The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
An InsuIt 20 Americans.


cation known as the Holy Order of Jesus
-an organization that has for its avow-
ed objects the subyersion of American Lib
critics and the establishment Of the Divine
right of the Pope to control the political
affairs of our country. This society has
exercised the most baneful and contaml'
mating influence over the minds OF millions
of our people, and has avowed sentiments
of the rankest antiRepubllcanism ever
.propagated by the vilest sons of Despotism.
Yet Ohio Eagle, in its imaculate purity,
has mover dared to express sentiment
gainst the secret and accursed workings Of
this order, for fear of losing its influence
at the ballot box Notwithstanding one
Of the agents ofthis order once publicly de-
clared in our midst that the Common
Schools of America were Institutions OF
Heresy and Infdelity." the Eagle had not
the independence to come out and de-
nounce this ''oath bound party that has
"stolen the livery of Heaven to serve the
Devil in" Our Common Schools-tkose
nursuries of Intelligence, Virtue, Honor
and Republicanism can be denounced with
impunity by foreign hierlings-our sisters
and daughters can be ranked in the cata-
loguo of prostitute and herotics by this
"Holy oath bound order," and yet not one
word of ccnsure escapes the lips of those
who control the columns of the Eagls.-
The cohesive power of public plumber"
is paramount to all others with these po-
litical tricksters, and SO long as "oath-
bound parties" act in unison with their
movements, just so long are they "hail fell
low we'll met" But when a secret organ
ization of the native sons of America is
formed to protect our country and her be-
loved institutions from foreign invaders
and corrupt political aspirants, then the
Eagle is loud and longin its denunciations
of American citizens and brands them as
perjurers and traitors.
How truly painful to every American
heart to see what censure and harsh cpl
thets are heaped upon our native born cit
liens, because Of their aversion to princi-
pies and doctrines which are antagonistc
to the principles which form the foundation
of our free institutions. Such opposition
by the editors of the Ohio Eagle, men who
profess to be native sons of this beloved
soil, but tends TO strengthen the hopes and
desires of those aliens who are. in secret,
striving to blast forever, the pround legacy
which we inherit. We profess not to be
what svulgarly styled "Know Nothing" "
but to cherish and perpetuate the prin-
ciples and sentiments which fred the souls
of our beloved ancestors, constitute us a
"Know Nothing" we are heart and soul
with them; and the reverence we enter
tain for those patriotic souls, prompts us to
preserve with untiring energy the govern
ment of this, our native land.
Time was when foreigners who had been
driven by oppression from their native
shores, and who sought home and pro-
lection beneath the wide spread wings of
the American Eagle, were greatful to the A.
merican people for their kindness in offering
them shelter But that spirit is fast dy-
ing away, and instead Of being thankful for
past and present kindness, we are censured
because we do not happen to be ofthe same
religious persuasion as themselves, and
when our Bible is kicked out of our schools
we are told to keep silence and warned to
"boast moderately" Because We, to pro-
tect ourselves from tyrannic rule and des-
potism, band ourselves together in secret
associations, we are styled by the editors
Of such sheets as the Ohio Eagle "oath-
bound cowards!' The memory Of those
noble souls who sacrificed their all for us,
are spoken of in derision, as if their noble
deeds were but the clownish tricks of some
idle player.
Notwithstanding the organsof Papacy and
the secret oath-boun order of Jesuts have
already threathened the abolitionofreligiou
liberation, should Catholicism gain the as
cendancy, and stigmatissd Americans as
towards and sons of towards, the Ohio
Eagle has never dared raise its voice a.
gainst their foul Vaccinations. We are
told that we have "twice deserted the A.
merican flag" and therefore we "should
boast moderately" When those grey
haired. sires, whose names are written on
the Declaration of Independence, sat with,
in the time honored walls of old Independ,
ence Hall, and listcnsd to the language o.
our own dear JoHN HANCOCK to sign thai
noble instrument;--when they with firm
and steady step walked toward the table
and upon the sacred parchment enrolled
their honored names, they never thought
that this soil would be polluted blythe foot
prints Of a foreign priestcraft whose aim is
TO strike death blow at our freedom and