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

ference Of the Pope in the affairs Of our gov
ernment.
Many and weighty examples can be adducec
from history, when the Catholics, freed from
their oaths Of allegiance by the Pope, still hay,
sustained the cause of their Sovereign, even /,
the disadvantage Of their Church, With a zen
unequalled by their Protestant friends. Pro.
minent Bishops Of the Catholic Church hay,
publicly challenged any one to give a singl,
example Of the temporal psaEer of the Pop,
ever being proclaimed as q uzEtfinc Of the ca
iholic Church. Formerly when u cloud q
worse than Egyptian darkness overhuna
European society the Crowned Majestics, O
! Europe formed an Alliance amongst themselve.
forthe accomplishment Of certain political ends
At the head. Of this Alliance, they thought
proper to place the Pope, whom they consider.
cd the most appropriate person as being at that
time the Head Of their Church. Hence we heal
Of the Pope giving away crowns, dethroninq
and humiliating monarchs, settling the bounda-
ries Of empire, and warning against princes
Yet is this a part of the Catholic Church
Certainly not We must draw wide distnc-
ton between the Pope as the Head Of the Ca
tholic Church and the Pope as the leader Of a
Political Alliance, between spiritual and politi-
cal man
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of these States fer that purpose ehs.r,icttiiHg
the laws for the naturalization OF foreigners y
this Order is no less characterised by one OF
thoseacts, which our forefathers declared q may
define a tyrant and which they considered
worthy to be enumerated among those facts
exhibited to candid World" When we con-
slider how much our country owes. to this class
of citizens for the extent Of her domain, for
our national wealth, for our increase Of popu-
lation, and for her present position among the
nations of the world, we cannot but consider
that such a measure would be fraught with
danger to the prosperity and happiness of this
people.
! As our system Of naturalization laws now
exists, the foreigner fleeing the oppression Of
his native home, lands urou our shore in the
iull hope that soon he viii become a citizen OF
this great Republic. His heart beats high with
grateful emotions and he expects to meet that
welcome which only freeman can extend to
his fellow. No longer docs lie feel himself a
stranger in strange land p but rejoices in
the spirit Of true American that he is soon to
become "part and parcel" of ono great whole,
and considers himself bone Of our bone and
flesh of our fesh.n But disfranchise him from
a1~sd, l,a
should have the same feelings? Could he take
the same pride in the growth of our institu-
tons Could it have been expected that lIclots
should have been spartans? No The foreign
er indeed would be " among US but not Of u.s. -
Thus would we create in cur midst class
wholly alienatcd FROM US. The Father OF
our Liberties earnestly desired to cultivate
The prevalence Of that pacific and friendly
disposition among the people Of the United
States, which will induce them to forget their
local prejudices and politics and this he de
elared to be one Of the pillars on which the
glorious fabric Of our Independence and ma
tional character must be supported
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euted Of all creeds come in and take their
homes among US, and thus shall tie people Of
America, like the carly tribes of The Pelopene-
sus form column Of civilization, the proudest
ever reared in the history Of the world.
We object thirdly 10 this new and mystori-
Gus Order, because it is secret political orga-
nization and as such we consider it the most
banefu curse that ever bcfel free people,
Public discussion we have always regarded the
boast and privilege of our Republic, and in ad-
ministering its affairs it is Indispensable. We
ourselves cannot but regard this party as 1,
mine days wonder, sprung up With a mush-
room growth, and having for its basis no prin-
4 cpe laid down in the constitution Of om
country. The natural consequence is, that
we hear of divisions and subdivisions among
its ranks.
But the most dangerous division to you,
citizens Of the South, is the great and wide
difference in sentiment entertained by men,
bers Of this party, upon the all-important and
exciting subject Of slavery. Abolitionism en-
rolls among its strongest members, some who
are also foremost in the ranks of Know-Notll-
ingism. The strength Of the Abolition party
and the excitement upon the slavery question
throughout the North, has certainly much in
creased since the formation OF this Order.
Let us then, If it need be, obliterate for q
time, all "old party lines principles fan
more important than ever divided Wings OF
Democrats, are now at issue. Let us stand
upon the very threshold Of the Constitution
ready TO rescue those principles for which our
fathers fought and died, and which have al
ways been the boast Of free and republican
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