The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-23
Amerieanism and ths Louisyills Courier.


The Nashville Union and american quotes
from the editor of the Louisville Courier against
the American Order. screw" correspon-
dent of the Louisville Journal, in that paper
of the 18th inst, makes a crushing exposition
of the past course and present position OF the
editor Of the Courier towards the American
l Order, as follows Read it, and hand it round,
along with the. Unions anti American publca-
ton from the Courier:
| To lie Editors CT tie Louisville Journal:
<GEETLEMES: / think | never saw in my life a
more udicrous and ridiculous position than that in
which the editor of the Courier has placed himself.
| can conceive no possible reason why he should
not be regarded having forfeited every claim, II
he possessed any, TO the confidence and respect
of the public. II of inventive genius were
to sit down deliberately in bis closet to invent the
absurdest of all possible predicaments, do not be-
lieve he could in years trial. suggest an absurder
one than that occupied By &r. W. N. II.
The predcament of the editor of the Courier IS
open to the observation of the whole community.
For months after the establishment of the American
Order here, he supported it with the greatest zeal
and aspired to be considered and recognized as its
organ The reputed doctrines and regulations oil
the Order were during that time perfectly notorious
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friends and its enemies. No man, however limited
his information, was supposed 10 be ignorant OF
them Every one was believed to know that the
members obligated themselves to go against the
election of foreigners and Roman Catholics and to
support, whilst they continued in the Order, lis
nominees for office. Mr. W. n. Il. took months to
consider whether he should become an actual mem
Der, and, with perfect knowledge of its teachings
and its acquisitions and after full consultation with
his friends in the Order, he asked to be admitted
into it, remarking at the same time that he had
thoroughly investigated the subject and was salts
fed that it was his duty to become member. And
then he was distinctly assured Of what he had pre-
viously heard thousand times-that, In joining
the Order he would have to take solemn obligation
to support its nominees during his connection with
it. And under these circumstances, he went into
it. and unless all outside accounts as to its rules
and regulations are false, he did deliberately swear,
with hand up raised toward heaven, that he would
support no Roman Catholic for Office, and that he
would give his support to every man whom The
Order should nominate. He was neither intOxica-
ted nor crazy when he took this oath. He was just
as sane as he ever is, and it his hand which
he raised toward heaven, they were his own words
which he spoke, and they were his own lips with
which he spoke them And subsequently, in his
paper he praised the Order without stint the
embodiment of purity and wisdom and statesman.
ship and patriotism.
But this mans personal resentments and his NOR
tilted pride got the better of his principles got the
better of his solemn obligations got the better of
his reputed oath before Almighty God He hated
Humphrey Marshall for personal considerations,
and, when Mr.. NJ. nominated by the Order for
Congress, he refused to support him. II he wished
to withhold his support from the nominee of the
Order, he had right to do so upon condition of his
withdrawal from it. But he cannot have been such
idiot, such a mailman, as to suppose that whilst
continuing d member Of the Order and enjoying all
the privileges and advantages of membership, and
acting under the obligation of solemn oath TO sup
port the Orders nominees, he had right to oppose
and abuse them in his columns as he did Humphrey
Marshall. How any man, claiming TO have
standing among his fellow men, could, with an oath
upon his heart TO support the nominee of party,
make violent OPPOSITION to him and yet attempt 10
retain bis position in the Order, is truly more than
| can understand If there is in the whole matter
one circumstance 10 redeem it from the most thor
ough treachery perfdy fasehOo1, and perjury, can
not conceive what that single circumstance is. And
the editor Of the Courier still with the weight OF his
deliberately assumed obligations upon his soul, and
without one word public or private as a withdrawal
from the Order, opposed and denounced aud
abused other nominees as well as Col. Marshall If
had done such thing, should have considered
myself unfit for all honorable association and would
have fed to the desert or the wilderness for refuge
from human gaze.
There would not have been the slightest objection
to Mr.. Is withdrawal from the Order If he had
desired thereby to place himself in position to
oppose Col Humphrey Marshall or any other nomi-
nee, but he did not choose TO withdraw. He held
on with desperate pertinacity. When the Phia.
delpha platform received, he published it, en-
dOrsing in the strongest language he could use
every plank in it as perfectly sound and just and
right endorsing the anti.R )man-Catholic plank
and thus reafhrming his sworn oblig lOn previ GUS
ly taken to support no Roman Ca holc Tor Office
and yet he tells that he has not given The slightest
coatendnee to the prescription Of Roman Catholics.
The members of the Order to which Mr.. Ii. belonged
bore with him too long, but they could not and
would cot bear with him always. They would rot
behold him violating his solemn oath daily aud yet
retain him in their fellowship. Charges of viola
ton of his obligation we're il regular form preferred
against him with a view TO his expulsion. Unques.
tionably il is a law of the Order, that, whilst
charges are pending against a member an honora-
bic withdrawal cannot be granted him. When the
editor OF the Courier found himself certain to be
expelled he made application TO be allowed to dc.
mat, well knowing that the application could not be
granted without utter violation Of the laws OF
the Order. IL was not granted he was ignomn.
iously expelled as he would have been weeks before
but for the earnest pleas for indulgence put in by
three OF four of bis particular personal friends who
would most gladly have saved him if they could
but who finally felt compelled to sanction his
pulsion.
And now the editor Of the Courier denounces the
American Order with fury. He charges that the
Order declares unappeasable war upon the privi-
ege of worshpping God mems consciences may
direct He calls the Order intoerant, bigotcd. pro-
scriptive and devilish. He pronounces its members
Thugs and sleuth hounds. Yes these are the terms
which he applies 10 Order which he Joined sfter
several months deliberation-which he joined after
knowing its principles OF action just as well as he
does now-which he joined after consulting his
friends already members and declaring himself fully
informed aud fully satisfied and which he joined,
if the universally received accounts are true, by
swearing, in the presence of his Maker that he
would yield obedience TO all its requirements that
we're then and there read TO him. Let the whole
community, without distinction Of political parties
or religious sects-let all meu who acknowledge the
binding Obligations of truth and honor and morality
and religion, say what they think Of this man, Who
II his present denunciations just, went vita
this eyes open into an intoleraht bigoted proscrp
tive and deviish order order Of Thugs aud slcuth
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