The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-07-11

jury III INC HiSh0Sb oSSASO "hN
with the order against his own honest con-
victions?
We believe if the parent for such cause
disowns his offspring. the obligation to
keep the secret of such parent is forever
absolved, and the light of day should be
permitted to penetrate into the dark recess
es of this institution, SO worthless, and at
the same time SO dangerous and destructive
10 the genius of American Institutions
1t is arrayed in warfare against the whole
machinery Of Republican government.
1t has enticed the people from their homes
in the still hours of darknes, and &C its nu.
merous places Of meeting bound them to its
fearful purposes by administering the most
horlid oaths, with one hand resting upon
the Bible, and the other raised toward
Heaven, to yield themselves unreservedly
to tie control of this secret power, and even
to deny to their families and to the world.
thot they hold copexion with the order
No person is permitted to hold an opinion
which has the sanction of the self instituted
mouth pieces Of the party of the party.
Within this temple of superstition Sir Or
acle rcigns supreme. The de,otee who
worships at lis shrine is completely unman-
ned. ITe no longer feels nor acts his former
self. In secret he steals away like a con-
sprator to the to the place where the most
inveterate hatred is engendered against the
defendants and countrymen of those brave
men whose heroic valor assisted in achiev-
ing the liberties which we now enjoy. In
the same manner, and often at the hour of
midnight, he gropes his way back to his
family again, to repeat the hundred times
told lie Of no connection with the order. So
much falsehood inthe family circle, where the
utmost confidence, truthfuness and harmo'
ny should exist, has a direct tendency to pro.
duce suspicion and mistrust on the part Of
wives and mothers toward their hus
bands and sons; hence we find in every
town where a council exists the female ror-
tion Of the community are speaking out
boldly their moral Indignation against an
Order whose influence is so manifes:ly bane
full u oon II who are come cted with it
whether nearly or remotely.
He who does not here behold the sure
workings Of decentralization and ruin must
indeed be poor moralist.
But all these evils are Of small magnitude
when compared with some other gigantic
wrongs with which it labors 10 curse our
land. The scattering of few pieces OF ree
paper of a peculiar shape obliges every
brother to arm himself with bowie knife,
and revolver or other deadly weapons, AM
follow their leaders even to the shed
ding of blood. The Cincinnati, st. Louis
Louisville, and other fearful and blood
Know Nothing riots, are but the Legitimate
workings of the order, and but the begin
ming of such scenes as we're enacted on th'
soil of France under red republican rule.
Those who control and manage the at
fairs of this corrupt concern are in it for tn
spols of office and no means, however des
perate, are left untried to compass this end
The order is engas sed in crusade agains
religion. it revives the old spirit of persecu
tions for opinions sake, and of course raj
lies around its standard thousands who ar
always found more willing to fight again;
, Catholicism than to practice their ow
e profession. Odious religious tests whic
have beeen successfully reason ed do wnan
. removed from the statute of our State al
e peedily draggedfrom their lOathsome tom
aud qu ckened into life. No Catholic is
be tolerated, no matter how sincerely
e may revere his Maker; he is to hold no o
n 6ce in the gift of the people, have no pa
d in the government nor interests in its col
It Germs, while the atheist, deist, debauche
a in6deI, or buddhist is recognized as goo
If and worthy brother.
]. They have fearful apprehensions that Il
d Catholic church will soon overrun and pc
s sess the country to the ruin alike Of Repu
d licanism and religion--and all this, ,too,wh
ID that church is in the most rapid decline
at the old country, and while it is only CO
ct tinuing in its fold a moity of those W
IN reach our shores strong in their attachme
Sc TO its cause! These apprehens ions then
il, entirely unfounded, in fact opposed to COZ
mon sense. 1t is only trick of crafty P
d litical managers to bring to their aid the
r ligious element Of their country, while II
ID generating dissensions, sectarian animo
Sc ties, and the rankest intolerance.
4. History and experience alike teach Il
lie no people were ever prosecuted for opinio
Id sake without coming out in the e
e, vastly increased in numerical streng
a. and public favor. 1t is saying,
It. both old and true in all ages, 81
n. blood Of the martyrs The seed Of the churc
n. No form of religion has been pat down
IN, persecution Of its professors.
re-. This ordsr swears its members never
ed vote for foreign born citizen to e Il any
Ise fce in the gift Of the people. Thus, bir
&c. place, rather than virtue and intelligence