The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-28
CONVERSATIONS WITH KSow-SorHISG-So. 5.


which have heard from you in this conversation
founded in truth should have hesitation in abandon
ing the American order But how is il that you being
member of the Masonic order, which is secret nstu-
ton, should be opposed TO the American orderr
Democrat Because, while Masonic fraternity is
fraternity, cannot "brigh Mason attach my
in Masonry Masonry receives into it's bosom the good of
all denominations Catholic Protestant, Christian or
Jew but unlike the know-nothngs it the atheist
1t teaches brotherly feeling and brothery love Our
Masonic oath binds us to be true government and
that says that religious test shall be
quired as qualification to any Office public under
the United States Wherever may 60 TO whatever cline
under the sun, wherever Mason meet brother
Your creed is confined TO single latitude and would OBJ
liierate all other nationates but our Your oath
makes you swear to only for nave-born citizens for
all offices of honor, trust profit in the gift of the
people to the exclusion of all foreigners aliens, and
Roman Catholics in particular, without regard to par
ty prediction. I am taught, as Mason, TO stand by
my brother Catholic to protect his widow and his chill
den and to do the to the foreigner the natuazed
citizen who belongs to the order Your duty according
to the Louisville example, to have charity and no aec-
ton for the widow orphan of the adopted citizen but to
leave them to and die in the streets TO assist in
drifting them out into the open country. How as
Mason go into lodge where there is no elevation of the
high meridian the beauty and glory of the day"
and into obligation and compact with every de-
scpdon of character Christian and atheist TO prevent
may be- brother Mason from holding Office of honor
trust profit because he may not have been born in my
native country If what is required by order
swear against Masonry | swear against what have
sworn-I commit perjury But there is another secret
der to which desire to call your attention.
Know-nothing What do you refer to now2
Democrat refer to the Hartford Convention which as
sembled in 1914 Hartford, Connecticut which
ganized for the purpose of overhrowing Union in
which the clergy conspcuously fgurednot the Catholic
but the Protestant Ccrgyhe proceedings of which were
opened by prayer and conducted under forms of the most
involablo secrecy. That convention made the same
charges against the democratic party which the
ngs make 1t appealed to the native-American
tment charged Mr. Jefferson and Mr.. Madison with hos
y to the constitution and subservency to France, and
assaed the people oho South in the berest language
1t has been repudated by posery and now only refer
red to admonition 1t s indeed singular how your
doctrine has been advocated by those who
have been attainted of treason to their country.
Knox-nothng. Give me single instance.
Democrat give you which cannot be denied that
of the famous Benedict Arnold who abandoned the
utonary service and joined the British army and who
wrote an address the inhabitants of America the 18th
of October $780, which he makes your argument against
the Catholics and the oregn-born citizens in good set
phrases.
Know-nothng You viii not tell me- however, that the
American movement by possibility have any
ions in Great Britain, based, it u.s. upon sentiment of
love for our own nsitutions2
Democrat say that the British press beginning with
the London Times, and extending to the organs of the
monarchs of Germany has repeatedly referred lucknow
nothing movement in terms of praise Great Britain has
been nstgaied to this sentiment by her known hostility
the Catholics Of Ireland and Germany, by her alarm
the continued stream Of emigration which has flowed
these Shores her eagernsss every organ
zation that can divide countrymen
Know-nothing From the German emigration / contend
zation of the Germans Louisville and at Cincinnati in
which they look to the fatal amendment of the federal
constitution the reputation Of contracts and to the
Enlistment of agraran principles upon this SOIL cannot be
denied.
Democrat few fanatics from Germany have admit
attempted organize societies in some Of the great cities
out you punt " soeley 50
your own? You talk of few Germans being able fatal
y to amend the constitution, and yet without condescend
ing to the process Of law for that purpose you nuy
obligations to the adopted citizens by your combine
tons the polls and defiance the punctons of the
federal constitution, and you carry out centious rad
casm by erecting barrier against religious denomna
ton which does not exclude the atheist and the Mormon
Know-nothng. Do you charge that the doctrines of the
American party lead to agrarianism
Democrat do. In the first place. charge that in every
State city whichyou have obtained power wihoutex
ception you have welded il impair the best inter-
Of society You have squandered the public money
you have passed resolutions against solemn laws of Con-
gress you have attempted to confer political equality upon
the blacks at the time that you have degraded the
whites In Philadelphia you have bAnkrupted the public
treasury in Baltimore you have nearly done the
thing; in Louisville you have conyused the city with
mobs and with murder; and in ST. Louis the public prints
charge upon your order progacy and extravaganza with
ont parallel As result of yonr upon the public
rights Of the citizen look to agraran principles
red openly into effect and will be astonished to see
combinations in the cities against the rights OF property
1t is this fact which has covered the land with such uni
versa ALARM and which has contributed much
against Won the of the country for