The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-10-18

WHAT NE KNOW.

cirty called :. knoH. NothInss. and
MANY u oar >iman-pure politicians
prs!exx 10 be harrur-slrickrR and ter.
r.6ed at The rapid multiplication II It's
numbers. We shall have nothing "a
cav az its merits Or dssperifs as dis
sinet party organization. except that
He believe il il pretty strung. and that
il is bad i'slscy n suy ether party, Hot
naturally issrisai. tssrek tooverwhela
AZ By violrni denanciatioB. Oar bssi-
hess to-day is wifh a very different
association, which xe hope is on the
Increase in Ike uuited States. and Of
which we prsfess to be an humble mem-
Der; we sllude TO the ancient and seDe-
rable order of KNOW Somefkings. .
founded by rpr fsrefaihers. and com
posed al present Of the elite Of the
country. As indicated BIZ our title. we
pretend "a little knowledge of men
and things. and regard il as cardinal
duty 20 propagate this knouie,lge as far
as We can Among our ieIlow-citizens,
that we may entice them into our ranks.
Instead If declaration ef principles,
~e viii euntent ourselves at present
with briei statement Of sumo few we'll
as, rtained truths. 10 the knowledge
VI which our pswer consists.
La the first place NE knoao that in
every country on the globe, there is a
difference between the natives Of the
sail and persons Of foreign birth. in re-
speet to the degree 81 attachment which
thry feel for the land in which they
reside. We appeal to every human
heart, whether the poet has not touch.
ed chord attuned to nature when he
SAYS.
-prsaihss there The man With sosl so dead,
Who never 10 himself hath said.
This Is my esra. my Sarivr land.
Whose heart bath ne'ef within him hurued.
As hope his fnoiStei's be hath turned.
From wandering on foreign strand t.
We kaop that a certain degree al
nafirism is natural aud right. and thai
tits further warranted by me Corsti.
tstioa of the United States, SSh:ca re,
qaires a representative in the Iowel
house of Congress baye been citi
zencft the country SIREN years, a senator
nnie years. and the President 10 have
been absolutely born on the soil.
We also kno,c that large majority
az the foreigners who emigrate 70 thi,
country, are disqualified by ignorance
superstition and slasish subsection
to the control Of designing foreign
priesthood, for the proper discharge o.
the duties of citizens. and that thi,
part Of uur population requires TO BE-
watched. in all their political move
mepts. with a jealous aud sleepless vi,
GLANCE. Every intelligent American
must be aware Of this proposition, ant
is bound by the saere, obligations O
patriotism. to cnanferact, as far as b,
may be able, the dangerous tendenc,
Of foreign combinations.
We kaotr that history. and ever,
days observation. prove that there i
an intimate relation between man,
religion and his politics; not necessari
" or uniformly. but generally fund I,
snbs;st by the great LAM Of association
Few those who have bowed in abicc
abasementa at the foot oi the papal thron,
have been distinguished among lh,
champions of human rights. Som,
brilliant exceptions that might be nam
ed seem only to prove the rule. w,
know, therefore, that it is impolitic an,
unwise in the people Of this countr,
to entrust too much power to The hand,
of men, whuse supreme allegiance i.
due to an Italian cohclave, psesi,lin.
in gloomy despoiism oserimproserish
ed descendants of the ancient Romans
Joseph n. Chandler, of Philadelphia, i,
acase IN point. Mr.. Chandler went I,
Europe a Protestant. He found su
peraunua;ed priest reignipg at Rome
ner population Of ignuiant and de-
graded paupers, who are kept in tina
condition bv long centuries Of misrulp
aud BY the hired bayonets of Austrian
and French soldiery. Mr.. Chandler be
came a convert TO the faith which ha
consecrated these expressions and ri
,eted these chains upon the wrctche,
penple Of Italy, and has now rcturnc,
to ask Of the citizens of Philadelphia
wlieis be formerly fepfesented in Con
gress, a renewal OF their confidence
Failing to receive the regular no,aina
tieu Of the Wings, he is now an indepen
dentcandidate, and no doubt expects /,
be supported by his chatholic brethren
We agree with the regular Wings o
Philadelphia, that the Circumstances O
Mr.. Chambers change Of religion arr
81 h as to diminish their confidence il
his devotion to the. principles of fire,
government aud religious liberty.
We know that the American peopI,
have perfect right to Judge for them
selves Of the qualifications Of their re-
r1ro spuf afs4nS and fbax ar.