Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-15

II5HiiS NoetHuIOn under winch ..E1
thid combines IN" Influence md aUihuri-y d
JriirrSOu and Madison and John lavlor of tara!Irs
ami titles anu labrwe, and Nil that list OF HOb.r pa:i.
os VIII" achieved thai errat civil rrvo!utcm Of lS5t
by the power Of Mr. Madisnns report, which Inor
hold in nv hand. Gnd III which il was declared thar
the sedltiOn act violation 0t the Constitution
because II inirIu%e' a. article which declares siEHt -,
liberty uf conscience and of the press Ne csl-
crcd, abridged. modified by any authority in !,r5
United States. and proclaimed tho uncomsttu-
tiouslty ot tine sedon net, not only because ies
lated against the freedom Of the press, bat h"caG,
It established precedent which might he fatal I" -
liberty Of conscIsnco Thus YOU are asked ~ eui.-t
undcr the banner Of party which violates tho .p,t
! and letter of the Constitution State ant F"i"ra.
which prOposes Ia srbvcrt the first ani dearest pr-
cples upon which those instruments and Your ln",-
tlrs rest; which seis AT naugh and trents with
while il proicsscs 10 Observe, the maxms and pre-
cepts and examples of all the good and great
that bright galaxy Of statesmen WHO, under the lcai
and direction of the father of his country "ma5 aui
proclaimed us Il nation.
Once more. my countrymen, appeal to YOU 70
pause, 10 e1tiuguish this torch before the iaine
tends and forever Ia silence the terrible cry Ins
| lng III your ears. which would summon you 10 make
war upon men for cunsc'rnCe sake. Let mo not Dc
told that these men propose not 10 impose pain. AID
penalties that all that they propose Is eXciu!rr!-u
from office, il they hold particular religious opinions
II such HI answer were 10 come from party not -c"E
ing office, and whn.c avowed purpose "t 20 place
themselves and nll their instruments and tools IN ct
flee, it would still be iaac"us and u"eouni. suco hs
must al~ays b. considered exile III IA" mid; ot
hr cuilnryulru who is proclRinod-cl'heE hy 'a"
Or by the will Of the people, from which al raw
springs. in representative and republican E"rr'"
ment-as unworthy Ia participate III any wlsc III 10
| administration OF that government which he * dNIy
called on TO support and sustain by hls toll anG care
aud lor which he may be required 10 shed h7 blood
upon the field Of battle But, when such reason
proceeds from tho party from which docs proceel
il is scarcely possbr 10 and rrit" il calmly
! For what pain or penalty can bc inflicted upon Il
| N-N Va IA iTl
| his victory" accomplished, no Know Nothing -iu:
derive profit Of il by holding Office WhCh OF
you ia il that believes thcro would Lc Know No
thing party IN existence tweniy-iomr noun. II ln"y
could be assured that they were only iv.ng /" put
other men in office, and that every Know -No,h,us ID
he let alone condemned voluntarily, excluded hy
superior power from all the offices Of the country
Pam and penalty Trust me, II You Will ,aho ANY
Know. Nothing in the land and put good Office 'a
one hand and blacksni:is vice IN the "tncv and ell
him 10 choose between the PAIN OF going without Of
cc tn escape he vice, or the pain ot being subjected
10 the vice III order 10 got tue office, and, ho"""
much he may rave and kick, and twist and squn!. he
will let you squeeze his hand in that vice" Us !0ng a.
nature can bear II. in order 20 be cousoie with tho
office when tho squeezing II over. AHd which, ih"'
is tho greatest pain penalty Of the iwo--eIcii;uH
| from office, sublec.ion 10 tho ricef
Why the whole object Of their Order is 10 get pos
session Of hy Offices VI tho country for ts m"nb";E
! Their very oaths bind them 10 vote Tor each o.hcr
and, when they do not, il il under the ilspeus.Hs
power, which authorizes them 10 employ dacoy dur.i
TO lure Democrats into the Order Look HI Ihe ia'o
of poor MchaelS o! this city, aniubc and upriGhr
man and faithful public officer ever the city hal
He eI PEELED from office for cause bur lis r"iu
| sal 10 become Il Know Nothing. What rlrfu" WIS u
which prompted them 20 eject Micaae-! Was II lnu
virtuOus determination 10 bronx down lnliy "I-''-
plinc, destroy party bonlag". turn bad men ont sa
put good men in oice, it 10 carry out the rule
Of The Order. not to let any bul Nothing hold
offcel
But ,his i. not tho fret time that men srrkmg ,.0-
l,,f, nd htVs n tf
You have all heard Of the P"psh plot before. In rno
roiSn Of Charles the Second there was q famous l"-
pish plot gotten up by r!:us Oates, infamous tnr
! iH periuries he for the punishments whcl
! followed hom i'll the succeeding reign, when he wat
| whipped naked from Aldersgat1 ~ lbulu. AID ~.
too, while in that day they had Their Titus Dat'1.
under Whose accusations many good hhd Iiins'rons
men were brought the block and IN. gall'"-, ~.
too. have Ned Bantne, who ls said o have b""'t
the originator oi this, PODish tl"f -. i','
fectors ths for the overthrow Of the liberty
Of this country, had gone back for their prime pe-
well for men, not merely to the time Of Titus Oat"-,
but OF that darker reign which preceded !t'EIat or
Charles the First, of England-in which, es IN 40
Know Nothing creed Of the present day the war WA
not only made upon Catholic m"n, but in the sHn.'
shameful, had aimo,; .ald unmanly spirit upon women
also. For whoever viii take the trouble 10 iouh back
To the history Of that time, will find that the pcrr"c"
tor. OF the Catholics Of that day, Ike the kn"w-N"-
things of the present day, not only required that al
Catholic men .hDuld be excluded from Office" bur al
should be excluded who even had Catholic wiv".s
thus requiring that should either be gPo,.
tate in religion or tathless TO his wife.
What possible good, my countrSmen, "aa "s"r
aprinr from any which is reared pr!HrIt...
40 Innns,rols and 20 audacious as these Whm !G"'
dom can TO said To be lett III any land whcr. tHcrs
shall be- any power or any party IN At competent to
proclaim To all men thai you must conform ~ III
| things 10 my thoughts and Ia my opinions y"u must
even bend your cnnscisnces 10 my will. y"u mG'. n
order 10 fit Yourselves to serve the country il need DO.
apostatiLe from Your faith abandon thr WIFI ~
H.. ,I.,, buy spVrr Inv. IL,
and ciersh' What freedom, tny, eau hc l"t il 10
land where such ia the condition Of lis men amd %, ~
women, IL he free man who il denied the pm
.ge of participating in the administration %; ih" -"'r
crnlncnt Of his country no matter what h.s 1t.
ness and capacity may be What III That bat
tho oourss of oil the privileged ola'rrs, Lat
ever hes existed in any country, ana wh"a
| hnvc been broken down and dispcI,cd with "",a
| in England, where the Kings and lords have -
| long preserved their influence and rupI'i"s-
cy Aud shall i, be said, while in that roH':!. a.
least, the Gnd ita privileged sappoI''It nav"
| been compelled to yield 10 tho Commons 10 tho a.
n,ans OF public Justice and the lights of hurmaa r"'
son-,o sign the deed of Catholic emancipation.
in this yet free and happy land "i orr, ""i.,''
tulic despotisrn is 10 be tolerated How if'.' 4
sympathy how devoid Of poetry ald ell In ou''ug
Influences was tho heart and nlnd oi that man vino
prepared this Know Nothing ritual which calls ~
a man 10 surrender his wife, his Gm or his c"un;r'
He WIZ able 10 conceive OF TINT beautiful i"rs
described in the languages OF ono Of the sweetest IL
modern poets, nyr, Il poet Of that very isle, w.o'5
sons arc now mach subjected to obloqny. tho marx.
| ed victims Of this new pcrsocu:ion, when he mae
the lovely Persian girl eIclaini-
| Fast ws-t, alas ! care not whittier
10 ihou art -nfe and with thee
SO where you will, this hand ia thine
Those eyee before me-. smiling thus.
Through good and ILL., through srorni ind -.i"s
The worlds worl! Of love for
In some calm bicss cd shore well dwell
WhDrs L- crime Ia love too well.
Where thus to worship trniorly,
An erriuy child Of light Ike thoe,
VIII not be aIn. or, II Il be-,
Wner. weep our faults sway
Together kurcng might and dbyi
Thou tor sake AZ Alias shrine
And !. III any god'-, for thine
| We're ;he-- Know -N"things really iguDran: at -
history %, Charles the lstl Did they not know itt
| such men as Cromwell, and Hampton and M1nnua,
! and Cupc lived! Did they not know that 'hrDo
men were about 10 .y from the religious rerrr-
cutions OF that dav. 10 reek in tho arguHgo pt ;s
poet, ''our calm blessed shore as Others had don'
before them and did afterwards, founding here ih.t
great republic OF liberty, when. by royh rdct ihHt
very Cromwell was detained and as II 10 he III" 20
s,run.p, in ;hc hand. Of Providence, 10 scourg" G
ultimately ccapi,ac that very king, VINO, III IL" inv
;nrps md in.oltnce Of power had denied him free.
dom at home and ths privilege OF seeking II ABROAD!
If they are ignorant Of These things, by wIG' tide il,
il that they aspire 10 rule end to govern this country:
and if they ore ignorant of il, what or JUS
,iicsiion can be found tor all their disregard Of al
their information, aud all the interests oi the country
in tho effort they now making 10 make tLis cr''
errrnent udious and detachable thu. OF ChH:.'I
the first wasl Are they willing TO revived hero
the war Of Cromwell with the CovenAntcr, tie cun-
tee, between RoundhcGd and the Cavalier
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