The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-02

the KNOW. SoTHIScs. ' o'

lHE hsoN-Noi
With God there is no past future with Him lis
variahencss neither shadow Of turning Man. His
tage, though individual free agent ut perfect lib
ery choose between good aud evil but responsible for
bis choice is in his collective capacity subject to the de-
signs of the Ruler and Governor of the world The
OF the human opens in the Paradise of creation and
will end in the Mllennium but between Eden and the
Messianic kingdom inervenes long tract Of time,
which the OF man perform long pilgrimage in
order undergo individual social political, and moral
discipline The seissitudes of his march already per-
formed recorded in history the coming future is fore
Swallowed in prophecy ntimating further changes sound
ing trumpes of and trumpes Of joy until the pro-
phec curtain shall drop in the full blaze OF mlennia
glory.
This individual, social political and moral discipline
the carry out the designs of God with regard to
the human race--is called civilization
1t would be here out of place to enlarge upon the origin
the universally and continuity Of civilization Chinese
East Indian, Egyptian Greek Roman, Arabic and Aztec
civilization left behind us records Of the past
whilst the civilization Of the cyclus of nations Of the Ger
manic family predominates in the present with no epheme-
raj efugence Its basis is Christianity the product of inn
mediate Divine revelations il Is hence exempt from the
laws which govern merely human productions Germanic
civilization will pass away like the civilizations of past
ages which based upon Pagansm but last till time
shall be more! am, however, not maintaining that
this civilization shall not change. 1t must pass through
l
through several periods OF development Our coun-
try the United States where each member Of the Germanc
family OF nations has its children the Frenchman, the
German, the Holander, the Spanard, the Briton the
Swedc and the Dane is branch puced from the Of
Germanc civilization transported hither where planted
by the wisdom Of good men, and nourshed by the blood
of patriots it has already produced finer fruit than
grew the parent stock. And what ia the improve
ment in civilization made by the American branch of
the Gernanic family We have separated the polt-
cal from the ecclesiastical government Christianity
lies at the foundation here in Europe and is
ognised the guide and governor Of Individual
social and political conduct but its maintenance is left to
the bounty OF the people untrammeled by State establish
The democratic element is another Improvement
True antiquity had its democracie but they based
upon Plagiarism Modern Europe had its repubcsHoland
Switzerland the Italian republics but they either
ogarchc arsocraic Ours is the first Christian de-
mocracy whose government created by the popular
masses and managed for their benefit. Here the
Germanc civilization has entered stadium upon the
principles of democracy and religion God preserve ard
bless the Observation-Disclosures republic Of these United
Statesl
As the life Of each individual member of the human fam
ily is warfare adverse influences
which impede his development yet keep him in activ
ity and increase his strength and elfreance and which
he will if he adheres to the fundamental prnc
pies Of virtue and the Bible have nations with
trials adverse circumstances their onward career
civilization and national education and blessed is such ma
ton If her fundamental principles cothe her with ne
cessary strength and her foes The fun
damena principles which the social compact Of the peo-
pie Of these United States based have stood the PROOF
for than sixtyfve years. Of strength in
times of great danger and trial The constitution Of
country rock against which fury Of fac
ton will spend its force in vana of strength which
will shield her citizens against every foe
The present time Of danger and Of trial sent hy
Providence try the strength of nation but who can
doubt Of victory long her armed in the piano.
ply of the constitution
intend Of the society Of the know
ings and
l. OF the causes which called it into existence
II. OF its designs
ILL., OF the to Illustrate them
1.-The phich called kno-nofhiagisn into existence
The know-nohngs society of native citizens of the
United States which has only lately sprung into exist
Their organization principles aud measures en-
velcped in mystery for the nohings are secret so
cey but their existence Is undenable fact Their no.
csty is not handful of obscure fanatics circun-
scrbed within limited space but have reason to be-
lieve that Il is extended the whole Union numbering
among its members large of eow-citizcns If
not majority Of che entire people. Whole States have
enrolled themselves under It's banners in the halls
national legislature It's influence has been felt ia voice
has re-eehccd This phenomenon the horizon u our
political world has deep significance This subject mus,
not be treated lightly rashly, but calmly and thor
oughy What have caused this almost Incredible We
locity with which this order has drawn its um-
pba all over the country uniting the dscordant
elements to- 50 far harmonious action Are the
which have produced these effects in their products
evanescent excitement of legitimate conviction 2
We will perhaps be able TO solve these problems il
slider FIRST the prox,zaa and then the distant or a-
ary causes (ior dsdain the cpithets real and
yEisrl which produced kuow-nothinQism
1.-The Prorinadte Cause
II Is plausible and in measure true what mem
Der Of Congress from South Carolina said in speech a
few days ago that there could be essentially only two ma
tona parties 10 this country the which gives 10 the
constitution close constraconi e. the democratic and
The ether, which gives il liberal one e. the federal or
whig party
That lcgitimateiy only two national parties can es
ist we admit but grounds widely diferen, from
those adduced by Mr. keitt Both parties acknow ledge
the binding efficacy Of the constitution both agree that m
principles rest the axiom the people are epabe OF self
government 10 theory their principles are identical hu
they upon the field OF action they disagree
as TO the mode Of applying them The democratic party
chooses the whole earth the field ss operations and
becomes cosmopoli,c radical and progressive The whg