The daily union., 1854-12-24
HOW Mr.. BANKS'S DOCTRINES ARE RECEIVED IN
MASSACHUSETTS

HOW NIX. BANkSS DOCIhlNES AhE hEtElN ED IN
MASSACHUSETTS.
The New Bedford Mercury thus notices Mr. Bankss re-
cent speech the House of Representatives in defence of
secret political organizations
Mr. Banks has made debut the House OF Represent
atiyes character OF the know nothing champion. Its
sufficiently lame and impotent defence of the order
lodges with cumsness the stra htiorwsrd nerrogaoes
Mr. Barry II is charged the order that they have
substituted authority for that of the constitution and
laws councils control the right OF voting which
should be free to every and that IT establishes in
QUESTION the conduct OF citizens IN matters where II Is
of the utmost Importance that they be untramneed To
this Mr. Banks reply, but that it is Of
people and he supposes the people have right to act
they please If the know nothngs not in majority no
harm done and if they are nobody has any right to COM
plain.
sNow we do not believe Mr.. Banks is such tyro in the
science of be persuaded of any such
this The people have no more right to do wrong
than a minority of The abstract right and wrong does
depend upon popular legislation and nobody knows this
better Mr. Banks ought II Mr.. Banks asked
whether the of Utah establish polygamy made pO
ygamy right and whether he, if citizen of that remark
able Commonwealth would submit to plural wives he would
quick enough that would upset his precious
theory The secrecy of know nothingism is politically de
moralzing, because it strikes at individual responsibility 1t
doubtless pleasant your vote in the dark and shrink
the duty of wise and proper election upon nominating
committee of grand NUNS but it is not right. Ours
Athenan constitution under which obnoxious c-
be ostracsed and their property coneatd by the
vote turbulent and ignorant market place. 1t is gov
of rights guaranteed only it is true, by form Of
words which call constitution, but still of rights found
ed on mmutabe principles which rests all human
society.
The whole of Mr. Bankss argument upon this sin.
gle point and be reduced to sentenceThe people
they please therefore, they have right to do
they please
'Asto what Mr.. Banks says about the people Of Massa
ehuses their trodden condition, 1t is be-
meath contempt Those who fill the nothing lodges
Tho In he
us) the dictaon of hard masters. They who,
led with vague dread of foreign influence,
bic the Church Of Rome wish to cut of all foreign
born Romanists from participation in political affairs They
dare take openly the ground which they secretly DESIRE
They like the convenience of the secret and the re
sponsibe vote. When, like Mr.. Banks, they
PEELED air their principles they butter their hgoty
with end of fair words they have ill-wi against
body the Pope they dread his dissovng the ae
glance of the Romanst to this country by virtue Of his
power but nothing This is not the language of the
lodge No ances that the weak minded old
gentleman who is annually carried about in procession
through Peters, would if he could could if he would
with the allegiance of citizens. He has trouble
enough keep the show of it among his subjects
who knows anything Of the condition of the
Italians knows that love for the Papacy constitutes part
of their Roman Catholic creed The brisk boys Of Ned
Buntne nothing about this medieval of Paps
allegiance they take the churches and the the
and the Priesthood established among They
be right in their hatred but have established BY the
solemn of the constitution liberation for all this
and cannot break faith with it It is this desire
and these designs which well enough understood in the
Of the know nohngs that Mr. Banks does not
speak out in open Congress- to the face OF Mr. Chandler
his Roman Catholic colleague. He whittles away his club
until tapers off into the little end of opposition Papa
premacya question which cannot possibly affect single
naturaized citizen haply the organgrinders Of
streets and the yeracious mendcants who deprived
their little all by the revolutions in Rome inundaon
of the Tiber
.sWe have opposed the orde because believed
perhaps dishonest but because it leads to dishonesty
filings away the safeguards of healthy political action,
and seducing from intelligent irresponsible
machines taps the foundations Of civil liberty. Such
speeches this of Mr. Banks supply the confirmation
we wish We point to them the proof of our predictions
but the beginning. Mr. Banks is sagacious we and
wary; he will commit himself he escape by the
loophole of qubbe from tight place. But the who
to have such experience and well as
sured that in the unguarded uerances of Comn and Bur
lngame shall get ample authority for all have asserted
and believed
MEDIATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE ALLIES
We have already alluded to the resolution introduced
into the House of Representatives by Hon Mr. Cingman
requesting the appropriate committee report the
pedency of recommending the President offer the bel
ligerent European powers the friendly mediation of the
United States prevent the further eusion blood New
York., believe is the only city in the Union which has
directly responded TO this resolution. memorial the
subject addressed TO the President is in circulation in
New York and has already secured large number of sig
natures. 1t is as follows:
| 10 he President of the United States.
Sin The undersigned citizens of New York regpeol7
represent to your Excelency--- :" 'f''f tF
That they view with deep the bloody
raging in the Crmea between Russia the hand
Turkey France and England the ohera that has
already been attended with fearful life and
and which, unless speedily ended threatens involve
the whole of Europe and rctard the civilization
merce Of the world.
1t has occurred to your memoriass-in view of the
friendly relations existing between the United States and
each of the contcndDg powers of the mutual of all
parts of Christendom in the welfare; and of the
high position of this country among the nations of the earth
that, while adhefng u opr established policy of avoiding ell
mpertnen intervention in foreign AFFAIRS and all entans
ling alliances this country might with great proprioty i'm
partially tender Its friendly mediation the four belger
ens in the hope of staying the slaughter Of their gallant
mics and restoring, possible the blessings of peace.
The undersigned do therefore, respectfully aud
request your exceency take the subject your early
and serious confederation and if constitutional other
sufficient objection shall appear thereto, express to the
begerents in such terms your wisdom shall
meet the desire of this nation for the reinstatement of the
peace Europe and to proer them such ald
such shall be found convenient, the impartial
and friendly mediation of this government,
The journals generally of New York express themselves
favoraby IN regard TO the proposed mediation The Com
mereial Advertiser says;
"Regarding war, or human slaughter do, hor
ribe alternative and deporable evil be indifferent
any proposal aording the remoest hope OF eecng the