The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-14

in any other country and pety and religion nowhere has
more reverence and respect than in the United States
Mr.. Jefferson, whose Is inseparably united, and
must SO continue through time with free govenmenthe
who penned that great Decaratonwas President of the
United States-the father Of the democratic partyand
the great apostle OF republicansmhe who spent long
and evenul life in the arduous service OF his country
when the weight Of pressed sorey upon his totter-
ing FRAME in the quiet solitude OF his Monticello,
calmly reviewing his own historyhe selected three great
achievements carry his to poserty and directed
this inscription upon the granite obeisk that should marx
the spot where be lies Thomas Jefferson the author OF
the Declaration of Independence the author Of the statute
Of Virginia esabshing religious reedo and the father OF
the University of Virginia Checrs He considered the
establishment of freedom achevemsa worthy
to be cassed by the side of the Declaration Of ndepend
ence He the enormities growing out off union OF
Church and State He knew that such junction WAS at
war with personal liberty well with true religion
and shown that the State prospcrs best independ
of religion and religion prospers best independent OF
the State We keep them separate conhne each to
its sphere if future to continue bright and prosper
past
There recently been commoon the political
boards growing out of it is said new secret pocorell-
gious association ou nothing OF its faith or its hopes
TCheering and laughter among the democrats.
1t is supposed that its purpose is to supplan the Cath
Ollie religion and to osracse every person who was not
born upon American SOIL and every whose father was
not born here Now, this is different policy from the
fathers pursued they invited here every foreigner
shores and Patrick Henry indignant when it
proposed to exclude such turned tories even and
fed the country during the revolution is assumed by
this association that the priests of the Catholic church
ercise political influence their members This may or
may not be do not profess to know. have no az
fnes with the Catholic church reared under the
teachings of the shorter caechsm and the Westminster
confession of faith There not fifty Catholics or one
hundred nauralzed unnauralized foreigners in my
congressional district and hence my perfect exemption
from any personal political considerations in forming
judgment with reference to this new association Suppose
that the priests meddc in politics. all unite in
condemnng it, for think Church and State should be
kept separate but this organization proceeds to po
liticoreligous association secret holding its meetings
ola 1actua IN ntarurt he
to justify the means but two wrongs will not make one
right The aknow-nohingsp do the very thing which
they complain of the priests for doing do not perceive
any difference between Catholic Jesutism and Protestant
Jesutsmboth are ntoerant But in this country pro-
test in the of ancestors who all foreigners
in the Of the constitution in the Of liberty ITSELF
against secret political organization which fears
its principles which shrnks from their discussion, and
which makes its members by secret pledge spies in every
household There Is in this country for secret
political societies Every in the federal and State
legislatures undergoes public scrutiny and debate No cit
zen is ought to be afraid to avow his political sen
ment and the secrecy which marks the proceedings OF this
order shows that they do say something which they
afraid ashamed for the world to know 1t is time that
the of the country should be turned towards them
and their schemes discounenanced until they cast off the
veil 1t is vioative of the genius and spirit of gov
ernmen and will bear bitter fruits for country If it is
not supplanted.
1t is said that their forces eectionspolitica cleo
tons-where all 60 together regardless Of principle and
guerrilla war; fighting on the side
promising the best pay II this be true what is their
standard of morality? call the attention of my demo-
cratic friends however, to the fact that in all the municipal
elections that have observed where the "know-noh-
ngs" have trumphed, it has always been ,chg elect
cd, where the office OF any Importance real
value
Let democrats them be deluded into the organza-
on they viii find themselves embraced in the of
whggery and all the other isms that
nfest the land lCheers.
There be but two great parties in the country These
temporary organizations may for brief while attain the
position Of Salee pocer parties but they lose it
and parties to be permanent must be divided principle
The division here between the strict and the latitude
constructionss between economy and extravaganza
between State rights and federalism and it is
in her history for appeal to Pennsylvania to know
which side she takes She has been true to strict construc
tion economy and State rights and will trail the
old democratic banner in the dust Cheers The wings
have beaten but vanqushed YOU and it behooves
now to buckle your armor once more and strike for
principles The eyes of your sister States upon
YOU and shall look anxously to you roll your
customed majority for Bgle elect true democrats to Con-
gress and your legislature and carry out the principles
which have greatly promoted the honor and glory of
the whole country Long-contnucd cheeringI
Remarks Of General III Waldridge, Of Ne,o York
FsLLow-crIzENs: This is not the first time have had
the honor of meeting the democracy of the city Of Pha
delpha and although my first devotons to the de-
mocracy of the Empire City, for repeated and continued
kindness to me, rejoice that not together to-day
strangers each other aliens holding allegiance to
foreign powers not to settle Earring and dscordant inter
ests struggle for rights but in spirit OF graft
ude to Heaven for having made peopemsmbers of
the great political family, with wrongs to redress,
no intrinsic evils in our governmental organization to
remedy nothing mbter the overfowing cup Of pros
pety nothing to awaken apprehensons OF national dam
ger from internal external disquiet but the con-
rary with unity of purpose with one heart and one
mind to celebrate that evcrmcmornbe event which laid
tie foundation of our past present and future greatness
Near this consecraed spot around which nger assoca-
tons which time cannot Destroy there came together sew
enyeght years ago Congress of illustrous to do
work merely for themselves and their children but
for the countless generations that in the circuit of the flu
tmre to after them Yes in that sacred hall they
met and by mutual pledges of their lives their fortunes,
and their sacred honor determined to down the fabric
of monarchy which had been used for their OPPRESSION
and to erect in its stead FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES
Such their purpose and they announced their reso-
luton in the great Of independence which is the basis
of liberties and upon the principles Of which is erect
ed the noble and towering edce of the constitution Cit
liens history full of their trials and suering and
constitutes prominent part in early instruction to
love- admire and that band Of heroes and states
whose posterity will rise up and call them
blessed.
In that gloomy period of nations history the pa
trots of the Empire State and of the present Keystone Of
the Union stood together They discussed and establish
ed in the Senate chamber and through the public press the
principles of public liberty BY the unanswerabe deduc-
tons of they enforced themand that too in def
of the British cabinet who denounced the conscrip
fathers Of the revolution as anarchists and rebels.
There is always power in truth which gives vic
tory every obstacle II like the orb of day sur
rounded by the gathering clouds which for may
pate
The principles of selfgovctnment which were held in
the beginning of the republic the doctrines Of truth
They destined may not hope in the providence of
God, soon TO cover the North American continent They
precious heritage which, at every hazard
bound to defend and maintain Faction and schism in
various forms have had their day. arise and succeed each
other and enjoy temporary triumph yet doomed ever to