Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-27

parry ask Mr.. 4. 'to what Church do you belonS!
lie answers to the Methodist Baptist, or some other
Prnteslnmi denomination. And Mr.. L.. To what Churci!
do YOU bclong lie answers ITO the Runnn Catholic
| They vote Tor the Protestant, telling the Roman
Catholic '.wc eau vote for ro man who is Of your
communion He is not objected to because he il not
unIi6rd-it is not pretended that he is not Il man OF
nroby nn, intelligence. He is not lsked, "do you
toId the Pope Supreme Governor III temporal rs well
rs spiritual! mutters." No! "i"u are Roman Catho-
lie we can't vote for you' Now, what is this but
| nuplyin, a religious test True, the electors may
confer tier sullra.es whom they please, ind they
nrn accountable 10 earthly tribunal lou cannot
ami ought not, hold them 10 account for The r'nsois
of their vote. But still, the party who makes ilt
test Il conclusive objection Ia the Candidate do that
in their organization which the Constitution under
which they live has declared shall not he done 10y
tho Federal Government. The Constitution dccIhreT
the Ronani+t eligible 10 office. True, says me Hie
| rican party, but we won't elect him. The loiHti!u-
tion provides the Fedora; N;ovcrmncnt shall require
mo religious test qualification t" office. rue
says the American purity; but OW' G"'fT"mtm ''yS
there shall be religious test; 10 get our v"tcs' i'
| candidate must not be Roman Catholic. is i"' !i,
action of this party, therefore, contrary Ia me SP
of the Constitution! Do they not propose, Dy "'"
action, 10 make IN amendment 10 the Constitution -!
What benefit is this provision ot the Constitution l"
the Rolnnnst, if there should be dominant Pni,y III
! the country, whose fundamental principle ubl's',
them Ia withhold their sutlraScs from In" f"iihISt
As long this purity is triumphant, there H. III ms
respect, no Constitution for the R"manSl. III. rril
zion is his exclusion "rcllgous lest ~ apPl!rd ~
linn and he il told that his faith is such Al abonlna-
bile thing that he is thereby rendered unworthy |" pariI-
cipac in the government Z" Ills country. Ihc Hpirt "i
the American party not tho spirit ol the American
| Constitution. .
| M rnnttcr how it may DO Disguised this article in
the creed of the American parIy IL Religious "!srrh
ton. They do not propose il il iru" I" coiilsch"
the goods of the Roman Catholic; they al" not pr"ls"
10 Danish him from tbs country, they Il" IL" propose l"
imprison his body: M; they protest that ti{ are "f
,fpf tl,sNI
the Romais is unfit, 10y oi his RELIGIOUS nlilI
tn hold office III any klm- Is not shir that The III
| trrc-IS Of ih; country shall be c"nm,ti" III any
manner, Ia hi, hands. What is his but The most burn
in; and fearful persecution! u thc Roman t"i"i,
b, unworthy on acrnuul of his rrll.:lcm, Ia hold u"
free is lac not Tor the SANE. reason, unworthy Ia asst"
caic with patriots! H. rIu Dying the protection "l our
Government, I is base enough I" br,y II, w"uldhr
not be base enough I" bctray his friend az neiSh"r
II his religion will allow him Ia hctray Ing country
will moi his religion permit hun 10 bciray his lrIr"i
Would you trust man III private whom y"n
would mol send 10 lc Legislature, brcauS' y"u be
cv,1l that, although he avowrd his fidelity AMI AT
achIncnt to the State, lie was ready 10 s"crii'r hci
interests
The Roman Catholics nre singled out. All other
srcts und denominations may be- trusted. They only
are dangerous They only ara TO bc sntrct I" s'i,pi-
cion ana contempt. They are 10 be permitted l" re-
main among; not ~ equals. No l'y are l." DE
Regarded! and treated cncmiirs IN our midst Oar
children arc IL br taught I" look upon them rs hri'ss
ui Christians who cannot be- trusted. Now, why all
this, Whence the Necessity for tins war upon the
RuIiun Catholics Are they les patriotic than III il.
DIV, al Wa-n.iull when he and Carroll together
s.ncd the Constitution al the United States than
when CASTOR ;,raccd the Bench "i The Suli"in" |
Court oil North Carolina, "r than nj the time la"y
made thri Justice III III" nIt"d State! Have
there been ANY recent manifestations al hostility lht
government On their part! Is the Pope al Ron" on
his way 10 subiugatc America! Are ms p"wir ln"
influence extending! Why, then. this move nj tins
time! II il much u hc feared. that the ori:in"r# {"
this new Order are movc, nur. toy the hGr n W"r',
than J,ar ri Mr PoJ~.
There il, on the part ui Protrsiants, naturally. II
d,I, secuted prejudice ngninst the Church al Rome
and when the impression can b" ni" on the lublH
mind, that there Is nronfrst between Pallry ana rr
trstarsn no party ties ar obligations Will he ruti-
,cnt To bind the people. Religious feeling II strong
rr than political opinion. Hence this crusade against
Roman Catholics. Hence the Pope uprcm" power
--yirar ui absuuiion-Jrsutsn, are all con-
stamilv held up before the popular mind; and r"li@"ua
fanatics and scrmjn. politicians unite IN unfolding
the imminent dangers which threaten the govern
nlcni. And in such crisis, We hear that there IT"
III longer {" he Wings and Democrats but disrnrd'.
all former differences, patriots VIII rescue Their c"i-
try from impending ruin. under the appropriate mann"
OF the .fWtF,r1H Ddfy.
If the sire ri those who have produced this now
mart really Ir Ia stay Roman Catholicism, they have
In,,t,,l tlr,. very worst plan To Effect their Object
Thousands will sympali:c with the PcrN''cni"d 10,
mani-i who would never HAY" entertained one Kind
feeling towards him, ii lac had been let alone
This article ul The Know Nothing creed II liab" la
,ilnr ohirc,;ons Of great weight II necessarily trir.
f., innglr matters at Church and State In" religion
ui the Roman Catholic Is such, that h" must be "A-
rlnl.. from office, both State aud Federal IL" alone
il 10 be- excluded. In England, there's but OH" Church
uui;rI with the government. The American party |
propose 10 unite all Churches with tli Stale save
This is not their language but the result o! men
action. II u party may now exclude one rrhSio'S
s,r, from Office they may hereafter cSclld" |
Inn mi all
confined 10 Jew Of the largest denominations,
among which finally conflict will arise Tor the in,'.-
terry. This ducrinc l. an alarming lnlnvniio IL Il
the lrrt time in the history ." our country that 4 Il" -e
marty has arisen, asking public confidence and sup.
port upon grounds distinguished by the most striking
intolerance, and. what Is worse religious Intolerance"
II the effort shall succeed, II must work r;l'h'
change, in the feelings and views OF our people
They will huyc listened 10 false ALARMS, and, Tor
gellIl of al past history, will incons'lernG'y have
entered upon nschicYoua, II li"t lai'i p"'icy.-
Prot, stalIllsm sprung from re!Eo''' prosecutions '''
yet in PROTESTANT cuunlry, party ARISES ana cii
cII:'rs public favor r principles the very formation
at wlIitI! is religious INTOLERANCE. III" k"m''"'S'
prosecuted the Protestant the lInt"siai now pro-
poses Ia pcrcrrlr the Ruutnis; Iru". the An'crI-
r;.n party profess religious ",iation but what are
professional They speak snothinc words IL the E"-
man Ca;lolic-; is chnr.ty-but when they come t"
action they tell him he is unworthy "i confidence.
The prnriplc.lhrrciurc, an-ir"irstnn; and OPP
nose il. As Protestant by education, III feeling ami
Judgment oppose it, oppose cprinrlplc rs wrong
in sa; u dangerous 10 the government, dangerous
To public liberty
which rcnrs itself svcli principles. ibn 'rclgrr
md the Roman Catholic 10 be- excluded from OF
flee This makes the I,ar:y As long H. ih!s s'Ilii-
meut brovnls the American party prcvai'whe 'h'7
sentiment il discarded. that purity is dissolved.
The question proposed a. ijc beginning, al tins
communication may, therefore, bc caoly answered.
Such Wings berv" it is right and r%peIeit thai
foreigners nnd komun Catholics shpphi he exclude"
Al nj
| Try, and that il ia Of paramount Importance il"S
SHOULD be excluded may, and should sustain the
| American party. Such a. entertain u contrary OPT
nlon cannot AMI ought not t" sustain that party.
I'm the views here presented, have i"rlornr SIN
,,l. remark uIull the organization ol the new Order
IN affection has been urged 10 their secrecy, signs az
oatls II is said that all these are soon to be aban.
| doncd | have regarded this hs already done. !
have preferred to consider their CLAIMS Ia public con
fdcrlcc, without objection To orsanizati"n--to try
| Them by their prolc-s,'I lrmcip pies. No member al
! The Order can ash than this.
Alhislui .s not been made 10 the sui iect "i Ab"-
| inu II has been conceded that they are mi liable
IN ul;,c,ion Oh this crnun ~! there some al
fine order who chin ii:at the rights of H. South mr.
snr ony IN their Hand that ki6w-E "thi@gs ls al
| wnyr an 10 tl"r. point such Ia ihc present pr
.itinn Of their par. J.: massachusetts, on this subject
and would moreover REMIND trI.! g their paternity
| Conceived uml brought forth in N"rrIri" rill'', u
| cannot bo claimed for them thai the rights "i ti''
So,lii aGre the producing cause If, in irIr Sr''u
Connects ihry have hid down nnnG! ail"r'ns' hi'!
taken oatI.s lo r,sor.c r1n il il nevertheless iIn"'
that oil the members Uf their Inil nGvG not stood 10!
| their ubliguliul-. The Know N"ihim%" al tfSii'
and the South cnnn"! under Ill" present Stale 81 Tue
pruuts, ask more IMAM ail h'tii+ri"i ''hi ~" " "
! Ia the South.
Before closing hi. communication, be-; I" sni'mil
I. MI candid and c"iSidcrntc Wings single rrl''c
| ion II i Ills Since lN%i, fierce AMI angry con
iIit has been tagging ,.r'""cn the " hls anu Drh",
cratic. parties. Jealousy ana prejudice have resulted
Tic Whg party il now d.bnniei, end man? + ~