The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1855-10-06
THE CoNsTITUTIoN.-sTATE RIGHTS.
1900 paupers came into the state

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1853. Number, &C., 26,414; town so.
0S; State 1881, of these II, ,S74 were for.
eieners, of whom 1904 were natives Of
England and Ireland. 1874 foreign, pau
lpers came into the state this year." q
And this brings US to the natal day oi
Know Nothingism. Early in 1854 per.
haps at the close of 1853, It was born deaf
and dumb in, Massachusetts,. Why, we
will see presently. According to CHECKER
ing, in 1910 the foreign population in Mas
sachusetts was but 4 472 per cent, of the
whole population Of the state. In 1850,
it was 20 20 Of the whole population
more than fifth In 1880, it was but So
Of the whole population. Now, what could
have poured such food of cmigrants into
Massachusetts the most sterile and thick.
ly settled state in the Union) between the
years 1910 and 1850? Why such vast
disproportion from England and Ireland
Did they come to sustain her in her efforts
to overthrow the Government Or did
they come from the impression that all her
feelings and sympathics were in unison
with their own? No matter which; never
was there more just retribution for fanat-
ical madness than this. The burden is not
half told. Her criminals, her deaf and
dumb, her insane are in like proportion,
and settled upon her an expense which is
absolutely astounding. Foreigners are a
growing fungus upon her that would waste
her away, if it cannot be removed. But
how is it to be removed? Shall she use
up the contributions OF her confederates,
and then cut their acquaintance and drive
them off? That would be disgraceful even
to her. She has not borne up under the
growing evil long and heroically; shall she
bear it forever? That ~, impossible -
Well may she abhor foreigners. Now know
nothingism is the very remedy for her,
Form secret society against them--swear
the members that they will not disclose
their names or deeds. and stab them in the
dark. Bind Catholics to them, for popu-
laritys sake, and put Temperance over
them with like intent and to sanctify the
sacrifice, send out emmissaries everywhere,
some to preach in the street against Cath
olics, and others to work like the devil in
Eden, upon the innocent and unsuspecting.
Whisper this to the hater of Catholics and
slavery; that, to the dreader of foreigners;
and the other to the lover Of Temperance.
Put on any face, promise anything. hold
any language, to gather recruits; and when
you have got them, swear them in by oaths
SO strong, that they cannot get out, or go
counter to the will of Massachusetts, and
her abolition kith and kin at tho north.--
Thus get strength, kill off democrats, take
the reins Of Government, drive off allies,
Southern and foreigners, kill off Catholics,
and crush the slave power, by turning
loose the slave upon his MASTER" Here, L
take it, is the spawning, the poisoning, and
the satanic aiming of Know Nothingism as
it came from its mother. Had it adhered
to its original darkness and mutcness, it
would have accomplished its end to the
full, and the South would have been made
accessory to her own undoing. Never
was Abolitionism so silent, truculent, and
seemingly national, as it has been since the
birth Of Know Nothingism. 1t would pro-
fess anything, swear anything, until the
touchstone OF slavery was applied to it.
and then it showed its cloyed foot, fled back
to its den, and set up its natural howl loud
er than ever. How such men as Rober9
Breckenridge could ever. have dreamed that
Massachusetts and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lists and shareholders could be united into
a national party, is to me, the great myste.
ry of these mysterious times. Could oaths
do it? Why every officer in Massachu-
setts swears to support the constitution of
the United States, and violates his oath
without scruple Or remorse. Every Sena-
tor and Representative of hers, in Congress
does the same. Oh it was the master
scheme of Abolition iniquity to unite oath
defying and oath-respecting men of differ
ent latitudes, in bonds indissoluble save at
the will of the first! Heavens and earth
upon what precipice has the South stood
for twelve month past! Look how per-
fectly every thing tallies with these reve-
lations. Wherever Know Nothingism has
the champions of the Constitu-
ton have fallen, and Abolitionism has
gloated over them. Wherever it has usurp-
ed authority, it has nullifed the constitu-
tion and laws of the Union, hustled off
poor women and children of foreign birth,
grabbed in the sacred edifces of Catho-
lies, and made hostility to the south con.
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