Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-03-06

religious opinions pould be unconsfiia.
tional, but simply refuse 10 pote for any one
holding allegiance to any power above the
Constitution--as every true Catholic does 10
The Pope. No, Sir, to sustain that price,
less guarantee of freedom OF conscience"
is one great aim Of the American Party
Your constitutional argument was against
phantom of your own imagination--it new
er existed. How easy it is for man to
shut his eyes when he don't want to See
You give the foreign population in 1850,
at 2,240.535; correct, but in 1856 it is
nearly 100000. To see their influence,
study the following calculation: one half of
this number are males; one-third of the
remainder, that Is 100000, are legalised
voters. Divide this again into two great
parties, and l ask You where is the balance
Of powcr2 IT'S in this the danger les
For balance of power is irresistible for
good or evil; but can it be other than evil,
when vested in ignorant, prejudoed, unre-
hecting foreigners ? Again, where do we
find these foreign voters principally, and
Dhat peculiar principle do they sustain p
Nine .tenths of them are at the North, and
they have waged an unremitting war against
slavery. There are good reasons why this is
so; they were taught IN the old country that
slavery is sin, and they cannot compete
with slave labor in the South; they there
fore come ready made tools to fan the fires
! Of intestine feud. Think you that native
. born Americans would send Sumner, a
Seward, Chase or Hale to the National
0 Senate Chamber, there 10 stir up sectional
| animosities and peril the very existence Of
e the Unionp Nay verify, unless lust for
4 power could SO stife all love for their coun-
G try, as TO make them pander TO the preiu-
dice Of this immense foreign vote. And
r now, Hickory" can you as patriot, car
}, you as true man 10 the South, denounce
a any one who is opposed to and refuses tc
e vote FOR putting foreign born citizens in of.
s fee. Tell me, do you consider foreigner
# better than a nativep Are there not enough
If natives of merit TO fill all the Offices in III,
# Government Think you an alien is al
n strongly attached to, and bound by as sacret
o ties, to preserve the government, as ma
! tive born citizen? Then who can com
: plain if the inheritance be divided OH
is among the rightful heirs. And yet tn
u American Party invites all intelligent for
n eigners, who properly estimate the valu
IN of our institutions, and hold their stabilit
o, above the honors Of office, to unite with IL.
: to stay the tide of destruction setting i
c. from the East; and nm happy to inforr
ID -" Hickory" that many such have unite
id with us heart and soul. Let this be put
W lished as a burning shame upon those wi,
70 with stronger motives, still lend their ai
III to factionists and abolitionists, reckless, c
d. blind to danger.
lis GA secret oath bound party" Did yc
'e, ever read Of the secret meetings Of II
- American Patriots Of ITS and 6? d
ne you ever read of that immortal few who di
oo guised as Indians, threw the tea overboa,
We in Boston harbor, rather than submit to 70
u eign oppression2 Have you forgotten III
Is Washington and Jackson were both men
'a' bers Of secret political society in the
-ol duy9 We are willing TO be classed in Il
IRE same category with such men, KNOWN
yer that we are striving for the same gloro
w. object-the preservation of our country.
~ cannoi suppose that you would censu
~ seriously the regular meetings of 4
na members now, from which the antics are e
~. cluded. Those who live in glass hous
"a. must not throw stones you, TOO, have yo
ans sscrst meetings, differing from those of I
= American Party only in few particular
,;r. If you wish to be very secret, only fwo
not three of your party leaders 60 into
nee, caucus, and there manufacture principles
to suit the case. Perhaps this is done in
s s- cordance with promise, "that where t.
inc, or three are gathered together in my nam'
The &c.; l might believe this, if had not
up fore heard of the Devil quoting scriptu
- But if the. caucus is more general o
'a so' you have no way of keeping out tn
The whom you would rather not let in. N
il. the American Party never trusts the mai
facture or its principles to a self chosen ]
tied bnt American like, all go into council
4: gether, and let the majority decide them
the And moreover they have sure criterion
It in detecting an enemy.-would you like to kr
,0ur what that Tsp Perhaps it is bad cour
hol. nance--no matter.
he And, row, "Hickory," fully appre
iVo. ting your generous defense of foreign
! the let me remind you, in your character {
re- Jefferson Democrat, Of an expression @