The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-08-09
man can hold any office unds the govern

mancan hold any Office under the governs
ment of tho United States. or under any
Of the State governments. until he has SUBJ
scribed an cath to support the Constitution
of tho United States.F This oath must be
taken, and ought 10 be kept, not only by
Presidents and Governors, and Judges, but
by the Mayors Of your cities and all their
subordinates in Office. Tremendous
cheers and applause. e.szs,z
Now, fellow citizens. permit me to in
quire, in all kindness, how can the mem.
bers of this political society, called ''know
nothings," take upon themselves solemn
oath by which they shall stand pledged to
raise up a religious test as qualification
tuition. by prescribing men on account Of
their religious faith? Will they excuse
the ground that they did
not know Of this clause in the Constitution?
[Cheefs and laughter]
Will they tell US that they did not knoao
the history OF their own country-that they
did not knoao of-th snfferings and perse-
cutions to which stheir fathers had been
subjected on account Of their religious
faith-that they did not kno,o that the obli-
cations and principles Of their society
were atwar with the genius of our whole
republican system and in direct conflict
with the principles Of the Constitution?
Loud cheering.
II they did not kno,c these things, surely
there was wisdom in calling themselves
"KNow NoTHlNGs." tremendous cheers
and roars of oflaughter
Those who do no: know should be made
to learn, and feel that the Constitution is
the supreme law of the land; that all men
@ho live under it, and enjoy its protection.
must yield implicit obedience to its re-.
|quirements. in all its parts and provisions,
whether they like them or not. [Chesrs
and continued applause
Their likes or dislikes have nothing to
do with the question. We live under a
government OF laws, and the supremacy
oI the laws must be maintained, no matter
from what quarter or motive the resistance
may come. Great applause.
Constitution, and the rights of the people
to decide for themselves what kind OF local
and domestic institutions they will have,
are cardinal principles in the democratic
creed. Loud and enthusiastic cheers
10 these fundamental propositions. lie,
me add another, which forms the corner
stone in the temple OF four liberties. 1t is
that all men have an inalenable right to
worship God according to the dictates o1
their own conscience. and under our Con.
stitution, no man ought or can, be proscri.
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religious faith. Loud cheers and ap.
| plause.
These are the issues which the demo.
cratic party of the nation have TO meet
and maintain before the people OF all the
States. Let no consideration ofspartizan
policy or temporary advantage induce us
to swerve hairs breadth from our princi
pies. II we meet the question fairly and
Idirectly, and fight the battle boldly. and
should even suffer a temporary defeat, ye
1--WE will have the proud satisfaction o
knowing thet We have saved our honor a
the same time that glorious triumph
awaits US in The future. Applause.
Then, fellow-democrats, lei us stand by
our arms, and be ready to fight the allied
forces Of faboliiionisnn- Aies;srHs II Iativelsm
| and religious intolerance, under whatever
mama s.aad~en whatever field they may pre-
sent themselves. Enthusiastic cheers ant
tremendous applause.
| And. il. alter struggling as our forefa,h
ers struggled for centuries in their na,iv'
land against civil and religious persecu
ton, we and our children shall be finall,
borne down and trampled under the hee
! of despolsm, we can still follow their ex
! ample-hee to The wilderness. and find al
i ASYLUM in Nebraska, where the principle
i of self. government have been firmly es
tablished in the organic act which recent
Fly passed Congress.
4, TIE ArFLIcTIoN OF Ex- PRESIDENT Fill
MoRE.-The New Haven Journal states tn
following incident:
II The telegraph on Friday announces tn
sudden death OF the amiable daughter
Ex- President Fillmore. and to-day we hef
! the news Of the death by cholera OF h
, brother, Charles Fillmore, al St. Paul, Nil
/ nessota. About month ago we wei
coming down the Mississippi on the Col!
en- Era. in company with President Fill
more and his daughter, when we were m
, by an upward bound boat having Chari'
Fillmore on board, and the two boa
rounded to. for the purpose OF allowing Il
!. brothers to meet for moment. The il
terview was probably their last. Within
i few weeks the daughter and brother a
: eone-boih stricken down within fe
: hours from each other OF the same diseas
! though hundreds of miles apart. Th'
they were in perfect health and enjoyi'
to the fullest extent the pleasures OF ma
Eni6cent excursion; now they both sleep
: the tomb, and their father and brother
!. lief to mourn almost alone the loss viii
. can never be replaced.
A PREDICTION BY MIR. CALHouN.-T
Rev. Theodore Clapp, the well-kno'
: clergyman of New Orleans, at prese
) ! sojourning in this State, in communlt
q ton to The Rev. Thomas Whittemore.
: fers 10 Slavery and the Fugitive Sla
:. Law, and to remark made 10 him
y the late Mr.. Calhoun, not long before
- death. Mr.. Clapp says the distinguish
= statesman, on one occasion, said TO hi
. .Slavery cannot live long in the Unit
y States. 1t will have run its race by
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