Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-08-01
More Beauties of Know Nothineism.

Its known that George Law, now of New York, is q
prominent K. n. candidate from the Presidency-his
Chief recomnendation being his money George we be-
eve has even been nominated for that high Office by the
Know Nohings of Pennsylvania; and the New York Her
aid has been engaged for the last six months in aborng
to his nomination at the hands the K n national
Council But it turns ont investigation, that Mr. Lao
Is foreigner, and LisAngaa at hhatI What scU Mr.
Rayner Mr. Miller, and Others his ardent admirers say to
that2
What party! They pretend entertain the deepest
aversion to foregnersthey declare and again.
that foreign influence unless speedily checked will be
the ruin of the country and yet their late candidate for
Governor of New York, Mr.. Ullman, born in India
one OF their prominent candidates the Presidency
born in Ireland and to home at their late
mass meeting in this City, of crack speakers was
an unnaturazed Scotchmanl
From the Lynchburg Republican,
GEORGE LAW.
This gentleman is the candidates of the Know
Nothing party for the Presidency 1t SO happens that we
have the copy of the natnraation papers of Col Law
and not being impressed with any great fear of Live Oak
George or of his hafadozen mnions in this State take
the Ta Liberty & Of 3p publishing it in our columns
fsiman that for the Presidency is rather sinsaar
The Constitution of the United States provides that
foreigner shall be eligible to the office of President Geo.
Law, it appears, is foreigner So much for KnowNoth
Of PSIS 1hs in the
Tbd da. GoTTSTI 70 x,IIAt County Court Of the
and held at the Court House in the city of BALTIMORE in
and for the county aforesaid the first Monday in Febru
ary, A. d., 1905.
Present: EDWARD JOHNSON, | Associate
WV. GIBSON, Clerk
THOMAS BAILEY, Sheriff.
Among other the following proceedings to wit:
Be it remembered, that the twenty-second day of
February the year Lord thousand eight hun
dred and FIVE George Law native of Ireland and at pre-
sent residing in the city of Baltimore appears in open
Court here and exhibits his petition praying be admitted
of he Sfafp and IN
the satisfaction of the Court here that the said George
was resident within the limits and under the Jurisdiction
OF the States between the eighteenth day of June
thousand seven hundred and and the four
teenth day of April thousand ee hundred and two
that he was resident five and upwards within and
under the jurisdiction of the United States and year
and upwards preceding this application within
years he has behaved of good moral character
tached to the principles of the Constitution of the United
of the And the said George Law having declared
oath taken in open Court here that he will support the
lutey and entirely and abure all allegiance and
fidelity to any foreign prince potentate State and Sover
to the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland The Court hereupoE admits the said George Law
TO become citizen Uf the United States
In testimony that the aforegoing is truly copied from the
records of proceeding of Baltimore County Court (Which
records custody, pursuance of the provi
sions of the Constitution If tie State of Maryland esab
fishing the Superior Court of Baltimore eiiy,) hereunto
subscribe and ax the seal of the said Superior
Seal EWD DOWNING Gls-k
Mr. Rayner not only voted in the of 1855 to
strike out from the old Constitution the word
and Christian that Catholics might hold of
ce but he voted for the following amendment of Mr. Ed
wards showing thereby that he desired to have even
stronger than the present Constitution contains
in favor of religious liberty:
GAIL men having a natural and unaliensble right to
worship Almighty God according TO the dictates of their
consciences, RELIGIOUS QUALIFICATIONS
OFFICE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF
GOVERNMENT"
See "Journal of the Convention, -" page 70.
Mr.. Rayncr is to exclude all Catholics from
Office He says he would make again the speech he
made in and give the vote he then strike
Protestant and insert Christian tchat does he
say to the aJocs rote just brought to igtF Does he
still think that all religious tests qualifications for of
fee incompatible with the principles of free govern
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