Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-09-05
!. Observation-Disclosures s

3. a sPo6Iitisai55 Into efanse.s q
b The last numbered the Know Nothing
organ instbis place contains Che following:
!. ..We1haye beentan ctormoregor less,
in all the political can aigns since ! 8224.
in which time both Of the old parties have
had their times in the administration, and
we can say without the fearlof contradic
ton by any respectable authority, that
state of-political intolerance and proscrip-
ton similar to the present. hasneverexis;ed.
Americana have been rejected as jurors,
in our courts. Personal faSuts and iRdig-7
miles are offered 70 provoke .ras6ness and
riot and every species of bullying and
6roD- beating haze been resorted to for effect.
The favorite weapon of the Democratic
party in days of its greater purity, arguz.
ment, and fair discussion, have been to-
tally abandoned for the arguments Of ty-
rdnny, SANDER, denunciution and PHYSICAL
FORCE. LET OUR FRIENDS BE FAIRLY APP
PRICED THAT TIE WORST Is YET TO CONE
If they intend to abandon the cause of
their country and submit to dctatipn,
which borrows its cruelty from the guilo-
tine of Europe, and its stealth advances
on our liberties from the Catholic Hierar.
civ, let them say SO at once. The same
bitter hostility is now exhibited by party
leaders to the reading of an American pa
per, that is shown in Catholic countries
to the Protestant Bible. If oar friends
determine to give up their Bible, let them
pave TIE aoay By abandoning the support Of
tie Amsricun press. The ono must fioIIOw
the other"
It would naturally be supposed that af
ter the sad results of the incendiary APP
peals to the worst Of human passions by
the Know-Nothing press of Louisville, that
all editors would universally abstain from
any remarks having q similar tendency.
1t seems, however, that the duplicity and
intolerance of our opponents know no
bounds. Destitute Of any principle of
governmental policy upon which the seal
of public condemnation has not been eff
fectualIy set by the people, of this vicini-
ty, at least, nothing is left then but their
old TRADE against politicians, demagogues,
&C., which is most used by the very class
against which their shafts are professcd-
ly directed, and appeals to the prejudi-
ces and baser passions of mankind. In
the extract above, the natural repug
nance which exists in the American char
acter to "every species of bullying and
brow~beating," tyranny, sIauder, de-
nunciaLion, and physical force !" is sought
to be excited, while they would test its
veneration for the word of God, by the
support of their party. We ask, in all
candor. if it is not by the use of such Ian
guage by writer's and speakers. which is
to stir up our people to the acts of vio-
lencc, if anything can do it? But we
must confess that we had never noticed
the analogy between the Holy Bible and
a Know-Nothing newspaper.
The editor of the Age says that he has
been more or less engaged in politics
since 1894, and that state of political
intolerance and prescription similar to the
present, has never existed. We would
ask him if during that time he has ever
known, until the present, party bound
together by the most solemn oaths, to
prescribe particular portions of American
citizens, irrespective Of their merits or
Notwithstanding within itself Il re-
gular organization for riotous purposes,
with signs and signals, which its mem
bcrs are sworn to obey countless it be ply
sically impossible" laying its plans in
secret, at the dead hour of nights
members denying their membership. and
even the existence Of their organization,
yet Boosting of its exploits and the un-
known manner in which they were ac-
complished ? Is it not naturally to sup
posed that what is kept hidden from
public view with SO much care, must be
derogatory to the public interest and
was not this enough to excite, and even
to terrify the public mind, accustomed to
having all political questions openly and
manly discussed ? If there is an unusu
al amount of political virulence at the
present time, there must be some cause
for it. and we would respectfully submit
to candid, intelligent people. ifthat cause
is not found in the organization of pro-
scriPtive, secret party among US
E9- The yellow fever is still prevailing
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