Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-08-10


Of prescription. Cries s-That is so''' sIt is 1t
/ is,' from all sides.
This secret society whose members prefer 70
''know nothing" with the view # fconcealing their
political designs, are said 10 have their branches
and auxiliary societies in every city. town. and
village and to be IN alliance with this great sec
! tIonal party, which proclIiIns open war upon the
institutions ofthe states and upon the CoustitJ-
/ ton Of the United States. IT is not surprising
that political society. whose efficient secret or
ganjzaaon enables them TO conceal their u n
| while thev hold out inducements If power and
patronage to persons TO assume their prusrry-
! tive allegations. with the assurance that they
! San conceal the hand which strikes the blow and
thus avoid the odium and responsibility Of the act
In the Constitution IT was provided that ''No
I 2EILGIoUs TEST SHALL EVER BE REQUIRED IS a
o. ALLEGATION TO ANY oFFIClr l'J-Es.s
/ UNDER TIE UNITED STATEs."
! Immense applause
The provision was adopted unanimously. It
WAS tie common ground Of Justice and equality.
upon which al religious denouinatisns could
stand IN harmony and security. II expressed IN
plain language tie true principle Of religious To-
!eration, .'e correctness and necessity Of which
had been thoroughly vindicIted by the history and
experience Of each Of the colonies. It was hclrti-
! ~ couCUucd in by Protestant and CatheaC-bY
/ Puritan and Cayaleg-by Quaker and Huguenots
each and al uf the religious -ects and denum,na-
tions agreed upon tiiis great principle as a plat
I .olm. common ground upau which they and
/ their descendants in ali future time could and
would stand III tie bonds Of brJ,ECr.y affection.
/ (Aprlaus7.)
/ by another clause of the Constitution no man
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Presidents and C,arI3grs a,,d .Tis Trr- Nv H.
Mayor # your cities and all their subordinates in
Gu -:,.-.r,- -. -,., -.
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~ ,,oli+;aI sa-fr.y- III .-E-r,, VI. :,
! IL M, tlrr,-,1,-as e147,, g,tb ,- ,-l,;-l,
tl,. +l Idol 70 IL ~, :, rsl;-,s 80 ~
n Qualification for Office in the verv torth of tie
/ C-n.titntjcn- bv prescribing men ON account of
/ ther RELIGIOUS faith? VIII tlev excuse Themselves
u,,on the ground that tEag Gjd nat ElsOag of this
/ clause IN the Cyustitulion2 (Cheers ana great
1 laugLtcr)
y-;ll +bc,- +eU ,,s +Ta+ Ea, did ,,oy L,o,- +l,o
history r,rr~ own ,,,rfry-fEl,, r7 nat Ep,,r If
tba e-iff,r;rs and ,,arri1ti,,,,s to which ,air q,
Tiers had been subjected on account Of their reli
cous faitll-tlat He,, did nat Eaosc the obligations
and lrivilcoes of their society were at war with
/ the genius of our whole republican system and in
direct conflict with the principles Of the Cysstitl-
/ ton cloud cbeering.)
If t5e, dill ,,o. I-go,r these tIinos surely n,erc
was wisdom in caIlinr themselves ..E,yov No
r,tfT-s Ir'rar,c,,5o,s rcors mi rcsrs of Iaro
/ -
I,,so NJ, l.,o,r not should 10 roo,lo 70 learn
,,,5 fol I.+ rr C,sti+,,+io, i tho s,,,,r,,, Low,
Of the land-that all men who live under it en-
iov its protection and must veldimplcit obedience
to its requirements in all Its parts and provisions
| whether they like them or not Cheers and con
tinueI applausc)
Their I-es and ,1iies have r,aliro,t ., Il, with
the question. We live under government of
laws and the supremacy ofthe laws must he main
| tained no matter from what quarter or motive
the resistance NAV come. CCfreat applause1
Tho eo,,al+,y Of +l,a Cta+s ,,,,5ar The C,rstit,,-
INV, or,5 tbe ril of oo,I 20 leci5, fr tl,,,,
Iss LIT l,;5 ,f i.l o,5 d,,,cs+i,
+Ic,l vii Iat- are ,rlinaI ,,rinri,ies il, +ba ne
No. -, -raad IT,,i md e,,ti,,Ii,stic baersl
rr t1os r,,7,,,,,a,,taI ,,r,,ositieps let mo aId
,r,+Io ,IiI f ~, rI,,e~stCI1a i, lie lIr
tc,,,I Gf o,,r Iibarties II is that al men have
an inal;enaIIs roIf =, WORSHIP, cod accorliny n
ns,ilII+ons mo I,ar, oralt or can he 7,roscrfl on
account Of his birthplace Of his religions faith