The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-16

slavery in two cases only first for the suppression of the
foreign slaverade and second for The surrender Of ug
tives from service Congress has treated in good faith the
full measure OF It's authority in both The abolition
lists their willingness to abide by the constitution and
law the case where the Introduction of any more
into the United States is prohibited for the reason
that the result is In harmony with their views But IN the
other where the Of Congress passed for the
press purpose of carrying into effect plain provision OF
the constitution by returning the slave TO his MASTER these
aboltionists they will not abide by the awhey
will rample upon the constuonthey Will set at deh-
the constituted authorities and bear ao the standard
OF rebellion against the federal government Tor e reason
that this clause OF the constitution and the law for carry
ing into effect do not harmonic with their views Their
doctrine that they will abide by and claim the beneht OF
the constitution and laws whenever and wherever they
tend advance their peculiar theories and opinions and
on the contrary they will resist both the constitution and
laws with force and Violence whenever tina, hs Oh o
views upon the subject of slavery Efforts now being
made to organize new partya great northern, Sec
tional partyupon the abolition platform, and to carry
on an offensive war against the local domestic nstt
tons of Of the States OF the Union under banner
which shall proclaim to the world that they claim for
themselves the protection Of the constitution which they
deny those upon whose rights they make warthat the
constitution is binding upon their opponents but not upon
themselvesand that they hold themselves at liberty at
all times obey resist it, may best suit their pur-
poses Whatever shall be given to this new political
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it shall be called wing, abolition
freeso know nohingt will still be the antagonism
of the democratic party Whatever be the nature Of
the the prospects Of the democracy Of
the nation must stand firmly by the constitution as it is
yielding implicit obedience to all OF its Obligations and
carrying into fruitful execution all OF its provisions Cheers
and contnued applause We must maintain the suprem-
acy of the laws put down resistance and violence wherever
they may occur and be ready to punish the traitors when
the overt act Of treason shall be committed Tire
mendous cheers and applause.
Feow-ctzens it has been said that in the bosom Of this
political organization there is secret society bound
together by the solemn and terrible not
its name. Laughter. Inquire OF whom you may, and
the will be 81 don't know" Roars of laughter
And from all the information get am inclined to be-
liayp fhatH kOoW /
roars of laughter.
was about to sayand presume that the facts
ed with your election in this city has furnished
with sufficient evidence upon the subject have been in
formed that there exists in the bosom OF this political
organization political society," bound together by the
terrible oahs prescribe every man, whether nat
rallied or not whatever his political religious senti
ments, who had the misfortune to be born in foreign
Cline and like ancestors driven by political or reli-
gous prosecutions to flee from his native land and seek
an asylum in America Is there such an organization
among you? [Cries Of yes yes There is There
ISL
1t is also sad-and with how much truth you have much
better opportunities of knowing than for Of this ko
nothing roars of laughter that this secret society, which
controls the nominations and directs the movements of the
allied forces against the democracy binds its members by
the solemn obligations to prescribe every man who
worships God according to the Roman Catholic aith
e
said that your recent city election controlled by this
soceyhat your city government is now being managed
under its auspices and that the whole patronage OF the
ph as principles Of prescription Cries That is So
1T isl "It u.s." from all sides.
This secret society, whose members prefer to know
nothing with the view Of concealing their political de-
signs said have their branches and auxiliary socie
ties in every city, town. and village and to be in alliance
with this great northern sectional party which procaims
open upon the institutions of the States and upon the
constitution of the United States 1t is not surprising that
political society," whose efficient secret organization
bles them conceal their plans while they hold out in
ducemens of power and patronage to to
their proscrpve obligations with the assurance that they
conceal the hand which strikes the blow, and thus
avoid the odium and responsibility of the act while they
reve in the spos of vctoryl say it is not surprising
that such political organization should prove formidable
and irresistible in its first efforts when the specific
objects principles of the society unknown the
community, and before the people could be aroused to
Just sense Of their danger speak of the society and of
its principles of action here and wherever else they have
rumphed in the elections; for am not aware that
am personally acquainted with any one man who has
taken upon himself their obligations and enrolled his
upon their books
No principle of political action could have been devised
hostile the genius of institutions repug
to the constitution than those which said to form
the of membership i'll this society of knownohings
To prescribe man in this country on account OF his birth
place his religious faith subversivc of all ideas
and principles Of civil and religious freedom 1t is revolt
ing of justice and right 1t is derogaory to
the character of fOreathers who were all cmigrans
from the Old World at earlier and some at later
period They bore allegiance the crowned heads
Of Europe They too suffered the torments of civil and
religious persecution and the fury of which tore them
from their native homes and forced them to seek
the shores OF America the OF TINS
continent the development of the thirteen united colonies
the Declaration of Independence and the establishment of
this glorious republic may all be traced back to the
cursed spirit of persecution The Pilgrim Fathers fed be-
fore their prosecutors from England to Holland and thence
Plymouth Rock that they might be permitted
ship God agreeably to their faith The spirit
compelled the Quakers seek refuge in the wilderness
under William Penn whose they impaired to the
country they inhabited and from which the good old
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has arisen in her glory
and majesty
Your own beautiful city Of Philadelphia stands living
monument and trust it may stand eternal monument
of their gratitude God for having removed them
the of their troubles quiet and peaceful shore
the banks of the Delaware which, in the fulness OF
their hearts and in faith that the spirit of religious pese-
outon would again reach them spring up among
them they called the Getty OF BRoTHERLY Love- Cheers
and applause.
The Catholics who in turn oppressed and pursued
by those who had felt the rod of their power found
asylum upon the banks OF the Chesapeake and called their
little colony after their favorite Queen Mary which cir
origin.
The gallant cavaliers wo after having prosecuted the
pilgrims and driven them from the kingdom under Charles
the First in turn routed and pursued by Cromwell
with his nvincibe army of round heads until they fled
Virginia. where they established the Church of Eng land
The Huguenots who settled South Carolina were also
refugees from religious persecution Thus 1t will be
that the different colonies the representatives of the
various religious sects in Europe who had each been per-
secuted and had nearly all prosecuted each other in
until by the strange vicissudes of fortune they
driven from their native land and forced seek asylum
upon this continent where each could be protected the
worship of God in accordance with the faith they had
braced In proportion they became tolerant and just in
matters OF religion they became liberal and enlightened in
respect the true principles of civil government When
tica rights each and all of these colonies rallied under
the banner OF their common country The revolution