Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-09-18

TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1855

to our institutions. .cacumpain. Such am assured by
prominent members "i the Order will actually be the
case. MIR. Ford, for example positively uvows that
lie Is ready to allow tu all foreigners who nrc in
heart Americans, every privilege uf mcricnn citizens.
He does not consider that it is necessary for for
cgner to reside here any particular length ot time in
order TO become i'll henrt American, and desires
cAcllsnll, as understand him, Of tIe present M
turalizaon term of five yeurs.
say this to dn justice to the gentlemen on the t;ck
ct. 81 iar as KNOW meme Of them are prescriptions
lists Or blgos: while n Of them would oppose auy ut-
tempt to snbvert or III drc American institutions by
ecclesiastical power or alien combination. For my
self, have no fear OF such attempts and believe that
the Vas. majority Of the grant population would
resist such attempts ~ promptly and encrsecalIy
the most American orthe Americans.
Hence an happy in believing that there is no
longer any danger to foreign born ctizeus from the
American organization. . The only actual danger is
from the pro.Slavcry wing ui il. Men who oppose
the oppression of Slavery in good fai,h cannot long
entertain ilbera! views of any question.
lhiS letter "'li 6c sufficient 20 show my own faith,
and my hopes IN respect 10 others have 10 objec-
tiu.ls to your showing ii Mr. Ruess or to his ma
king such of it as his discretion will approve on
ly rcservinS that II he not published or prluied
would prefer avoid any unnecessary appearance in
the newspapers do not hesitate, however, tn avow
all the letter contains in conversation with all who
seek TO KNOW my views. Yours fnhfully,
s.. p. CHASE.
HOMER GOODWIN, ESQ, Sandusky City, o.
1t is marked private" and became public without
the writer's consent, und, doubtless, very much
against his wishes. "Murdcr will out" Mr.. Chase
is s"hnppy in believing that there i, 10 longer any
danger to torcign-born citizens from The American
organization" "Ihc only nc,uni daRgrr IS from NE
prO-sharcry miag Of IL" W-presume his object is to
get rid Of '',he pro.savcry wing" of the American
organization he shall hc able To reconcile
i:s "nts-slavery "wnS" with the 'ureign.born cii-
zcns, und, after the embrace, to form Of the union
great ant;-slavery party.
Now, we have submitted 10 our readers glimpse
Of the Textures of the representatives of three dis.
nct parties At the North, all opposed 10 the South,
aad to Democracy, and all having in view sectional
agitation and Federal legislation which would ncces.
sa;ily dissolve this Union u" il remembered that
these parties, factions isms-or whatever else 1t
may be proper to cali hcm-haye all repu.latcd and
still do rcpuda;e the National Democratic party
while, at the same fine there is yet tie Of asSocia-
ton that unes them to large portion OF our South
people who, also, choose 10 oppose that same De-
mocracy Southern Know. NothiuyS may scorn and
denouncc Mr. Chase and the editor Of the Ohio State
Journal md the editor of the Boston Daily Evening
Journal, they may condemn thcir principles Ahd "eS-
pc their PRACTICES STILL in one respect, they are their
associate, and necessarily give tfem laid aud com
fort:" they belong to the sume order they have taken
the same oa,hs, they bound by the same ritual,
they constitute part ofthe national organizauo
and they propose 10 meet aud deliberate and net III the
same naons! convention 10 select Know Nothing can
didacs for the offices "f President and Vice Presdcn;
of these United Statea.
We socnnly ask all the Southern people 10
think Of these things AMI imagine, il they can,
the consequences that mast cnsur If these things
remain as they are. There nrc better men AT
the North who deserve Your confidence. Don't drive
them oil inr Il temporary association that must bc
shorti anl cannot result in good 10 the Union or
the South, but may be productive Il" dcplorablc con.
,cuuencr- 10 both.