Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-01
From the RichmonId. lIstnouirer.
The Duplicity of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


Every day goes to corroborate the evil
dence that the leaders Of Know Nothing
ism have no principles to govern them,
and that their sole aim is to drive the
Democrats out of power and themselves
to grasp. the spoils. While, in Virginia,
the Know Nothings swear by the Phila-
delphia Platform. which wages a bigoted
and uncompromising war against the
Catholics and Foreigners, in the Catho-
lie State of Louisiana the KnowsNothing
State Council have expressly repudiated
the natonalp platform in these two es-
,seutial points, and have thrown open
wide the doors to Catholics and Foreign
ers. Before giving place to the Louisil
ana Know Nothing Platform, we shall
cite what is said by the New Orleans
Bulletin, p leading Wing Know; Nothing
organ. It declares that the State .Coun-;
Gil, then in session in New Orleans, have
adopted a platform which :" abolishes the
secret session, scouts in infinite derision
the religious test, and which is, in fact, a
platform broad enough and strong enough
to hold all the foreigners Of the State, an
GLIDING tie rising geReratiow.'
The Bulletin pitches into the Phila-
delphia pla@orm next in the following
savage style: -
The eighth article of the national plat
from, written in that sophistical and am
biguous language. which political trick
sters knoaO SO sVsll how to use, for Tie pur-
pose Of deception, has convert, but pal
Pable meaning, which cannot be, yelled
by accompanying qualifications, or what
lawyers call inuendoes. 1t first declares
resistance to the aggressive policy and
corrupt tendencies of the Roman Catholic
Church. and cuts them off from the en-
joyment Of all political offices. 1t will
not do to say, that this resistance only
applies to Roman Catholics who hold
civil allegiance directly or indirectly to
any foreign power. THIS saving clause is
pHJut blind, miserable cheat for tie
digotS tQto framed that section, contend
strenuously that all Roman Catholics
owe allegiance to the Pope, and this too
IN the face of the most solemn protestau
tons of those who from intelligence and
position are capable Of pretending,
and authorized to declare the tenets Of
that Church. 1t is a, contemplate evasion
of a palpa6Le design, for them to say that
any Roman Catholic who abjures simple
allegiance to the Pope is, by this section,
entitled to full fruition of all rights and
franchises of American citizenship, be-
cause tie fanaticaL majority who composed
that Convention have no faith in any such
abjuration, however, solemnly made by q
Catholic, for they believe or profess to
believe, that absolute allegiance TO the
Papal power, civil. as well as spiritual, is
fundamental element of the Catholic
faith. This construction of this article of
the platform is further confirmed by the
conduct of the Convention in refusing
admission of the louisiana delegation, be-
cause they represented Catholic constit-
uencies; they were tabooed by the
Know>Nothing brethren, because they
held communion with Charlottesville
faint occasioned by such intercourse was
sufficient to exclude them from the soci>
ETY. of the faithful. Out upon such miser-
GW e JanuticiSns!
Under the influence Of such appeals,
. the Louisiana State Council adopted the
following
Platform Of The american Party Of Louisi-
ana.
l. We advocate the. amendment Of the
Naturalization Laws, with proper safes
guards to preserve the purity OF the cleo
tive franchise.
2. We advocate the passage of such
laws as will prevent the immigration oil
paupers and criminals to this country.
3. NE oppose any interference IN. tile
Vested rights Of all persons, qOhetAer they
be Of native or foreign birth.
4. We are in favor of non-intervcntion
with slavery by the Federal Government,
except for the protection of our constitu>
tional rights.
5. We advocate high National Policy,
such as will afford stern and unwaverinq
protection to the American name abroad,
and will follow and guard tho American
citizen wherever he moves.
6. We believe that America should be
governed by Americans, effecting the
same through the ballot-box alone, the
only legitimate instrument. Of reform il
this country.
7. We believe that the Office should
seek the man, and not the man the office
and shall oppose the distribution of Office
among ofice~seekers, or as a reward fol
partizan services.
g.. We will maintain and defend til.
Constitution of the United, States, the
Union as it now exists, and rights
oGthe States without diminution, insisting
upon faithful performance on the part
of the General Government of all the du
ties enjoined upon it by the Constitution
9. While we approve of the platform
adopted by the late National Council O.
the American party at Philadelphia, VT
reject the application of the, principles o
the eighth article to American Catholics
as unjust, gt'stoundea, and entirely amor
thy Of our country. We shall forever. pro
test against any aJridgeQsent of religious lib
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