Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-07

pies are, first the confinement of the honors offices
and responsibilities of political station under
government, to native-born Americans-with due
regard at the same time, to the protection of the
foreign born in all the civil rights and privileges
guaranteed to freemen by the constitution, whether
Federal or State.
Secondly Resistance to religious intolerance and
rigid maintenance of the great principle of regi-
Gus freedom-by excluding from Office and power,
those who would perescute for opinions sake, who
would control the politics of the country through
Church influences priestly interference; and who
acknowledge an allegiance to any power earth
whether civil or ecclesiastic CAL paramount to that
which they owe to the Constitution.
And Ihsr1ky, answering devotion to the UNION
OF these States and resistance to all factouS and
sectional attempts to weaken its bonds.
The above Resolutions are a portion Of those
Gently adopted in this City, by the so-caed Gamer
lean Convention"
The first Resolution proposes to confine the
honors, offices and responsibilities of political
ton to "native-born Americans with due
gard, DC. Why, what sort of proposition is this
Are not foreign born naturazcd citizens as much
entitled to office, if they desire it, under the fed
eral and State Constitutions, " native-born cti
zens? Most certainly they are. The Resolution is,
then, substantially declaration that foreign born
citizens shall have the "rtght of Office but not the
privilege of enjoying it, though the Constitution
says they may have both; and that natives shall
have every thing in this respect. Will some Know
Nothing print explain this first Resolution?
The second Resolution announces principle that
every good citizen in this country approves; but then
it was intended to discriminate between native and
foreign born Catholics the assumption being that the
latter temporal we'll spiritual allegiance to the
Pope. Now, foregn-born Catholic, a subject of
the Pope as temporal Prince before he can take
the oath of allegiance to this country must express
1v md oil,
the Pope such temporal Prince consequently,
after having thus taken the oath of allegiance to
this country, he is in precisely the condition
with the native Catholic, both Of them regarding
the Bishop Of Rome, the Pope, as their spiritual
head. Wherefore, then, this distinction between
them? Again: Those who passed and put forth
this Resolution had solemny sworn never to vote
for any Roman Catholics for office, but to remove
all such from office, wherever it could be legally
done. See first and second degree Councils of the
National constitutional These gentlemen had also
sworn [See Article I'd of National Constitution 'to
place in all Offices of honor trust profit, in the
gift of the people or by appointment, none but
tice-6orn Protestant citizens" Now they propose
to bestow office, a certain condition. all natire
Catholics!
Will some X. n. print explain this Resolution
also?
The third Resolution, above pledges q" I'M
swerving devotion to the Union, and resistance to
all factious and sectional attempts to weaken its
bonds" What that intended to convey? Was
it "factious or sectional to repeal the Missouri
compromise? "Unswerving devotion to the Union
is proclaimed by Southern men, but we are not told
who and what portions of the Union have been
gagged, engaged in fomenting sectional
strife and weakening its bonds.
We shall refer again this platform of the de-
funct Order. Meantime, call upon the X. N.
papers to give the names of the delegates to the
late Convention in this City; and to inform the peo
pie of North Carolina what was done in said Con-
venton in relation to the position Of our Northern
brethren, on the question Of the repeal of the His
souri compromise, and their desire for its restor
ation."