The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-10
From the Nashville Banner, I'd inst
THE KNOW -NOTHINGS IN TENNESSEE.

We glad to the democratic press of the State
unanimously and strongly condemnng this secret organ
zation. From long article in the Bedford Woman we
copy the following:
Any rejecting must that democrat who
suffers himself to be betrayed into this absurd
of argument is very rapidly though unconsciousy turn
ing himself into donkey We have doubt that few
democrats will be caught in this trap Notwithstanding the
fact that the know-nothings have uniformly opposed the
democratic candidates for mayoraes in every city where
they have been organized"
The Mnrfreesboro News says
ave are opposed to this order, believing we do that
associations in politics dangerous TO the interests
of the country and the rights of the people We appre-
bend no great danger to our political institutions from
foreigners while ounumber them nearly as one hum
dred to Political parties arrayed on religious grounds
cannot fail TO produce mischief in the country and
will most probably i the people favor their organization
only to God Truth has nothing to fear from error while
left free TO combat not with arms but with arguments
The whether Catholic Protestant who feels that
his faith the interference of political parties
tain it. must have poor opinion of the thing himself
We not Catholic do expect to be the ad
their doctrines but with bludgeons and brckbats.
The who presents better evidence of the truth of
his religion than
To prove his doctrine orthodox
BY apostolic blows and knocks,
holds creed which we never felt disposition to embrace
whether put forth by corrupt priest bgoted Protest.
ant We have too constitution which protects us in
the ENJOYMENT of religious liberty and while that is re-
spected we fear nothing from the influence Of the Catholic
church, of any other church"
Who is Prosecuted Were Lafayette and Mercer, and
Montgomery, and ST. Clair and Seuben, and Pulaski and
DeKab and Kosciusko living at the present time and
the proscrptve tenes of the political
ganizaton that has recently sprung into existence to be
enforced they either of then could hold Office in the
United States No matter how freely they poured their
blood to achieve American independence they would be
prescribed and if there be children Of any of these
worthless residents of this country M too fall under the
ban. They hold Office for they children of for
egners
Liberty of conscience the declaration of independence
and the formation of the constitution dear American
right and it conceded in the same ulness to aliens
to citizens This right above any other thing has con-
duced to present greatness nation 1t is be
abridged if natve-Americanism have its way. Pro-
scripon dreadful exists in some of the most alb
solue monarches of Europe to be set up in the place of
liberty of conscience.
Fifteen of the sgners of the Declaration of Independence
foreigners. The last survivor of the band was a
Catholic. There are, if we believe what and hear
better men than they at the present day
These examples show the wckedness of know-nohing
ISM Let every beware that the infamy of the order
never attaches to him.-Detroa Free Press