The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-09

Mr., RDrToR; Being limited In my attachments and dis
posed acquire what the embarrassments Of earlier life
and the difficulties of education have denied me propose
some queries the Of the hosc NotAga brother
hood, which hope they, either Of them will answer ior
the information Of one who kOws hale and for the bene
fit Of many others:
l. Can any one educated under and inspired BY the spirit
Of our gorous--I had almost said holy--eonstutiop
prescribe another for enjoying, wishing enjoy any
and every blessing and privilege secured TO him by thai
constitutions by the just and general laws enacted for al
he people alike and by the spirit and genius OF nstitu
tons2 s. at
O. Can any one under the solemn sanctions oath 10
preserve the constitution TO maintain it and defend it. at
all hazards and under all circumstances give direct mega
of the leading and most glorious provisions
that instrumentand that too through the baotbox its
own chosen guardian
g. Can any Christian minister iaynian who believes
in the efficacy Of religious obligations who by preoept or
example proclams Gospel liberty and Gospel truth and
who acknowledges the paramount duty TO the constitution
that every persuasion the privilege TO worship
God in its way and under its vine and fig tree
select his equally privileged Christian eowcreatur and
under the law doom and devote him unworthy in the
face of redeeming CHARTER and say, by his vote that
you shall hare religious and political liberty and equai
while the constitution in positive and most emphatic Ian
guage to every and all free persons and citizens
equal liberty?
A. Can any american citizen III the full and true
spirit of that epudae and reproach the lives Of the
revolutionary fathers thus and still claim to be descend.
Of those sres and 10 keep nnimpaed the glorious
aagee loich they declare sas their o belonged IN he
language g Jefferson, % iery human creture BY nature
| and by right2
s. Can one be good reliable citizen and Christian and
at the same time be "Know Nothing or advocate an
overthrow of the constitution direct negative to
1 il, which is the same thing2
| G. Can any one be trusty and faithful public officer
who will thus trie with and tample upon the constt
ton and himself off from the legitimate political or
CARNATIONS, coev and consistent with the constitution
and advocated by the greatest and purest men the world
has known, and unite himself with secret combipa
ton whose tendency it is to overthrow the republic or be-
dim the glorious orb that reflects its rays to cheer and d.
the devious steps of painting and oppressed Freedom
| throughout the world2
T. IL avowal of absolute gnorance secrecy chara
terstc of the age expressive of the true wants or wishes
of the American people, and Of government where who
viii may be licentiously free?
s. Which would any rational man prefer-our present
simple and republican system, erected its ruins
by those who prefer darkness day and secrecy to an
! open, manly avowal2 @
Mr.. Editor, invite to these few simple Dues
tons from any Of TIE order from any one iden
fed with that brotherhood they will be clear and
simple as tnfrmus ammo and necessarily dull Of
comprehension Should no brother of the mystic tie
from pous considerations my WISH perhaps the
reuend and pory alderman who Numbered in the market
house. and invaded Heaven the noon of night in be-
half of freedom freedoms METROPOLIS win instruct
it is enthusiastically his duty teach the gnorsnt
A Democrat Of Tie Je6ersoa and Jackson School
WASHINGTON CITv, June 6, 1854.