Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-01
From the FairmUnt True Nlrgihih''
WITHDRAWALS.

From almost every quarter of the State comes inc
news that the KNOW Nothing ranks are beng 'hneu
by Withdrawals. Wings and Democrats arc backing
out-llc Democrats because they are not Wiling 10
fight their OWL political friends IN any way, ana inc
Wings because they are not willing 10 hgIt thch III
an underhandcd way. This Congressional district Il"
no execution 10 the general rule, anu TINS county
Yields tie palm Ia none in this district. No higher
compliment could be paid 10 tho people at Virginia
than to say Truly that they repudatc Know Nothing
ism notwithstanding lis spccIous pretenceS ana anu
ring garb. Nineteen ont Of twenty OF our people,
pcrhnps the Aoporon ia forty nnu out of hiiy-ab-
hor Cathollcisn. They hold that the Pope of Rome
il not much Ess than an ecclesiastical monster, and
that his priests no better than he that ms iolow
ers arr dcudr, and kept in spiritual suhIectIon 10
him only by their own ignorance. Many of our PEG
pie are also hostile TO foreigners. The hnow-No-
things in this State have sought 10 use these prelu-
dices IA Observation-Disclosures for breaking down tho De-
mocrac party i'll this State. The people have been
appealed Ia tn put down Foreigners and Catholics
Council. have bc"n established and all men Of all
parties have been invited IN ionthen. Many honest,
unsuspecting mrn have done so, having previously
been assured that thcrr nothing in the principles
or obligations Oi the Order which would conflict with
their pO al tcn"ts. AL this may have been done
months ago. Tine pass"a. An election approaches.
All the hgheT Offices III the State are to 6c filled
4 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Atiornry-Gcnc-
raj members of Congress and members III the Legs
Iatnre 10 be elected. The l)cln"cratlc party no
inmates f,r these offices navc-born Nirginlans and
protestants. of course they ARE acceptable tn this
new party, the un.Ophlstlcard might think. ButthIs
is a great mistake. know-NotiInSiSm not only OPP
puses foreigners hut Americans-not only Catholics
but Protcsiants in short, it opp"ses everything but
itself II asprcs 20 ill all the Offices 1t Is anxious
To yet its greedy bands into the public treasury and
equally ans ols IL keep everybody else OUT once
is what il wants- office Office, office. ASK hin"-
Nothing candidate whether he IL III favor oi hoodilIG
the State with small notes, and he gives an answer
about foreigners. Ask him whit measures he propo-
ST.. tu adopt elected, aud the reply Will be sinilar
Is he in favor of high tariff Don't know. Is he
in favor of granting public lands (" railroad c"mP"
MES! Don't know. What does ho wahl Oihcc
And Office liz. il determined to have. lie Will run
arains the most consistent Protestant III the S!nie or
against man whose ancestors fought III The fcrolu-
tiop. Seem. thcsr thin.sircnG that theproicssnns
of Know y ,hiucisIn are mnckcry, and It's practices
at war with the fundamental principles "t our ,ioV
ernment-many Cr it's Victims have cst of the chains
which bound them and stand before the world once
more as frccncn.
Either Know Nn,hingsm is wrong or else our Go.
ycrnlucut is founded upon thn sand Freedom VI
cou.r;.rr. ia written in broad characters upon our
national constitution, upon our State constitutions
and upon our statute laws. "Frccdon 10 worship
God" is what the pilgrim fathers claimed to have
Gained in exchanging the comforts oil c!rlilzho iur
New Englund's barren shore. No freedom ot con-
sci.nc. crists where men are bribcd by the Gnulu-
mrus of office or tempted by lis honors to rcnouncc
their religious belief. Simon Magus sincd greatly
in seeking 10 buy with money thht Tor winch money
no equivalent he was declared J." "G h III: sn
ot bitterness nh 'ho WL; W. i, orr. e. nm q
o the sil' Vi hn. w, onn y. sI50n 70 nn,ber
year to one man, :'oo1 " a,j Inrg.r s,,,,s r.
looo to another anu si"',r f., Inc prntrst
otcrS ~s r,,I I tms hrbrd Not an honest Gu
thoc; for II ne Is Hnes' anu ,1y money cnpn"
Pope can condemn MN !" R ,.u wbo en-; fms h,
bride him. Inc "nay GhinHm'' NH p dishonest one
ihduceu 10 ucscl. n;s I'; h ,vI not scll for mo
| a.. e DurI
Ney !lntc, lic' n tnr vn,cr;tcs md which. I,
says i''ocieo n,'S ' ,, oL;,s of hvnocri.y An,
Use his own iangnase ncStIs :" !" raI;,,;"
lne",ii'Ss: ms FtA'co on HINES ,s !. mot +,
r'eu',I. "'a,M r. i ns w. nre entitled t,
Judge their cohsclchct' ny ours. we n'G cu'"'.u
M credit i"r permitting men 10 worship uod W TI e
please tmey please 10 worS INN hs ~" I'M aT rahi
must ne lo"''l !" "oIeiiiP iiHi az my ''r"'