Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-02-23

1t than was, for you were by far the
more efficient laboref of the two. And
here let me remark, in passing, that one
of my strongest objections to Know
nothingism was, that it united the main
body of Southern Methodists in sworn
bonds of fellowship with that very party
who had repealed them by prescription,
blistered them by calumny, and pocketed
all the partnership funds 1t was in the
land of these law-despising ,right-abusing
prosecutors that Know nothingism orig
mated, Senator Adams information to
the contrary notwithstanding. | cannot
stop to prove it at large; suffice it for
the present that Chase says it originated
in the 'free States" The first Know
nothing formulary of the grand council
was issued from the press of Damrell &
Moore, No. 16, Devonshire street, Bos-
ton. Baltimore would not have sent its
bantling to receive its swadling- bands in
Boston. The infamous Judson (accor-
ding to the papers) was recently intro
duced to council in Pennsylvania as
the father of the Order, and he was re-
ceived with plaudits. The thing has no
Southern feature. But enough of this.
think | hazard nothing in saying
that when | wrote my last letter at least
seven-tenths of the members of our
church had joined thisparty. For what
To accomplish its avowed aims, of course.
And what were they? Why to ''enlist''
every Protestant 'church organization
in the land in ''crusade against" one
of the weakest churches numerically in
the whole country. Here was the first
object of the Know-nothing party; and
the second was to oppose foreigners. -
viii you say this is combination agatas
q church, and not of church against d
party? Which is the worst? Which
savors most of turpitude -? But, unfortu.
nately for the distinction, the combina,
ton is against political party too, as
its acts demonstrably show, whatever may
be its professions. In honest truth
this was the main, if not the exclusive
object of it. The first intimation tha
the world had of its existence was its on
slaught upon Democrats in general, anC
Nebraska men in particular. And please
remember as we pass along who suffered
first from it, when it had neither name
nor platform; for, when asked why
fighting under an anti Catholic flag, they
killed nobody but Democrats, they sale
it was because the Democrats Tough
against them.
Now, | suppose that an actual, exist
ing, operative, sworn combination of thii
kind is ten thousand times more repre-
hensible than the simple cndeavors of I
single individual to enlista church agains
a political party alone.
But, startling and parricidal as is you
doctrine IN its application, tits infinitely
worse in the abstract Turpitude t,
enlist Tor rather to try to enlist) churcl
organization against any party, u,
matter uhm that pn,ty may bel Why
Doctor, such teaching coming from yol
should raise shout Of triumph from al
the pirates, bandits, and assassins in thu
land. They have only to combine, t.
concert their schemes in secret, and pub
fish to the world a political platform
and ltforthwith becomes criminal to arral
a church against them, or even to try t
do it A political party may make hos
tility to MethoGism an article of thei
creed, and it would be criminal in me t.
advise my church to oppose it! TIT
Know-nothings allow the Catholics t,
oppose them, and, where their vote count
heavily, even embrace them; but you
would not allow even Catholic to Coun
sci his people against this party! You
doctrine is monstrous, brother, and, com
ing from one Of the best heads Of ou
church, it proves demorstrably tina
Know-nothingism, as it was when tool
the pen against it, is indefcnsibie.-
Whether it be right or wrong to array
church against political party depend
entirely upon the character of that party
If it intermeddle with churches If i
eorm coalitions with churches against
churchill its professed object be to rol
"a church of its civil privileges-if it b.
immoral in its constitution and revolu
tionary in its tendcncies-then it is tho
duty Of every Christian Individually
and every church collectively, to oppose
it. And if it displaysall these uncomely
features in the only manifestations which
it is pleased to make of itself, while il
conceals from the public view its coun.
sells, its plans, its machinery, and it,
membership, the duty becomes impera-
tive, and the more imperative the strong
or the party. Such regard the Know
nothings. 1t was reserved for this party
to work in the dark--to unite religion
and politics-to gather recruits by wits.
pcrs-to nose for them about schools
and colleges-to cement political bonds
by oaths--to devise plan whereby min
listers Of the Gospel might become poll
ticians without reproof, and persecutc
without discovery--to put the conscien-
ces of some men in the keeping Of Others
to bind its members not only to vote,
but to fight under dictation. Such the
inner working Of the Order. What the
outward? Kissing, bleating, and cough
ing down such men as Wise and Doug
las; destroying ballot-boxes, and butch
ering, in and around their blazing dwell
lings, men, women, and children
From tho volume Of afildavits published
by the Louisville journal 10 show that for
eigncrs were the aggressors In the Louisville
riots, there Is one which isof awful import and
painful instruction. II is that Of Thomas JEFF
frey and Robert II. lIaines, who testify that
they were doorkeepers Of the 18th Ward poils.
That The rule pas 70 admit not more than ff.