Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-09-23
THE NEW PARTY


its hatred of adopted citizens because they gen.
orally Democrats In 1900 it bore with pride its
first and real name under the elder Adams; but the
American people voted it out of power and put JEFF
ferson in, who announced to the world, essen
tal part of the Democratic creed equal and exact
Justice to aUmen Of sohatsoerer state persuasion,
religious or POLITICAL" That contest turned among
other things, upon the alienlaw," it was called
law which put foreigners under the ban, by en-
towering the President to- order such of them to
leave the country supposed to be conspiring
against the public peace. There was no sound rea-
son for this law subsequent events demonstrated,
and it was repealed, and the President who approx
ed and sustained it defeated as have stated,
by Thomas Jefferson. Some of the same set of men
-Federalists- declared that farmers and me-
chanics more fitted to make laws than a
blacksmith vas to mend a watch, were especially
bitter towards all adopted citizens while all of them
shared in the spirit of persecution which the alien
law encouraged; and the expression" down with
the red-mouthed Democratic Irish was common
in their political circles and assemblages
After Jeferson's day the Federalists assumed the
name of National Republicans-next, in the days of
Jackson, they were ant-Jackson and Clay men
then they were Wings, and then anti-Van Buren,
and White men-next, they were hard-cider and
Harrison men-and then again Clay Wings, with
platform of principles, opposed to Texas and SYM
pathizers with Mexico in her against this coun-
try. Next we find them nO-party Taylor men;
and then again for Scott, the nominee of the Sew
ard influence, and putting in their claim for the
erich Irish brogue" and " the sweet German &C
cent" Every thing by turns, and nothing long, so
far appearances concerned, has been their
motto but all the while they have been Federalists
the allies, more or less, of ant-slavery men and
abotonists-the fomenters of sectional strife and
discord-the actors in the apologsts for the Hart
ford Convention and its movement to form league
between Great Britain and the United States and
thus relieve the latter from tn, so-caled odium of
slavery, and the responsibility for what they called
I" Jim Madson's war THE friends of adopted citi-
who would vote with them as in the case of the
Irish brogue" and the German accent, but the
inveterate foes of such had the independence to
vote against them; and now, when it is apparent
that the Wing party national party is in immi-
nent danger of being disorganized and broken up,
we find a new organization, new party, based on
the old feeling of opposition to foreigners and Catho
lies, the object of which is to Perpetuate the Wing
party national party or at least to keep it in
existence until the campaign of 1856 Then, if we
not mistaken in the signs of the times, the
scenes of 1910 are to be re-enacted on still larger
scale. The prejudices and passions of the people
are to be appealed to-the Know Nothings, they
are called are to be in active existence and full ope
ration; and the Wing organization, thus ostensibly
kept up is to be founded really upon hatred to for
eigners, intolerance in religious matters, and oppos
ton to the rights of man. Wing triumphs, if
at all, arc to be won in this way.
We again warn all good and true Democrats against
this party. 1t is Federalism in disguise-Fed-
eralism in new shape; for that element of evil to
institutions, be it known, can take as many
shapes, and present many aspects for purposes OF
deception and imposition Satan himself assum-
ed on his way from Pandemonium to tempt and de-
stroy first parents. Know Nothingism begins
with falsehood, for understand it, no one who
is member is free, under his oath, to admit the
fact its members assemble under of the night
and who or when they will strike can tell
its object is not like that of the Masons and Odd
Fellows charitable and benevolent but political and
selfish and, asit history in Maine and Pennsylva-
mia shows, it is composed mainly of fanatic Wings,
and its efforts are directed to the advancement of
Wing measures and Wing politicians. 1t is me00
party founded on old principle Of federalism;
and Democrat can belong to it and act with for
any considerable time without finding that he has,
in great measure, lost sight of his principles and
been used for the advancement of the selfish projects
of the designing and ambitious And wherefore,
ask, should any Democrat seek for better party
than his own? What is to be gained by going into
new strange parties? What good is to be OBJ
tanned by such course? Is North Carolina in danger
from Catholic nhuenceP Ask those Wing leaders who
so earnestly sought in 1884 to change State Con-
stituton with the view among other things permit
ing the Catholic CASTOR to hold ofice-ask them,
and if they be Knnw-Nothings, see if they do not
hang their heads for shame! Fear of Catholic in
luence Why, look at the few thousands among
us-do ye SILVER with fear, ye of the nineteenth
century? Prosecuted, scattered, feeble-how could
they, if they would band for the destruction of
liberties? And think you that these men, if they
are Catholics, in love with despotism? What
motive can they have, who have escaped from des-
potsm elsewhere, to endeaEor to fix manacles on
your limbs and their oaon !? Fear of Catholic in
huence! Why, one of North Cardinals most Illus
trious dead was born and died in that Church and
his father, Catholic before him, baptized that
In his own hearts blood he fell with him in his
arms near Newberne, pierced with British bullets
foreign influence Have you forgotten Lafayette
the friend of Washington? And France, the Catholic
nation who aided Washington and the Colonies a.
gainst Protestant nation of our own blood? And |
De halb, the foreigner, who fell fighting in the bat
Tie OF Camden, SCARED and bleeding, while Gates,
the native commander, was seeking safety in fight?
Let justice be done though the heavens should fall
DE frotestGnts, If you aoiN, and as zoe think you
"~y"' 10 oe; ""t be tolerant at the time, and