Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-07-06

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ny--sueh as the American Revolution. o. that
nov progressing IN Italy. II j, had, there
would be no difficulty in eonesding that revo.
luiions are patriotic oniy Whom hey arc sce-
esssiul--ia.llre makes them TREASON.
| must quote a eosple Of sentsue.e Of III u
B.'s" merely 10 show how iesraed "a a.s teU he
is. lie says:
with reference To the Maine Liquor Ii.
cef~e aud Sunday ordinances. Anti JAeobln
-ays shall Lot escape - sasil. I said that
they were ali 81 family, asi 30 Ear A. tie
Limitation and restriction ~ tie manufacture
OF aud traffic ia liquor. j. concerned they are
so"
Perhaps IL is good policy. Jet it is rot al
ways safe 10 slate proposition boldly as Il ID
were not possible to challenge its secursey--
10 may cause some people TO believe il. wheth.
er true o. .,lse Here 1t Is expressly declared
by one who professes to know the law aud the
reason OF the law, that the "Maias L,qsor L.
eeHs and Sandy ordinances are ''an o. fsni
lty'--lhal is. that they involve precisely the
came principles. Let see. The Supreme
Lol,t o, or State has decided the Maine H..
quor Lao j. Hnconsatsflonsf and has also deci.
ded that "Lieens, and Sunday ordinances are
"a obedience To the Constitution. Now II "h
II. B." can point out how constitutional ard
an uneoustltutional law can both belong to the
same family" he may not then despair of be
ing enabled to discover perpetual motion; for
the former il about as difficult in law The
latter is in physics, The difficulty with hm
lies Just here He aud hs Gsrmgn ffieuds
have chosen 10 cultivate aud cherish the idea
that our lice1ss laws aud Sunday ordinance.
which have existed alwsy, parts Of or s,s
tenn OF law, are mere "slriRdie,' while .eey
do not seem to realizeaths fact taa, all our
courts have decided the contssry aud that they
, are perpetuated for the rlaiu reasoa that ,hes
reflect the public viii OF the State. To both
+, him aud them IL might vesy properly be said
that il would bc al least modes, If they woald
speak IN les harsh and severe tsrns of or *
is,ing laws We have. in this country. al
idea that we can make our own laws, without
any Earopean ice. aud they have 90 JUS
right to take il osEenssely. h We choose t'
sugres, to those born in Europe or even L.
these Of German extraction" that the tern
/, "a.sindls" is not term TT to be applied Il
those existing provisions OF our law winch w
cherish as necessary to the safety and good
order of society "De susfibus non est dsspV
fandum;7 but then good taste would sugges
The use of more Appropriate terms.
F" He objects that don't consider this " a.
anti Know Nothing controversy" So far a.
: II has gone it has had no such aspect-fo
though he ha- referred to Know Nothingisu
= IN general terms. his argument has been main
'' ly an assault upon the Maine Liquor, Ii
cense and sunday ordinances" That is tn
argumeu, have been dealing with. But
. then, ! should have Lad DO sor, CT objection
to it. If ii had really assumed the aspect q
an anti Know othing controversy" Il
musi not suppose that have any dread o
j.. X ow Nothingism. or am afraid 20 avow. q
- all tines, and any where, vhaieser senti
#, me,ts may entertain that subject d
.. not belong to that class Of political dema
"A gosues who are ready - stand by sad for IT,
!, mere sake Of the spols Of Office" are villn
y. to see a portion of cur popuiati-a Tresefyin
:, their joreign principles and peruliaFiiie. an
assembling themselves under their distinctly
!, GTeiga party names. and refusing TO amalg'
:, mate with our people and With Ano'esn pal
!. ties, except a. the latter shall al them ~ a.
saulting our Temperance laws. licenss law
\. and Sunday ordinances. profess TO belon
;. 70 that other class-u bether large or small
.. care not-who choose 20 speak II these ihinl
i,s as they deserve have 20 fears OF the charl
,ct OF Know Nothioe.sm-no wlatever. "
lat II b." seems To think that he knows who
a. am. Well. " he dos not, you may tell him
n II he can sausfy you that he has any 9TH
motive ~ iu4uirng besides an Idle c-fiosii
.ts. Acting upon this opinion. he iat'na'es that
~. sm aots seeking 10 make the G1msas thu
ors that am their !rsnd, whereas IA 1856
.ut was very far otAerwise Hi- meaning !
of no, precisely see. II he desigrs % LAY that
Ct, have different opinions nov fso-n wasi ! e
4. ,ertained ia l>56. be is greatly mistaken
me am not conscious of any change. Or # be :
:, tend 10 say that have q Sen any special psl
!. to make the German. believe that am ths
- friend be is ,eusll, mistaken. confess
-. some iittle par,iai.ty FOR the Sa1on element
our cla.aegtr lor the old Tsu,opic stes
a Bot shall not. Tor thi- reason, conclude a.
ever, man Who has SaToa blood Va Als vei
A., is necessarily 10 be ps1tsd aud fiaoered d
7, because be- may have a vote 10 give si so'
!. sl-ction. Ny sstszDsls Of uer has 40 Ieiefet
"a sha,eyer 10 their nationality. Ia order
=, preserve our American institutions as lhey a
lei prefer to zee the Offices of the country fll
..,, tr American born cliisens though ha
, :, voted for some of foreign birth and expect
- 10 80 again sm only speaking Of a gene'
:. rule. which, like al. others, has ~ exc .ior
a., But ihis aas noilna. 20 GO with ny privs'e
tercourse, or With the estimate put upon n
". In al. private affairs. 10 these matters ioe
e., q them by taeir conduct u that = right g
n proper respect ils.a. shethsr thsy
,n-, Dutch IsisE. or What not. II Il j. nst -
,op asd propsr dom respect them. whether a
.hat are Ds,eh. lrish OF Ame,ieaa. la these
at spects shall Judge all men By the same n
Ell. lf"H II. b" surposes that ir-snd 70 CT
s,s, lie Germans he "a greatly 10 error. Every
IN. Of them Who conducts himself as be ough'
!, =. DO, shall respect IL there are any '
!, ., choose 70 requirs hat shall practice q Iii
N. ent rsle tovsros them. and who think unkI
mi. ly Of me because do not, desire them 10
90, lderstand that AN not conscious that she
aus. gain very much D. their sood opinion, "