Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-07-09
From the Naslulls Union.
Mr.. Hatton a Knew Nothing.


| Mr. Hatton believes first that our
lGovernment should be controlled by
secret political clubs OF juntoes after
the fashion Of the Jaeobin clubs of
France, so much in vogue during the
bloody revolution in that country,
generally characterised as the 'reign
Iof terror" He believes these secret
clubs organised to rule and govern
the country should swear its members
upon the Bible and Cross, never to
reveal the eristence of such an order,
or the Objects which it has in view.
He believes that this secret. order, so
sworn, should have signs and grips,
and passwords, by which they may
be able to distinguish and commune
cate with each other, under any aud
all circumstances that may require it.
He believes that, SO organized, its
members should be required to swear
also, that SO long as they remain
connected Herewith, they viii, in
all things political or social, so far
as the order is concerned, comply
with the will of the majority, though
| it may conflict with their judgment
and personal preference. He be-
llieyes that it is just and proper to Or
ganize councils or clubs of this char
acter throughout the country for the
purpose of electing the officers of the
Government, State and Federal, and
that these officers should be sworn
never to appoint any man to Office
who processes the Catholic religion,
or who may have been born beyond
| the limits Of the United States, and
that they will turn out of office such.
as they find in. MFR. Hatton believes
that every member of these secret
|juntoes should swear upon the Bible
and Cross not to vote for any man
protesting the Catholic religion, nor
for any. citizen of foreign birth, for
any Office. To the strict observance
of all this and more, he believes they
should be bound, not only by their
oaths, but under the heavy pen
atty of having their names posted
and circulated throughout the differ
ent councils, of the United States. as
a traitor 70 God and their country;
as being unfit to be employed and
trusted, countenanced or supported in
any business transaction; totally un-
worthy the confidence of all good men,
and at whom the finger Of scorn
should ever be pointed.
This is, in part, the substance of
the know nothing oaths, which Mr..
Hatton has pledged himself to upon
the Bible and Cross. Mr.. Hatton,
We have every reason to believe, has
not only received, but has adminis-I
tered these oaths TO hundreds Of
others. and when exposed, he has
adhered to aud defended them. He
has never claimed to have been alb
solved from them, They are as bin
ding to-day as they we're then
There is as much reason why they
should be administered now as then,
The failure 10 the effort to bring
the country under their contiol-to
have a fore-swo IN know nothing
President, Cabinet and Congress,
governing US. not in the way provi-
ded by the Constitution, but in their
secret lodges, controlled by their
Grand, National, State and Subordi-
nate Councils = is no fault of Mr..
Hatton's or those who are striving
to have hiEi elected. And if they
are less jealous to-day in propagating
that doctrine, it is attributable to no
reformation on their part, but the
simple fact that republican senti.
ment of the country has posi- lively
forbid it, and refused to tolerate it
longer.
After referring to the uniform op-
position of Mr. Hatton. while in the
Legislature, to the Kansas Nebraska
bill. and to his votes for extravagant
appropriations to various and numer-
ons schemes, involving the State and
consequently the people, in debts of
stupendous magnitude, the Union
concludes az follows:
Such is MIR. Hatton's record. as a
legislator, relative to internal i'm
provements. A more "infamous"
one, to us his own language in bis
own way, cannot be found in the
Legislative proceedings Of the State.
Let US make a brief recapitula ton:
He found the Treasury depleted,
the disbursement from the Treasury
for the preceding years having been
Sll8.500 greater than the receipts,