to out Jesuit The Jesuits? Do lhey mean /
strike aud mt 10 be seeh?--to be felt an
ho. so be heart?--.o pat Shuidsr upon hu
Manity by the mask of mutrs? Win the
wear the Moukish cowIs? Will they inhlc
penalties AT the polls without rtas Jnns to
s~ther with ther fellows at .he hustings?-
VIII they ro,cribe?--persecute Will the
hlVst up themselves in that bigotry whic
would burn non conformisLs? Will the
Eot tolerate freedom of conscience, but door
'iissenters in secret couclave to forfeitur
q; civil privileges for religious difference
viii they no: translate the Scripture of the
Faith? Wil they visit US with dark lanter
aud execute US b. signs, and test oaths. an
in secrecy
Professionalism! forbid
ii anything was ever open, fair and fre
---if anythin:; was ever bl .!ant. even
was the Retoi nation. To guuts ire III
mighty British pen:
III gave mighty impulse and increased actiy
,yts thought ami inquiry, agitate1 the inert mass
accumulated preJudlccs tlrous hout Europe. III
etFsst si the c1ncussion general, but the shoe
SasgfeatesI IN this county" (t.ngland)
II toppIel down the fLll grown. ntole
ershle abuses of centuries at blow; heave
tLe ground from under TIE feet of bigote
t.IIb and slavisll obedience; and the ros
nd dashlDg OF opinions, loosened from the
accustomed hold might be heard like th
noise VI an angry Sea, aud has never "
subsided, Germany hrst tIoke The spell /,
inisbegolten Tear, and gave The watchworc
bat England joined the shout, and echoed
back, With her island voice, from her thou
sand cliffs and crsgSy shores, in n longe
and louder strain. With that cry the genIu
of Great Britain rose, ana threw down III
gauntlet TO the nations. There was might
fermentation; the waters were out; put
lie opinion was in state OF projection; lit
%Tty WAS iield out 10 all to lhiuk and spe
she truth; s.1 brains were busy; The
splrit stirring; their hear full; and the
hands aot IDLE. Their eyes were opene
70 expect the greatest things, and their eaI
iufued with CURIOSITY and zeal 10 know ll