The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-09-06
THE BITTER FRUITS OF INTOLERANCE.

IN the mind Of some of those leaders who eager TO
take the know nothing party by the hand and help into
power 1t will be remembered that the humane citizen
who attempted the experiment with the tiger had succeeded
in partially sutdung its feroces but found when almost
too late that his darling had become rather dangerous
side companion and day in order his own
life he was compelled blow out the brains of his domes
tic friend Know-nothing intolerance has in sim
liar degree got the mastery Of its masters and they
do not hesitate say that be arrested it will even
tusy destroy them The Of the New York Herald
the know-nothng party is evidence of the feelings Of
those leaders who have "caught the tiger That journal
hailed this party as an approaching milennum-as
the coming of the angel that to bind up the Satan
Abolition and of Disunion for thousand of years All the
vices of disappear before it. All other parties
were TO be superseded by condition Of enduring
public integrity and omnipresent personal happiness 1t
is quite true the Herald only interested in the
throw Of the democracy for personal reasons, though
really that other party called into being by the
process which produced the now-nohng could even
temporarily supply its place But willing TO give
that journal credit for its long and aborous exerons
create such party out of the timber of decayed combna-
tons and the contributions of disappointed ambition
and this simply because it has been candid enough on
" disappointed and deceived The tiger ontolerance has
been tamedthe Satan of Aboltionism has been
chained by the know-nothing party On the contrary
both enjoy wider range than before--the former
marking his pathway with the blood of his victims
latter shaking the very temple Of liberties. All par
ties have yielded before these cononcd influences but the
democratic party and that the last and the only barrier
which they have not overleaped overthrow.
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the dangerous influences of the nothing order from
the New York Herald-rendered all tho valu-
able because reluctant tributes to the truth of the
prophecies of the democratic party. And now have
another confession from the 1t is true
the Herald does not in this tell in terms that
the assaults upon the Judiciary the necessary
offspring of the coalition between abolition and in
toerance but its declarations need no such addition
They speak for themselves and are new proof Of the
Decentralization, political well social and religious
which has swept like torrent happy country
cotemporanecus with the success of this coalition. We
copy from the Herald of the 9th of August:
HAssAuLTs JupcIARv.--THE DECLINE OF PUBLIC
MonALsDay by day the infamous schemes of the negro
worshppers unolded After attempting poison every
other fountain of heahu administration having Sc
daed the ministry from the affairs of religion, pros
tuted their sacred calling the inde designs political
federal and State judiciary the last uwark order and
law to be demolished The great purpose the anarchists
made apparenit to reduce the compound scheme of
political system into thcocratc despotisn to remove
the checks and balances VIII h regulate prescribe
the powers Of federal and State function ries and TO
substitute in their place the epidemic ethics and devices of
aboitionism 1t is well in such times to the past
Having assaulted the citadel of the public bertiesthe
constitution of the United Staesand tampled under foot
its By of
Stewards and Garsons of the day have opened their batter
les upon the federal and State judiciary Judge Kane
Philadelphia for dischargng obvious legal dutyor up
holding the constitutional rights of citizen OF a slave
Staes assaed by all the weapons of abuse and ntmida
ton. His Office is declared to be that of
the soul of tyranny the instrument of the ogar-
chy the tool of the doughfaces and many other equally
fatterng and reasonable designations He stands way
of the negroworhppcrs and that the objectionable
these times of political madness But Judge Kane occupies
position that il difficult reach He federal Judge
with authority enforce his decisions may well afford
to overlook pity such tokens of phrensy He
permitted enjoy all the honors OF vilfcation Judge
Brown Of the supreme court of New York. in
share III Is of elective Judges and the integrity
that syte likely to be put to the test by his asalants
reduce by single blow to partisan instrument. The
Tribune M senior organ of the negro worshippers thus
PRODUCES him the public in company with Judge Rock
we'll, Of his associates:
" Mr. John w. Brown, of Orange county has been put
ting forth speech which is untruly paaded certain
decision
stituonaty of the liquor prohibition 1t is true, deeply
regret to sayand be will live to regret it, if he does
readythat Judge Rockwelnho neither his aomino-
fion election the liquor atereas been led concur in
the decision Of two of his colleagues
q Judge Rockwell neither his nomination nor cleo
ton the liquor interest," therefore he is bound decide
favor of the liquor prohibition Judicial decisions are
made hereafter at the Seward republican conventions The
judiciary is to be the tool of factions Men to
vcted Of crime by
interpreted by abolition meetings Perhaps impudencc and
folly have before made such daring strides
archy The moral tuptude of this shameless avowa Of this
shameless print is TO be measured by the known reckless
Of the journal which uters it, because it oreshadows
settled purpose to bring all the departments of the gov
eDment into subsection to the party of which it is the
head. 1t is part OF system of force which is to
form The public administration into morarcform poty
into temple OF theocracy resting upon the twin ordinances
of the Maine law and negro worship. Judge Rockwell,
who neither his nomination election the liquor
interest," o been held in the decision of two of his
colleagues, and the infamous press which proclams this
doctrine of judicial dependence upon classes and political par
ties follows it the very next day by formal demand for the
impeachment Of Judge Kane because of his alleged subser
rency to the interests OF slavery This is Vandalism with
vengeance The State Judiciary mns not only be driven
into recording Office for the madman but federal
judges must either be crushed by impeachment
by dependence.
Every token of public sentiment indicates that the pow
ers conferred upon general government put
'evorer test than before The integrity Of political
system invaded the landmarks of experience removed the
lessons of the past condemned and deded and the pillows of
nacsm eethe and surge upon every sacred institution Of
the republic"
fearless and consistent jurist like Judge Kane Of
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