Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-08-28
Volume III.---No. 4.
Correspondence Of the Sentinel.

MIR. EDITOR -
Simeon and Levi are brethren instra-
ments of cruelty are in their habitationa
80, my soul, come not thou into thes
secret; unto their assembly, mine honor
be not thou united for in their angc.
they slew man, hundreds and in THEFT
self-wil they diggcd down wall. [Washl
ington Monument.
Cursed be their anger, for il was fierce.
and their wrath, for it was cruel. will
divide them in Jacob and scatter them in
Israel. "--GENEsIs, CLAP. 40, v. 81.
Is not the above pretty good dcscrip-
ton of the Know nothings and Plug
Uglies, considering it was made three
thousand and Eve hundred years ago?
Yes, Old Israel, the father Of the faith
full, had an utter adherence of such
characters, and in bis last speech put his
curse upon them, though they were his
own posterity. But now, in this en-
lightcnod day in this age of liberty, of
liberation and of Christianity, when tho
same kind of people are banded together
for mischief aud violence is running ram
pant through the land, we find many pro-
Tossing the faith of Israel, even preach
ers of the Gospel, bounding them on in
their villainy. But / am rejoiced to see.
by the late election returns, that they
are divided and scattered in tho South
and Southwest.
Now what in TIE name of common
sense could the people Of Maryland gain
by separating from the other Southern
States, and going with this Know-nothing
faction into the arms of Northern aboli-
tionists? What would not the city Of
Baltimore lose by her hostility to the in
stitutons of the Southern States, who
stand ready and wei disposed to mako
her the commercial emporium of that
section? q, but Americans must rule
America" say the Office. hunting LEADERS,
of the Know-nothng faction; and forth
with they set to work to overturn every
principle of American liberty, civil and
religious, by organized bands Of rufiians
who invade the right Of suffrage, Of pro-
perty, and Of life itself, with impunity,
wherever they have the means of carry
ing out their schemes. "Look a. tho
Popc here comes the beash with seven
heads aud ten horns, to destroy u.s." says
some canting, whining hypocrite. And
forthwith the Know-nothings say, let us
deprive the Catholics Of their civil and
political rights on account Of their reli-
gious opinions. Little care these self
styled Americans" about che great prin-
ciples Of American liberty. They have
taken up tho cry of mo Popery," which
served to keep up envy, hatred and all
uncharitableness in England for nearly
three hundred years, until the people
there got ashamed Of it, us the cry Of
liberty in America. Now suppose an
opposition should be organized against
the Methodist Church, because it b the
most numerous and strongest in the Uni
ted States: suppose they are accused Of
connecting politics aud religion, and vo-
ting for men because they were Metho-
dists, might not prcjndre, thus engen-
dcrcd operate againkt some good aeu "
uniting all other scots againstthcnlf
In regard 10 the foreigners who arc
amongst us, and who were invited by
our law to come here, let us treat them
according TO our pledges and promises,
and not turn them over TO the teii Ter
mercies Of rufians and nurlerers. Let
US take the law Of Moses. as declared in
the ODD chapter Of Exodus, Dist verse:
"Thou shalt neither yex a stranger nor
Cypress him, for We were strangers in
the land Of Egypt"
But it is plain 10 everybody that Il il
better TO grant 10 naturalzcd citizens
every right that we possess. freely and
checrfully, and thus bind them te us by
the strongest ties Of interest and sympa-
thy, than to attempt TO degrade them,
and thus raise up powerful internal en-
cmy, who would be forced TO view our
professions of liberty and equality as
false and treachcrous. IF our naiurali-
cation laws need amendment, let it be
done calmly and deliberately by Con-
gress, and not by the secret eontriyances
Of demagoguos and the open violence Of
rufIians.
And now, "Americans," Hall, Vess
and Waters, come out some way or other
and tell us what you will do, If elected,
to cure the ills Of foreign emigration and
Popish rule You surely arc notafraid
to meet those miserable Foreigners"
Gather, Worthingtop and Duyall, en-
such good cause you profess to have.
although your c.ndidates at large seem
to avoid meetag tbar opponents in lheir
published appointments for the State.
] SEQ ny notice in the Journal
thai young gentleman from Virginia
ats place as teacher in primary
'ehool or private family. Heis prepared
Q teach all tho branches Of complete
English education and the "4KatanD
anguago. IL this "Matan' the secret
Snow-nothing lingo, or is il branch Of
no erich Irish brogue' or tho sweet
icrInan accent
MONTGOMERY.