Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1855-08-11

secret organization, as fraught with dan
ger to his country anl its liberties; and
he called upon al the old liners of the
wing party to join him in the protest.
I. l.. Ciingman on Know Nottingham
Hon . L. CIinglnan has just ISSUED
an address to his fellow citizens OF tho
eighth congressional district of NORTH
! Carolina, which is full Of sound truths
timely warnings, and telling periods. =
He believes, inwhc present crisis, thai
The political disorder cansonly. horoAehel
with the knife, and accordingly the knit,
is used, and even his opponents mus
concede, with skill, daring, and advan-
tage. In the course of this address Mr. Mr.
Ulingman says:
BE this as Il may may fellow -eitizcfis,
you must bear in mind, as | have con.
stantly maintained in my speeches, that
the great moral principle of the order is
Ratsehood, as its great political principle
Is Hostility to the right of self govern.
laent now enjoyed by the American peo-
lp'e. They are striving to carry out this
LATER principle by depriving the citizen
Of the right to vote, in all elections, ac-
corling to his own Judgement, and sub
iecting him to tho control of set of Sc
cree political managers.
"This is the direct object Of the move
ment, and it indicates its Political princi-
pie. But the means by which they soel,
to carry out this purpose are those d
deception, fraud, and hypocrisy, in al
their phases They are attempting to
dethrone TRUTH from her seat aud eleyass
falsehood in her stead They are stri-
wing to overthrow the moral system Of
the Creator Of the Universe, and substi-
tute in its place the policy and practice
of Satan the .Prince Of Darkness and
Fathcr Of Lies
'eThese, therefore, the two cardinal
maxims Of the new party, constitute an
insuperable objection to it. Even if the
measures Of governmental policy they
profess to have in view were ever 50 de.
sirabe, their adoption in practice could
Not atone for the destruction Of our pre-
sent political system and the general cor
ruption of public and private morals. -
But in fact their programme of measures
as proclaimed by themselves, has moth
| ing TO commend it, Whatever It assert,
Of truth consists Of propositions that no!
iJDdy I'm tiris country uefics, white Jhosf
! Of its doctrines which are peculiar to IL.
osf.r f,f.s tr.
/ extreme.
"The main object of their association
/ is to secure for themselves the public
Offices Of the country, and they expes
to accomplish this by mean, cowardly
and malignant persecution Of CLASSES
whom they consider too feeble to defend
themselves, and whom they are striving
10 render odious by appeals TO the selfish
bigoted, enyious, and malicious feelings
of our race,
"Whle other political parties have
sometimes been accused Of aiming at thu
spoils Of Office, these people ayow it t.
be their main purpose-may it not be
their sole purposc?- ITO secure the public
plumber. They do not, however, adopt
the open, courageous plan Of the highway
robbcr, who faces you in the sunshine
but they practice the covert, secret, and
eowardly mode Of the midnight thief.
"Thcir sole chance Of success is in
getting men outside of their order to VOTE
for their candidate. Have they an,
grounds to hope for this? Remember
fellow-citizens, that every member Of thii
order Of know-nothings, as well as then
candidate, has taken solemn oath that
he will fill all Offices Of the government
4 with none but members Of the order; il
other words, they have all sworn thai
they win keep out of Office every mar
who is not one of their order! They
not only intend to exclude foreigners ane
| Roman Catholics, but they have bound
themselves by the strongest oaths not Il
let any man-1a,ice though he be---yes,
revolutionary soldier though he also be-
hold any Office, from that of President
down TO the lowest station, unless h
shouid beiong to their mcler A veteran
bearing on his person the scars Of Bun
ker Hill or Kings Mountain must be ex-
.cludod from all official station, because
he refuses TO surrender that liberty foi
which lie fought, and join petty, secret,
oath-bound society, never dreamed Of in
the earlier and better days Of the repub-
lic."
Mr.. Clingman concludes:
"Thc practical working Of the system
alone should have thrown the entire South
against it. 1t has constituted a mask foi
the great abolition crusade Of the North.
Under is cover and by felon strokes from
its ambuscades there was cut down many
a good and true man, who fearlessly stood
in the deadly breach 10 defend the con
stitution, and with II to protect the right
Of our section Fidelity to our generous
allics--honor itself, the moving spirit o.
brave men--demand atonement. Atany
rate, shall We leave our friends-our de.
fenders-unavenged, and unite with thcii
slayers2
Duty 10 ourselves, loyalty to the con.
stitution and its cardinal maxins Of ciyi
aud religious liberty, devotion to a prin-
ciple higher than all earthly things, alike
demand that VIC shall stand in opposition
to this new order.
by repelIing and tranpling il under
foot, fellow-citizcns, you viii vindicate
Me greet fcofure Of our republican sys-
tenn; you will proclaim your regard for
integrity and ruth, above all else; you