Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-13
UHBLCsuING IMPUDENCE!

The proceedings of the America" '""' -
S,,rp,on. among other things worthy "
tain this resolution r,,,;,, ,bs
,,bl.s s,;r OF prnscrpto'i' anu '"1 "' 90 ,L N .
I'll h.,,. bp,,I praciiced ana thpo!eu Wy NV ~. ~
""'c" n", tnwar,Is the members nt tie American
m'ci"'I. p only uriustable and unpatrotic, out
iar! tue condemnation Of all good citizens oi
,I,,,, man who entered into the Know Nothing or
spization within the last two years, and solemh'y
rock all the oaths required of the members OF 'ha'
order, can as soemnly publish to the world sueh
resolution without bushing at their ruthless
of prescription, would be passing strange II anything
could be wondered at that could be perpetrated oy
such party!
We call attention once more to the oalhs ''ee0 e.'
almost without exception, voluntarily OH 'ne o'o''
and the cross, took, before high heaven:
"You furthermore promise and declare that you WIN
not vote nor give your influence tor any man. 'ol
office in the gift Of the people, unless he % AL
can born Citizen in favor of Americans porn ru''"S
America, nor if be be Il Roman Catholic.
If be be bone OF your bone, aud flesh OF your nesn'
never breathed any but American air. and never SOU
ed his foot with foreign soil, yet if he happen to TANK
that he might prefer Chatham or Burke, Lalay-
cite or Koscusko to some Insignificant iguoTamus for
an insignificant office or if he happen to differ from
YOU about the best road Of travelling to Heaven or
the best means of blocking up the road that eade'
be,ow YOU have sworn neither to vote for him nor to
give him your influence for any office in the gilt OF the
peoples and yet you prate about prescription:
You swear that you will in all things, political or
social 30 far as this order is concerned, comply WIN
the will of the majority when expressed IN la"iu
manner, though it may couflict with your personal
preference"
Swearing that you will obey political order III
carving its policy into social relations, and though
il conflicts with your personal preference, Will
obey the will of the majority OF your party
binding yourself hand and foot, if they issue the or
der to cut down and root out if they DESIRE turn the
solemn side of your face to the people aud denounce
prescription:
You swear as you advance to the aecond degree
.hat you will support iu all political matters tor al
political offices, SECOND degree members OF th's or"er
provided it be necessary for American INTERESTS t"
if it may bs done legally, you will, when elected 10
any office, remove all foreigners, aliens or hoinal
Ca,bolcs from office and that you will in no case ap
pout such TO office"
n, matter what mans belief is-what his pollt
cal or religious creed-f he aud second degree
member are in competition for Office you have sworE
TO tuke tbs latter, and prescribe the former, ant
vet your cheek does not Inantle with shame wher
YOU put forth to the world resolution against pro-
scription!
Your constitution provides that no man can become
a member unless he "be native born citizen; pro
,etsnt born of protestant parents reared under pro
tss,ant influence, and not united in marriage with
Roman Catholic"
You can vote for no man who is not member o
your order, and yet you talk of prescription
These oath. aud others for the third degree equally
obnoxious and potent for prescription, were taket
and adhered to- until they were found not to be suit
cd to this latitude and then they proesscd to abost
them. Abolish them! they cannot be abolished
they are registered in the hearts and minds Of the
Democratic party for oil time, and 80 long as an!
man cleaves to the party that decreed them, he vii
b. marked with brand as iudeible as that OF Cain
Prescriptions 1t will be considered a sacred duty
solemn, more binding than oaths, to make each mar
of them drink the dregs the cup that they poisoned
for others.
They to talk of prescription, who took these oaths
and thai, too, with this awful SANCTION
ITO all the foregoing, you bind yourselves, undel
the no less penalty than that OF beng expelled IRON
the Order, and OF having your name posted and ear
cuated throu hout the different councils OF the I'M
ted States perlurer, and rs traitor to Goa ailC
your country rs u being unit to be employed, en-
trusted countenanced or supported in any business
TRANSACTIONS a person totally unworthy the conf
dsHes st az Fsp4 ssa e aR' En0% 81
men like these. We ask no quarter, aud will give
them none. Men, who, when they merely though
they had chance of success in Virginia. brandishec
the tomahawk and held the butcher-knfe to the
throats of their Victims who, the night before the
election, BY the mouths OF all their orators, declared
that every Democratic office holder should be swept
with the besom of Sam, and Who whenever they
have obtaneI the power, have left not one to tell the
tale of their reckless prescription, now in solemn con
cave publish TO the world their detestation Of "the
ruthless spirit of prescription, consider it "unjusf
able and unpatriotic," and deuounes it as neritins
"he severe condemnation of all good eitizens of Vir
GINA" Verify this is unblushing impudence.
They who would set aside revolutionary patriot:
and the men who loaded the nuskets and pointed
the cannon for our fathers, because they happen moi
to be- born upon our soil, aud who Set aside thos.
who think such should not be rudey thrust from
us, to pirate against proscriptive policy! They who
would Invade Constitution which would leave the
mind free and apply oarhs to fetter the soul, tc
talk against prescription! The Democratic party
vii! crush them without mercy.
sos
HAPPY HIT.