Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-10-13

and equality is no part of a democrat-no diff,
ference to what party he belongs, or how loud.
and boisterous may be his professions of love
for the dear people," &c.
The American Party has been brought into
existence as a conservative element, to check
the popular element in Democracy that is fast
Fastening US on to ~despotism.
As to foreigners-and as Democratic jour
nails and Democratic speakers profess to have
such a love for them-let me give you the OPT
MON of the greatest rhetorician of the age, and
a foreigner at that, Kossuth)! He says: "the
rise of the American Party is the result of a
law of nature and of natures God, and could
no more be prevented than the tides of the
ocean that it is a natural effect of an all pow.
erful cause, working in the great heart Of the
nation, and striving to Nationa1ize the Repnb-
lic." And yet, this party is branded as mid
night assassiDs, dark lanternites and traitors.
And there are men-members Of the Demos
cratic Central Committee of this Parish-who
have tried to prostitute the sacred and holy or
der of Masonry to their unholy and traitorous
schemes Of destroying the liberties of their
native country--tried to make every element
bow to their beck and nod and who have even
threatened to expel members from their lodg.
es, for no other crime than that Of their being
true hearted Americans when, at the SAME
time, as they well know, Masonry requires ev.
cry member of its sacred band "to be true to
the Government under which he resides" |
will here suggest to these very tenacious ma
sons, that if they wish to admit all men who
are Masons to the rights and benefits of citi
zenship in our country, then they must admit
the African Mason, who is here as well as the
Irish Mason; for they cannot deny that our
obligations are as binding on each and every
member towards an African brother as any
other in the world !! presume the gentlemen,
after this, will keep their tongues silent about
turning out of the Masonic lodge those who
profess to love their country better than they
do foreign party?
As for secret political societies being formed
of midnight assassins, &c, | beg leave to ask
if George Washington would be called a mid
night assassin, as he was President Of the Gin
Society even to the day of his death?
And every prominent Democrat is to-day, and
have always been, members Of the Tammany
which is also a secret political society
And are not the State and Parish Central Com
mittees secret societies? Who outside know
any of their workings!
As an evidence of the interest The American
Party feel in the welfare of the people, let it
be noted tia. it is in favor of the education Of
the masses. 10 this every true phiian'hropist
must Join, as in the greet cause Of human
redemption and advancement for never can
hope for any permanent improvement Of
he great human brotherhood until. all classes
are thoroughly educated then each man will
understand his just rights and be able and
wiling to defend them; and not be gulled BY
designing political knaves and '.silk glove po-
~iticians; then, a few drinks Of liquid fire in
public dram shops will not be enabled to infn-
,nce any mans vote, and vice and crime, and
ais and poor houses, and prisons and dungeons
md poverty, will be almost unknown in our
Happy land, save as the receptacles for foreign
and convicts.
As to our principles, we recognize but merit,
'bility, and q true love Of country, as the great
attributes for political prefsrment. Wsperse-
no man on account of his religion, or his
country, or his politics. But our owncountry
,eople must and shall Away. have orr heart-
cit sympathies and support, in preference to
IL others. Like the gifted orator of . sister
State. we too can exclaim "Far better do ]
owe The tree on which in my youthful days l
ave engraven the name of my sweatheart'
han all your trees Of foreign origin"
The love Of country is natural TO man ; and
rot a single foreigner now dwtlls upon our
but who feels its influence drawing him
,ack to his native home--its ricAA pastures and
.'eautiful groves with broad flowing rivers, its
avn. and vales, % precipitoui mountain see
lery-its lovely Clyde or PLACID Shannon, the
'uchantihg suenes. on the blue Mozelle, or tho
forgotten Rhine Thqs, too, with rs
latiys Americans. Sooner fir would We lose
right arm than forget OR blood bought
ights of independence and uuion-the free
lnds and broad streams Of bur dear country!