The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-30

struction such as have namedought be heard with
any degree patience confidence in this and sud
den ouIcry against foreigners and Catholics.
STILL it may be asked, what has given rise to this vo
lent though recent alarm and hatred against foreign
and Catholic population There is 20 such alarm and
hatred against them. II they would agree cast their
votes hereafter against the democratic party all this per-
seeution would end in twentytour hours Another know
nothing convention would soon be convened in Phiade-
phia and all their councils with their cabaisc mumme
ries and unlawful oaths would be disbandcd No they
have nothing in reality against foreigners and Catholics
except that they have too generally cast their votes for
such democrats as Andrew Jackson james X Polk, and
Franklin Pierce "This is the head and front Of their Of
tendingsP
But they have great deal against the democratic party
To turn them and put Themselves into power is In my
humble Judgment the real object of this whole movement
The Acknowledgement Of foreign and Catholic popua-
ton only the by which this great aim and object
is to be effected Nothing less than this ambition TO rule
and to distribute the offices and the OF the
ton among themselves account for the prepara
tons which have been made TO II for
this that they have called themselves by and differ
than appended TO cuprit in the
longest bill Of indictments it for this that they have
wanonly violated every sacred principle of true Ameri
cansm in that secrecy which they have thrown around all
their proceedings. The American party truly Why,
everything American is open and public. The halls Of
legislation must be open-our courts must be openour
ballobox must be opeauntl now all our discussions
must be open and public ones. American party truly
Why is the very of monarchy and despotsu to
be secret The edcs OF the Emperor prepared N secret
The British orders in council that gave rise TO car second
Of independence concerted in secret The nlui
! sons of Spain all secret and nothing but the
last dying groans OF the victim announced To the world
that the work Of torture and persecution for religions sake
WINS performing its fendish office No repeat there is
nothing American about this new order.
American constitutions declare that religious test
shall be required qualification for Office but this
order pIociams that there shall bea religious stthat they
will make that they will their candidates and
followers appoint Catholic to any Office and if he
finds in office to turn him out-though he may be n
Charles Carroll fancy CASTOR The cry Of this par
ty U.s. Turn him out turn him ont What discordant and
be excluded from Office Of their religious creed
this secret council however declares they sha BE- Amer
lean constitutions declare further that all have natural
aud ndeteasibe right to worship Almighty God accord
ing to the dictates of their conscience. True says
this order but they do viii punish them for II
the Catholic may worship God he peases but il he does
he shall not enjoy the privilege OF holding any office what
ever. We will make him work our highways and pay
for the support Of government all his property
When he shall fight battles but he shall
not rise much above the manumtted slave in bis rights.
Let this false and spurious claim TO Amereanism
his life, his liberty, his character his property all to
be affected by whatever laws may be passed and yet he
is to stand by and have privilege of holding Office
der them. Who is he? He no foreigners he born
on the soil What has he done lie has worshipped God
according to the dictates Of his own conscience in the
Catholic form Now, is there American principle that
will justify his disanohsement? The principles aud the
very words Of the constitution will not whilst those OF the
revolution that gave birth to that constitution will not
And yet this order against the first principle of hui
man right against the great principles OF the revolution
still demand his rejection from any Office whaeverfede
raj, State municipal | know well by what sophstry
the crushing Of this argument sought to be ward
ed off 1t is said that bis Acknowledgement is demanded,
not account of his religious belief but account OF
the political part of his religious belief Why what nom
sensel How religious belief which is unit what
ever IL be, have political part2 The political
opinions of Catholic another unit like that OF all
other gous denominations Who heard of tho POI
tca part OF the religious opinions of the Baptist the
Methodist, the Presbyterian Letknow-nohings speak
in language Ineligible and explicit Let them say
at that il is the political opinions and the supposed
attachment and devotion of the Catholics TO the temporal
dominion Of the Pope that has stirred up all this wrath
and indignation against them But does the Catholic Of
this country believe for one moment ia such hmporal au-
thory2 The aape catholic you know does not Charles
Carroll end all the Catholics in that grand convention
which proclaimed American independence of every king,
prince and poenate earth, you know did not; the tor
eignborn citizen of this country who has taken the oath
of allegiance you know does not becTe any such tempo
raj authority. Here is his precise oath:
81 do soemny that will support the constitution,
and that do absolutely entirely and abure ali
allegiance and fidelity every foreign prince potentae,
State or sovereignty whatever and particularly by name
do renonnce forever ali allegiance to whereof have
heretofore been citizen or subject"
Now the Catholics Of the United States are either native
born foreign If native born, he is the proud equal of
any natveborn know-nothing and if that knownothng
shall seek to exclude him from the haotbox it is high
handed usupaton whether 1t be done by open violence
by the secret midnight DEGREES Of unta II he be a
naturazed foreigner then he has taken the above
OATH in open court that he will be and faithful TO the
constitution But even this will not do Some know
nothing native might still suspect that, by mental
government he had left To remove therefore, every pos
sibe objection he is required TO go beyond being faithful
to the constitution and to abure all allegiance every
prince, poenate, and government whatever. Now will
not this do 1t was enough to satisfy Washington,
who signed the first naturalization law. II enough
to satisfy Mr.. Jefferson and Mr. Madison was enough
to satisfy Mr. Clay through long life of close observa-
ton Of the workings of American system. 1t was
enough to satisfy all the great and good who have
gone before but still it is not enough for this fac
ton Fatally bent upon power they have evoked the ee-
ment OF religious persecution from its longslumbcrng
pose under happy form of government to aid in the
work of their unhalowed political ambition. Evo-
king IT, too in the face of the of-repeaed and solemn
declaration of the Catholic churches OF the United States
that they owed obedience the temporal power and
jurisdiction of the Pope In the pastoral letter from
the council of Cincinnati in May 1856 hGve found the
following:
'We appeal to you, brethren whether these have not
been the lessons which have uniformly taught both
in public and official Communications and most
private conversations; and whether have not always
instructed that the power the sovereign Pont
is spiritual in its objects and in sphere action Cannot
by possibility clash with your civil allegiance with
different classes of duties which good
to the government under which You happily live. You will
all Dear us witness, without dissenting voice. that such
mas been our nvariabe teaching this subject and that
TINS has also been your constant belief"
In similar letter issued from the council ef Baltimore
IN the same month find the charge TO the church.
cs under their Jurisdictions Beloved brethren, respect
and obey the constituted authorities for all authority is
Il from God. To the general and State governments you
owe obedience in oil that relates the civil order you
know that we have uniformly taught you both publicly
aud privately to perform all the duties of good citizens
aud that n1a h,sra sIar.