Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-08-01
FHE TNTELLIGENOER.
WHEELIN q Va

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pUBsDAy MORNING. AUGUST I, 1854.
SECRET Political cfganlaatiehs,
the Piabutsh Gazette hssthe following article
on sctet dtions for iilical Y. We
commend Il to the attention OF out'feade as wof.
thy their consideration. wehaye always enter
tained The opinion that tpik hes netting 70 ieat
from opennespi that ptipclpie, ileorecl, is ettt-
mel, and lhesltcng nom espinlnasian aud ptoba-
lion, and that above 30, sltesionl and fee prin-
cipies rehdetea stronger, incse potent and more
dutebie. more iikely 10 subserye ihe ends Of man.
kind andsccieiy.b by being open and palpa6le, ~
having no eoncealment and by commendpgi them
selyegto she reason, he Judgment, and The open
examination aud ccmpafis Of All portions Of the
people, IN order thai error may be eombatied and
truth esIsblshed. Correct ptaciples have Rolh-
ing 70 fear rom ehptompIg CATION, n lille The POI.
ct very truly tellsus att,seeIet path make SCI
cletfoes.' We "know nolhjnSS 1.-The organize.
: topA alluded 10, but we cannot but think that Sc.
etecy isnobadge pf, thgcorettnts Of their p'in-
ciples of tbeif necessity 70 he preservation OF
the Onion. With the Gazette I'VE cannot but
,hinkthet where lle right q fspeeph and the
press Is peifeci} that such OCCUPATIONS ote un.
necessary, aud contrary 10 ihs principles Of our
ibsitulisns5 and Whit do wethink tbatRhateyet
msYbe Tie object Of such sorgenizatipns, shat Tie
organization isnecesistilyii political anti
lean, because hidden from the view and inspec-
ton oflthe whole body Of The American people
stought to Be efecsedby iis aciion,s5 l, 81 .esJ
r. II q hoik M Pa.
HlieaI assocationsa are atwar With theSeIyt ounda.
4 onprinciples of our Institutions. In dpspptic
countries wheEe The pc opie are not permitted 10
hpeel together to- discuss Their gneypnces and
wheTe theTght az esolulion Is Tho only right len
them such associations may BE iusliiedI but a
county where thsig ht Of speec b and Of thep press
ispetieet where Tie people can meet toeellet 10
discuss the most ample manner tie conduct OF
THEFT rulers wheIe they Can take any. lawful
measuIest they ohease, openly 10 remove them aud
replace them 10y Others, and where every citizen
po.es,ssa equal P3wet o. changing the spt lori
ties aUdmodifyingt the erinent aud instlptio1s,
aecIei political association are not only nnneces.
hary Tut THEY ore sincongTuons and unworthy Of
HE thnracieIo Of a fee and independent people.
Why should American, citizens gather togetherini
private rooms, guerled rom infusion by oiiieeTs
aud sworn 10 seer ny an oath for HE put11ss
Of pol teal dn uesI rs there an egs'
enetnyin the country sufficiently powerful to de-
mand aehs sScIiHse 81 indepe aud ,niailli.
nessi HrLe ideals dicnlons, IS III ,5is si5,63
whateyeImay be tile motive which has leditoi
the formation OF secret political otganizali6nsi
among psie lhpt beer iIy NoAneri-
can ciljEen.of thsileast character sas man OF a
sletesmau willyenturel 10 defend oath bound secret
organisations for political purposes. Such ASCOT.
atoms VII always be led BY few leading
tpriiss--aIl(uls designing Hndeunpfincipled men.
such oelailpns are dangerous, stytsnical and
unjust n y &, + "A ri ,,,ioS ~ i.s,s,..,s
Secret political associations are not indigenous
ito The soil Of freedom, They're the natuIal Off.
sholsof The most dangeIous forms Of tyranny,--i
The silfss dt Cqehsf Of FTa0cr Abe Star Cham
Der of2Englandi the Terrible Couhciiof Ten IN
Venice she secret police and SPY system oil Rds-
eia,the Jysnit Society of Romanism and the terf-
ble engine Of the sscIet confessional ere spsci-
mems OF tlloSe dark aud dreaded forms Of tyranny
which ought To- make American citizens ashamed
pf banding toge ether for sttt eccompl lshnient Of
objects which, II proper, will lose nothing byso.l
spenness and gcandoT, and which, if proper; viii
lose nothing by npen1ess and cpndoT, and which
~ not prof per c1gltsn0t TO be attempted The
iiea Of afreemunTecei Wing ticket from secret
body and going the polls to vote stoFet ticket,
striking llowsii the dafk " hiehi are unseen and
pnsxpected, sfeyoliihg 70 lsll tbeilees we have
ever possessed ofthe Character Of IN American cit.
kealwhcse proud boast has aIwhls been that he
was ffeehans q ~ 80 Is is ,s.,
we mhkei these remarks now because there Is
agfpwipg tendency logenlefiDto secret associa-
tons, and becauee there has been Of late some
half d zen different secret associations fofmed,
having different objects i1Ssle@! Whatever npy
beithe object OF ihtse ossoclatohsi however good,
wisednd proper otthe CONTRARY, The ofganlkall6p
Itself " uDRise, dangerous, and Anti American.
Tney can have; pt,besl, but an ephemsral exist
tence, but Hey do much IN short time, and In
ashort time, and lin dny respect they ee, unworthy
or lligent votefs, who should yalle theft Sd.
cred poiiealpEiyileges loo highly 10 subiectt Them