Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

secret organization, as frduGnt Wltn dam
ger to his country AMI its liberties; and
he called upon all the old liners of tho
whig party TO join him in the protest.
L. l.. C:iMEman on Know Nottingham
Hon I l.. Cln@man has just issued
m address to his fcllow-citzcns of the
eighth congressional district of North
Carolina, which is full of sound truths,
timely warnings, and telling periods, =
He believes, fn'thc present crisis, that
The political disorder can only be reached
with the knife, and accordingly the knife
is used, AMI even his opponents must
conecdc, with skill, daring, and advan-
ta"c. In the course of this address Mr..
Clmgman says:
BE this as it may, fcllow-citizcns,
you must bear in mind, as l have con-
staniiy maintained in my speeches, that
the great moral principle of the order is
HoiSohoo', as its great political principle
IS ho>'iIHy to the right of self govern
Nent now enjoyed by the American poo
IpS. They are striving to carry out this
la4cr principle BY dcpriving the citizen
Of thc right to vote, in all elections, ac-
corning 10 ms own Judgement ana SUD
Jecah% lam 10 INC control OF u set OF Sc
crc2 nalltical "#na@crS;
This TIC direct G1lcct ot the move
mc4t, and it indicates It's politicol princi-
pie. Bat the mcoas y which they seek
to carry out this purpose are those Of
deception. fraud, AID hypocrisy, in all
their phases. They are attempting 70
dethronc r%rTH frpin hcrsnat and elevate
.trls'h""t in her stead, They arc stri-
wing to oy2:':row The moral system Of
the Creator of the Universe, and su!sti-
tn;c in It's place the policy and practice
Of Satan tn" 'Pri,.c # Drhncss on'
F"lcr # Ljcs.'
"Iha%2, therefore, the two cardinal
maxims OF The new party, constitute an
in>upcr,;lic objection to it. Even if the
measures of governmental policy they
profess to have IN view were ever 50 de-
.irabl", their adoption in practice could
not atone for The destruction of our pre-
sent political system ami the general cor
rup:ion OF public and private morals. -
But in fact thcir programme of measures,
-as proclaimed by themselves, has moth
/ ing to commend it. Whatever it asserts
Of truth consists Of propositions that no
BODY in this country denies, while those
CT ITS doctrines WINCH are peculiar to its
party arc lai"c anu HliScAie'ouS IN Tie
eAlrGlne'
Inc man OBJECT oil Their ASSOCIATION
Is 10 secure Tor themselves the puohc
"ihccS OF inc country, ana they expect
to accomplish THIS ny mean, cowardly,
ana malignant persecution OF classes
whom they consider too feeble to defend
themselves ana whom they are STRIVING
10 render oa!ouS ny appeals 20 the SeiilSh,
hl@oted, cnllouS, and malicious feelings
OF our race,
W hiie other political parties have
sometimes been accused OF aiming at the
! Spol!S OF olhcc, these people avow it to
be their man purposc--may 1t not be
their sole purpose to secure the public
pimdcr, They do not, however, adopt
>, l'' ~ ~ 30 - Ny
r"bbcr, who faces you in the sunshine,
hrt they practice the covert, secret, and
cowardly mode OF the midnight thief.
'Ihelr sole chance of success is in
getting men outside of their order to vote
Tor Their candidate. Have they any
Grounds to hope for this? Remember,
icllow-citlzcns, that every member Of this
order ct know-nothmgs, as well as their
candidate, hns taken "A solemn oath that
he. Will hIl all Offices OF the government
WIN none but members of the order; in
other words, they have all sworn that
they VIII keep out of Office every man
who IS not one OF their order! They
not only intend to exclude foreigners and
ltoman Catholics, but they have bound
themselves by the strongest oaths not to
let any man-"o'trc though he bc--ycs,
revolutionary soldier though he also be
hold amy Office, from that of President
down to the lowest station, wicss hc
%o"ld |iUJ 10 .Mcr o"jcr a veteran
bearing on his person the scars Of Bun
ker Hill or King'a Mountain must be ex-
Guided from all Official station, because
no rntustg "a, y,,rrnR,1,y tl.t I,l..t,, e..