The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-24
Know NotIlingism and Orth.

indianapolis Sentinel.
Forgiveness is a God-like virtue and
can not he too highly commended
Those who practice il obey the com.
inands OF Him who spake as never man
ispake. The direction in His sermon ON
me mount that " whosoever shall smitc
} hinl on The right check turn TO him the
} other also is as binding as any other OF
hls commands. But there is a difference
between forgiveness and forgetfulness.
he one means 10 pardon or absolvc. the
other 20 disregard. Therefore, il is
right and proper to forgive The men who
inaugurated and prosecuted the war
twenty years ago against men Of foreign
birlh and OF particular religion. but
their wicked deeds should not be for
gotten. They understood the human
heari ana knew how TO play upon the
pieludices and passions OF the people.
llhey knew the intcsitv of religious
lieellilgs ana race auiagonism aud siroyc
To ride inlo power by arusing these
feelings and aniagonisIns 10 their great
est Intensity. Ia those DAYS meeting.
were held in out OF The way places and
nien obligated 10 vote against every
1
the catholic religion. Nay, The obli-
CATION went further than this. No man
whose wife believed in Catholicism
could be Tie recipient OF the votes OF
these confederate brothers. They could
vote for atheists or "a dcisi. bui not for a
Inali whu believes The Bishop OF Rome
70 We the head Of The church. They
might crsl their ballot, for the lihcrtinc.
ihe ll unhard or the liar. provided he.
was born IN ihe United States. but not
inr ne statesman. tie phi.anshrcpi~t orl
the patriot WHO first drew breath on
foreign SOIL Thee principles. so effect
iVely inruiated iu the lodges OF the
KNOW NoihlHgs. perIneated The people,
oi ilt whole country and were The ciuscl
oi much bad feeling, contention aud,
efcn blpuG~hed. In Cincinnati the
hhow N"ihing party, under the lead of
James -. lay ior himself the son OF an
freshman = finding his candidate for
mayor beaten al the polls. took iorcible
possession Of The ballot boxes, broke
Them 10 pieces. and scattered The ballots
"t the people 10 The winds. At Louis
Vile. know Norhing bulies took pos
session of The polls. drove the voters oil
foreign birth from them. and in doing i'll
KILLED nanv men of German and Irish
birth amd also Killed women y" innu-
ccut children Al Baltimore the same
party inspired u, the hatred en- rniarea
IN ticir secret c0nclnves, fiercely attack
ca With clubs aud knives every iprcigncrl
who had the tcmcriIy t. approach lhcI
polls with ballot IN h. 'qrd.. Tile
know Ncihing Pu. elir, ct Ralii-l
more Aiiled an inuurrnt German Tor at-,
tempting to vote. aud. for Tic oiicn. 80.
suffered tie extreme pculitv Of the laW.
Henry " inter Davis aud J. Morrison
Harris. the Know Nothing leaders OF
Baltimore. tried hard TO save these men.
hut thanks 10 thc Spartan firmncss on
Thomas Holiday Hicks. then governorl
OF Maryland. thcy had 10 atone for their
crimes with tlcirlivc-.
The head nian IN this wicked move
mcni in Indiana was Gudluve :. orth.i
the Republican candidate Tor governor.
lie wa, the president OF the order. and
his signature was attached 10 the charter
authorizing the lodges 10 he Termed.
As head Of the organization in this
State. he was responsible tor the QUIT
RACES il committed. He being Of Ger
man tcettHl tlh lii> NNfust more uu-l
grant tor, in order 20 become u memberI
Of the order. he had 10 swear enmitvl
against his own kith aud Kin. His oath
was not limited as to duration. and did
he now consider it binding, he could
not vote for his associate on The ticket
who is candidate Tor clerk Of supreme
Court. But lie will expect the Germans.
the English. the Scotch aud The Irish Ia
vote for him. He once obligated him.
self, by tho strongest OF oail,s, never To
vote for a foreigner or Catholic, or
one who had a Catholic wife. but hcI
now expects the men whom he would
ostracise aud pcrsccutc to vote for him !
VIII they DO itr VIII any man whoI
believes in the equality OF citizenship
and ia the freedom of religion support
such man Tor Governor Of Indiana !!
We shall see. The October election will
determine IL.