The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-12-06

''eration of public services; which not being
"descendible, neither ought the offices OF
magistrate, legislator, or Judge to be her
"editary."
Now, does the Know Nothing organiza.
ton not claim for the 'Aotive born" "set Of
men" to be entitled to exclusive privileges
from the community as against naturalized
and Catholic citizens; and thus, by virtue of
birth; TO inherit the right of election to the
offices of magistrate, legislator, or Judge,
which are not descendible? They set up no
such claim for the individual person native
born, bit they do set up IA quality for ma
tiyity, to which, and 10 which alone, they
claim, pertain the privileges Of eligibility to
offices.
Again: Does this organization not violate
the 9TH section of this declaration of rights,
which forbids "aH power of suspending laws,
"or the execution Of laws, by any authority
"without consent of the representatives OF
'the people, as injurious to their rights,
land which ought not to be exercised?"
When the laws say, and the representatives
of the people say. that Catholics and natu-
ralized citizens shat be tolerated and allow
ed to enjoy the privileges of citizenship and
eligibility to Office, have they organized a
secret power to suspend these laws and to
prevent the execution of them, by their sole
authority, without consent of the representa-
tives Of the people? This declaration de-
nounces it as injurious to the rights of the
people and as power which ought not to
be exercised
Again: Does not this organization annul
that part Of the 9Th section of this declara-
ton which says: "That no man shall be de-
'prived cf his liberty, except by the law Of
"the lard, or the judgment of his peers?"
This don't apply alone to personal liberty
the freedom of the body from pr son--but
no man shall be deprived of his franchises
of any sort, of his liberty, in its largest
sense, except by the law of the land or judy,
ment of his peers--the trial by jury. Has,
them private and secret tribunal hight
to impose qualifications for Office, and en-
force Meir laws by test oaths, so as to de,
prve any man of his liberty to be elected?
Again: Is this organization not an impe-
riouln impero against the 18th section oI
this declaration. which says:
hal ino people haEe [lsaI 10 uLotl govern
from or independent of the goyernmentof of Virginia
ought to be erected or established within the limits
'neIooi''
IL is not a government OUT uoeS IL nov,
Will Nhot' pont'caiIy govern tne poEOon o'
the people belonging 70 w. inherently from
what the portion of the people not belong
ing 10 II are governed oy the laws ol H.
glhla!
Again: IL does no! adhefe 10 the Jus
lce ana moderation hcnlcaleu III 'le iotl
section OF Vhe oec.af"'loh, Anu laS''y' II
avoWediy opposes 'i'e lo'h Sec!oh "hlch oe-
c'ares ......,. ...
THAT religion, or the duty whlch we owe to our Gu
retad onv % nv p and conys9ns not by force
or violence; and therefore all pen equally emil
ed to me Tree eXeTelse ol rs,gl3n aGco[amg , 10 Ie
~ of Nil to oracce Christian or5carnnee, love and
charity toward each other ...... ..
But this organization not only contra
venes the rules of our Declaration of Ipde
pendence aud rights, but it is in the face Of
a positive and perpetual statute, now made
4 part of our organic law by the new Con-
stllulion-the act of religious freedom
passed the 10th of December, 1895. A.
gaiust this law the Know Nothing order at
tacks the freedom of the mind by imposing
''ciyll interpretations" 1t thus tends tc
begct habits of hypocrcy and meanness; it
atlempS to punish one religion and to prop.
agate another "by coercion on both bod y
.'and mind" it assumes dominion over the
"faitA of others: it "sets up its own opinions