Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-07-03
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Black Republicans and Natural
lied Cit;zeua

lied Citizens.
The following vigorous and truthful let |
ter is from a naturalized citizen of Ohio. 1t |
presents in a strong light, the state Of
me facts IN reference to the subject discussed.
We commend our naturalized citizens to give |
it careful perusal:
10 the Editors ofhe Enquirer
Whenever, as now, the election of President
is impending, we are always confidently assur-
ed that on this occasion the votes of the naiu-
rallied citizens of the country will be cast
sgainst the Democratic party This is COM
monty predicated upon the action of some few
individuals, who are conceived to have the
votes Of foreigners at their command, Just as
Dick Avenel carried the suffrages of the indie
pendent electors Of his borough in his breeches
pocket. Already the gratuitOus and impudent
assumption has been made that nearly all the
Germans and large number of our Irish fell
low citizens will vote in November against the
Democracy. l know not by what authority
these parties pretend to speak, and care not
what reasons they may endeavor to advance in
support of their assertions; but many conside
rations lead me to believe that now, as hereto
fore, the masses of the naturalized citizens will
give an ardent and patriotic support TO that par
ty which alone can interpose a barrier against
assaults upon those liberal principles which
mainly induced the European emigrant TO seek
home in the American Republic.
When the Wing party was in existence its de.
feat was invariably followed by the pouring out
upon the heads of the foreign born voters of a
torrent of villifcatiOn and Incorporate abuse.
Opprobrium after the election never failed to fol.
low the hypocritical coaxings and promises
which always preceded it. A great effort was
made to calOle the naturalized citizens into the
support of Gen. Scott, and when it failed the
opponents ofthe Democracy were exasperated
at their defeat that they proclaimed settled
intention to disfranchse foreign born citizens
and to repeal the naturalization laws. From
this sentiment Orhostlity, and TO achieve these
objects of oppression. the Know Nothing or
ganization was formed, and speedily became
formidable. Small in the beginning, but EN-
bracing everything that could delude the weak
or allure the wicked, it attracted many who had
| formerly acted with the democratic party and
nearly all those who had opposed it. 1t fortified
its advances and encroachments bya system of
| terrorism and jesuitical organization. Having
induced It's victims to enter the temples of its
secret and unpatriotic orgies in their unguard-
/ ed moments IL sought to keep them there by
menace and fear OF persecution and proscrip.
| ton an business, an character, and even in the
family relation. Inducements were held out to
men OF the most opposite character and habits
| to JON the society. To the frantic it offered
persecution for conscience sake; To the merce-
nary and corrupt, gain; to the ambitious, Office
and power; to the dissoluie and licentious. un-
bridled license The puritanical bgOt and the
abandoned ruffan repeated together the same
oaths, and elbowed each ether in the confusion
OF its midnight conclaves. When it had spread
its ramifications over the whole land, it sought
TO oyerawe Its opponents by violence OF every
description from open riot TO secret assassination.
This organization, so violently opposed to civil
freedom and religious liberty, was animated by
its hatred to foreigners and the Catholic Church
to strike at the rights guaranteed by the Con-
sttution. 1t triumphed at first in Ohio, where
tits believed to have had at one time enough
sworn members to outnumber the reliable
tiers of the Democracy. Who composed that
party? The answer is, that the Abolitionists
and Freesoilers were in it almost to a man, and
as it was founded upon the ideas and princi-
pies of factions existing in foreign countries
and inimical to liberty, aud was also engaged
in trying to resurrect the feuds and reanmate
the dead and buried devices of the tyrants of
former ages, it drew to its support many igno-
rant and prejudiced naturalized citizens, and
nearly all those foreigners who refuse TO become
citizens, because they will not forswear allegi-
ance to the British Crown. IL is especially
worthy of remembrance that the most violent
| and INSCRIPTIONS of the conductors of its press
es were men of foreign birth.
This atrocious conspiracy which threatened
not only liberty and morality, but humanity
and sense, met with an uncompromising and
successful opposition in the Southern part of
the confederacy and it was not until after it
had been worsted by the patriotism of the South
and virtually discomftted by the steadlast re-
| sistance of the Democracy Of the North that its
hypocritical adherents began to abate their
manifestations of malignant hostility to foreign
ers and Catholics. As they got weak and i'm
potent they became tolerant, and they now come
| forward with modest request, that those whom
they ceased TO persecute and revile solely for
| their lack of power and opportunity, should
join them TO compass the destruction of the
party which fought and won against odds the
battle Of the Constitution OF liberty and civiliz-
alton. This is the old story Of the amicable
wolf advising the sheep to discard the watch
dogs. 1t is true that small number of the
most artful and violent AbolitionIsts never
Joined the Know Nothing society. Among
these were Rufus Spaulding and Joshua r. Gid
dings, and it is believed that they stood aloof
/ only because they conceived that through their
partzans. who were all in, they could WELD the
order more effectually from the outside. Thus
the order elected Chase. although insignfi-
cant rabble at the heels Of Ware and Taylor
opposed. The real Know Nothing party of
this State the only one possessing numbers
vigor and cunning, sufficient to conceal its
/ objects until 1t becomes strong enough TO
| achieve them, is the Republican party. | be-
seech my brethren of foreign birth not to forget
this fact. 1t does not cease to be a fact by rea-
son OF the misunderstanding twaddle and lofty
Wanting Of Pap Taylor, who is still victim
to the delusion that he is at the head Of parry.
All our State officers, save Mr.. Chase, were
nominated and elected as Know Nothings-
Does one Of them adhere to Mr.. Wares organic
alton Not one. But they remain with what
was and still is the great organized body of
those holding Know Nothing sentiments, now
called Republicans.
Grant that they say but little about the nat
uralization laws, the Maine Liquor law, dc.
now, who is TO know what they will say after
the election How can confidence be reposed
i'm a party whose stock in trade is the latest
bubble ofthe time, whose political capital is ex-
pended from day TO day, and whose sole reliance
| for the morrow IL the Micawbersh expectation
that something will turn up?
| IL. against all reasonable expectation, the
/ election OF the next President should be thrown
into the House OF Representatives, firmly be-
| lieve that there is no measure Of persecution
too outrageous for the Republicans to support,
no bargain too Infamous for them to make, in
order to defeat the Democrats and seize upon
the spoils OF the Government
The Democratic party is called by its oppo-
nents the pro Slavery party, but its supporters
disavow the lying epithet The Democracy is
no friend to the extension of slavery, and
heartily desires that Kansas should come i'm as
u iitt rthtr. iurotioh thc AMERICAN
people is not what is The best theory for a new
government but shall an old one be- preserved
in good faith, which was, in the beginning,
founded upon a solemn compact between sove-
reign States? Nor would it be wise to forget
that the party which is clamoring about free
dom in the Territory of Kansas, where it is
not now in danger, has been forging chains for
the people of own State. Among the i'm
pending measures CT tins party, to be perfected
after the Presidential election, is one TO prevent
the naturalization Of foreigners, and another to
make selling wine and malt liquor by retail a
penal offense, 10 be punished by imprisonment;
and the rules of law, established for the due
administration of justice in al other cases. it
proposes to set aside in order to convict the de-
iendant when he cannot be proven guilty.
The invocation to freedom, sung by such a
party rs this, is not very likely to be widely re-
sponded to. Prospero's rod must have Pros
pero to conjure with it ; in the hands of Cali