The true Democrat., 1855-03-28


 shall extend to all the States, Districts and Ter ritories of the United States of North Ameri- ca. A person, to become a member of any sub- ordinate Council, must be twenty-one years of age He must believe in the existence of a Supreme Being as the Creator and preserver of the universe.''
 No Christ acknowledged. No Savior of man. kind! No Holy Ghost! No Heavenly Dove of Grace! Go, go, you Know Nothing to the city of Baltimore, and in certain street, there you will see two churches-one is inscribed 70 Monos Theos"-- to the one God; on the oth- CT is the inscription "As for us we preach Christ crucifed-to the Jews stumbling block and to the Greeks foolshncss' The one inscribed 70 Monos Theoa,'' is the Unitarian church; the one inscribed "We preach Christ crucifed,o is the Catholic church. (Cries of "good, good" and cheers) Is itl ask of Presbyterians, Episcopalians, Mathodists and Baptisis-is it, ask, for any orthodox Trinitaran Christian church to join an association that is inscribed, like the Unitarian church at Baltimore, 70 Mo- nos Theos''-co the one God? Is it for them to loln or to countenance an association that so lays It's religi as to catch men like Theodore Par ker and James Freeman Clark? put it to all the religious soaeties-to to the Preabyterians, the Epiacopalians, the Methodst5 and the Bap- tlsts-Whether they mean to renounce the di- vlAlty ot Christ and the operation of the Holy Spirit when they give aountenanoe to this secret society, which is inscribed to the one God
 But, gentlemen, these Know Nothngs ap- peal not only to the religious element but to thelpolltical element-not only to the political element but to the agrarian clement Not on- ly do they appeal to the Protestant bigotry- not only do they ask Protestants to out.Herod Herod to out Catholic the Catholics, to out-Je- suit the Jesults by adopting their Machiavellian creed, but they appeal to a forloln party in the State of Vrglnia-a minority party broken down at home and disorganzed, because their associates have become abolitionized at the North-they appeal to them as afforling them house of refuge. (Cheers and laughter.)- There is paper published in this town by one ot the most respectable gentlemen of the State who some time ago published an article which, l must confess, did not expect to sec in print from lis pen.
 The Alexandria Gazette, one of the most re- spectabe Of the Whi5 papers of the United States, edited by one of the most conservative and respectable gentlemen know of among mv acquaintance, one who has been advocating the doctrinc and practice of conservatism ever since kneW nm, Is noWIroposing fusion between tho Know Nothing and the whig part, simply for tAe reason that "the Whigs are tir:d of standing at the rack withour fodder" (Voico III the crowd, "OA, % aong," and laughter.)- One who used, as well remember to denounce corruption and the spoil5 very sweeringIv, is now actually ntin ta.niug tla- the Nuigs will hot aA4 cannot go upon triuc ie any longer and adhere tp conservatism, because they are tired ot waiting lor afira. (Lau4h..r M'l che.rs.) Not only that, but my fIcua, tne editor, has lately published slog5artclc.
 We aae -asel |, sat tIa- With rear to ."r. .st, tA- democratic cuuiIaeo f1c Gov- er"or tue opposition i5 eea3..lly cJu luoted with entire respect ,o lis ch9!acter as a citizen aud a man, a 4 a la!! aclrOu leIslneut on al. hau's ~. l;s many excellent personal IuaIiJies 1 ht opposition do not tAili, he X the 6es. oua- lfed man tor tuc office or Governor, Ou5 thev allnt. h.s talent. Iu seeking his defeat, tAev ma.l N desire to defeat the political organization which he uphoids,'
 Remember that ye democrats who have joined with NIT. SnoWden in upholdins the know-nothing cauae-that the very object eff Whigs iH joining the kncw-nothing society s to brcal up the organization to which YOU be- long. (Cheers.) You democrats have these gentlemen IL a minority out of doors, but the moment they get you into Know Nothing lodge, they have you in minority in door3.- (Rcnewcd cleers)
 It is impossible to say what effect these three comMned elements are to have upon us. ask the Protestant church, who recur 10 this rei gi0us element, how they expect in future-iC they tAlHL, that Catholicism s not q pure and Undehled rrElS.ou-to to succeed in Ireachinr A-aiaSt tAc Hope and tho Catholics? Whev, 4 preacher Aaarse's in tle pulpit in times past '" @rra- tac I4 lnl the abom.nation ol the church uf Rome, H. has been regarded as l v, tal spiai,uui prcachcr~ of Prote,tansm: he la, been re 1orIaI as onc looking to tne spiritual kingdom; but leta preacher noW rise and preach a5ahs. tire Hope a1l against Catholicism, and whether he is sincere or uo;, As congregation ieei- ,haL "e 'a preaching for lhoW-not1iu-ism. Why, the other day, iu tdo IsIe of Wight, saw luaL from Canada, or heard ot hlm there, who Was distributing the Bible to the Slate oI Virginia. Well, he may have been tne very D-al co199'teH' II the world; he may have been niai. of g, honest intentions as Fa- tAcr Hannetf, who k yom travelling distributor c! the Bible; but he came | tne way from Ca- nala down to the Is,e of Wi-ao to distribute Bibles. lie was asked why no distributed Bi bies among us. Did he take us to ba leatheu? Our churches arc distributing the work. Our bishops are distributing he work The Bible ls found ln every steamboat saloon, and in ey- cry chamber of every notei il. the State. Did Ae take IS Jo bc heatheu: Oh, no; He was glad to hear tAat We had the Bible here; but he thought that perhaps he would be doing us great service to bring the Bible, as the Pope and bishop Hughes wanted to maseit a sealed book lic was called upon to make lis depar- turt, as he was lnown at once to be a Know Nothing agent. He prece4leJ merely lo visit to distrbpte the Bible, but the fellow was all the time privately carrying his dark lantern and luciter match in his pocket to supply the test oath. Uaughter) We gave him warning to go hence, and hope he has gone. So it is with the preachers your Protestant preachers It Is utterly impossible that they can make any in- roads against the Pope and against Catholics So long as they are suspected of political mo- tives-so long as they are suspected of attempt ing to become Protestant Popes, and to seize political power What was it. I ask them what corrupted the Roman church? There was once tune when the Bishop of Rome was the [