Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-07-27
eastern Gimts.
BATH, JULY 81, 1854.
: DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.
FOR GOVERNOR,
ALBION *. PARRIS.
Prescription of Foreigners.

ETOSCTlpJlOu O1 EUISISAc1o'
1t would appear from the excited state of
the public mind on the question of the rights
and citizenship of foreigners, that we are to
be cursed with war of races and sects al
most equal to the wars of caste in India
Churches are blown up and burned down by
mobs, and the poor Catholic is hunted as were
the Waldenses of France. This is singular
state of things in free country, under gov
eminent, where, as Jefferson said should eX-
list s'equal and exact justice TO all men, of
whatever state or persuasion, religion or poll
tics" Our early patriots, Washington, Pat
rick Henry, Adams and Jefferson thought they
had founded government that would afford
equal protection to all, and that here the OPP
pressed of all nations would find an asylum
and a home. jefferson said ''every citizen
has an equal right to the honor and confidence
of his fellow citizens, resulting not from birth,
but from his actions" The great leading
idea Of the patriots of the Revolution was the
pressed of all lands could find protection, ma
ton which should offer to the victim Of Euro
pean despotism land of refuge. This is
true American ationality-broad, comprehen-
sive. generous, just and contrasted with that
narrow, selfish idea that would wall in the
Republic and deny its blessings to those whose
misfortune it was to be born outside, is as the
broad and clear light of Christianity TO the
darkness ofheathenism.
The present persecution of the Catholic for
his religious notions is at war with all true
principles Of republcanism. We are Prot
estant in our sympathies and afiinities, but we
must confess that our sympathies in this I'M
Just crusade are with the prescribed Catholic,
and we will stand by him on gospel princi-
pies We had hoped that the Punishment of
the Rdakers and the burning Of witches were
thelast acts of unsanctifed zeal on the part of
Professionalism but there is modern phase
of persecution TO come. lis desolaton and
wickedness are seen in the flames of burning
churches-in the mad and hellish onset Of
mobs at the doors of defenceless families
and, we doubt not, that nothing but the power
is lacking, 10 re-enact the scenes, by Protes-
tant hands, Of the bloodiest prosecutions of
the papa church. Religionists who have
horror Of secret societies, are now found con-
gregating in the secret conclaves of the
'Nnow Nothings," a kind of Protestant Jes
iuitism, and we should Judge from the indica-
tions, that the Protestants have made up their
minds to put down Catholicism in the same
way that the Pope put down heresieo in dark
er ages of the world.
The people of this country will never con-
sent to 90 back to the middle ages. This iu-
rious zeal against Catholicism will fatten and
die as summarly as it came up. In this coun-
try every man has right TO worship God ac-
cording to the dictates of his own conscience,
Nth none 10 nloleSt or make him afraid, and the
country will stick to that. The thousands Of
intelligent foreigners that flock to our shores
are not to be deprived of the right of voting
and acting as republicans for ttCcnty-One gears
or lifetime but at the proper time after
their arrival, they may act and vote as citi-
zens. None but the aborigines of the land
are true Native Americans and the persons
who call themselves by that name at this day
are the descendants of Englishmen, Irishmen
and Frenchmen, and the old Hessians who
fought in the Revolution against Washington.
They have no right to an appellation belong
ing to the Indians, much more to steal it from
them and then set up an arrogant claim that
none but Americans, i. e., the Englishmen
and Frenchmen that got here first, shall rule
America. Such doctrines cannot 60 down.
An Englishman of the present day is just as
good as an Englishman that came over here
in King Georges transports and for the lat
ter TO set up professions that in him rests all
there is of American citizenship: he must do
all the voting and hold all the offices, is a
claim SO ridiculous as well as unjust that no
party but the ridiculous Native American par
ty has ever had the hardihood and arrogance
to urge it before the people.