The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-10-06
Letter Of ths
HON. JOHN y. FREEMAN.
On The Policy aud L,galhy Of the knou
Nothing Organisation.



H. H. Vor'hneton. Esq
Ms DE,R SIN: ! am in receipt of your
letter of Julg 30th, wherein YOU ASK Tor -
full expression OF my views with regard to
the order OF Know Nohings, that YOU ma,
Law the same before the public. do not
suppose that any opinions ct my own
own would weigh feather IA the great
balance OF publico opinion, bu. | cannot
refuse An old personal aud political friend.
the full communion we have heretofore
"nloyed upon all questions OF public
conc.fnm-ut Wv silence upon this sub
leet has not arisen from any wsnt oi
Smp.thy with the great democratic psr>
ty IL tn" patriotic struggle II Is no."
making against the v.ied Prophets OF
dti kness Throughout the baud nor vt he
cspse did not dete-t, from the Utmost res
ces.es oi mv soul. the secre, conspiracy oi
hts mldnigh; " order against the ri'il and
i.hptons llhettirs hat uudrtli" all the cor
.,tuttous of Tia, American nipn W.,
professional lars have occupied NV time
and my thought-, and | preferred t" w. ID
nf the toll, the vocation aud the in'uit1p
uous OF .nrl,l intercourse whirh this hnlt
zeal order have Brought, AID ar conil"ulug
to bring. upon all classes OF society aud
among all grades # men. who dafe to op'
pose their uuholy alliance, | W.. willing
to he IN the world and not al u, fer the
j. supposed immunr, it would hing from
patiinan STRIFE aud TO avoid - collision with
msn, of ms former p.fsonal and political
friends who have joined the order, and
s,as ed their alt upon tue hazard OF The DIE.
But ~ political, rs IN personal wrongs,
there !. pnin, beyond which endurance i
no logger virtue. aud at which every love,
al Constitutional freedom. however humble
sts sphere, ln lii, should ntn asid- from Ia"
Isolated pursu,, 81 bis pfNde pleasures aud
galns, aud devote his mlud to tue dei"ure "l
the general rights OF the community ~
which he lives In ms opinion that cfi,ls
has arrived. the criminal aueaeity aud the
astonishing success. Of tins ueW order ol
night hood has met with no pstalle! ~ the
histor, OF American politics They have
-prufg NJ iu darkness, H. hN the power o
rnchautmrut with tue wand Of the "
1,td, the, have overcome and aholltlon;1-d
All the free States OF the uorth--havr taken
possession oi their legislatures aud then
newspapers occupied thtlt pulpts w'ti
the fa,Ings of political fanatics torn th'
sacred vestments oi religion fnm th,
shoulder, of their cletgs dragged then
M prr.on from their sltsrs 81 worship. L.
lh, srtne at midnight cabsl. sworn them
before God to eternal hostility to the great
mother church OF Christianity bound them
with uuhAlluwed ottbs io the persecution
a., a re lgiau. denomination. who have ever
been the proirsscd blowers Of the meek
and lnuly Jesus, aud not coutrnt " lth thu,
DEGRADATION of class OF nlen, hitherto
SPIRITUAL IN their daily walk. and convrr'
sa,,on, the, have enlisted them a, the chief
nl their several churches they and then
fnllowers--to engage IN u political war; ere
virtually against the Constitution aud laws
OF the United States, and against the dem"
cratic patty, both State and National M
/ has not witnessed the result OF this corrupt
combination Who has not seen the cl"f
~ OF the Tree States and some ol the south
descending from the pulptts consecfn'ed Ia
the spiritual worship OF thrst. entering
the midnight bbodes OF this ptisucAt
arier- embracing all ts uuhallowed and
n"ch'isuan 'ehe's .f'e's"s ~ Us WIN
~, the leaders of political and religious per
seculion-h becoming candidates for political
office. and thereby, attempting to control
the politics and legislation OF the couptr,
nder the Influence Of this same wicked
combination "A farrp number OF clernNmru
were '''e''o !" '"' ''S 'I'''"'V " 80.
rhn'etts' nearly 'h' ""'', ,"'s " ""''',
were h"ow \o'"'"sS' ""'" '"'f "',''
'' Once n'N t'oN ''e '>''' '''''
support The Constitution ana 'A"' o' '''
olted states ana "e'''e u'e '"' w." "'
p'''t" '','' Wv
tn : kiss" was severed '''',' '",'' " ,"''
h7d resolved 10 N'''A'T ann me .'"''''
tI"n AMI the laws 81 'ne ! "',," ANU ~ "'