Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-05-05

ly oppose, any Interference with the
rights of its members as citizens, by any
legislative enactment yet by full ana
independent exercise of the right Of srf
frogs, and tie appointing posuer, they
shouM Je ercluded from tie cfairs Of The
government IN ALL ITS DEPARTMENTS.
In this language there can be n mis-
take. 1t is broad and comprehensive
1t necessarily must include as we'll the
American as the foreign Catholic In
Virginia there are but few Catholics,
and Mr. Flournoy does not seem to feal
their united strength, and know-Noth-
ingisn is therefore unveiled TO public
gaze in al its loathsoue def,rmity.-
Prescription for religious belief its only
osiensible mo to, Public Plumber its
real one.
In New York the comparative num-
Der of Catholics is much greater. The
Plumber party dare not there so avou
themselves, as TO unite against them all
the Catholic vote, and they therefore put
forth their platform in much more
mod st style. No man is TO be prose ibed
for religious belief. Not at all. TIL.
idea is pr posterons. They only wish
to defend themselves and the country
against the i fuence of the f3reign i'm
migration, which is y. arly thrust upon
US, and which threat nes in short time
to far exceed the native born population
and to make even the United St,tes it,
self a Catholic Country, bowling in hum
BILE f,i'h and obedi, nee b fore the spirit
ual head Of The chu ch at Rome. In an
address prepared, and published under
the authority of the Order in the New
York We KY Herald of March 18th
not one single intimation is given through
an address of some four columns, of pro
scrption on account of religious belief
They even undertake, by species /,
sophstry very becoming indeed. and
vi h perfect diarrhGa OF words" ia
convince both foreigners and C tholics
that the very best thing they can posi-
bly, do, is to assist the Know>Kothings
to the utmost of their abilities. That
address is a model of its kind, and we
most earnestly recommend its perusaI
to all our Democratic fIicnde, who con
template joining the Plumber Party.
In California, this p ,litical weather.
cock presents still different phase.
The Marysville Herald of April 2Sth.
and which by the way is the organ of the
party, publishes the princi pes of the
Order in this State. First, the founda-
ton of the whole thing. the plumber
principle, none but Americans for Of
flee. Second. purity of the elective fran
chise; and third, honest, faithful and ca
pable men in Office. But in this county,
the matter is narrowed down to first
principles, and the burden of the song is
plumber
The Herald evidently starts with the
proposition that AN American must BE-
better qualified to perform the duties OF
All office, than toreisne And the
second presumption is, that the m"ment
this same American has taken upon him
self the initiatory obligation of the Order
ne becomes honest and faithful. Ais
Alas We had supposed, dear General,
til even if your long experience of near
three score years and ten, had not taught
you more correct lesson than this, the
last years ascci dency of your beloved
Oder would have entirely removed all
doubt from our mind. For we venture
the broad assertion, that the success OF
the kn1-Nothing party, wherever it has
been successful, has placed in power,
through the whole grade of Offices, and
over the whole Union, from the Lruis-
lature of Massachusetts, TO the Common
Council of San Franci, CO, the most cor
rupt, most ignorant, most incap bic set
of men, that have ever filed the same
number of offices since the organization
of the Government Honest, faithful,
and capable men in office Against
such party, so organized, with such
principles. and for such purposes, We feel
that we have right to fight. With
such party, We can make no compro-
misses But upon the platform of De-
mocracy We are prepared to stand or fall
If beaten this year We shall grid our
selves for a severer contest the next
and thus on-until the hideous monster
of Nnow-N othingism shall be driven
from the land.