Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-09-06
G. 0 M NJ MIC TION

Mr.. EDITOR :-Permi, me, through your
columns, to offer few suggestions for the
consideration Of the American party IN
Charles county. The extraordinary position
assumed by the Wing Convenurn. which
met in Port Tobacco on the 22d instant,
makes j, necessary that every native Ameri-
can in The county should assume bold and
independent stlilude. ] cay extraordinary.
on account Of the wide latitude assumed by
ibA, Convention in travelling ou. Of its legi
tims,e course Of business to attack, vilify,
and then prescribe q party about which i,
pretended 10 know nothing. And mark,
sir, The inconsistency Of The resoluions a.
dopted. ]. lays down in its Sd resolution,
as . cardinal principle, iha, no man shall be
prescribed on account Of bic religious faith;
and in its 9Th resolution, which was ur-
gently pressed by it's author, Mr.. Brent, who
declared that he intended il as o sequel to
the whole, lie in The following words:-
"Iheretore, resolped, That we hereby declare
our opposition to the party called know Moth
ings, and that we will not support vote for any
person who is known as know Nothing candi-
date, or who holds any afiliation with them.''
So you will perceive, Americans, under The
garb Of the widest range Of religious, Messrs.
Brent, Hamilton, and tha. portion Of the
Convention who supported the above reso-
luton, would practice The blsckes. proscrip-
ton. Tha. is, prescribe men for their po-
li'ical opinions. Now, ! can see but q shade
difference, if any, between religious rights
and political rights. | hold both as inhe-
rent in every American citizen. ] contend
that the righ, TO worship God, according to
the dictates Of his conscience, is one Of the
inalienabIe rights secured TO US by the Con-
sti'uiion, for which no man ought TO be
prescribed, and for which, under The free op-
Grafton Of our laws, he csnno. be moles,ed.
Mr. Brent end those who voted for the
9th resolution adopted by the Port Tobacco
Convention, assumed tho idea that it is the
design OF the American party 10 proscribe
Catholics on account Of their religion-a
charge that has been repeatedly denied, and
which J, IS member of that party, utterly
1epudis'c-snd by way, presume, Of rels-
Iia,ion, prescribe US. ] csnno, for q mo-
men. believe that sny in,ellgen, mon 10
Charles county seriously en,ertains the idea
that the American party ever designed, as 8
party, to interfere with religion; bu. it's op-
ponen.s make use of i as a weapon merely
TO prejudice the Catholics sgsins. ,ha. party.
Bu. 'hsnk God we have among US Catholics
who will judge for themselves, see for Them
selves, snd &C. for themselves, W no are no. 10
be prejudiced or miseAd by such eloquence
n one gentleman Mr.. John Hamilton dellv-
cred himself Of in the Port Tobacco Conven-
lion, very much to The amusement, no doub,
of,he American portion OF his auditors. do
not know, however, ,hst am at all qnalif-
ed to characterize ,ha. eensIeman's remarks
Thosgh not far from him, yet i. was my
misfortune 10 fell 10 catch, amid the violent
storm Of ges'icula,ion with which the gen.
,leman seemed TO be con,ending, only such
an idea as to whs. he was saying as nigh,
be gathered from such epi,he,s as ''infernsl
party" "sssassins," "scoundrels," "cut-
,hros'e." &c.