The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-08
VICTORIOUS FATE OF A KNoW-NoTHING FALSE


NOTORIOUS FATE OF A KNOW NOTHING FALSE
HOOD.
There was no charge against Franklin Pierce which did
more injury the of General Scott in 1882 than
that which held the former responsible for the famous anti
Catholic clause in the constitution of New Hampshire. II
was SO shameless and unjust that the Washington Rpub-
c then the wing organ at the federal capital deemed
necessary to publish the following disclaimer:
The allegation the of Mr. Pierce in the late
New Hampshire convention is open to just exception
ground Of his oaieng any religious intolerance is
utterly aounded We have referred to the proceedings OF
and find nothing that indicates any other
sentiment than one entirely harmony with religious free
DOM Mr. Pierce opposed to the recognition OF any
cal differences among the various secs of Christianity
and shall be much surprised to learn that he has, at
tme in tho convention out of it, exhibited any bgoy or
intolerance points Of faith or conscience"
Notwithstanding this emphatic language, however The
almost entire wing press of the country persisted in
the assault upon President PIERCE and those jour
nails at first ayorse to the accusation thus promptly de
clared to be counterfeit finally fell into the current and
clan,ored rs loudly against the candidate Of the demo-
cratic party If he had been the leader and the champion
Of intolerance in the good old State in which he had
consistently and courageously opposed that baeal idea
Thousands and of thousands of documents cir
culated from the national whg central committee poison
there were not wanting Catholics lend themselves to
work so dsngenuous and degrading The present New
Hampshire know-nothings Chose who violent
against the Catholics forgetting their long years of
opposition 10 liberation that State, did hesitate
assist in this bad business and to contribute material to
the common stock Of vtuperaon freely retaed during
that memorable It was surprising to see what
an ed6ce Of pausibty reared upon monstrous false
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iact-wha names aud daes--were collected together as
the proofs of accusation which had not one single
atom of truth 10 redeem the compound mass of cal
umny and misrepresentation The result as it always
is such the American become disguised
at struggle make foul Islander pass for truth and
Catholic and Protestant united put down and rbuke
alike the fabrication and the hbricators
1t characteristic of faction forget yesterday in
dayto contradict ITSELF and employ the weapons
in one canvass which had discarded in another Acting
the part of Opposition and deriving existence alone from
the errors real fancied of those who apply phlosopn
cal principles the administration of the government
the leaders of faction like those who assa religion
all Of votares not moulded like angels gods
They will learn from experience Baled and beaten
they constantly the round of tactics chang
ing their course only when change is profitable, and
or corrupt
The last consp icuous and at the time the
most instructive instance Of the inconsistency and rec
lessncss of the opposition the democracy that dis
closed the declaration Kenneth Rayner North Caro-
ina against the President of the United States in the APP
pontment of the Hon James Campbell Postmaster GEN
eral is almost cruelty to speak of this ospur Of the
party that his proud State has cast him of in
the midst of his hopes and his farcaonsnow that in
the words Of Harry Percy he may cxclam his vicors
They have robbed me of my youth
/ better brook the loss of brittle life
Than the proud titles they have won Of me:
Ihsy,eound my thoughts than their smord my flesh.
Oh! 4 could prohesy,
Bat that the earthly and cold hand Of Death
Lies my tongue
But the truth of history must be vindicated. Mr.. Ray
ner whose most creditablc performance that of
giving the principles of religious federation in the North
Carolina reform convention, in evil hour sought JUS
y his ambition by heading crusade against this very
sentiment and not to be outdone outbdden by his
rivals he attempted to make grave charge against the dem
ocratic party and a democratic administration which
charge proves have been grossly untrue This charge
was the effect that Mr. Barringer the American minister
in 1852 at the Spanish court had declared to him (Ray
ner the Nunco Of the Catholic Pope at Madrid had
informed him. (Barringer) before the cabne. of Pres-
dent Pierce formed that Catholic, Judge Campbell
to be member Of that cabinet There was no end
to the in which Mr. Rayner used this accu-
sation 1t acclaimed by him at Baltimore at Wash
ington in North Caroliua printed in the papers Of
the proscrptve order Numbered from the pupits Of
some of those who preached ",hou shalt bear false
witness against thy neighbour and hurled the DEM
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