Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-10-28

Office" And in thisago Of specifies none have
been invented that have reached the disease and
performed so perfect cure. These fostering
sores on the body polite, so dcbiIilatng to the
political system heretofore, arc being rapidly
healed ; and to carry tho analogy little farther,
the manner in viii h they are Suppnrating at tho
iWldmcd points seems to promise more speedy
euro than could at first have been expected.
The 'Know Nothing movcmenthas assumed n
political cast because political pro0igacy and
corruption required it-the fountain must be pu-
riiied and cleanscd before the waters would be
clear. II is SECRET because the cuucuscs and
conclnycs of political hucks;crs were secret, by
which the evils complained of were brought n
bout, and by which the rights Of tho people. tho
sovereign people, have been tramplcd under
foot. It is POWERFUL because the intelligence
and patriotism ortlle American people-thc bono
and sincw OF tho land-arc aroused to tho nju-
riops tendencies of unbridlcd party lust as de-
velopcd in tho attempted amaigamat'oa Of Ro-
manism and Rcpublicanism, uacnlightcnc1 des-
pot'sm and tho ever progressive genius OF Amer
cah institutions.
such, then, is the origin oil the KNOW NO
things! Wat are lis objects may DC as con-
cius'voiy stated, referring 10 lis f'umpns over
Inc eohohea powers OIL party anu oiso"!'
wherever 1t has taken the held. lsseeks 10 c''
eSatc men oil mental anu moral 1ua'shca''ohs' 10
Office, whose known patriotism, appreciation
anu khowiease OIL our shs''ut'ohs pe''s 'aen' u
make and execute laws Tor tho present advance
ment and future glory OF our country IL sup
ports American Statesmen rposts OIL American
Craftsmanship, and elects none but Americans
to Office for the same reason that our maritime
regulations forbid an incompetent pilot from Ia
king the helm OF tho SHIP in strange sea- II
VIII not recognize the clam oil the lately arrived
Foreigner to oshce III our country aud seeks 10
mold nm o"ck from inc oa'lot-ooS unt'i nc can
exercise the right oil suffrage in'ell'sently' and
10 understand Inc oohstauaon before nc swears
allegiance thereto. II opposes Inc Cathoi'c
claim to division OF tho spolls OF oii'ce on the
ground that the Church aided the election otthe
successful candidate, because In all ages anu
countries Catholicism has united Church anu
State, and maintained ana pract'eea an utter
adherence oil Republican institutions. Against
the Catholic religion, as such, 1t wages no cru
sadc-but against tho political aspect 1t has as
samed in giving to our country anu Presidential
cabinet Jesuit Post-0iaster General, and what
next its power may crave. 1t aims at an elevat-
ed and honorable American nationality SEEKING
TO enhance our common veal and glory, and to
perpctuate in their purity and full vigor to an
enlightened and llberty-loving posterity' those
great principles Of Republican freedom handed
to us by the veHcrated sases whose deeds have
rendered their memories immortal. Less than
this will not satisfy the AMERICAN SPIRIT Of the
ase-moro ''ian t'i's 1t aoes not crave
IN CONCLUSION why sh0ula wt''e mus mueh
on 'a's SUBJECT al ''lS 'me' al" mol e'hoaffass'
cd 10 answer. nave spoken my sentiments as
is the right oil FREEMAN, the moro pangently
ucCduse " has pceH aueHPteu W pEAis tuem lhto