Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-16

/ " Rnoac-Nothiagisna at Wur 10Th the Primary
Institutions Of the Republic and the Writings Of
oar Reuo lutionary Soges and Patriots.
AS we have before observed the whole fabric of
know nothingism is built upon falsehood Every
member in the first oath which he takes in the coun-
Gill; that he will upon all subjects connec-
ted with the order when Intercepted in relation
thereto, even in courts of justice Instantaneous OBJ
legation is accompanied with the shocking and BIAS
phemous declaration $50 help me God" Every MEM
Der being obliged to deny any knowledge of the
stence of the order its places of meeting to the
uninitated, it follows matter of course, that
cry member is roped in by lytng. The assertion
made by the Judge Advocate" of every know
nothing council in his address to members that
it is formed for the preservation of American ber
ty," is falsehood On the contrary, it is endeav-
oring to destroy of its most important features,
freedom of conscience" The declaration that the
leaders of the fraternity anything about the
Protestant religion is false they have not the
inside of church for years, and many of them
practically and theoretically infidels In to
show the tlity of Know Nothingism to the pri-
mary democratic institutions of the country, and al
so to the views of our revolutionary fathers in
vite attention to the following extracts commencing
follows:
Among the reasons assigned by the signers of the
Declaration of Independence which impelled them
to separation from the mother country is the fol-
lowing
'He King George has endeavored to prevent the
population Of these States; for that purpose obstruc
ting the laws for naturalization of foreigners refusing
to pass others to encourage their migration hth-
er."
The know nothings, like cid King George, are OPP
posed to the naturalization laws, and would throw
obstacles in the way of emigration to this country
They, therefore, repudiae the Declaration of indie
pendencc In the federal constitution it is enacted
''No religious test shall be made as a quaica-
ton for office under the United States government"
The know nothings are in favor of making "re
gious test" by rendering all Catholics Ineligible to
office. They, therefore, opposed to the conSt
tuition of the United States made by Washington
Madison, Hamilton, and their contemporaries, of ''the
days that tried mems souls"
The seventh section of the first article of the
stitution of the State of Ohio says:
"All persons have a natural and ndefeasible right
to worship Almighty God according to the dictates
of their own conscience No person shall be COM
PEELED to attend, erect support any place of
Ship or maintain any form of worship, against his
consent and no preference shall be given by law to
any religious society. Nor shall any interference
with the rights of conscience be permitted NO RE-
LIGIOUS TEST SHALL BE REQUIRED AS A
QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE; nor shall any
person be incompetent to be witness account of
his religious belief Religion, morality and knowl-
edge however, being essential to good, it SHALL be
the duty of the general assembly to pass suitable
laws to protect EVERY religious denomination in
the peaceabe enjoyment of its own mode of public
worship"
consprators are opposed to that other fundamental
law-our State constitution-whch was adopted,
after an animated discussion, by an immense major
ity of the people. The know nothings are in favor
of making war upon the Catholics-a class of men
of whom the Father of his Country in letter adj
dressed to them December, 1882 used the following
language:
GAS mankind become more liberal, they will be
apt to allow that all those who conduct them
selves worthy members of the community are
equally entitled to protection of civil government
hope ever to see America among the foremost ma
tons in examples of justice and berality. And
presume that your feDowctzens will not forget the
patriotic part you took in the accomplishment of
their revolution and the establishment of their gov
eminent, or the important assistance they received
from nation in which the Roman Catholic religion
is prOfeSSed."
Writings Of Washington, Vol -XIZ pace 17s.
The know-nothing conspirators insist that birth
and sect shall be made tests of public confidence,
and refuse to support any who is not an Ameri-
can and opposed to the Catholic religion. In so
doing, they take issue with Thomas Jefferson, the
author of the Declaration of INTERCHANGEABLE
most far-seeing statesman America has produced
who is the author of the following true and noble
sentiment:
'Erery person has an equal right to the honor
an@ confidence Of has tetoec-citi<6ns, resulting not
from birth, but from his actions and their sense of
then."
Jefferson also said that the only qualifications for
office should be honesty, capac ty, and fidelity to
the constitutions" which is equivalent to saving that
all know nothings are unworthy of Office since,
far from being faithful to say constitution" they
are endeavoring to nullify, as we have seen that
provision of it which declares that religious test
shall ever be made for any public trust.
Having thus shown that know nothingism is op-
posed to the Declaration of Independence, to the
constitution of the United States to the constitution
of the State of Ohio, to the writings of Washington
and Jefferson, we will prove it's antagonsm to the
principles of the democratic party The 9Th resolu-
ton of the national platform of the democratic
party, adopted at Baltimore in june 1852 reads as
folio VS.:
s. That the liberal principles Embodied by Jeffer-
son in the Declaration of Independence, and sane
toned in the constitution, which make OURS the land
of liberty and the asylum of the oppressed of every
nation, have ever been cardinal principles in the
democratic faith; and every attempt to abridge the
privilege of becoming citizens and the of soil
among US ought to be resisted with the spirit
which swept the alien and sedition laws from our
statute books"
part of the 4th resolution says that &c ecery |
citizen has u right to demand and insist upon an
equality Of rights and pririleges" which is directly
opposed to the idea of the know-nothings, who
would draw line of distinction between native and
naturallzed citizens unfavorable to the latter. i
Cincinnati Enquirer.
MILLERIsN AND THE BURNING FORESTS. The Bos-
ton lraeetter says that accounts from Maine state
that IN that vicinity of some of the burning forests
quite number ofpersons, chiefly females, have be-
come insane IN consequence of the excitement, the
result OF a belief that the general conagrations in
the woods there are sign of speedy ending of the