The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1855-06-23
and the Constitution, and / will never dis.

r DuC Wneu IL cTccpS lIOhi iCS uon unuor
the name Of politics, with one arm around o
Methodist preacher, and the other round
the desperate Demagogue, and introduces
them to me az united by triple oaths in
indissoluble bands Of wedlock: shall not
stop to enquire whether its name suits its
character, or what the delicacies Of my call
ing demand Of me; but under my christian
impulses of honor, / will pronouce the union
adulterous, by the prior espousals Of the one,
and the utter prostitution Of the other.--
/ will warn the first, by the shade Of Wes-
ley, to returnto his 6rst love ere his candle
stick be removed out of its place; and ! will
warn the other, by the shade Of Washington,
to repent and return to the principles Of
that great man, ere he make republicanism
q stencil in the nostrils of all true patriots.
And If they heed me not, Twill with Gods
help, drive them ont of the land, though it
cost me my life to do it. When it throwsits
lasso into my lectureroom and drags from
it to its cave, one of my foster children,
and there ind0ctrinates him in random
swearing, disorganizing plots, religious per-
secution and shocking ethics; shall not
stop to consult the dgnities Of phrase or
place, or to segregate its holy, from its vile;
but from the instincts Of my nature, will
cry aloud "Thou double-faced Monster
spare the youngl For Gods sake spare the
youngl Ihave taught them frankness, OPEN
ness, independence of Thought and action,
modesty, prudence, reverence for age and
courtesy to oil. Do notI implore you, sub
stitute for this teaching your cavern tactics,
your bandit-like oaths and signs and grips
and pass words and nonsenslcal forms:.-
Teach them not TO sunder oil other ties ior
those OF the Know Nothings. Throw one
sacred element into your combustblle com
bination, that shall prevent 1t from setting
fire TO our schools and colleges MISSISSIPPI
ns-fathers- Wing fathers knotc-.Nofh'ng
fathers, picture to yourselves your son,
not yet out OF his teens, standing amidst
motley groupsgathered from overy grade OF
society, with one hand on his lcit-oreast and
the other up-bearing the nag OF his country,
while some wretch, pcrchanlce IRON the SINKS
ol Society, ie.tcrs nm wleh on.hs' wnicls
alo " sea- ms i'iue'e.uohoc' iroouon' c ot
speech, Irecuom ~ oi re- nc,loh' anu irceuom n ol
sun!age ioreser, ..ls oo1s loI urIso
chfisuuiis gu. VI .'sc orucr; wciconc pc .ney
o W s.lcr lo'sion = llls uoes no. !. uuiu Ise
esery la.ner ~ sG,'a P'a.A,lA aga,,lSs ~ DE-
=; ~ M:ua: nun uove." Iace % IN sc,lool " ooio
~ MissIsslPp'' Lea verify, a'n ~ my uI'
oase; n'n rav,hg .a ad'nan num- or Inc c.urcn
anu, aliu oMt9 a[e On 'Ic n,gn rpnu 70 rum
oaci' III, ~ INC nraer ol wnls, = may ho' spcaA
az aii' Vi on,y ~ cour. Pnr''so'
NOW gentlemen Editors, and know-Noth-
ings' you have something sensible and tan.
glole 70 narp upon, without resortlng TO
rumor am against you uior ire. Yolpeck
az me as though you supposed IT would dis
tress me sorely to lose my place: You are
mistaken slrs; was twice on the point OF re-
signing 1t, but by earnest cntreaty was IN
dnced TO retain II; be assured gentlemen
al1er Ming hve chairs ior hve years ana
performing dn'les enough 10 wear out most
men, IN that time, u Will not cost me a sigh
10 reiinqulsh -. Never VIII hold II upon
conaltlon that ! must treat hnow-Nothing-
Ism WIN respect.
AS to the insinuation of that Vermonter,
that students are encouraged to declaim
on politics, If he mean IN ru5hc, 1t is the