Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-31
Henry A. w.ee en- Know Nothingism

What are the evils complained OF, To make
pretext for these Innovations against American
policy, as heretofore practised with so much sue
cess and such exceeding triumph!
LIST. The first cause, most prominent Is ihat
the Native and prote stant feeling has been th-
asperated by the course pursued by both Poiil-
cal parties IN the last several Presidential cam
paigns they hnv. eaiolcd and honey fnggted'
with both Catholics and foreigners by blfih' nat
urazed aud unnaturalized, dd ndusedn
Foreigners aud Catholics were not so much to
blame for that rs both parties. And take these
election toys from them, and docs any one sup
pose that they would not resort tn some other
humbug, |, not another hobby now arising to
put down both Of these pets of party Is not the
donkey of Know Nothlngism now kicking It's
heels at tn. lap. dogs of the rich Irish brogne'
and the "sweet German accent for the fond
lings and peffings Of political pnrties'
2nd. Both parties have violated the election
laws aud laws Of naturalization, in rushing green
cmgrants, Just from ship-board, up 10 the
poll. 10 vote.
This, again. is the fault of both parties. And
this is cunlned chiefly, if not entirely, 10 Inc
cities. II don't rench 10 the ballot boxes oil the
country at large. and is not drop in the ocean
Of our political influences. In New York, mi
adclphia. baltimore, Cincinnati and New Orleans
the abuse venture to say, don't number,in fact
500 votes Ii is nothing everywhere else IN
country of universal suffrage aud OF % millions
of free people. And would perjury and fraud IN
elections be arrested by the attempt to exclude
Catholics anl Foreigners by birth from oiiiee!-
or bv xtending the Limitation of time for naiu-
rnlizati on or by repeating the naturalization
Iawsl Either of these remedies ior ne error
wonld multiply the pcriuries and the trauds and
the foreign votes. Then there would be pre-
text for obtaining by fraud and force what was
denied under law. BY making naturalization
rather to follow Immediately upon the oath OF al
lcgiancc and TINT To depend ON the will and the
good character of the applicant, fraud aud per
jury wnuld rather be stripped of tn 'ir pretexts-
The foreigners would be at once exalted IN thor
self respect and dignity of department, right
would enable them to exercise the elective iran
chse in peace, and the country would escape
the decentralization resulting from n violation of
the laws aud from the means employed to set at
n"ught their force and effect
Bird. Foreigners have abused the protection OF
the United States abroad.
If they have, ii violation of law. They
cannot well do it. without the want of aare and
vigilance in our consular and diplomatic function
aries abroad, Citizens at home abuse our pro
lection, and they are not always punished Tor
their crimes.
18th Catholics, it is urged, have been eombln-
cd and pbcyed the signs of their bishops and
Priests in elections, and have been influenced IN
their votes to II great extent by religious aud eX-
elusive considerations. If they have TINT is one OF
the best reasons why Protcstauts should not fol-
how their example. II is evil, and the less there
il Of il the better for all Let bgotry aud proserp
tion b,long to any sect rather than To Professionals
When they follow alleged Catholic examples,
which they hrrnign, rs dangerous and mischieV-
Gus, then they themselves become as Catholics
according to their own opinions, dangerous and
iniSchievous.
9Th Catholics and Catholic Governments, it
is urped, have always excluded Professionals
FROM GVligious and social privileges in their coun
tries.
And how much have we gained upon them by
following the opposite policy By tolerance We
have grown grent n now to nuke them feel
the necessity To respect our title to comfy mud
right M n separate enjoyment of the privileges q.
Protcssnnts. Our Government is in,erposing IN
thnt behalf aud | fear it will not be assisted any
in IT. pegotiation- by the attempt here 10 pro.
scribe Catholics and strangers by birth.
9th. 1t is complained that in some instances,
an New York particularly, the Catholics have
bean arrogant, exclusive and nut-repnhican in
their attempts 10 control the public schools, and
TO eNclgdc from them the free study of the word
h sod
How can this higotry be subdued by higotry,
which retres Itself in secrecy and proscfbes all
who don't prescribe Catholics! There Is no
homeopathy in moral disease. Prescription and
bigory and secrecy must not be prescribed for
the taslades of prescription, bigotry, aud hiding
of the word The diseases would then be cpl
denies among proiestants Catholics and all. -
The open and lawful and liberal means for either
prevention or correction of this evil, simple
and efiicacious if righcously applied
9TH. 1t is urged that Catholics recognize the
supremacy Of the Pope and submission 10 Priest
craft, which might, under circumstances, be
destructive OF our Free Government.
suppose that to be 50, there are worse sects
l.
sssail. There the Mormon polygamsts;tho
the neeromaneers of spiritual Rappings;
and there is "A sect which nsprcs not only 10 dos
troy Free Government, but the great globe and
all that it inlaht-the millcnnl Miilertrs. And,
il is about likely that the Millcrtcs will set the
world on Gre in one day, rs that Popery will ever
be able to break up or bow down this Republic
The Prophecies must all tail, and thrists do
muou upon earth must cease, and printing pres
ses and telegraph aud steam must be lost to the
ats. and revelation must go backwards, aud the
sky must fall and catch Know Nothngs, before
the times of Revelations are out, and the Pope
catches "Gnele Sam
Ne, no, no,-ihere is not a reason in NIL these
complaints, which is not satisfied by our laws as
they exist. and not error, which may not be
corrected by the proper application OF the lawful
authority at our command, without resortng to
the extraordinary extra judicial, revolutionary
and anti American plan of secret society Of in
tolerance and prescription.
WYMAN.-This celebrated parsonage is per
forming his wonderful fcats in slight of hand and
Ventriloquism, at the Masonic Hall, to crowded
houses. Go early TO secure seats.
TIE DIPLOMATIC DRESS QUESTION has again
caused a difficulty in Europe. At Bordeaux
recently when the Emperors birthday was cell
ebrated by the government officials, circulars
were issued by the highest authority of the de