Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1855-12-08
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that is, whether the Know-nothing fac
ton shall succeed in entailing upon us
all the evils which have invariably been
the consequence of its triumph, or
whether the conservative, highminded,
patriotic portion of the Wing and Dem
ocratic parties shall unite and crush
this hydra-headed monster. We also
referred with pleasure to the recent re-
suit in this and our sister counties,
where the members of the old parties
sacrificed their prejudices on the altar of
their country, and united manfully to
preserve civil and religious liberty. The
Frederick Herald, one Of that class of
disingenuous, Dark Lantern sheets, which
delight in exciting the worst passions of
our people by appealing to the preju-
dices of the ignorant, quotes an extract
of our article, and with the air of AFRO
giant Importance discourses as follows:
"PAITIEs IN MARyLAND.--Thc Montgomery
Sentinel an anti-American paper, published
at Rockville in speaking of the result of the
election in this State, discourses in this wise:
g In some of the strongest Democratic coun-
ties the know-nothing majorities nave been the
greatest while in some of the old Whig precincts
such as the sixth congressional district, the re-
suit has been the reverse These things show
that the new party is composed of Democrats
and Wings alike and, moreover, that it can
not be successfully resisted in this State by the
remnant of either Of these parties alone nor
in fact, by anything short of perfect CONSOLE
dation Of the conservative men Of both upon
the common basis of Constitutional rights, such
as was so gloriously perfected in old Montgo-
merry and some Of her sister counties. II Is
now necessary and unavoidable conclusion
that such party must be formed, and quickly,
Ihis, to certain extent is true, and the
parties of Maryland as they now stand, present
The American party composed Of the sound por
ton of the old Wing and Democratic partes
the corrupt portion of the Democratic party
and the old fogy Wings are its opponents. The
opposition is truly composed Of remnants
either of which is too short to make a whole
garment and when united they, indeed. make
a beautifully parti-colored suit, presenting a
figure dressed in Catholic hat, Wing coat
Dutch yea, Locoeoco pants, and Irish bropans
Perhaps with such an army the Sentinel
21aght for time frighten our home-spun M
tive Americans, but when he marches into old
Frederick, Hartford, Carroll or Washington,
he will soon be stript of his ornaments and
sent back to the priest-ridden swamps of 81.
Mary's and Charles. Sew together vonr rem
nanls, and you are welcome to any thing you
can make out Of such politicians as PRATT.
REyERDY JOHNSON; and others, the leaders Of the
old Baltimore Courthouse clique, an incubus
on the old Wing party, and who caused the
defeat OF that party in every gubernatorial con
test in this State, save one.p
We quote the article in full to let our
readers see how Know-nothing editors
regard those who dare oppose the cstab-
llshment of their detestablc principles.
1t is only specimen of the whole Know
nothing press.->-1t INDUCES in all the
vile abuse which it can invent. The
know-nothing Dark Lantern faction is
DOTTED the "America@ party" while we
are the " Foreign" the q Jesuit" the
"anti-Amcrican party" What do you
think of this, citizens of Montgomery,
members of the nti-Knowrnothine
party? Are you personifed figure
dressed in Catholic Hat, Wing
Coat, Dutch Vest, Locofoco Pants and
Irish Brogans?" Or are you the true
American party, prepared to defend our
civil and religious liberty at home, the
honor and interests Of our country
abroad, when any foreign" power
dares to violate them-to extend the
right handof fellowship TO the weary and
oppressed Of all cliines, and make them
useful and respectable citizens-=to pity
and not prescribe them-to defend the
rights Of all to worship God according
to the dictates of their own consciences,
and to preserve the union and rights of
the States by preserving the Constitu-
ton unpolluted from the hands of enc
mics of our country?
Is the Know-nothing the American
partyY Let the outrages perpelrated
upon unohending American citizens
the repeated invasion Of the sanctity of
the ballot-box, the smoke issuing from
the ruins Of churches, the scenes of
murder and riot, and shrieks Of women
and children retreating from the flames
OF their homes at Louisville, answer.
If this be Americanism, God save us
from its triumph and blighting curse. II
is the party which would trampIe under
foot all the precepts and examples Of our
wise and patriotic fathers, and make our
fair land, now the brightest spot upon
which the sun sheds its cheering rays,
a China or japan, and institute second
We assert again, that there must be
q union Of all the truo Iovoyo of On.