Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-11-11

uti tulo HuHslulci uHu Put1loN eu'SS
Bedni, or his supposed secret oath. h.bound
Sanledesli, ever spilled as much human
blood ? ever robbed, piIIaged and burned as
many churches! or dragged n respectable
minister of the Gospel, lIom his midnight
repose into the public streets, and there,
; with the venom OF an nfurialed mob, intlic.
ted the grossest and most inhuman acts Of
personal violence and disgrace on him and
ior the only reason that he worshIpped God
according to the dictates Of his conscience;
as the secret oalh.bound Know Nuhings
have done? If SO, then surely they deserve
the severest condemnation atlhe hands OF a
just and magnanimous people. But that
they have done this none dare assert. But
Americus condemns his imagined Sanfedes.
ii because Of its midnight eonelaus and secret
eGueuses. For this very reason also, all
good men condemn the Know Nothing or.
ganization, for as much as they do all their
work under the covert aud secrecy Of mid
night darkness, thereby, as it were, ackllowl-
edging consciousness Of their evil designs,
because they love darkness rather Than light,
secrecy rather Than open iairness. oh con-
sis,ency! rsinstate Myself on thy throne,
aud claim thine own sovereignty over the
acts Of irail and erring man. The " Know
Nothing movement has assumed a political
cast because political proaisacy and corrup-
tion require ,'asays Americus, and h. is go
ing to cure il Homtopathitally, that is, upon
the principle tha, like will cure like, corrrp-
lion cure corruption, dog ca, dog, Ia pretty
fair admission Of the character Of his o,dpr,
ain'tt! AS to the specific spoken Of By him
have only to predict that the Amerfcan
people have in store specific for Know No
lihiugism, lar more excellent than any and all
! the quack specifics Of the age. ut is Sc
cret The saysl because ike eGncttses and eoa.
elaues Of political hucksteTs were secret"
Wha, pervetsion? Who ever heard Of a
serre, oalh.bound Republican caucus in this
laud? Sworn. yes implously sworn not to
name delegate, the place or object OF meet
ing, under the no less aud blasphemoua PEN
.alty Us having his memory cursed by his
chidren Snd childFeu's children, as n traitor
aud per hus1 10 his conscience, his country
and lis GuH Ianswcr, nobody. While on
the other hand i, has always been the policy
Of the Republican party Of this country to
give timely notice through The Journals Of
lhe day (not by posting in the night time a
small piece Of blank paper, as the Know
Nothings do,) specifying the time aud place
and obIec, OF the meeting, and when over
the resul. Of its deliberations arc given lc
lhe public. Nothing is there done III cor
ner. nor in The darkness oil midnighr, but
Ithey meet inSopen! day TO consult together
as trcemea are won, to do. But why should
| abur to retu,e what all know TO be ialse ?
Bnl ngain he says, (aMd here lies the secrel)
Know Nulhingism opposes the Catholic
clam to Il division Of the spoils OF office,
on the ground that they aided the election OF
the successful candidate" Just as | stated
belufe,-jns. because they voted for Pierce,
I tor he is the successful candidate alluded to-
Tor the Presidency, and would not vote for
General Scott, that these horror-stricken
Know NO,hings might have gotten the spoils
Of office within his gift. In this, Americus
has told the truth, and allow me TO soy, it is
The only forcible truth he is guilty Of in his
entire article. Now, wha, does al! this prove!
Only ,ha, while Catholics love their church,
they a, the same time love their country, and
10 promote their country's veal they will ell.
eva,s principles rather than personal friend
without principles; for recolect Gen. Scott
was presented TO them as a persona friend,
aud how lorcbly this incident rsfu,es the
calumny that they have any desir: or design
TO graso Il, the reigns Of civil Government,
| -. 10, vntaI fDr St,nftV
Against the Catholic religion, as such,
Know nottingham wages no crusade but
apains, the political aspect it has assumed y
says this aiar of Know Nolhinssm. 0 no !
don't interfere with their religion indeed !
only that they swear, $50 help them God'
lhai eivil death shall be the penalty for pro-
fesslns il, ha, is all. You may be Catholics,
but il you do, You shall no, vote nor hold Of.
fee in this free country, no matter what
YOUR merits may be-. The same consolation
could have been given, with equal force and
consistency to every Martyr that has ever
suffered at the stake on account OF his re
liyion. Their prosecutors and mntderers
cSuId have said, we do not wish to interfere
with your religion, but all we exact is death
al The stake in case you do not choose to re.
uounce your religion, that is all, dear Mar
,yrs. hit this is not only crusade aaains,
,he Catholic religion, as such, but also a.
soin-t the spirit and very letter ofihe Amer
ican Constitution. Aud remember that So.
cred instrument and the immortal Washing.
tcn are ono and insePmabls. 1t was he thai
presled over the Convention that framed IL
10 il. and in it, his sacred honor is pledged
for lis faithful execution and il declare, in
words that necdnot be misunderstood BY any
" but that no religions les, shall ever be re-
onircd as qualification lor any office or pub
i Iic lmsl in this Government That is lc
say. il shall not be reQuirsd that n man shall
or shall not be Catholic, Methodist, Bup
tjs, Episcopalian or quaker, us s0ch quail
Gcalion, but simply, is la honest AMI is he
,nnobIs for tho trust. But the Know No
lhtngs spear that the Constitution shall no.
BE- supreme, und that Catholic shall not ho'C
ollice because that he is n Catholic. Bn
they not only do this in violation nl IN" Con
s,i,u,ion, but in open and palpnble hosiltl,
! 10 a venerable and tilne.honorrd statute o
! our avn naive Staie,-a statute ptnnrd b!
immortal jefferson, in 1855, and now stands
in as full force and effect as any other en-
: ac,ment of our Code See page 800, Code o
. Va. That statute, among things almos. e
, oually pertinent to thu point II, issue. de
e'Inres, III words pointed aud preeIse, 'Thn
all men shall be free to profess, anIl BY argu
ia ,Nn nj luF