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SIT lux.
WARREN Co III lam X IQ55

WARREN Co., ILL, JAM 10, 1899.
So far as I am acquainted with the Anti
Slavery people of this region, land have a
pretty general acquaintance with them,) they
are opposed to secret organizations on princii-
Pile. They think them dangerous and unscrp-
tural. They abhor Catholicism, and would
demoish it if they could, but they would do it
only by an open exhibition of truth. They alb
hor Catholic principles, but they would extend
the hand of friendship to Catholic people. Be-
lieving them to be in error, they would reclaim
them, but only by such open, candid, and kind
methods, as become Christians. For my own
part, am satisfied, that though Know Nothing
organizations may accomplish temporary ends,
they will be wholly Inefficient to weaken the
power of Romanism.' The true antidote for
error, theological or political, is truth-truth
openly proclaimed in word, and exempliGed in
life. SIT hur. Rome breads light much more
than secresy.
Yours, truly, JOHN SooTr.
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ANOTHER VIEW.

ALBANY, Dec. 81, 1854.
You have doubtless heard the story, that
Bishop Hughes demanded of General Scott as
a condition of his support, certain offices in his
gift, if elected, for Catholics; and that, on this
fact being known to the friends of General
Pierce, they pledged him for more than the
Bishop had demanded and, in pursuance of
this, there was conceded member of the
Cabinet, one or more foreign Ministers, the
Attorneyship of New York, and custom!house
officials without stint. Now, though / know
nothing about this, except the fact as to the
appointments, yet do know that, as between
two nominees for office, the one nominal
Protestant, who contributes literally to their
church, the other Protestant who will con-
| tribute to no sectarian purpose, himself not a
| sectarian, but liberal according to his means
| the Irish Catholics as body, contrary to their
political antecedents, went for the former
against the latter. As general rule, there is
no reason why the Catholics should oppose the
election of mere nominal Professionals for office.
who are Just as subservient to their interest as
Catholics would be, while their position disarms
or prevents Protestant opposition. If the
present movement would only strike down
demagogues, administer a rebuke to the Irish
| impudence Of Bishop Hughes and his asso
ciates, and to that renegade Brownson, and then
stop, it would do good; but if its object as it
| now seems, is to fasten Slavery on the country,
and electa Pro Slavery President, it seems to
me that Free-Soilers cannot long hesitate what
course to take. Of one thing there can be no
doubt; and that is, the political demagogues, of
all parties will use every instrument they can
| for success, and have hitherto acted in their
counting the foreign population, as if they
believed they we're kind of shifting political
capital, TO be made available to those who
could promise and pay most, or furnish the
most beor ant whiskey; and hence, in this State,
you find that class, to a man, opposed to the
Maine law, taking sides with the foreign popu-
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sticklers for the low and loose morals of the old
world, and with which Maine law would scri.
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A SRcHDER FROM THE Know NoTHrNGs.-The
Boston Chronicle states that on Friday evening,
at session Of the know Nothing Council in the
eleventh ward, Charles w. Slack, President, in
the chair, vote was passed instructing the
President, Mr.. Slack, not to vote for General
Wilson for United States Senator, when the cleo
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who is a member of the House, immediately re.
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and withdrew from all connection with the Or
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WILSON, NIAGARA Co., N. l.,
January ), 1855.
The course the Era is taking, in regard to
that secret political Order, will sooner or later
commend itself to every reliable friend of Free
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pernicious effects hero already. If the Free
Democrats of this and many other towns in
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THE BOOT ON THE OTHER LEG.

OfAhTA, hASDOl4PH TO-, ILL.
January 4, 1885.
l rejoice at the stand you have taken against
the Know Nothing party, which certainly is
anti-Republican and anti Christian in it's very
nature. We need no secret associations for any
public benefit in a Christian land like this,
where we have the liberty of speech and the
right to worship God according to the dictates
OF our own conscience. One of the main OBJ
jects of the Know Nothing party is, to exclude
the Roman Catholics from any public office by
law. In answer to any member of the Know
Nothing party, would ask, do you think it
would be just principle for the Roman Catho-
lies to apply to the Protestants-that is, exclude
them from holding Office by law2
am no advocate of Roman Catholic princi
Piles, yet / believe they have their rights, and
to try to deprive them of their just rights, only
endangers our own rightsl Right is right, and
wrongs no one.
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A SECOND SOBER THOUGHT
NRw YORK, Dec. %, Is

NBW DIRK, Dec. Is, 1894.
In the Know Nothing movement, see moth
ing to enlist the sympathies of Anti-Slavery
men. I once voted the Native American ticket,
when Harper was elected Mayor of this city,
but afterwards regretted had doue So as that
movement seemed to throw the Roman Catho-
lies into such position as to make them more
clannish, and to raise up barriers against do
ing them good. Yet, think that in your arti-
cles you overlook some things. One is, that it
is the easiest thing in the world for Roman
Catholic dignitary to make any political matter
of politics to have a bearing upon the interests
of his church, and then to call upon the Ro-
manists to sustain the interests of their church.
The position of the Know Nothings upon
the Slavery question is such, however, as to
threaten us with worse evil than Roman
Catholic votes are likely to bring upon us.
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REQUEST.

To the Editor Of the National Era:
Will you please give this interesting letter,
just received, an insertion in your valuable
paper? / send yous proof for that purpose. 1t
is sent simultaneously to few other editors.
Respectfully, yours, l.. TAPPAN.
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A PLEDGE.
CONSTITUTION. OHIO, Jan. 10, 1855.

CONSTITUTION. OHIO, Jan. 10, 1856.
If | had no other objections to the thing, ex-
cept that it is secret conspiracy, that is
enough for me. Every one knows that the
same argument which justifes one secret COM
bination, secures the protection of all. If all
secret conspiracies are to be protected, how
could wo possibly know what our standing is !?
What would be our safety under such tumble
of espionage? You may ask, what can be
done / would respectfully propose that all
who are opposed to secret conspiracies should
publicly pledge themselves not to vote for any
one adhering to any secret conspiracy what
ever, whether Papal, Protestant, or Infdc,
knowing them to be such. / think list of
such pledges, published in the Era and 7Ti-
6,ine, might produce some effect.
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A PREDICTION.

CHlCAGO, LIZ, JuH ~, 1000.
The Know Nothings, in my humble opinion,
will settle upon Willard Fillmore for the Presi-
dency in 1856. His three months Southern
tour in the winter and spring of 1853 origina-
ted from the Southrons, who wished to place
him on the course for the Presidency, not as
an accident, but as legitimate President, to
be chosen by the People. For that end, they
have ostens,Jty kept up the Wing party at the
South not that they care fig about party
names, any further than that they can there
by keep the North divided. When it was
known that the outrages of the Kansas n etras-
ka bill had broken down party lines at the
North, and that public opinion was rapidly
forming there adverse to the Saveocracy, Know
Nothingism was cunningy invented and req
sorted to, hoping, under the cover of darkness,
to burn down the temple of American Liberty.
NJ. F. and F. g., who are the supporters, if not
the originators, of this new and most pestifer-
Gus party, in New York, Massachusetts,, and
some others of the free States, are now banded
with the South, as they have heretofore been,
under the names of Wing and Democrat, pro-
tossing their attachment to Liberty, and belly
ing that profession by their covert efforts to
build up and extend human servituds. Hence
the origin of the night-walking, Know Nothing
party, as a succedaneum for both, whose sue
cesses have already been chronicled in the
cities and States of the South as well as in those
of the North. May the God Of the OPP
pressed show himself in turning the counsels
of the dark plotters against human liberty and
righteousness into something more
manly and far better than Know Nothingism, as
it has hitherto developed itself. Q. F. A.
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CAMBRIDGE, o., Jan. II, 1855.
To the Editor OF the National Era:
Enclosed / send you an account Of recent
Slave Case" which occurred at this place.
Having seen no notice of it in your paper,
clipped the enclosed account from the Guern-
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perhaps, heard of it.
Yours truly E. SMITH
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A DAY IN AUTUMN.

A DAY IN AOIOM N
BY CAROLINE BRIGGS MASON.
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