The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-08-29
Know Nothing Consistency.

Know Nothing Consistency.
After the explosion of the Philadelphia
Convention, whenever any extracts from
Southern papers were taken, or comments
made on the National Platform in regard
to the position of the K. N. party on
the slavery question, by the Democratic
press, the stereotype reply was, that chow
ever conflicting the opinions of the order
upon the slavery question, upon the great
question of the dangerous tendency of
Catholic and foreign influence they were
united;-Nor South, East and West,
they stood as band of brethren to put
down Popery and foreigners" But as
some of the councils got to receiving oc-
casionally deluded emigrant, they pro-
claimed that some foreigners were friends
of this country, and that it was against
the Catholics whose very hope of
future felicity depended upon their turn
ing traitors at the beck of the Pope,
among whom there could be no exceptions
it was against these that this mighty
party-this party founded upon principles
this band of harmonious brethren, were
to direct their patriotic energies. See,
now, how beautifully they harmonize. The
following article is from the Neao Orleans
Crescent, Know Nothing paper of the
deepest dye. 1t is in reply to charge
made by the Courier, published in the
same city:
"The Courier can hardly believe what
it says, unlessitis ignorant of that of which
everybody else is informed, and which is
published, daily and weekly, in all of the
American papers of Louisiana. We al
lude to the platform of principles adopted
after due and proper deliberation by the
American State Convention. That speaks
Enthusiastically for itself. But in the face
of this honorably and solemnly made de-
claration of principles, the Courier is sc
unjust, ungenerous, untrue to itself and te
the cause of truth, as to say that the at
tempt aciH be made in this State to ecct"d'
CATHOLICS from the enjoyment Of their Oestet
rights
"How idle, how unfounded, how unne
cessary tale is this. There is not, with
in the broad limits of the commonwealth
f of Louisiana, a. single intelligent man wh'
does not know it to be untrue. 'Exclud
Catholics from the enjoyment of thei
vested rights forsooth. Acts speal
, louder than words Let us look into tn
|, acts of the American party, and we chal
lenge verdict upon their acts. Why
T the ticket is headed by noble and glori
GUS old man-CHARLEs DERBIGNY-wh
has been true and pious Catholic all hi
$ life, just as his father was before him
q Does this look like an exclusion OF Cath
4 olics? No. The post of honor, powe
i and patronage, is given to them, or on
of them. The candidate for the secon
f highest Office is also Catholic. Doe
this reveal an intent to exclude Catholif
from the enjoyment of their vested rights
a We imagine no one with reputatio
l. worth caring for, viii have the hardlhoo
N to say so. The candidate for Treasure
! is also Catholic, and SO are other gel
:. tlemen on the ticket, for aught we know.
" "If the nomination of Catholics for tt
highest and best offices within the giit
the people of Louisiana, by the Americs
e party, amounts to an exclusion Oh oa'h
~ lies, we do not know the meaning OF wor'
III or the import of acts. :"
e. This might be called Inconsistency
be the aLoco Focos," simply because
e Louisiana they make half their tick
Catholics, and in Ohio swear to proscri