Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-10-03
THE DODGERS CAUGHT.

The Know Nothngs say that they do not desire
the aid of the government in adopting religious
test that is, that they will not make the test con-.
sttutional one bit that they will effect it as ndi-
viluals-as citizens. Judge Berren, of Georgia, in
late Know Nothing letter, holds the following Ian
guagc which we believe expresses the sentiments of
his party in their attempt to dodge the constitu-
ton: --.ss . ... a.. -...-. e.. .sr-. .-..., 80
,"N soould be ,orong an the Government to make
this religious test exercise OF discretion aohtch
the people hace not entrusted to them. Thus that
achch ,could be rong the GoDernnasnt Is the right
and duty of the citizen" ... r..-- ...
That is as good "higher law" doctrine as ever Mr.
Seward preached, and the principle Of that doctrine
would be approved by every abotonist in abolition
dom. Let's see how the rule would work in some
other matters The constitution provides for the
delivery of runaway slaves to their masters, and
therefore "it would be wrong in the Government"
to say they should not be delivered up, being mat
ter which the people have not entrusted to them;
but Seward Greely, Garrison and all the host of
that ilk would shake hands with Judge Berrien and
other Southern Know Nothngs and say: "Thus
that which would be wrong in the government the
prevention of the return of fugitive saves) is the
right and duty of the citizen" And what answer
COutQ Judge DeTTleu VI any OIlleF huOW INOtufuS
make to this language? Entangled in the meshes Of
their own net, they would have to hang their heads
in silence, or say, "you are right-go ahead!" e..
Such are some of the difficulties of attempting to
do, citizens what the constitution says shall not
be done. What cannot be effected by the cons.tu.
ton and laws, should not be attempted at all. ~.
NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIoN.-''B Brothers; let us
have American liberty and American religion
[Hon. K. Rayner, K N. Convention. ~; - -. s,.s..
AS the KnowNothngs opposed to all foreign
principles, it is singular that they did not long ago
adopt the idea of Mr. Rayner; and manufacture a
domestic or an T" American religion" Christiani-
ty, in Protestant form well as Catholic, is alto
gether Of foreign origin, and therefore contrary to
the principles of Known othingism. So is the BIZ
bic, for that is foreign production too However,
the party needn't be anti-relgous for it happens
that in their zeal for things indigenous to this
try, there is Native religion already prepared and
in full loperation-t is the Mormon religion, which
ispurely American. x. Ainlen (Ld) Bonner. =
I True, enough-but then the modern K. N de.
mand is fora progTessioe religion. The religion oi
Christ, of Peter, and Paul is to be revised and
j amended and more completely adapted to.'Anaeri
., can taste and" american institutional Only
/ think of we areto have an," intense gAMERIcAN
| religion.s' :; --'': s@Ayl ~5a Ms - So .'7 =
+ SHAMEFBL PRAeFleE1. We learn, that Father Muir.
. ply, the respected and esteemed Pastor Of the Ro
a man Catholic Church in this town. is subject to an
- noyaneesapd insults, from boys pof 10 or12 years
r of age, while peaeeably passing the streets nthe
discharge of his pastoral dates. yAs he remarked
4 to usat is exeeednglY painfas be thus treated
Is whengong to orsconngrom xisitasiens ofthe SICK
~ and sdyingp b~cs a-:r s,serS,s s-s ~, :, SsS,
I We thiak wespeak the Language Of the protestant
" christian hearsef sscomm,nty languages q
a. eyfycitizen of character and feeling, when We say
# thasthis grievance shoad andsnust be re,oedied.
We most respectfully urge and entFeat the attention
*: Of parents and guardians to this grave matter w &
> H. - Wilmington Commercial.
s Comment on'the above is not needed fBetreat
:, ment Of EathersM sMurphg, SO much regretted by th.
Commercial and all decent persons, is another ont
i, Of hsfrnits Of Know Nsthinsisha. se y .,,