The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-08-23

LhAS SHoiiOuS ASpuplO1 may hil DO hdoCu
} back to the accursed spirit Of persecution
The Pilgrim Father fed from their per.
secutors from England to Holland, and
thence to Plymouth Rock, that they might
be permitted to worship God agreeable to
: their own faith. The same spirit compelled
the Friends to seek refuge in The wilderness
/ under William Penn, whose name they i'm.
: parted to the country they inhabited, and
from which the good old commonwealth of
} Pennsylvania has arisen in her glory and
: majesty.
, Your own beautiful city of Philadelphia
, stands living monument, and | trust it
may stand an eternal monument of their
gratitude to God for having removed Them
from the scenes of their troubles to quiet
and peaceful shore on the banks of the Del
aware, which in the fullness of their hearts
and in faith that the spirit of religious
persecution would never again reach them
nor spring up among them, they called the
CRY OF BKornERLy LOVE" Cheers and
applause
The Catholics, who in turn were oppress-
ed and pursued by those who had felt the
rod of their power, found an asylum upon
the banks of the Chesapeake, and called
their colony after their favorite Queen Mary,
to which circumstance the State Of Maryland
owes her name and her origin.
The gallant cavaliers who, after having
prosecuted the pilgrims and driven from the
kingdom under Charles /, were in return
routed and pursued by Cromwell, with his
lnVlnclbe army Of round heads, until they
fed to Virginia, where they established the
Church of England.
The Huguenots, who settled in South
Carolina, were also refugees from religious
persecution. Thus it will be seen that the
different colonies were the representatives
OF the various religious sects in Europe, who
had each been prosecuted and had near
ly all prosecuted each other in turn, until
f by the strange vicisSitudes of fortune, they
were driven from their native land and
forced to seek an asylum upon this cont-
nent, where each could be protected IN the
worship of God in accordance with the faith
they had embraced. In proportion as they
| became tolerant in matters of reii gion they
became liberal and enlightened in respect to
the true principles of civil government
When the revolution broke out, in defence
OF their civil and political rights, each and
t all of these colonies rallied under the banner
OF their common country. The revolution
established their independence by convert.
1 ing the dependent colonies into distinct SOW
ereign States. Yet it was not until the d.
, doption of the constitution of the United
I States that their liberties were consolidated
1 and placed on a firm and sure basis. In the
constitution 1t was provided that mo RELt-
. GIoUs TEST SHALL EVER BE REQUIRED AS A
e QUALIFICATION TO ANY OFFICE OR PUBLIC TRUS
: UNDER TIE UNITED STATES" Immense ap
paase.
t This provision was adopted unanimously
n 1t was the common ground of justice and e
, quality upon which all religious denomina
: tons could stand in harmony and security
: 1t expressed in plain language the true prin
clple Of religious liberation, the correctness
and necessity af which had been thoroughly
indicated in the history and experience o.
S each of the colonies. 1t was heartily con.
cured IN by Protestant and Catholic-hy
Puritan and CAvalier-by Quaker and Hu.
guenot-each and all of the religious sect.
4 and denominations agreed upon this grea
/ principle as platform, common ground
upon which they and their descendants il
all future time coul and would stand in the
l bonds of brotherly affection. Applause.
by another clause Of the constitution M
. man can hold office uDder the government o
the United States, or under any of the State
: governments, until he has subscribed al
olth to support the constitution of the Uni
ted States. This oath must be taken, and
ought to be kept, not only by Presidents
and governors, and judges, but by the may.
I ors Of your cities and all their subordnates
| inofi sc. Tremendous cheers and applause. !
Now, ieilow-cltizens, permit me to inquire
t in all kindness, how Can the members of thi:
political society, called "know, nothings,'
5 take upon themselves solemn oath by
which they shall stand pledged to raise up
reil 5lous test as qualification for Office, ir
the very teeth OF the constitution, by pre-
/. scrlblng men on account of their religious
} faith? Will they excuse themselves on the
$ ground that they did not know of this clause
, in the constitution? Cheers and laughter.
VIII they tell us that they did not knoaO bht
e history OF their own country--that they dic
not %~oao of the suferings and persecution:
: to which their fathers had been subjec ec
: on account of their religious fa'h-that tie,
: did mt know that the obligations and prvi
: leges of their society were at war with tht
} genius of our whole republican system ant
b in direct conflict with the principles of tn,
! constitution? Loud cheering
{ If they did not knoao these things, surel,
t there was wisdom in calling themselve
| "K N 0 WNOTHINGS." Tremendou
: cheers and roars of laughter
n Those who do not know should be mad
to learn and feel thai the constitution is TIN
y supreme law of the land- that all men Wh,
e live under it, and enjoy its protection, mus
e yield implicit obedience to its requirements
| in all its parts and provisions, whether the,
+ like them or not. [Cheers and continued
; applause.
i Their likes or dislikes have nothing TO d.
S with the question. We live under a govern
: ment of laws, and the supremacy of the law
must be maintained, no matter from wha
quarter or motive the resistance may come
# Great applause
+ The equality Of all the States under tn,
n constitution, and the right Of the people t;
# decide for themselves what kind of local ant
n domestic institutions they will have, are Car
r dinal princi lies in ihe democratic creed
+ Loud and enthusiastic cheers
S To these fundamental propositions let m,