The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-04


Religion I'm Danger.
Mr.. WoolIey, in his peech at Henderson
last week made most happy illustration of
the sincerity of the Know Nothngs in their
hatred of the Catholics and love of the prot
estant religion. "Go" said Mr.. w. to any
of the crossroads and small towns in the
country, and whenever you find commune
" of men, bred Ike vagabonds, spending
their sundays in fighting ROSTERS, playing
seven-up across log or in barn, and drink
ing whisky and fighting and swearing, their
you will find Know Nothing Council, gui-
ded in the night, by some pious protestant
preacher.-[ Enquirer.
Mr.. Woolley also made statement In a
speech near Paducah, that there were 800
members of the American Order in Lexing-
ton, who were lazy, lounging fellows, and
got their living by stealing, and that he could
give their names. He also stated, giving
the Mayor of Louisville for authority that
there were 1000 of the same sort in Louis
vile. Now, just look and see how the puppy
skuiks when called upon to veryfy his state
ments.
When he had concluded his speech the
him and answered as follows:
MAYFIELD, July II, 1855.
r. W. WocLLEY, EsQ.-ReSpected SIR
We, the undersigned, members of the Amer
lean party, feel ourselves forced to call upon
you for list of the names of 800 of the CT
tIzens of your town-Lexington-wh you
said are a lazy, lounging set of fellows,
who, to use your own language, never did
anything to make living unless they did it
by stealing. You said you could give their
names. We believe you have misrepresent-
ed the m mbeIs of our party, aud we request
list of their names, by the time you reach,
Paducah, that we may have it investigated.
Respectfully, yours, &c,
J. w. HOPKINS,
w. w. GRAY,
]. IN. BEEDLESS,
J. D. LANDRUM,
Us. LONGACRE,
T. McCANDLESS,
w. A. EAKER.
After consulting with his party leaders
here, Mr.. Woolley set us the following un-
gentlemanly reply;
MAYFIELp, July n, 1856.
MEssRs, HOPKINS, GRAY, Gel have re.
ceived note, with your names attached,
with q concealed purpose, and of doubtful
meaning.
The construction of the sentences and
the spelling of the words are of such char
acter, feel would do you injustice if were
to attempt To make literal translation
You seem to be very much displessed with
the charge that in the towns the Know No.
thing party is stronger than il is in the coun.
try, because in the towns there are always
greater number of idle men. who during the
day, loaf around taverns and houses,
and at night do their loafing in Know Moth
ing lodges.
told you in my speech that it was not
my intention to say anything personally Of
fensive to any one present, and l regret to
say that your note might be construed as
continuing an admission that portion of my
audience were within the perview Of nv re-
marks. With respect.
r. w. WOOLLEY.
The editor Of the Enquirer seems de sirous
of making a practical application of Mr..
Woolley's "most happy illustration" to our
own citizens, and to every other community
that endorses or belongs to the American
order. Now, we have no objection that Mr..
Hall and bis Sag Moths friends shall take
their stolen list of members of the American
Order, and compare it in any aspect they
please with their own political associates of
equal number. We have no fears of the
comparison, either in point Of morals, decen-
cV, respctabiIity, public or private worth, nor
in the liberality of their views as regards
the private or religious rights of their oppo-
nents. 1t is quite as easy for MIR. Hall to
o en- his wholesale libels upon the American
party, as it is for Mr.. Wool,ey to utter them
from the stump, but when called upon to ver-
ify them, he skuks to his kennel only to
gather strength to repeat his infamous and
baseless attacks.
The only practical application, that this
"most happy illustration" of Mr.. Woolley
has ever had in this country, might have been
witnessed during the campaign of 1852,
when the Marion of the Mexican war was
itting upon stump in a neighboring pre-
cinct, with al jug between his feet, treating
his old friends, and bett his bottom dollar,
his horse and his watch, upon the result
Other happy illustrations might be mention.
toned in other localities, but we will pass
over the last Democratic Congressional Con-
vention in this district, and its debauchee
President, without far: her remark, and leave
them to the sober reflection of our friends
Hall and Woolev.
Temporal Power OF the Pope
Some of the newspapers are publishing
letter from Orestes A. Brownson, in which
he attempts to show that he has claimed for
the Pope no temporal or civil jurisdiction,