The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-26


anv other Territory coming the Union free State
can afterwards establish slavery aud re 0sd Congress
sional CONTROL at most therefore, can only operate duns
The territorial probation and the whole controversy Is re-
duced 10 this points the people OF State can 40 20
they please question Of domestic policy shall tlsy Is
permitted TO do so while Territory The democraue
made. But IL Is diligently asserted that Inc hanss law
legislaes slavery into the Territory That - NOT true
TIE words are explicit, that it is the "rue intent ana
meaning OF this act not 10 eate slavery into any State
OF Territory nor exclude il thererom but TO leave tue
people thereof perfectly free 70 form and regulate their 40
nestle institutions in their own way subject only 10 the
CONSTITUTION Of the Uued States Under this provision
Il is true may become slave State IL might have
become such In the end no matter what Congress 90
in the prenses Specific action In the case OF the Mis-
souri, line If constitutional would be binding the peo
nile OF the Territory but e shaekles would fall oil so soon
as they become State The laws Of Nature will more GER
taiply shape the policy of the State than the laws OF Com
gross ii the climate and so invite the institution u Will
be difficult keep it out they against IL no agen-
cy of Congress maintain it For one, am willing TO
leave the question with the people and regard the question
as finally settled in that way. # u #7.
but democrats are charged with Inconsistency for hav
log at time favored the Missouri line have already
given sufficient 10 this allegation by showing lha
the aboionss forced the necessty for new mode Of ad
justmeut But how stands the the other side
Wonderfully consistent When james iapman your SEN
him in eigy When Isaac Toucey IN 1854 voted for It's
repeal they served him in the way The republicans
in Congress struggled for two months TO make Mr. Banks
Speaker because he is opposed to for this they
claim the thanks of ansayery men in all parts OF the
country Within two days thereafter these gentlemen iarn
around and elected General Cullom of Tennessee slave
holder their Clerand for this they may claim the thanks
Of the other side But you told that the Territory OF
Kansas has been Invaded by the people OF Missouri and
the voice of the bona de citizen has been smohered IL is
quite clear to my mind that excuses were INDUCED al
the election that the balot-box has been abused that
men have voted who had right to vote Bitter conflict
If not violence the certain consequence OF the
circumstances surrounding the organization The attempt
to the Territories the hand and the counteac
ing efforts the other could scarcely fail to lead to abuse
rifr nf Klt
law, to its ultimate workings All sides are being
pledged to the protection of the baStbox in future
southern well as northern--and think il may be
safely assumed that the next election will be taaf one
that uncontrolled and unawed the voice OF the bona Hde
citizens of the Territory will be expressed II the free
State party in the majority is confidently claimed
they will elect the next legislature and repeal the obec-
onable laws and shape the policy OF the Territory to SUIT
themselves #a @
/ shall now speak of the know-nothing organization.
This party of bad principles and worse practices They
propose nuke birthplace and religious belief test for
civil office and accomplish the end through the agency
of secret and oathbound societies at least such their
plan OF operations in my State They profess to believe
that institutions in danger from the influence OF
forgu-born citizens and the power Of the Catholic Church
They fight under the motto that "Americans must rule
America They complain Of great evils and then deter
mine practise them. They claim to be peculiarly Amer
lean, bnt maintain doctrines distinctly anti-Amercan
Protesting deep concern for the stability Of republican
institutions they make the noblest characteristics Of
systemciv rights and gous freedom Depfe-
eating secret and eannish in others they have
adopted the practice themselves Dscarding in of
bitterness esusm in matters of religion, they have de-
termued TO try 1t in politics Protesting peculiar
ence for the name OF Washington they have chosen plan
Of political presentation against which that good adj
monished the people #a sf
Alarmed about the power of the Catholic Church Why
according TO the have in this country about
300 Catholic priests to $4,000 Protestant ministers
thirty OF the latter of the former There is surely
Of alarm in such of facts there be
any sincerity in the pretension. According TO the
census, base tventhree natives TO foregnborn
citizen. Is this startng7 Can't twenty-bree Yankees
take Of one rishman DutchInan? But deny the
premises aud the conclusions Our nsutions In dan
ger from such We have 10 fear from ee-
mens longer in the country than the muchdreaded for
eigners.
tureY IL is san old enemy in garb whose long
the lous skin does entirely conceal Ii
about 10 scare people The leading spirits 10 getting II up
the who denounced the democratic candidate in
1852 bgoted Protestant and attempted prove IL by
certificate signed by wing Catholics Of New Hampshire
the same who circulated the famous pictorial biography of
Gen Scott their candidate displaying him in the midst OF
Irshmen listening their complaints and minister
ing 10 their wantsand all this prove that he was gen
erous man. who would not neglect the poor down-rodden
foreigner II was the candidate Of these kuow-nohing
leaders who ira yelled the country In the last presidential
contest 10 win the votes Of foegnborn citizens by rdcu
lous wadde about the erich Irish brogue" and the Sweet
German accent II their candidate no proposed to
iuterpoate plank in the PLATFORM the effect that
any species Of humanity mastering in the army for
year should have the right Of suffrage Notwithstanding
Gen SCOTS identity with the Catholic Church. these know
nohngs voted for him. and they would done so had
the Pope teen his daily companion. But Scott not
elected These muchcourted people voted heretofore
or the democratic and the wing candidate
thus indicating themselves against the charge Of olanns
ness now freely made. But a change came over the
views II their former admirers the know-nothnRs The
foreign accent lost w charms and the groups Irish with
whom Scotthad mingled, well the church with which
be Identified, have been converted into hdeous
sers TO alarm the weak and gnorant and hence know
nothingstu. ..M
But is it not unjust dsranehise man because OF the
place Of his birth lie could not help g. Geography IL
not understood in the precxsient state Birth standard
for Office Why, The idea is only worthy Of ridcue Birth
j. not virtue IL Is accident circumstance II may
be good thing TO be born Ia this favored country but II
would De better matter choice II IL virtue
Of the animal The buffalo and catamount have IT, The
Indian aud the negro have IT, Tiger-ai Indian chief
boast better title IL than The Oldest OF The know
nohngs 1t may he godsend political bankrup,s 10 set
up standard Of political which equszcs the meanest
with the best--by which Mr.. Hiss would outrank John
Wesley and Benedict Arnold would be preferred to La
hyete-but honest men will repudate the idea They
heart tle soul They VIII never consent to look behind
the swadding clothes pry into the conscences OF
TO TX the tcsis for political preiermcnt
Bot how sro these strange dogmss TO be carried into
practical elect IL proposed 70 change the oonstitu-
ton and laws 50 as TO FIX religious test for office The
very hrst step such scheme union Of Church and
STATE ia which profession Of The established religion will
be necessary 70 political elevation III one class OF pro-
Teasing Christians be prescribed win another fol-
low, until the iu6de spirit Of the country will pr.dom
nate The scenes Of the sixteenth century in Europe
shocking to humanity, should sdmonish us against the
idea Of persecution. Our refugees from re-
ligiOus oppression. When Roger Williams Lord Bal-
more, and William Penn agreed upon Of religious
tolerance II the second advent Of good will to ma
kind II was the greatest triumph Of Christianity since
the days Of Constantine.
But let look at this subject in another ASPECT hold
that the know nothing doctrines illegal and uniust