Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-10-04

tlcipa,ed 1Eheir clergy North have never
attempted to srres. the constitutional action
Of Congress bv protests ''In the name Of
Almighty God" Why then are they to be
prescribed and denounced as unworthy Of
public confidence !, would be an unge-
nerou< return for the equality Of privileges
and immuni,ies granted TO Protestanis in the
se.,lrmen. OF the State. Nv ancestors were
thus induced to cast their 10, among them
and will never dishonor their memory or
nv own character. bv prosecuting their des-
cendanis. have associated familisrly with
my Catholic neighbors and friends, and
h.ve never seen in their conduc, ond char
acier, as ci'izrns. any evidences of ''the ag-
gressive policy and corrupIing tendencies
Of their church," which the Know N o,hing
platform assigns ss justification for its pro-
scriplinn. Thoy constitute small minori-
~ Of the population Of Marvlsnd end, if as
evil-dIsposed as the Known othings assert
they ere. could no, endanger our civil or re-
ligous liberty Eight hundred Protestant
sgsins, sixty five Roman Catholic churches
leave M in no fear as to nv Protes'an, tsl'h.
Louisiana and Florida were both Catholic
colonies Of Spain; they are now Protest.
an, Safes Of our Federal Union. The for
mer has less than seventy Catholic TO two
hundred and fifty Protestant churches, and
latter FIVE to one hundred and SEVENTH
This does not show anv alarming spread Of
Pspsl power. The wealth Of the Protest
ant churches is more than ,enfold in the
Union and the rProteetsnts ou, numbeE.thr
Catholics nine to one. ] apprehrnd the
Pope can do us bu, lille harm and the out
cry sgsins, him, q. this Tine, is only to help
Known otbings to office.
What do we learn from our Revolutionary
fathers and early laweivers ss to immigra
,inn and ns,u,sl,za,ion They denouuce,
IN their Declaration Of Independence, as Q
grievance that George III. discouraged i'm
mig alton by refusing facilities for na,urali-
za,ion and settlement. The Know N o,hings
approve the policy Of George ILL.,, and would
have il enforced again. concur in sen,i-
,ment with The American statesmen Of The
Rev"luii, IN end would have our rulers to
fslAGw in their footsteps. am opposed to
ii eng any obstacle 10 The progress Of
Cd ~ in wealliI and power. Our in
crt I?opulation has not KEEP, pace with
our eA.esfsion Of territory. We have mil
lions OF acres ~of land 10 reclaim from. the
wilderness and subject to cultivation and
| ,bor and skill from abroad are as valuable
to us, as q, the establishment, nf our govern.
ment. They contribute to The revenue.
whilst they augment the productive wealth
o the country: and in the event Of war, are
ever ready TO fig b, the battles Of The coun-
Try. Their fidelity and gallan,rv, in the las,
war, so favorahly impressed Gen. Scott ,ha,
he recommended tha, one years service in
the army or navy should be a tile to cil
zenshp. Where was Know N o,hing pat
ri",ism then? In view of these facts and
considerations, why should the conditions
Of naturalization approved by Washington
ard tested by the experience Of more than
half century be changed? Are no, "6ve
years continuous resldence, an oath 10 sup
port The Constitution Of the United States.
and a good moral character" sufficient 10
test their claim to citizenship II the re-
quirements Of the law are not enforced by
the Courts or are evaded, let Your Judges
be impeaehed and more s,ringen, rules Of
evidence be enacted. II is wiser to exclude
foreigners slt6geiher than TO admit them.
and by a narrow spiri. Of suspicion and DIS
tius, TO make Them The enemies Of our gov
ernmen,. Is it jus, to tax lhem without re-
presentation or 10 make them fight our bat.
Ties wi,hou. a voice in the question Of peace
or wsr? The Know N No,hIngs take he affir.
native Of this ques,ion-,he Democrats. the
negative: the ballot box in November will
decide between them. We are told their
influence endangers our institutions. We
must exclude The adopted citizen from office
and withhold The righ, Of suffrage from the
future immigrant or our Liberties will perish.
Look throughout your country and where
are The foreigners, who are to work sll this
ruin The adopted citizens in the United
States are not one in ten 10 the na.ive-born
and do no. see how one is TO control ten
q. the ballot box or in any other way. II
is a poor compliment to American in,elli-
gence or courage. This too is all humbug.
The votes they canno. wheedle by sdmira-
,ion Of ''lhe rich Irish brogue" or 'slhe swee,
German accen.' are to be snnhilated.
will sooner irus, the man who has sworn to
support the Constitution Of The United States
than the one who has taken secret oath to
nullifv it, in some of it's best provisions.-
The Federal Constitution makes The adop
ted citizen eligible TO every Office, bu. she
Presidency. Washington made Alexander
Hamilton q member Of his cabinet, though
foreign-born, and Jefferson appointed Gala
tin, native Of Geneva. 10 same Office
These cas.-off garments Of old Engsn may
become The fashionable garb Of New Eng
land and such States as follow in her wske e
they will never be adopted by Southern
taste. England grew ashamed Of her pro.
scrip'ion Of Roman Catholics end abolished
her religious test in 1881. In 1854 the
Fusion of all the "isms" Of ,be North re-