The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-19
rAKINa rnE SECOND srEP.

England IN the great book OF late
TAKING THE SECOND STEP.
In political error, as in crime when the first wrong step
taken the second is usually easy and natural
When the fundamental principle which controls and guides
party is fatally wrong its movements must be success
sion of errors When is committed it creates neces
sity for another Of the character which requires
second and third and The result Of the election Of
1852 demonstrated the world that the whg party was
too feeble ever to secure the aseendeney by fighting under
its own well-known flag. The discounted and fallen
leaders sought disguise it to mislead and draw
around il unsuspecng democrats well those whose
merits had not been estimated according their fan
efu standards To accomplish this purpose two eharac
terstc emblems addedone indicating hatred and
vengeance to all who not born American soil
however WISE learned and patriotic they might bel and
the other procaiming religious intolerance toward all
who should worship God according to the Roman Catholic
ritual whether their lives peaceful pure and blame
less not Under this spotted banner the cunning adj
yersares Of liberal democratic principles rallied the mass
Of their former cohorts and the disconnected and duped
under the characteristic Of "know-nohings' This
appeatye skingy illustrates the condition Of the COM
masses who do battle under this disguised flag Ths
leaders manage them through midnight and secret concaye
and emphacaly allow them TO know nothing of their real
designs and purposes They not permitted to know the
motives which impe the leaders, the objects they hope
accomplish Beyond the feelings excited against for
egners and Catholics the condition Of the rank and file is
emphacally that of knownothings for they have
BEEN aud will never be, permitted to know and under
stand the purposes of their leaders, and hence the latter
have apty bestowed upon them the speaking and descrp
tive appellaton of "know-nothngs" Under this
war, extending almost to determination, has been com
menced aga INST all who born out Of the United
States or who attached to the Catholic faith This
assault upon those whom constitution and laws
designed to protect was fatally false step taken by the
leaders of this party Neither the principles of
institutions the practice and precepts of ancestors the
laws of God the spirit of Christianity, authorized it.
Nay all forbid it. But this false step has led another
equally repugnant to and religion In this
try the Catholics and those aenbon reside in the large
cities the line of great public works In all other
portions Of the objects Of their vengeance too linn
tied in number enable the leaders to feeling Of
hostility sufficiently extensive to the results which
they seek hence their attempt to arouse feeling against
the unoiendng METHODIST similar to that recently mani
tested against the Catholics This second step
rally follows the first, and third must follow If any
MErHoDIsrs were deuded into taking the first step in
the path Of error they have evidence where that
path leads and should leave it for the true and safe
one trod by the wise men whose faith and teachings
they profess to admire and follow. Other Christian
denominations may well pause before taking this second
STEP derogaory Christian charity and that love which
the Scriptures require them bear towards their fellow
man If they take il the third may reach them, with
sequences equally destructive of happiness with those de-
signed for the Catholics but intended be visited
upon the METHODIST. Let all Christians read and
feet
The following article from the Albany Atlas contains
extract from pamphlet evidently written with the inten
ton of producing the feeling against the METHODIST
that has been manifested toward the Catholic by those rail-
lying under the know-nothing banner 1t deserves the
candid and careful consideration of all who love their
country and who believe that free and accouna-
Bile agent in matters Of religion:
Know ATTACK ON METHopIsM.-The attack up
Methodist and Episcopal church enures in the State
sign of the times. The vote secured for repeal
The which authorize the present regulations church
property (eght senaors strong beginning consider
ing chosen before the organization of the
know nothing party The feeling evidently does not lack
virulence
Read the following extract from pamphlet written BY
member the ORDER approved by his council
for circulation by the Trenton True American, know moth
ing paper;
The very organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church
is dangerous the liberties OF free people. Surprising
crisis arise in political action in which the hierarchy Of
the Methodist church is nerested from thee dependence
all the great central it perceive
how the urages of of the members he controlled
by the bishops Let the bishops suggest to the presiding ell
ders that the interests of their ecclesiastical depotsm will
be subserved by the election of certain of Office
the presiding elders their influence the preachers
the preachers the class leaders, and the leaders
the class MEMBERS and thus the balance of power
political contest may in the hands of Episcopal
Methodist bishops There much danger of this there
of Romanism accomplishing similar result provided the
occasion requires it, 1t be said that the members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church independent be thus
influenced but while they submit to the degradation which
have shown they subjected in church matters let them
not speak of independence in political matters let them be-
enthusiastically Free and then il be hoped that they
would dare to become politically Free IL the bishops under
took to prevent it.
" have thus briefly shown that Episcopal Methodism Is
American in its spirit and tendency, and that it
dangerous foe repubcanm. have shown that il had its
origin in usurpatonthat its organization provides for
the support and extension Of assumed power and this
be expressly exercised without restriction have
shown that Methodist Epscopacy contains in itself the very
elements of an absolute despom and therefore ultimate
y, unless checked subyert and destroy republican ns
tutons"
THE NATIVES AND THE KNOW -NoTHINGS.
The Philadelphia Daily Sum- the old and consistent ma
tyeAmerican organ very against the lights
of the marty IL INDIGNANT hecanse Vhtlp