Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-07-27
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cue nas nv views concerning Know Nothngism. I am
p0Yosed TO Samuets" secret midnight, oath bound,
2PPar Nothing societies in joining which, common
nm Darts with his liberty, and binds himself out to
lia masters What is the object Of these societies,
rb;cb have swept everything at the North These
n,oties which composed, at the North, of Fed
oIisIs Protestant clergymen and Abolitonlsts, who
1--we frightened the ignorant and credulOus into their
t,ly' with a little handful of Roman Catholics,
hon the fact is there than ten PrCtestants
" the country to one Roman Catholic these SocIe-
,;os whose pretended objection to foreigners is, that
L w., are all Roman Catholics and their reig On is
Iorgerous to liberty, when the fact is, their real OBJ
;aclon 10 them is that they generally Democrats,
yJ vote the democratic ticket will tell you what
M object of the Northern Know Nothings is, ii is to
LIMO our government under federal rule, establish
,bo Protestant religion by law, and abolish slavery.
This is their object. Now TO say nothng ABOUT the
ari1 and disastrous effects of federal rule and abo-
lionism on the South Of the greatesl curses upon
the land which could imagine, would be connec-
t;on between Church and Slate-no matter whether
il be the Roman Catholic church or the Protestant
c6urch-whereby men would be taxed up to their
eyebrows to support priesthood A Pnest-ndden
government under federal rule, full OF free negroes
What glorious union Samuel" is trying to estab-
Esh on the ruins of this American Republic The
lime has arrived when the people OF the South should
stand finn upon their rights lest they be sucked into
this Northern whirlpool of Protestant blgotry and
ranadcism. Three thousand Northern clergyman
irving to influence Congress to pass laws infringing
npon Southern rights, and not single Roman
Catholic among tt en- EUery one Protestants i! and
ypf " Samuel" has the audacty to call upon the
south to assist him in prosecuting and prescribing
from office Roman Catholics What cOnsumate i'm
audience Now the Roman Catholics it is true,
have in days of yOre prosecuted and burned Protes-
ants for their religion. Did The Protestants never
prosecute and burn anybody for his religion? For
nv part would about soon see one of these sects
established by law as the other; and | would sooner
see the devil meddng with politics than either of
them The Constitution of the United States, which
was formed by convention Of the most intelligent
and disncrested patriots that ever assembled, with
George Washington at its head, requires no reli-
gous test at all III public officers nor does il allow
any one religion to be established by law in prefer
ence 10 another. The convention, suppose, belev-
ing that mans religion is private matter between
himself and his God, which no man, or set of men,
has any right to enquire into. Thomas Jefferson,
the great Apostle of liberty, said " What have
got to do with my neighbors religion His believing
in one God in t1centy neither picks my pockets
nor breaks my shins" " Samuel" in order to blind
the people 10 his own Intentions is persuading them
hat the first thing they know the Pope of Rome will
take possession Of our government; when the fact
s he does not even exercise any influence the
temporal concerns of his own State; but has TO be
maintained in his Papal dignity by his neghbors-
The intelligence of the age having deprived him of
his temporal Jurisdiction, and confined him to the ex
arcise of his clerical duties. This looks very much
like his interfering with the republican institutions
Of America; does it not No, those who fear an
establishment of awreligion in this country, (such
Samuel" is driving at,) had better keep an
eye upon those three thousand protestant cergymen
at the North who are trying to dictate % Congress
what laws to pass. Yes, "Samuel" yretendS to an
prehend great danger from the arrival of foreigners
when perhaps, not one-haf Of those who arrive are
Roman Catholics, and onehaf of those are soon con-
yerted to the Protestant religion. Samuel" saws,
all this alarm about the arrival of foreigners was
started by the middling classes--the great body Of
the people when the fact Is, it started by him
self because he and his aatiUe NOrtheJn-City rabble
could not force foreigners 10 vote against the demo-
cratic party. wish the arrival of foreigners in this
country was twice as large as it is for | consider
that men who have been raised up under the iron
heel Of despotsm, the right sort of stuff make
good republicans Of and it is the oppressed and the
common people who emigrate here not the nobility
and arIstoCracy. About twenty-five years ago, an
rishman, who had ust arrived in this country, was
introduced to the President and after the customary
salutations the President asked him how he liked our
republican institutions: Faith" said he 81 like
them very much indade-so much that | intend to
become natiue, for am tired of monarchs' And
John Randolph never Irishman in his life,
who was not opposed 10 Royalty. This is what ais
"Samuel'-foreigners 100 fond of repubcanism
or HIM. | do not think we need apprehend any dan
ger at all-that republican liberty in this country
will suffer from the arrival of foreigners. Of course
we should object 10 any foreign governments pack
ng OIL their criminals and cCnvicts upon us, one
county objects TO receiving the paupers of another
Yes, am in favor of emigration for | think foreign
ers have displayed little sagaCity and patriotism in
supporting the cause of republican liberty, when
there is so much humbuggery practlsed, and force
used by Samuel" to divert and drive them from the
support OF the true cause. Southern democrats are
called upon by Samuel 10 assist him in breaking
down the administration and for what! Why be-
cause it has enforced the Fugitive Slave Law sup
pose AS for Southern wings; it remains TO be seen
whether they will unite with the democrats in rolling
back this tide of Northern midnight corruption which
threatens to deprive them of their property, anC ull
mately dissolve the Union or whether they will join
n with this Northern Federal, Protestant Abolition
combination IN breaking down the administration fol
lis devotion to the interests of the South-for protect
ing their rights Names are nothing-the objects
of parties are everything; and am in hopes tina
when one spurious democrat Is seduced from thu
democratic party by Samuel" two honorable, in
tellgent and patriotic wings will join it. The
administration is charged with huCkstering with
foreigners for their vOes-no matter, so it does no
huckser with the Abolitonists. And Samuel )
charges the Roman Catholics, through Bishop Hughes
with huckStering with Gen Scott and Gen Pierce fol-
political preferment; hut the brave old Gen. Scot
has nailed this lie to the counter with double ten
leS, he says this charge, far he concerned,
false; and that he believes it is false so far as Gen
Pierce Is concerned Samuel " is trying to disran
'hse, degrade and reduce foreigners to state of sa
very whose very relations, perhaps assisted in achlev
ing our independence and he is endeavoring TO lib
crate and elevate negroes to equality with us
%ho 1t seems from their very nature, were intended
Uy Providence for slaves. Who, at the South, would
Ce benefited by 4" Samuels" policy! Would the
TGh man be benefited by having his slaves liberated
would the poor man be benefited by having game
fT mad lnOc Il
al night what he works for during the lay! Would
me negro be benefited, when all experience ha,
SHOWN that he Is in better condition when in IL state
VI slavery than when free. What pity it /.