The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-05

ana o;ac, ~ M by the order is evident from
the oath taken by the members upon ana when
have already quoted Ii s TO be denied That hefe Is
diversity of opinion among the brethren q dineIent sec
tons The order already TO have aiien INTO the
corrupt practice attributed 70 uie o,u any
10 the most corrupt class of the old politicians that OF
varying It's creed with every change OF latitude In Tue IN
fancy OF its existence il already mature IN It's wees ana
with most surprising harmony between the end ana the
means II aims al political and religious intolerance by
Selling on every prejudice and adopting every creed Inc
foreign is told that the order strikes only al Cain
oicis the native Catholic is assured that intereres
with mans religion but attempts to limit the influence
Of foreigners.
In Louisiana Catholics allowed to join the order, we
are told and why because that denomination is too n
crous there to be assaulted openly II the order through
out the Union is sincere in its hostility 10 Catholicism
then the Catholics Of Louisiana and elsewhere VINO are
their faith not to be harmed are deceived
and betrayed but if they not thus deceived an DINERS
who Joined with the hope OF crushing the influence OF
that church. imposed upon and have sworn their oas
ia vain In either event there deception which compels
disus and should teach us to shun, the order OF
the know-nothings.
through the civilized world when it becomes known that
people of this country who have been first TO pracse
in its fullest extent the great Christian doctrine Oh ioea
ton engaged in discussing whether not the govern
is safe while 1t continues England which, three
centuries ago DISTINGUISHED the Catholics and has since
under the influence Of our example gradually relaxed e
stringency of her laws may well dsrust her course II
experiment demonstrates that even republic Is en-
dangercd by religious freedom among its citizens WIN
what show of justice consistency can we plead 10 the
Catholic soveregns of Europe the liberation of Protest
aniism in their dominons while we disffanchse our fe
owcitzens OF the Catholic faith? How can we ask them
90 forward in relaxing the letters of opinion while we
are going backward How dare talk OF freedom OF
conscience when than million of our citizens are
to be excluded from Office for conscience sake!
Yesterday to have argued in favor OF religous toiera
ton this country would have been absurd Tor none
could been found to deny question it. But to-day
there is sect Boosting that it control the country
ayowiug the old papist and nonarchcal doctrine Of po
cal exclusion for religious opinions sake Inc arguments
by which they sustain themselves are those by when he
nuuisition justified their peddng the conscences and
burning the bodies of five hundred years ago, and
against which Professionalism has struggled since the days OF
Luther YOU sir and and all OF us owe our own right
worship God according to conscences To that
doctrine which this order abures and il the right OF
the Catholic is first assaed and destroyed you sir or an
other member who believes according to different Pro-
testant creed may be excluded from this House. and from
other preermen because of your religious faith The Sc
cury of all citizens rests upon the same broad basis OF
universal right Conederates who dsanchise one class
citizens upon each other the strong argument
general right is destroyed by their united action ana the
proscrponis of yesterday the prescribed OF tomorrow
Human Judgment has recognised the memorable justice OF
the sentence which consigned Robesperre and his accom-
pice to the guotne to which they had condemned
/ so many thousand better men,
No nation content itself with single act OF persecu-
ton either public intelligence will reject that as unworthy
of ITSELF public prejudice will add Others to it. II the
Catholic be Enthusiastically as citizen and the Pu6c I'D
erty unsafe his keeping II but natural logical conse
quence that he shall not be permitted to disseminate ah
which is adudged hostile to national independence that
he shall be allowed to set the evil example OF the
tee of his religion before public that shall not be
preached from the pulpit that it shall not be taught in
the schools and that by all the energy of the law il shall
4 be utterly exterminated.
If this faith be incompatible with good citizenship and
you about discourage it, destroy utterly uproo i
from the land Petty persecution will but rritate sect
which the knownothngs denounce as so powerful ana SC
dangerous. This the course which England pursued
she entertained the fears of the Catholics three
years and which she has lived to see the
ty Of and has removed almost not quite every dsabi
ity imposed. Perhaps, however, this new sect will no.
sare the public mind by proposing too much at once anc
holds that it will be time enough to propose further and
more minute persecution when the national sentiment
debauched enough to entertain favorably this st grea
departure from the unbounded liberation of fathers
It is the experience OF this country that persecution
Strengthens a creed The manhood Of nature, o.
all true genuine men, cngs more ardeptly to faitt
which brings peril the believer Perhaps of al
times countries Christianity grew strongest under
persecnton-not merely the exclusion from office which
the condemnation of the know-nothing conventices, but
when the faggos and the stake the portion OF thu
true believer With the history Of Professionalism so re
and fresh in MAIDS its birth in the very bosom
Of the Romsh Church. where the civil and ecclesiastical
power united to discourage and destroy every species
of heresy; its growth amid every form OF danger ohio
guy and prosecutions its triumph by the aid of truth and
reason and remembering how every effort to destroy i
only planted 1t deeper in the hearts OF the faithful 1T
natural to beliege that persecution will invgorae Other
creeds and secs whoever has the courage to bear the
torture for conscience will kade sympathy and at
tract more converts than the most eloquent tongue In
my judgment this attempt at prescription viii do more to
spread Catholicism here than all the treasures Of Rome
all the Jesuitism of the cardinals.
Now sir what is this at the North, and who
are engaged in it? 1t is combination of all the 'sms'
of that Observation-Disclosures free-soism, whgism
rghtism socialism, antirentisn gathered together
from thousand reul rlls and mngng their currents in
one common channel. Abolitionism and knownothngisn
are akin, the first is denial OF the rights of section OF
the Union and attempt destroy them because in Its
wisdom it has determined that those rights have not the
proper moral sanctions the other is denial OF the rights
Of class Of citizens regardless of section One is cru
SADIE against the rights of States the otes against the
rights of individuals The openly spurns the consu
tion the other attempts imsy evasion of it This dar-
ingly attempts breach and assault; that more
nngly adopts and prepares surprise The almost
commands respect nearous schemes by bodness and
courage the other would bri.g discredt the best
causes by evasion crcuty, and irresponsible assaults In
Massachusetts, when the made their nominations
far learn the politics of those elected TO Con-
gress all ultra antsavery No suspected OF
4 moderation allowed to occupy here The
i ddate whom they elected governor declared
at that ana. have BEEN in favor of
the fugitive slave bill goed for who favored
4 it, knowing such be his views; and very much
change before ever do by word, act, VOTE IA
vored its passage and advocate of its essential mod-
i cation, in lieu thereof, its uscoNDITIoSAL REPEAL
held in Norfolk Massachusetts, show the sectonasm and
Il intolerance of the order;
Reolped That in the present chaotic condition of parties
Massachusetts, the only star above the horizon the love
Of human liberty and the adherence OF slavery and that il
party organization which invites the united action OF
the people the tranccndmg question OF slave dsmu
\ ion. which divides the Union.
4 Whereas Roman Catholicism and slavery being alike