The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-03
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An&ism.
Hon. T. l.. Cingman has just issued an ada.
to his fellow citizens Of The English Congress
al District Of North Carolina, which il fnn OO
sound truths, timely warnings, and telling me-,
He believes, in the present crisis, that he DOr'
cal disorder can only be reached with a knit ON&
accordingly the knife is used, and even hi, o. .%
nen,s must concede, with skill, daring, and adripN
taae. In the course OF this address Mr.. On"
man says:
BE this as it may. felIow-ciiizeHs, you H..
bear in mind. as have constantly mainiuiDeS
my speeches. that The great moral principle Off,
order is faZsebood, as It's great political DriDe;S
is hostility to The right of sef-goversmen. NM
enjoyed by the American people. They are ,a
wing to carry out This latter principle by deprpm'
the ci,izcns of the right TO vote, in all elecioO.
according to his own judgment, and subieclD.
hm 10 4he control OF set Of secret political man.
ayers.
This 10 the direct object Of ahe movement, An.
indicates political principle. But the means b.
which they seek to carry out this purpose as
those of deception, fraud. and hypocrisy in Al
their phrases. They are attempting 10 6elhup.
TRUTH from her high seat and elevate falseAuoaI
her stead. Fhey are striving 10 overthrow rbs
moral system Of the Creator Of The Universe, and
Satan, the Prince Of Darkness AMI E3qther d
Lies
These, therefore, the two cordial maxims d
the new party, constitute an nsuperable objection
to it, Even il the measures Of governmental Do
Icy they profess to have in view we're eyer SO d.
slraole, their adoption 10 practice could not alons
for the destruction Of our resent political System
and the general corruption ef public and prylal.
morals. Bur in fact, their programme of meas
ures, as proclaimed by themselves has nothing to
command it. Whatever it asserts of truth consists
Of propositions that nobody in this country denies
while those Of ITS doctrines which are peculiar 10
its party are false and mischevious in the extreme
The main object Of the association is to secure
for themselves The public offices Of the county,
and they expect to accomplish this by mean,
cowsrdy, and malignant persecution of CLASSES
whom they consider too feeble 10 defend them.
selves, and whom they are striving 70 render
odious by appeals to THO selfish, bigoled, envious
and malicious feelings of our rnce.
while other political parties baye someiim%
been accused Of aiming at the spells Of Office ibrS
people avow it to be their main purpose-mny
not be fairly said their, sole purpose ito secure
the public plumber, They do not however, adoF
the open, courageous plan Il the highway ROBBIE
who faces you in the sunshine. but they practise
the covert, secret and cOwardly mode OF the mid
night thief
There sole chance Of success is in getting men
outside Of their order TO vote for their candidate.
Have they any grounds to hope tor Thu r.
member, felIow- citizens, that every member Of
this order Of knpw .nothngs, we'll as their can
dida,e, has taken a solemn oath that he will I'll all
Offices Of the government with none but members
of the order; in other words, they have all sworn
that they will keep out OF Office every man Wbo
is not one Of their order. They moi only Intent
to exclude foreigners and Roman Catholics, but
they have bound themselves by the strongest oath,
not 10 let any man-natiUe though he be-yw
revolutionary soldier though he also behold any
Office, from that Of President down to the lowest
station, unless he should belong 10 tie or,ter.
veteran hea ing on his person the Of Bunker
Hill or Kings Mountain must be- exclulrd lrom
all official station, because he refuses 10 surrender
that liberty for which he fought, and j"n petty,
secret, oath bound, society, never dreamed of IN
the earlier anc better days of the republic.
M. Clingman concludes:
The practical working Of the system alone
should have thrown The entire South against H.
1t has constituted \ mask for the grea! sbolirm
crusade Of The North. Under It's cover and BY
frlon strokes from its amhuscades there wHs 81
down many good and true man, who leSres:I2
stood In the deadly breach to defend the consilg.
ton, and with it to protect the rights of ste.
ton. Fidelity to our generous lIiics-honor i,
SELF the moving spirit of brave mrn--drman&
atonemen'. AT any rate, shall we leave out
defenders-uravensed, and unt
with their SLAYER!
'Du,y TO yourselves, loyalty TO the conslui9
and its cardinal maxims Of civil and religious Ib
erty, devotion to principle higher than all earthly
things, alike demand that shall stand 10 opm
81 ion TO this new order.
by rrpeIIing and trampIing it under foo'iEt
w.citizens, you will vindicare the ,oreat ,featm
of our republican system; you will ProcaimyOH
regard for integrity and truth, above all else ;y@
will protect religion itself from the eorrupingrm
brace Of political hypocrisy, end you will P's
public and private morals on a still firmer basis.