Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-07-21

forced them "a seek new ones uil The shores OI Amcr-
en- Indeed the settlement "f this continent! the de-
vcInumrrt Of the thirteen united colonies the lccla-
ration of indcpcdcmCc, and the establishment: OF tbs
glorious republic may n be traced buck To the nc
cursed spirit of persecution The pilgrin fathers ui
before their prosecutor. rom England TO loGnd, an!
thence 10 Pivnouih rock, that ,hcv might be- permitted
10 worship iiyd agrccaDiy 10 their faith. Tie
sa,r spirit compelled the Quacrs tn seek refuge in
the wilderness under William Penn, whose name they
impaired to the couatTy they Inhabited, aud from
which the good old Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
has arisen in hcr glory ana majesty.
Your own beautiful city ut Philadelphia stands
living monument, AMI trust il mny S;ai. an Ccrnal
monument ui their gratitude 70 God for Lavirg
moved them from the sccnrs OF ;llcr troubles tu
u,ljet and peucciul hume the banks OF tine Della
ware, which, in the fuiincss of their hearts and in
faith that the spirit Of religious persecution would
never again reach them nor spring up aI.ong them,
they called the CRY Or BRorHERLY LorE.'--
lChccrs aud appa,is".l
The Cathoi,.s who IN turn, were oppressed ana
pursued bv those who '! felt the rod OF their power,
tUuud all nsyum upon the banks of the Chesapeake,
and called ;cr little colony after Their uvorltc Queen
Mary, To winch circumstance The State oi Maryaiid
owes her name an,l her "riGn
The gallant cavaliers who, after having prosecuted
the pill rlis and driven tcln from the Kingdom rdcr
Charles L. were in turn routed and pursued By Crn-
well, with his uvinciDc nrmy OF Round licnds, until
they fed to Virginia where they established the
Church of Enylird
The Iluruc,uis who f.ttlcI in South CGrulma,wrTc
also rcugcrs from Religious persecution. Thus w!l!
be s,rli that the different colonies the rcprcsen-
ta,ivcs of the various religious sect, in Europe, VII"
had each been persrcucd and had nearly all pcrscci-
ted each other in turn until. by the strange vcissi
tudcs of fortune, they driven from their native
laui aud forced To seek IN asylum upon this CONT
ncn; where each could he protected in the worship Of
God in accordance with the faith he had cmbrGcrd.-
I'm uropor.inn rs they became tolerant and just III
matters al. religion, they became liberal and cnlight-
ucd in rcspcc; 10 the prlnc pies of civil govern
mcut When the revolution broke uui in defence OF
their civil and political rights each and all oi these
colonies rallied under the haGncr of their common
r,uutry The revolution established their inlrprn-
dcncc by converting the dependent colonies nl" dis
iinct sovereign Stucs Yet was not until the adoi-
ton oth Constitution nj the United States that their
liberties were consolidated and placed III irn and
su:c basis In the Constitution it was provided that
"No RELIGIOUS TEST SHALL. EVER BE REQUIRED As
, QUlIITICATInN 70 ANi OFFICE of itEIIC TRUST
UNDER THE UNITED STATES. !lnmc iISc applause
This provision was adopted unanimously. Ii WIS
the common ground Ot justice and cqunlty, upon
which ali religious denominations could stand i'll lar
muny and security. Ii expressed i'll plain lnnguagc
the true principles of religious ocratlOn the correct!
u,..s and necessity of which had been thoroughly VIM
,lirtr, in the history and experience u! cnc Of the
colonies. Il vas heartily coucurrcd i'll by Protestant
uud Cuthul!c-by Puritan ind Cavalicr-by Quaker
and Ilu.ucno;-cach and all ut the religious scc;s ana
denominations agreed upon this great principc liz !;
platform Il common ground upon which they aild
stand in the bonds OF brothcriy affection. Applael
BY another clause OF the Constitution no man can
hold anv office under the government I" the ilicd
States, or under AM "t the State governments, ut
he has subscribed oath 10 support the Constitution
of the United States. This oath mist be taken, and
ought tu hr kept no, only by Presidents an,i COVER
nors and Judges, but by the mayors of your cities and
all their lbvr,natcs III ulcc. Tremendous cheers
aud appausc.l N
kindness, how the members OF this political socie-
", called ..liilow-nuhngs" take upon themselves
solemn oath by which ;hcy shn stand pledged 20
raise up Il religious test qualification ur Office,
in the very teeth of the Constitution, by prescribing
men on account Of their religious iniih! Will they cx.
cusc themselves upon the ground that hCE "m M,
kR0r OF this clause i'll Tic Constitution! (heei' and
lau-htcr
nf their own cuuntr,-ihnt IL,V dd nat En1r "f the
suffering, aud prosecutions IN which their inh"rs had
been subj hj"c:rd Un account "f Their religious inth-
thu, hcy dG nat kn0m tia; the obligations aid princ-
ples of their society nj with the genius at
uur whole republican system and iii direct conflict
with the principles o the Constitution Loud cheer
ing.l
Ifkhey dd nat kHorc these things, surely there was
wisdom IN calling themselves 'kHoW-NorHlSGs. -
Tremendous cheers nn, rUars OF laughter.
Those who do not know should be made 70 learn,
md feel that the Constitution ts the supreme law OF
the lai that MI men who live under IT, and cnl"v liz
projections mus: Weld implicit obedience tn Ms re-
1ir"mcmte in ali liz paris and provisions, whether
they Ike then! nnt. iChccrs AND Continued APP
pausc.
Their likes or dslikcs have nothing 10 do with the
question. We live under government OF laws. ANA
the Supremacy of the laws must be maintained no
matter from what quarter motive the Resistance
may come. !Gircat applause.
The cquny Of al !r States under the C"nstlu-
tinn and the right of the people 10 decide for thci
selves wln, kind OF local and domestic institutions
they will have, are cardinal principles in the demo-
cratic creed. Loud and enthusiastic cheers.
To these fundamental propositions, let IN" nsd ni'"-
her which forms the corner stone n the temple oi our
liberties. I;s, ;Lat all men have an n"lIrn"hie right
to worship God according 10 the dictates of their own
conscience, and utCr Constitution IL" man ought
az riu b. prescribed account Oi his brili-p!rcc or
ui ho rc!s so;,, itiih. Loud cheers and ppn''"".l
THESE are the issues which the democratic party ut
The natuI have 10 meet and maintain before the cn-
pie iu all the StatcS. Let nU consideration OF Varl-
Zun policy or Temporary advantage induce lis 10
swcrvc u hairs breadth from our principles II we
meet the questions fairly and directly, and fight the
ba;tc boldly, and should even siliicr temporary de-
feat vet wc will hnv the proud satisfaction ot know
ug that have saved oar honor III the same time TINT
glorious triumph awaits us i'll the future lApplause'l
Then, fellow democrats let us stand by our arms,
aud br ready fight tie allied forces o abotonisln,
whi@sm nallvcisli, ai!n re SUus lhincrancc' uhdcr
whatever nume and whatever field they may pre-
sen, themselves Enthusiastic cheers and tremendous,
applausc.) ,....,,........,, ,
f." Centuries i'll their malIve land a@iihs' cr hiii re-
giuus pcrsecu,ion We and our children shall be final
" borne down und trampcd under the heel Of dcspot-
ISM we can still follow their cxaplc-tce to the will
dcrucss, aud find au nsyl ylum III N"oraskM where me
principles uf sclfgovcrnnent have bech hrnv cstab-
shcd i'll the organic which recently passed Con-
grgss.
Tremendous shouts of applause. Cheer after cheer
ur Douglas-chccrs for Ncbr;.ska-chcera for The
principles Of scll-govrrmncm i'll the mda oi which
Mr.. Douglas retired from the stand