The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-04-04

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my district without his knowledge that | had
been in their councils nor would ! have the
vote Of Know nothing without his knowing
that am not of his order. / may prove want
! ing in ability to serve; I shall never prove
wanting in cqndor foWards you. 1t has been
the habit Of my life 10 defend my course against
all odds when / believe it is right, and 10 ac-
/ knowledge my errors when | believe | have
done wrong. freely admit to you that | ought
never to have gone into secret political socp-
( " Of any kind whatever that they are wrong
IN principle, against the very genius Of our in
stiiutons, dangerous in practice, and should be
avoided by all men Of all parties. objected
then, and object nor, TO the whole machinery
/ of It's organization objected then, and object
now, to an indjscriminate prescription Of Rotar-
aIieed citizens from office ] objected then, and
4 object nor, TO anything that even looks IKE
making religious test. Protestant by birth,
Protestant by education, by prejudice, by reason,
by faith; Protestant in all, Il regret to say
ercepf the prGctice,) was Catholic organization
/ formed to brand me as unworthy Of public trust
because Of my religious opinions, | would call
upon every honest Catholic in the land to aid
me in striking it down. As | would ''haye
them do unto me ! will do unto them"
The Catholic and Protestant have fought side
BY side on those battlr-felds where our liberties
were won aud when stpeSfilence has Stalked al
monday" through our cities, leaving track OF
/ desolation and death, We have seen the ProtrS-
tant and Catholic ministry again laborng side
I hy side TO stay lis awful ravageS-to administer
balm 20 the sick, consolation 70 the dying, and
decent iniefment TO the dead If we kneel
/ not at The same altarS, under the same forms,
We worship the same God we are pointed to
The same accountability for sin, and to the same
| Heaven reward Tor pirtyl Why should
we nct have controverted points of theology 10
the ministry of tbe churches Why should not
we {agmea 20 cn-as Wp should 90 on-in
/ broihtriy love and confidence As | have OPP
posed the dragging Of politics Dp into the PHl-
/ pit, oppose drawing religion down into poi-
tics.
Why should Protestants agilate this subject
! Why should they endeavor TO build up politi
cal party upon subject on which they can
/ have no political action You are forbidden to
act by the constitution Of the United Sjates.-
! The constitution says that "Congress shall make
no law respecting the establishment OF religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof" Take
! this case Suppose Protestant, having sworn
IN Know nothing councils that he viii appoint
/ no Roman Cotholic to oticr, is elected. He
/ takrS an oath to support the Constitution Of the
/ limited STATES. This constitution saw, that .snn
! RELIGIOUS trs, shall ever be- required as cualif-
cation 70 any Office or nublic trnst under the
! United STATES" SuDnosr. then. man is PIE
sent,d for office dorS he not have To innuir..
nndrr his first oath. iftho man is a Catfolic?-
/ IF h.. Is. then he must refuse him on that ac
count. Ifhe does 50 relus, him. he violates
4 his last oath hecats.. h, then swole he would
r,ak,, .sno RELIGIOUS lest" Is comment neces-
sary2
-,
i"N'e y 100" i'' FVH'0'ioh IL ",' io' '-oi''s
extract, winch We trust the reader has careful
| ly perused. Many good men in our country
/ have. like Mr.. C.rrTpers ..spen enonoh of
g., .t;.L;.i;.
P'a0''
! Alter contrasting IN" consistent course OF the
! Democratic party on all great public questions,
with the yacllatinr action Of the Know Moth
~, ,..r., Az c,n,,r,,,.n- ,ooaols 70 all ~.
;,
'0"'' - ''7'''' ''0' ~ ''d'
And now do not ask the asprantS for NY
place. do not ask those who want to 20 as
/ know-nothngS to the iSiature--thoSr Who
want to be the Shertls, county iudgts, SquircS,
or constablrs, &c.-bnt | ask the true men OF
my di>trict--the real people, where ! have al
ways found my friends--the men who have no
object boz the good of their country at heart
TO do as | have done-abandou this organi2a-
! ton If has not failed. utterly completely
entirely failed, as a sound national, conserra-
tive party I'll every Intelligent Ean does not
I know Thai II has 81 fail 4-and If lYarU Euu-