Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1855-01-30
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John Rowan Esq o! kentucky, having been
called upon from several quarters to become Demo
cratic candidate for Governor OF That State declined
10 assume the position Tor reasons alleged il let
ter to tie Louisville Times. He says;
am unwilling to peril the fir prospects Of the
party by becoming their standard Lear'r in the nest
contest for Tie npIe reason that my wife is Cutt
Ole Sc that Il highly respectable Wing paper,
&. The C0mmOuw ralj!l") estimates the number Of
Know NUlhings in Kentucky nj fifty thousand; and,
as have been informed by good authority. that no
r,an who has Catholic wife Can he t. member OF
that society ii Is fair to pres thai the would not
vote for a man 50 CirvUuslauCel /! Ibis be truc,
hfty thosaul cilizpus OF Kentucky would say to
me, 4" What though you are a native OF Kentucky,
and your ancestors were among the pioneers OF ;h5
fair and what though your grand GItEcrS i.Y'ic aud
Rowan lost the earnings uitEcir llvuS-thC first by
the torch Of the Indian IL" last by the mCUcvs otthc
Continental CongreSs-whnt though they did toll
on. fighting the Indian and telling tie forest, and
under all these difficulties educate Il portion Of
their families. and that portion not unknown
uudistiugushcd III the histories of Ohio, Kentucky
and the nation; and what though You may he
qualified discharge the high duties of the Office
Won aSuire TO ; we, fifty thousand citizens of Ken
lucky. living happily around our Own hearthsones,
won for us ny the daring OF such men rs yUu sprung
FROM arc determined that you shall not be Govern
or of Kentucky, Mr. Rowan because your wife. eXer-
cisjng the privilege guaranteed by the constitution
of the United States, and the constitution of every
State in the CoUfedcrncv, to worship god rs she
rleases is Cut4U'it. 1t matters 10 US that the
ancestors Of that wife were Of those who landed
with Lord Baltimore, and established the good old
colony OF AlarE!l rk, TO This r0Ur the home III
fnemcnt and hospitality the first 10 invite the Re
ligonists Of Cha stedcIn to ANA worship Sod
according to tie dictates OF their conScieuccS.
I greatly hopc tie editor of the Commonwealth
has oyer-estinatcd the number OF Know Nothiugs
in our State. cannot believe that the doctrines
aScrhCi TO them can ever to any extent, be cnhrac
ed by Kpntugkians. They are at war with the no
HE and chvalroUs character Of our people. They
shun no question: and to wear no mask
FEcT meet their adverSarIeS personal or political face
FFr1
cxuitalion or complaint. With the new party all is
Inistery The little We know of their doctrines, is
forced from them lay some judicial tribunal, from
an occasional ausiOn to them on the floor OF Con-
frcss They wage war in the dark and speak only
81 the ballot bon. Who ever heard Wing or Demo
crat deny his connection with either Of those great
parties Who ever heard Know Nothing ac-
kowlcdse his party He either declines nswering
or promptly denies that he is member of that or
der although he may not ten minute SiHJe have left
the hall where he and his associates were devising
WAYS and means 10 carry this uuDlHnty mode OF
warfare. II seems 10 me that il dee; not require
Bible catCChism TO trachuS that this is MI wrong
The organization of this party (if ain not mis-
taken its purpose may fer time suhserve the
interests of demagOguCS who have neither tue nerve
or intellect to win position in open and manly
conflict of mind with mind but il viii soon pass
away and the day is not distant when those who
may have been leuded into the order, will blush
reulember it. ! trust that entertain proper re-
spect for all religious denominations although be
long TO no church, and God forbid That ever may
belong 10 one so wanting in charity rs TO advocate
prescription for opinion sake.
What Mr. Rowan saws with so much force and
rungent sarcasm of the Kuow-Noihinps of Ken
lucky will apply with equal effect to the noleraut
and proscrptve spirit of the Secret Order in Yir-
GINA We almost commend to the liberal and en-
iightened people of Virginia Mr.. Rowans remarks
upon the chyalrous character of the people of Ken
tucliv n noble daughter of Virginia. They will not
tolerate the insult offered TO them by tine skulking
efforts of "denagogues to bamboOzle them into the
support of doctrines which they have not the honest
nerve to avow in the face of day The delusion
mug and will pass away, leaving the deceived Vic
TINS to rue the day when they listened 10 the psid
ious appeals of midnight conspirators
THE RIGHT KIND OF PREAcHING--t was beauti-
tifulriitcism made by LonGinus upon toe effect oft
speaking of Cicero aud Demostheaes lie says The
people would go from of CicerO's CREATIONS, ex-
claiming, What beautiful speakcrl what rich
fine voicei What an eloquent man Cicero is r. Iaey
talked Of Cicero but when they left DemOstheneS,
they said I" let US fight FLilJ,!1 Losing sight of
the speaker they all absorbed in the subject
tbsy thought notOf DemostheneS but of their coun-
try So my brethren, let us endesNor TO send
away fFnm our ministration the CHRISTIAN, with his
mouth full Of the praises not of our preacher"
hut OF Cody and the sinner, not desCanting upon
1he beautiful figures aud Well-tnrned period of the
discourse, but inquTing, with lie brokenness of q
peuitent heart What shall do 70 be saved n So
shall we be blessed ia our works; and when called
10 leave the watchtowerB Of our spiritual JerOsa-
lem through the yast serene, like the deep melody
It an angles song, Heavens approving lclce senll
- 4eats.--lgC, ltlfltS Sfll67.