Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-03-22

man or Henry VI Fuller. w AS NO1
RIGHT?
l had seen Judge Douglas, of Illinois,
after anxious elaboration, introduce that
bill, and stake his political life upon the
justice Of its principles; had seen the
administration commit its fortunes to it,
/ had seen the great body of the national
wings in the Senate, in the House, in
the country, come up to its support;
had seen the democracy adopt it as an
article IN their creed Of faith !; had seen
the people of my district, as almost one
man, endorse the principles of that bill,
and ,eds | to desert the gallant ship,
with her tried and trusty crew, as she
ploughed her majestic way, unmoved by
the storm and mistaken by the pillows,
to 20 out in miserable YAwL, under the
command eff such q straggler" of
captain, such a g Latter-Day Saint" as
this Henry ", E'Mier2
But it is said that Mr. Fuller is a
Know-nothing, and therefore | should
have given him my vote. The contest
for the speakership developed the fact
that there are now three parties in the
countryside northern nothing
and abolition party fused under the name
Of Black Republican, the (so-called) ina
tional Americans" and the Democratic
party. This nothing party was
born amidst the Fictitious excitement
manufactured by abolitionists and dis
unionists out of the passage of the Kan
sas-Ncbraska bill. 1t sprung at once,
like Minerva from the brain of Jove,"
full armed, and entered the political a
rena. In the morning gifts existence twas
full of promise. 1t declared that it would
say to the angry waves, "Pcace, be stir"
that it was the only broad, national, con-
serrative party that its great, paramount
mission was to save the Union, which
was imperiled by agitation. Relying
upon these promises, confding in these
assurances, many good men everywhere
many in my district-went into this
organization / went tuice (and but
twice. into their councils. :" snW SAM"
1t took two visits to see him all over
made them; | saw enough, and deter
mined never to look on his face again!
In dealing frankly with you, it is due
that | should make this acknowledge
ment | would not have the vote of an
anti-Know-nothing in my district with
out his knowledge that / had been in
their councils; nor would l have the
vote of a Know-nothing without his know
ing that am not of his order / may
prove wanting in ability to serve; shall
never prove wanting in coador towards
you. 1t has been the habit of my life
to defend my course against all odds
when | believe it is right, and to acknowl-
edge my errors when | believe | have
done wrong. freely admit to you that
| ought never to have gone into secret
political society of any kind whatever !;
that they are wrong in principle, against
| the very genius of our institutions, dan
gerous in practice, and should be avoid
ed by all men Of all parties. j objected
then, and oiJeet no,o, to the whole ma
chinery Of its organization / objected
then, and object now, to an infiscrimi-
nate prescription Of natwaliscd citizens
from Office / objected then, and object
now, to anything that even iooks like
making a religious test. A Protestant
by birth, Protestant by education, by
preJudice, by reason by ialth a protes-
tahe IN an u regret 10 say except Inc
practice,) was a Catholic organization
formed to brand me as unworthy of pub
nc trust because OF my reilglous opinions
l would cal upon every honest oathoiic
IN the land to aid me IN striking 1t down.
As ! would "have them DO unto Inc /
Will DO unto them.
The Catholic and Protestant have
fought side by side on those battle-helds
where our liberties were won and when
pesulence bas stalked at monday"
through our cities, leaving track OF
desolafIon and death, we have seen the
Protestant ana Catholic ministry again
laborIng side by side to stay ITS awful
ravages-to administer balm to the sick,
consolation to the dying, and decent in
terment to the dead :! If we kneel not
at the same affairs, under the same forms,
we worship the same God we are point
ed to the same accountability for sin, and
to the same Heaven as reward for
piety Why should not we leave con-
trovcrted points Of theology TO the min
istry of the churchesY Why should not
we toymen go on--as we should go on
in brothcrly love and confidence AS /
have opposed the dragging of politics up
into the pulpit, oppose drawing relig-