The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-01


period in the future treat Their ar-ietched
fears of future danger eonjured up to sanction pressed
tyranny. They that the bright guardian angel OF
religious liberty which has long smiled upon
ton mag perhaps Be attacked at some distant period here
after by the Catholic and say let good Americans
therefore stay her They that the great ship OF
republican freedom may be rudely tossed by Catholic tenn
pests hereafter and call upon all good Protestan there
fore scuae her once But the thread of our
argument To show edpar Of the forces OF those who
whatever they may be regiousy politically linked by
the ties ii is only necessary to refer to the census by
which it appears that out of as06l churches in the United
States capable of giving accommodations to l4234s2j
people the Catholics had but l22 churches capable of
accommodating but 667s23 persons. The Christian Adj
voeae and Journal says that the Protestant popua
ton of the United States is to the Catholic popua-
ton, as IL TO In From the last report we also learn
that in 1850 the total population OF foreign birth was
22l0s39, while the native population numbered l7lal
57e Now we wish 10 draw the attention of the reader 10
the fact that even to admit (which we do no, for
moen the truth of the outrageous libel that the know
notngs constantly propagating in spite Of thousand
ever-recurring proofs of its sy that all the Catholic and
foreign population dangerous to our institutions,
still find them in minority OF eight to We
boast too Of being Americans, superior peope-tha,
Yankee is match for three four Of any other
country yet the pretended Sons Of the Sires of 76
afraid TO take the field openly against foe inf
lean people to wage upon them through the machinery
of conspraces How strangely does this sort of
conduct--this skuking mode Of warning against pre-.
tended foe, which, after ALL is no foe at ALL of small num-
with the bold brave earcssness of the
Of 49, in openly encounering tremendous odds
Pretty Sons of the Sres of re-" indeed, the know.
nohngs when they violate every precept disregard every
example and nmpe under foot the wise provisions Of the
fathers of our republics Well may they sneak back into
their dens of nfmy and take horid oas against re-
veang each others names, when their object is to subver
the glorious principles OF freedom which patriotic
cestors established here this favored soil Well may
they seek to cohe their actions beneath the veil of
lodges when their platform the platform that
rants and aristoorats have always favored and cherished
and which is at deadly variance with the genuine doctrines
of republican freedom Know-nothngs, indeed must such
be TO pirate of 'foregn influence" when their whole
aim is to transplant here the yest systems which disgrace
foreign lands and make free America hot-bcd upon
which of the most yranncal ideas which
"foeign influence" eyer devised Cypress and wrong
mankind
No view the conduct of the present anipisira
tion and that of the previous Galphn dynasty without
being convinced Of the frmness efficiency, and ability
with which President Pierce has carried out the long
cherished and alutary principles of the republican party
and redeemed the promises of his noble inaugural In
forcing strict and faithful eccpomy-iu cutting OIL the
lavish and cornptng drains on the public treasury which
under the late administration had dsgraced the nation
in enforcing strict and industrious and energetic dis
| charge of duty by government oficias--n crushing
the insdous and dangerous attacks the treasury
braced in the unconstitutional unac and river and har
Dor bisn carrying out the spirit and letter of the Com
promise Of 1880 by securing the passage Of the kebrak
bill with its repeal Of the unjust and unwarranted section
al line of the Missouri Compromise and by prompt and
vigorous practical enforcement of the fugityesaye law
in settling old and Troublesome difficulties with foreign
powers and the extension of free principles Of commercial
intercourse with of the richest portions of the globe
in word both in his domestic and foreign policy Pe
dent Pierce has shown himself to be faithful disciple the
Staterghts srct-construcon school, consistent and lib
eral champion of safe and gradual progress stern defender
of the constitutional rights of the South true friend Of the
rights Of the States and the Union Of the States worthy Of
the applause sympathy and support of the true patriots
of the land Especially saolin the Snah ta g.aispi s
him for the fearless and admirable in which he h
redeemed his pledges and placed the ship of State on the
republican tack Richmond Enquirer.