The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-09-26

murder those who attempt to redeem
them. Are these the ,nen who are to call
! upon the sons Of the Huguenots in South
Carolina to light the torch With them a
gainst forei yne,s, and thousands even of
American citizens because they believe in
the Roman Catholic church, Would
You have Wendell Philips and Theodore
Parker to come TO Carolina, end put such
men as Bishop England to the Stakei Or
would you be willing to shake hands with
Massachusetts at this day, in any nne
thing under Heaveni / am very certain
1 would not, and il we embrace her
Know Nothing principles, must we not
accord and cooperate with her in all
their requirements otherwise it would be
foolish to talk Of national organization.
In my opinion il is absurd at any rate
to talk Of national organization to pre-
vent Roman Catholics from voting or Of.
flee, unless they intend to proclaim openly
their purpose to ride over the rights ofthe
States, aud violate the plain letter Of the
Constitution of the United States. The
constitution declares that the citizens Of a
State entitled to vote for members of the
most numerous branch Of the State Leg.
isl tture, shall be entitled 10 vote for men,
bers Of Congress, thus leaving 10 the
States the power to regulate the suffrage
Of their own citizens, and depr.ving Con-
gress Of the power to restrict that right.
Why then, have national organization
to correct this evil, if it be an evil, or do
that for all the States by gross violation
Of the constitution, which each State
could constitutionally do for ITSELF sup
pose they repeal the naturalization laws at
the next session Of Congress, would that
take from a citizen Of State, the right
to vote precisely rs he now does, or from
native Roman Catholics, their right to
vote! But the Roman Catholics must
be excluded from Office, and Americans
under the cognomen Of Sam. must rule
America, say the Know Nothings; now
pardon me for recurring to Massachusetts
again, but she Is the most thoroughly
Ssn.iSei State in the Union, and we must
look to her for its fruits; and how does
this profession accord with the couduc. OF
the Massachusetts aid Society, at this
very time ani in open days. Are they
not picking up in lie Streets of Bos on
the miserable cmigrants from foreign pris.
ons, aud transporting them Dih their
MONEY TO Kanzasl Yes, Roman Cstlro
lies, lntidels or fiends, to out. number
by rotes the honest SONS Of the South,
and wrest from them the institutions they
inherited upon the lands purchased with
the treasure Of their fathers, apd IL they
fail hy votes, then they are to be furn.
ished with arms TO extinguish the blood
Of the Southron upon their free soil
The Roman Catholic must not vote IN
Massachusetts, where even Negroes vote, but
he will do TO vote in Kansas, and rob the
sons Of the Soulli Of their rights and pro-
Perty-what impudence! l am no Ro.
man Catholic or defender of their faith.
| leave that between themselves and their
God, where the trainers Of the Govern
ment icft ii, and intended IL should be
lgf, when they provided that there should
be no religious tests Ms qualifications for
Office; but would ask, Why this crusade
against them in this country3 Have they
not the same right under the constitution
Of the country TO worship God accord.
ing ~ the dictates OF their consciences,
that you and | bavel Is not their pro-
scription in open and direct violation of
the Constitution Of this Site, and Of the
United Statesl Aud are our people those
who would unite with Wilson Of Massa-
ehusetts, Hale Of New Hampshire, and
Ford Of Ohio, in this unholy warfare n.
yainst themi Uave they ever shown
themselves disloyal to the State or the Go
verpmenl Have they ever in n single
instance, rs a sect, sttemptcd to rule the
government, or disobey its lawsi Isibere
q man Of us, in his sober senses, who he.
leves in his conscience that our institu.
tons are in danger at their handsi-
There are less than two millions Of them