Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-13


banded organizations their concentrated aetieh'
a. a unit. Coming here without any knowledge
or he ability 10 appreciate the value OF our ~
sifniions with preconeeiyed notions that Anu
OF liberty means a land Of uuconsirainrd hetn-
tiousness--many of them refugees from justice
or lately released from the prison houses and
cLaingaug- Of Europe they ready to sell
their political influence 10 which ever party or
local factian that viii pander most ahjcctly to
their pas,iens tatcr their prcjudlces' and carter
away the .anntry> honor for selfish ends.
Hence it Is that in mnny Of the Northern and
Northwestern States where parties have been
nearly balanced. they haye been n potent III ihe
control Of the elections if they Lad u dteldfn
numerical majority over all others. he sahe
: ihc cue With the Roman Catholic | II" her-
arelv of thut church controls the votes ef lis
members. And, true to what has marked th''r
history for tie last thousand ycars. they are al
ways ready to trade with whomsecver wi pay
them hest. And the spectacle has been lot years
past witue. srd in this country--a s11ecthc'e GU
cnlatcd 10 hamiiate every pltriohc hrhfi' ei
both the great parties bowng down before TINS
foreign horde trucking to them for vot"s--and
Of Protestant people hnck stcring for votes with
the Roman priesthood, WHO dare insocnilv pro-
claim IN this land ui freedom, that foreign loten'
tate has the powur to al, olive them from the oath
Of lrgiaucr t. the constitution.
1t is wiHt this oet1nzpa pha'anx o foreigners
are abe - sse lHlIi,i. that ileY have accom-
plisl.rJ IL controlling le elocti. IL by their con-
ccntrotCd #paarI, III Ge.rrrailns Il" '"e'i'e
franchise a .sss 'nrhne lie quiet and rrpose ot
The cummaIss N loa4sIliug tunsil and violence
in bcaiil, ua driving IL eay from tie polls the
peaceablf# L. aged, and the ntrm, III making US
a by word anl rcproaeh among the nations, IN
Introducing PsirStly influence into our political
otiairs, Of invading, under the guse OF religion
the sunctiiy Of our homes and trpsideS tins II Is
Il l.,t liS.t
people of this nation 10 the assertion OF Their yo-
lated rights. Mr.. Wise's labor is all lost in the
pains h. hns taken to compile his statistical
tables. II the evil they infiict on the country Is
the same, the necessity of defending ourselves
in time, when we are almonished by thor in
ercas'ng arrogance, that if we submit much Ion
ger. our Efforts may be made in vain.
Mr.. VII next goes on, in most eloquent
strain, to speak of the thorough Protestant feel
ing Of our peoIle,of the zeal of the various Prot
eStant denaai nations against Paptcy, and Of the
strong nationaism pccuiiur to the American pop
uutiun-auc hence. he arr ucs they are sufficient,
without any resort to special organization, to
preserve tie pure American md Protestant Gle
lnent~ in their strength and integrity. Here Nj
". again becs the question. II he knew the
principles 81 the association hr#ls assaliIng. lie
would understand that Il i not against foreign
ers onarsonaf If their birth place; it i not "a
iganst Foreigners on account If their birth place;
it Is nst agljH RomnH Catholics on account Of
their faith, 1t he "know Nolhin@~" are or
quzyd II know Naihing> axe wiling that
the oYpres.ei foreigner should find au II lam
On our shores, that the foreign ndvnntulrr Should
find employment, ana enjoy all the comforts and
Injuries ii wealth in our land, protected Ivy the
constitution and laws.
They ar wiling that the Roman Catholic shall
worship God H. he chooses, free OF mole s.ation
that he should practice all the lnammrres and
supcr-titions Of his faith, and submit to all the
tyrGnical eviction, Of his priest, II lac ch"ses-
and yet enjoy all the sfcaItr uf Efe, and liberty
and property. But this is because foreigners,
instead Of Icing grateful and content with the
protection Afforded them by oar institutions,
claim the privilege of ruling the country, and
manipulating lis oiiiceS-bccau>p, instead OF
merging il..r foreign character into the ercat
American brotherhood, they shall continue BAN
ded together as an independent element and by
exercising tarir power a. unit, decide the tate
of political parties and direct the policy of the
government, il j. because Of this crying evil
threatening in its results the very denut iunaliza
tion of the government Itself thai the American
spirit OF our people has been invoked to come t,
the rescue.
1t is because tn. Roman Catholics, inst,ed ot
being content 20 stlnd on the same footing OF
other religious denominations in the country
instead OF krciing their gous faith diseon-
necied with great questions of State pnlicy--are
claiming under The penalty of cxeommunica;ior
that all the eAulch property in this country shall
rest absolutely in their bishops, the mere crea-
lures of u foreign potentate; that portion Of
the school fund in the respective States, contli-
iuted by Proic,tants, shall be exclusively conf
ded 10 them for the support of their scctaran
schools where the Bible is prohibited, and where
hatred q lrotcstants is taught a part Of their
ceeed. 1t is because they regard thcir votes as
the property Of the priests, Who by their con
eerted action, pat upaaa p.il down parties, con-
troll elections, and dictate terms 10 administers
fions; because they claim that the allegiance
due to the Pope of Rome is in virtue of high
or law tlan that of allegiance to the Constitu-
tion of the United States; because, in a tone OF
/ increasing arrogance. they are HOW asserting
though ther accredited organs, the dogmas of
the Middle Aces that the Pope Is not only ihc
spiritual head of the church, but that, even in
temporal matters, he is paramount to ali Other
! kings, princes. powers, or authorities ON earth
Itis because If this that the Protestant feeling
! Of the country has been aroused, and will not be
! satisfied TIL We have guarantees fer the future.
TO BE CONTINUED.