The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-05-23

l thank you gentlemen iof POUR lind con.
cern for me. While my lie and my health
shall continue, in Whatever situation | may
be, Il shall be my constant eaaeayor 70 jus.
tify the favorable sentiments whish you are
pleased to express OF my conduct. And
may the members Of your society in AMER.
ca. animated alone 81 die pure spirit Of
christianity, aud still conducting themselves
as the faithful subjects of our government,
eijoy every temporal and spiritual felicity.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
March. 1890.
Are these the sentiments Of the American
party? Is it will g that the catholics
should enjoy every temporal and spiritual
felicity" Does it wish that America may
ever be among the foremost nations of the
earth, in examples Of justice and liberality7
Are the so called Americans not "forget.
ting the patriotic part which the catholics
took in the accomplishment Of their revolu-
ton, and the establishment Of their govern.
ment?" "The principles of the revered
Washington! The principles Of Washing
ton and the other founders Of our republic.
are like "apples of gold in pictures Of silver"
compared with the principlesl Of this party,
of which it may be truly said, they have
been
"Begot without thought. and born withou, pains,
The ropy drivel of rheumatic brains"
But the -Nothings say eve would
not be illiberal; we do not prosecute; we re-
quire no religious test. Let foreigners and
catholics come to our country and welcome
Let them worship God as they please. We
allow them "every spiritual felicity" We
only say that if they choose to worship God
after the catholic fashions, they shall not
enjoy the right Of the elective franchise; a
right which We accord to all others, wheth.
err they worship God at all or not. But in
doing this, we deprive them Of nothing
We do not touch their goods, or property
therefore we do not prosecute them"
But do you not take from them a right
which they have under the constitution
right, for which your and their forefathers
fought and bled-one of the inalienable
rights mentioned in the Declaration of In
d~ependen Ca right above all price? What
price would an American citizen, Though
he might not have the most distant expecta-
ton Of ever being elected to Office, set up
on this right? Could more fragrant insult
be offered to a freeman, than to be asked Il
set a price upon this high ~prerogative of hi,
liberty? Well then. you do not take hi,
property, but you take that which is dearer
to him than all property-the brightest gen
of American freedom. A host Of "Daniel,
come to ju~dgment!' We DO not take thei1
house, we only take "the prop hat dotl
5 sustain their house." We do not take thei
lives, we only take "the means whereby
they I've" "Most lame and inpotent con
c~lusion." This is not even decent sophis
Try, but downright vulgar nonsense. Blu
still this is according to "the revered prin
ciples Of Washington" This is allowing t
the catholics "every temporal and spiritual
felicity" Oh shame! Let those who have
been circulating this foul SANDER upon the
fair character of the father Of his country, il
; they have any consciences, and ever expect
to enj,y peace of mind, and rest of nights
clothe themselves in ''sack cloth and ashes
and
run to their houses. fall upon their knees,
Pray to the Gods to intermlt the plague
That needs must light on this ingratitude."