Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-11-22

I and would have discussion Know ,Nothinj
of its designs, and operations, and ends
Cannot the KnoW-N Nothings trust to th
leading Protestant churches to deE II
, themselves and the souls of all the saint
and sinners too, against the influence o
Catholics? ? Can't they trust so the pa
triotism and fraternity of native 70 guar,
the land against immigrants 2
In defence of the great American Pro
Etestant churches, venture to say in then
behalf, that the Pope and all his priests
Icombined are not more Jealous or watch
full in their masters work, or IN tie tOorI
for the mastery, than our Episcopal, Pres,
byterian, Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran,
and Congregational clergy. They are. as
whole church militant, with their armoI
bright; they are jealous, they are Jealous.
tthey are .watchful, they are organized,
embodied, however divided By aoctarian7
ism, yet banded tegether against Pspacy,
and learned and active, and polite too. as
any brotherhood of monks. They need
no such political org anization to defend tie
faith. 4re they ssnitecl en- It Do thy ia.
cor or cOantenaace II among MSir .JRocS.S 2
To what end In the name of their re-
llglon, ask them, VIZ not rely on God 2
And do the Know-NotlNngs imagine that
the pride and love of country aresso dead
in Native hearts, that secret organizations
are necessary to beget newborn patri-
otism to protect US from foreign influence?
Now, in defence Of our people. say for
them that no people upon earth are more
possessed with 'atioaaiity as atrong pas
,l,E e. IL
States of North America. Nowhere is.
the tilial and domestic tie stronger,
nowhere is the tie oCkinship more binding,
nowhere is there more amor ci-the
love Of home, which is the surest founda-
ton Of The love OF country-nOwher is
any coutry's romance Of history more felt.
now here are the social relations on a bet
ter moral foundation, nowhere is there as
clear identity OF parentage and offspring,
nowhere are sons and daughters so q cd
ucated 10 liberty nowhere have any
people such certainty Of the knowledge OF
the reward of vigilance, nowhere hnve
they such freedom of self.goyernment.
nowhere is there such trained hatred OF
Kings, Lords, and aristocracies, nowhere
is there more ssclfLepeuience, or more
independence Of the Old World or its ira.
dttioDs-in word, nowhere is there a
country whose people have, by birth right,
tythe of what our people have TO make
them love that land which IS their country,
and that spot which is their home am an
America6, Virginian Prouder than
ever to have said, g am Roman citi-
zen!" So far from Brother Jonathan's
wanting u national feeling, he is justly
suspected abroad CT little too much
pride and bgotry of country. The Rev
olution and the last war with Great Bri,
tain, tried us, and the late contest with
Mexico found us not wanting in the senti-
mentality oe mationalism. Though 80
young We have already dialect and a
muuneriSm and our customs and costume
city dandy may have his coat cut in
Paris, but he would fghtn Frenchman in
the cloth OF his country as quick to-day,
as q Marion man ever pulled the trigger
Englishman of '76. And peace has tried
our patriotism more than war. What
people have more reason to love coun-
try from the labor they have bestowed
upon its development by the art Of indus.
try No as long as the memory ofsGeO
Washington lives, as long as there shall
be 22d OF February and 4th Of July,
as long AS the everlasting mountains OF
thiS continent stand, and our Father Of
Waters flows, there will be fathers to h8Hd
down the stories which mako our hearts
TO glow, and mothers 10 sing " Hail Co
iumbia" to their babes-aud that song is
not yet stale. There is no need TO re.
viYe a sinking patriotism in tho hearts OF
our people. Aud who oud have them be
selfish in their freedom Freedom Lib
erty ! selfish and erclUSiUe! Never Tor il
cunsumeth not in use, but is like fire in
maguifying, by imparting ito sparks and
its rays OF light and heat. Is there ans
necessity from abroad for such secret po.
liticaI organization Against whom and
against what, is it levelled Against for.
eigners by birth.
Wien we were as weak as three milli-
ons, we relied largely on foreigners to
defend uS and aid Us in securing lndepen-
dence. Now that We are 22 millions
strong. how is it thai We have become
go weak in our fears rs TO apprchend we
are to be deprived OF our liberties By forS
elgners Verify, this seemeth as il Know.
| Nothings were reversing tile order OF
things or that there is another and different
feeling from that Otthe fear arising from
asensc OF weakness. IL comes rather from
p proud consciousness OF oyer Weening
strength. They wax strong. rather, and
would kick, Ike the proud grown fat. l;
is an exclusive. If not an aIIstocratic feel.
ling in lis tue sense, which would say 10
the friends OF freedom burn abroad =" We
had need of you and were glad Oi our aid
when We were weak, bat Ws are now SO
independent OF you that We are not com
PEELED 10 ALLOW you to enjoJ our Republi
can privileges. We desire the exclusive
use OF human rights, thOugh.to deprive
you of their common enjoyment will moi
euriOh US the more and viii make yot